Rider Rumblings

Rider Rumblings is a weekly podcast on the Saskatchewan Roughriders with Regina Leader-Post sports writers Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick.

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109: Poor turnout at pre-season game — 'you can...
Murray and Rob discuss an actual football game for the first time in months ... As much as we can call it that
26 min
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CFL strike edition: Pay, pads and patience
An emergency episode of Rider Rumblings. Murray gives us the scoop from Saskatoon after talking to players.
19 min
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108: Surprise signing of Charleston Hughes ahea...
CKRM's Michael Ball, the new voice of the Riders, joins Rob and Murray for a pre-training camp episode.
45 min
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107: Chatting with Jamie Nye on the state of th...
CJME’s Jamie Nye joins Rob and Murray for an all-encompassing chat on the state of the Riders and the CFL.
51 min
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106: Saying farewell to Derek Taylor
Rob and Murray chat with Roughriders play-by-play commentator Derek Taylor, who will be moving on to become the voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
52 min
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105: Chatting free agency with Jeremy O’Day
Roughriders general manager and vice president of football operations Jeremy O’Day sits down with Rob and Murray.
45 min
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104: Free agency frenzy
Rob and Murray discuss moves the Riders have made so far during the CFL’s free agency period.
57 min
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103: Let's talk about free agency
Murray and Rob chat about what we can expect to see from the Riders during free agency
50 min
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102: Wrapping up the year
Rob and Murray talk about the Grey Cup, and what Jeremy O'Day had to say this week.
36 min
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101: Dissecting the loss to the Bombers
Rob and Murray break down the Riders' close loss to the Blue Bombers
51 min
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100: We're off to the western final
This week Rob and Murray are joined by the legendary Bob Irving, play-by-play commentator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
44 min
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99: Craig Reynolds on the state of the Roughriders
Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds joins Rob and Murray this week to talk about the overall state of the team as we head into playoffs.
54 min
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98: Are Rider fans spoiled?
The Riders have clinched a home playoff game, so why are the fans unimpressed?
37 min
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97: Eddie Steele steals the show
Former Roughriders defensive tackle Eddie Steele joins Rob and Murray this week.
36 min
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96: There’s still that weak offensive line
The Riders are winning games again, but it doesn’t feel like they’re on fire
39 min
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95: It is possible to beat Calgary
Rob and Murray get to talk about the Riders beating Calgary for a change. They also chat about the lack of buzz around CFL games, the upcoming game against Montreal, Micah Johnson’s performance and the kicker situation.
39 min
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94: There’s no margin for error now
The season is starting to wind down and the Riders need a win or else they’ll be on the road for the playoffs.  Rob and Murray talk about whether it’s possible to revamp the offensive line at this point, how much the team has cooled off since...
30 min
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93: This season is going to the dogs
Other CFL teams have been improving, but it seems like the Riders are stuck. This week Rob is joined by CJME’s The Green Zone host Jamie Nye.  They discuss the Riders’ two recent losses at the hands of the Stampeders, why the team needs a new...
53 min
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92: Duke Williams to the rescue!
Rob and Murray discuss the news that veteran receiver Duke Williams has signed with the Roughriders, which will hopefully help the team’s vertical passing game. They also dissect what went wrong in the Riders’ loss to the Stampeders, Fajardo’s...
45 min
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91: What a wild win over the Lions
Rob and Murray talk about the Riders’ nail-biting win over the Lions, Craig Dickenson’s record, the team’s upcoming games against the Stampeders, amazing field goals and answer some listener questions. 
43 min
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90: Riders poised for pivotal games against Lio...
Rob and Murray talk about the Riders’ win over the Argonauts, the team’s upcoming games against the Lions and Stampeders, the continuing A.C. Leonard situation and fans being toxic towards Cody Fajardo. Also, Rob thinks the CFL has been boring...
49 min
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89: Should Fajardo sit out the Argos game?
Rob and Murray talk about the Riders’ second loss to the Blue Bombers, whether the team should play Cody Fajardo against the Argonauts given his recent concussion, A.C. Leonard’s suspension, Chris Jones’ return to the CFL and more!
51 min
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88: Is the offensive arsenal depleted?
Rob and Murray dig into the 23-8 loss the Riders suffered against the Bombers during the Labour Day Classic. They discuss Fajardo being off his game, Winnipeg’s excellent defence, problems with the Riders’ offence and holding CFL games during a...
50 min
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87: It’s going to be a spicy Labour Day Classic
This year’s Labour Day Classic looks to be a hotly anticipated matchup between two talented CFL teams. Rob and Murray discuss the upcoming game, their favourite Labour Day Classics of yore, Fajardo vs. Collaros and the vaccine pass announcement.
43 min
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86: Is it time for a vaccine pass?
The Riders are dominating, but the discourse is being overshadowed by the great vaccine debate. With five CFL teams now saying they will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, the Riders and Elks are the outliers. Rob and Murray...
43 min