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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85: What about the deep strike threat?
Murray and Rob analyze the Roughriders' hot start after the 30-8 victory over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Riders are now off to a 2-0 start despite a lack of deep bombs from franchise quarterback Cody Fajardo. Is the offence still scary...
31 min
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84: A tale of two halves in home opener
Murray and Rob discuss the Roughriders' home opener, a 33-29 victory over the visiting B.C. Lions. The score reflects the Riders' struggles in the second half -- not the strength of the offence in the first two quarters. How high is the team's ceiling...
30 min
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83: Craig Reynolds on vaccine passports, COVID-...
Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds returns to the podcast to talk about the team’s upcoming season. We asked him about the Riders opting not to ask fans for proof of vaccination, the team’s financial prospects coming off of a cancelled...
46 min
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82: Gabbing about the Green and White scrimmage
Rob and Murray chat about what it was like to finally see the Roughriders back in action at their recent scrimmage. They also ask how much enthusiasm there is for attending Rider games, which won’t require proof of vaccination. Other topics include...
45 min
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81: Who’s going to protect Fajardo?
In our second training camp episode, Rob and Murray break down each of the team’s positions and speculate on who’s likely to be in the starting lineup. This includes some concerns over the offensive line, and how the team will protect its star...
49 min
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80: Live from training camp!
This episode comes to you live from the Mosaic Stadium press box. Rob and Murray chat about who’s been impressing them so far at training camp, last week’s four achilles injuries and the debate over whether the Riders should be asking fans for...
47 min
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79: Most exciting training camp ever
In our training camp preview episode, we talk about the surreal fact that the Riders are starting to prepare to play football in front of crowds at Mosaic Stadium again. We also comb over the roster and chat about who could be the number two...
49 min
58
Reviving the Roughriders
Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick chat about a new Leader-Post series that looks at how the pandemic has affected the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They talk about how the team has been affected financially, and what needs to happen as the world emerges...
35 min
59
How did the Riders fare in the draft?
Listen to Murray McCormick and Rob Vanstone as they chat about the Riders' top picks for the CFL draft and the importance of signing players that were born on home soil.
26 min
60
CFL delays start of 2021 season
Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick talk about the news that the CFL's 2021 season will now start on Aug. 5. 
27 min
61
How did the Riders fare during free agency?
Rob and Murray chat about the moves the Riders made during free agency, how the roster is shaping up and what holes still need to be filled. 
22 min
62
Charleston Hughes news
Rob and Murray chat about Charleston Hughes’ exit from the Riders and his new home with the Toronto Argonauts. They guys also talk about what we can expect when free agency gets underway next week.
42 min
63
Fajardo's contract extension
Rob and Murray are back for the first Rider Rumblings of 2021 to discuss Cody Fajardo's contract extension, which will see the star quarterback stay with the team through the 2022 season. 
14 min
64
The state of the CFL
Rob and Murray are back for another episode to discuss Randy Ambrosie’s state of the league town hall. They discuss Ambrosie’s renewed hope for the league thanks to coming COVID-19 vaccines, and what the 2021 CFL season might look like.
31 min
65
2020 CFL season cancelled
Rob and Murray discuss the news that the 2020 CFL season has been officially cancelled. 
20 min
66
Should the CFL get bailout money?
Rob and Murray talk about the big debate over whether the CFL should get federal funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss the chances that were will even be a CFL season this year. 
41 min
67
COVID-19 delays the CFL season
Rob and Murray record a special remote episode of Rider Rumblings to discuss the CFL’s announcement that the start of the 2020 season will be delayed into July. We weren’t able to record video for this episode, but we still uploaded the audio to...
29 min
68
Free agency roundup
The Riders didn’t make any earth-shattering free agency moves, but Murray and Rob are still here to diligently discuss the signings that did go down.
34 min
69
Free agency preview special
Brace yourselves…free agency is coming. Rob and Murray sit down to discuss the recent signings the Riders have made leading up to free agency, and speculate what other moves the team might make. We’ll have another episode next Thursday to wrap up...
34 min
70
Hello Maas, so long McAdoo
Rob and Austin convene for a special episode to discuss a TSN report that Jason Maas has been hired by the Roughriders to replace offensive co-ordinator Stephen McAdoo.  
25 min
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78: What to do about McAdoo
Rob and Murray dive into the most heated topic in Rider Nation right now: Should the Riders keep or fire offensive coordinator Stephen McAdoo? After that's out of the way, the guys review all 32 free agents with the Riders, and speculate on who might...
43 min
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77: A sad end to a successful season
Rob and Murray sit down to discuss the Riders’ heartbreaking loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final. The guys talk about the calls from fans to have offensive co-ordinator Stephen McAdoo fired, get into the nitty-gritty of some specific...
29 min
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76: Diving deep into the West Final
CKRM colour analyst and former Rougrider Luc Mullinder joins Rob and Murray to chat all things West Division Final. The Riders had a bye week as a reward for finishing first and got to watch the Winnipeg Blue Bombers trounce the Calgary Stampeders at...
37 min
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75: Attendance and finishing first
Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds joins Murray and Rob to chat about finishing first in the West, the value of a bye week and the downward trend of attendance across the CFL.
41 min
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74: Fight for first
Do the Roughriders need to treat Saturday's regular season finale against the Eskimos like a must-win? How important is it to finish first in the west? Rob and Murray discuss.
45 min