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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73: The Fajardo honeymoon lives on
Rider fans can breathe easy and not sweat about Cody Fajardo going to the NFL for another two years.  We start off this week's episode with discussing the team’s contract extension with its star quarterback. Then we talk about how the Riders...
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72: The Riders need to figure out Bo Levi Mitchell
Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell continues to be a puzzle the Riders can’t quite solve, but that’s going to have to change soon. This week, we recap the Riders’ narrow loss to Calgary, and ask if Cody Fajardo should be the CFL’s most...
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71: Simply the best in the west
The Riders are now in first place in the west division, but how did we get here? We discuss who should get the credit for building such a successful team. Other topics include a recap of the win over the Bombers, Murray’s brush with fame, the price...
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70: Playoff talk has begun
The season is winding down, and the Riders’ remaining games are getting more important. Fortunately, math whiz and CKRM Sports Cage host Derek Taylor is here to explain some potential routes the Riders could take through the playoffs. Other topics...
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69: How do the Riders keep Cody Fajardo?
Cody Fajardo has been a blessing for the Riders, but how can the team keep him from leaving for another CFL club, or even the NFL when his contract expires? We also talk about the Riders’ upcoming game against the Argonauts this weekend, Vernon...
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68: How Cody Fajardo saved the season
Cody Fajardo was already playing in the CFL before joining the Riders, but there's no question that this season has been his big break. In this episode we talk about Fajardo's ascent and where his career could go next, who else in the organization...
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67: What went wrong at the Banjo Bowl
We have a lengthily discussion on what went amiss for the Riders during the Banjo Bowl. Rob has concerns about the team's downward trend for offensive touchdowns and the recent lacklustre performance by the offensive line. We also talk about the CFL's...
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66: A truly classic Labour Day game
Despite the name, the Labour Day Classic isn’t always entertaining football, but it sure was this year. We also talk about Cody Fajardo’s future with the team, if Craig Dickenson ever gets mad, how well the offensive line has come together and...
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65: The Riders will win the Labour Day Classic
CJME’s Jamie Nye joins Rob and Murray to preview this year’s Labour Day Classic. All three think the Riders have this one in the can, which may have something to do with Andrew Harris’ suspension for testing positive on a drug test. We also...
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64: It’s hard to stay mad at Dickenson
Craig Dickenson might make mistakes, but his openness with fans and the media makes it easier to forgive him  CKRM’s Ballsy joins Rob and Murray this week to chat about Dickenson, plus a range of other Rider and CFL topics, including everything...
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Episode 63: Riders weather the Alouettes
CKRM's Luc Mullinder joins Rob to chat about the Roughriders' controversial storm-delay victory over the Montreal Alouettes.(Murray's on bye-week vacay)
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62: A sprinkle of Fajardomania
Now that the Riders have a superstar on their hands, how should they go about marketing Cody Fajardo? We also talk about the improvement of the team’s offensive line, CFL game attendance dropping and the importance of having Roughriders players be...
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Out with Collaros, all in with Fajardo
Rob and Murray sit down for a special episode to discuss Zach Collaros' exit from the Riders and what it means for Cody Fajardo, who is now officially the team's starting quarterback.  We only do these special episodes when big Rider news...
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61: The Tiger-Cats will be the real test
This week’s special guest is CTV Regina News and TSN’s Claire Hanna, who regales Rob and Murray with her story of meeting Dana White. The Riders managed to beat the B.C. Lions twice, but that’s not saying much. The real test will be when the...
43 min
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60: Beating B.C. ain’t nothing to brag about
Rob has had enough of Gainer controversies. After that rant is out of the way, we dissect the Riders’ win over the B.C. Lions, and ask whether the victory is much to celebrate since the Lions aren’t a very ferocious team right now This week’s...
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59: How to beat the Lions
Rob, Murray and former Riders director of player personnel Craig Smith talk about the Simoni Lawrence suspension being upheld, the Montreal Alouettes’ GM being fired and what the Riders need to do to beat the B.C. Lions on Saturday. Bottom line: The...
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58: Bad defence is bad
This week Rob and Murray are joined by Piffles Podcast co-host Greg McCulloch. The guys talk about Gainer’s about face, then get into dissecting the Riders’ terrible defence during their game against the Calgary Stampeders. Other topics include...
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Episode 57: Is it Fajardo's team?
Guest Marshall Hamilton joins Rob and Murray. Is Cody Fajardo the bonafide starter? What about if/when Zach Collaros returns to the team from injury?
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56: High hopes for Cody Fajardo
Rob is joined by CBC Saskatchewan’s Dan Plaster this week to talk about Cody Fajardo’s encouraging performance during a disappointing loss to the Ottawa Redblacks. We also chat about hopes for the team’s young offence, the lacklustre defence so...
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55: The Collaros injury aftermath
Now that Zach Collaros is on the six-game injured list, what do the Riders do now? This week we talk about the hit on Collaros, how the CFL disciplined the player who dealt it and who is likely to step up as Collaros' replacement. This week's special...
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53: The pre-season doesn’t matter!
Murray is back from Saskatoon to help Rob unpack the abysmal showing the Riders had in their first pre-season game against the Calgary Stampeders on May 31. We talk about how seriously pre-season games should be taken, the Riders' continued offensive...
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52: Examining Collaros' training camp performance
Murray is still in Saskatoon and brings us more impressions and observations as training camp continues. We discuss how Collaros and the other quarterbacks are faring. Then we talk about receivers, linebackers and everyone’s favourite punter, Jon...
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51: Who's looking good at training camp
Murray phones in from Saskatoon to report what’s going on at the Riders’ training camp and how the backup quarterbacks are looking. Then we move into discussing Jon Ryan signing with the Riders.
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Episode 50: Go Raptors!
Rob and Murray talk about the Raptors win, then get into actual CFL topics such as linebacker Solomon Elimimian signing with the Riders, the league’s labour negotiations, Tyler Crapigna getting released and who they’re looking forward to seeing in...
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49: Evaluating the Riders’ draft picks
Murray and Rob sit down to discuss the Riders’ 2019 CFL draft picks, how the roster is shaping up, the lack of a veteran backup quarterback and Kevin Mitchell’s award-winning coverage of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy.
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