On this episode of Rouge White & Blue CFL podcast, co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis marvel at how much the narrative of an entire league can change in just one week.

Like, for example, how this week after the BC Lions ran up 50-plus points on the Calgary Stampeders, the former suddenly look a lot more plausible to seriously compete for the Grey Cup than the latter.

Not to mention the Montreal Alouettes stealing one from the similarly QB-challenged Toronto Argonauts to put the 2023 CFL champions in suddenly well stronger p;osition that the ’24 champs.

And finally, there are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who – ah, nothing’s changing with the Felines, unfortunately…

This rundown plus picks and predictions for week 17 (no way, already?!!?!?) from the RWB!

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Waiting for next week when everything’s different again…

This week, it’s episode #300 of the Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast – and as MAD magazine would put it on similar occasions: “very big deal.”

Because this is football podcasting, RWB co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard aren’t so interested in the distant past when the recent past will suffice, like a week 15 in which 258 points were scored and the East division tightened.

And for the Rider haters (hey, we’re sympathetic), the RWB rolls back gloomy thoughts of the 2025 CFL champion Saskatchewan Roughriders – does giving up 48 points to McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s Montreal Alouettes indicate chinks in the armor…?

Per usual, RWB previews the upcoming week’s games and talks early playoff scenarios (or, rather, the lack thereof).

The Rouge, White & Blue: Podcasting since Edmonton were last CFL champions…

Meanwhile in Canada…

Coming into the homestretch, the Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast notes that things are turning, um, south for co-host Joe Pritchard’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, co-host Os Davis’s Montreal Alouettes, and not-quite-everybody’s vogue pick for the 2025 Grey Cup, BC Lions.

So what’s left for the RWB to do but marvel (some more) at those Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, not to mention the utterly amazing Justin Rankin?

We wrap last week’s games and as usual try valiantly to put forth rational pick and predictions for week 16.

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Just call us the Bethel-Thompson Twins…

(Alternatively: “Two barnburners and a Calgary stampede”)

In an annual tradition, Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast hosts break down the annual traditional slate of the CFL’s Labour Day Classic games. RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis are wowed by the Calgary Stampeders, accepting of another Saskatchewan Roughriders win and wondering where those Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions’ll finish.

The RWB also couldn’t help but to peek at the remaining schedule, what with the 2025 season entering the homestretch (well, approaching the homestretch) while attempting to pick winners against the spead an din CFL Pick ‘Em…

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Still saying nice things about the Stamps and Riders…

What can the Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast say about week 12 of the 2025 CFL season? Well, it’s a podcast, so you can be sure RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis fins something to say.

Lots of somethings, in fact. Somethings like:

• Wouldn’t the Winnipeg Blue Bombers really, *really* like a bye right about now?
• Speaking of weirded-out schedules, how about the Calgary Stampeders now sitting at 5-0 versus the Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders?
• Is there anything more disenheartening than watching a star-studded Montreal Alouettes defense go for naught as the offense gets completely crushed in TOP and, you know, points scored?
• How about those Toronto Argonauts, hanging 51 on the BC Lions and suddenly playing themselves into contention?
• And how about those Edmonton Elks, just a half-game out of the playoffs while helmed by the mysteriously underrated Cody Fajardo?

Answers (or at least attempts thereof) to these questions and more – plus picks and predictios for the Labour Day Classics of week 13…

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Sorry, the N-F-what?

After week 11 of the 2025 CFL season, certain things have become quite clear at the Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast … things Like the Saskatchewan Roughriders may be even better than advertised; the (defending champion!) Toronto Argonauts might be worse than we thought; and, of course, the seeming inevitability of the West-to-East crossover come playoff time.

The realization leads to some classic CFL-based conversation by RWB co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard – the RWB questions whether the crossover is in itself fair for the no. 2 and no. 3 West seeds. And while one easy solution might just be to add a 10th team, Joe presents an intriguing case as to why adding the Atlantic Schooners, Halifax Fighting Lobsters or whomever might actually be a *bad* move for the league.

But beyond the tangents, the RWB guys (attempt to) make sense of the week that was and pick/predict week 12, including an RWB Bowl matchup featuring the Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs the Montreal Alouettes (with quite possibly QB #5 going for the latter) and a marquee Riders-Calgary Stamps game.

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: No more 2014, please!

Week 9 of the 2025 CFL season is in the books and thanks to wins, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats have extended their divisional leads. The Rouge, White and Blue CFL Podcast seesd no end in sight – good news for fans of these two teams, though…

RWB co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard wouldn’t know. Bombers fan Joe talks some of the shuffling in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ secondary after getting repeatedly torched by Damonte Coxie, win notwithstanding. And when Joe points out that the Montreal Concordes Alouettes were celebrating 80s Night, Os can only celebrate José Maltos-Diaz.

As always, the RWB recaps the past week of Canadian football, and we’ve also got another weekly summary of the Crankshaft comic strip’s featured story on the Blue Bombers game (Minneapolis airport! A Zach Collaros namedrop! Poutine!). And of course, picks and predictions for next week (though don’t necessarily go with Joe on his Calgary Stampeders pick)…

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Wait, we’re halfway through this thing…?

Week 8 in the CFL has the Rouge, White and Blue CFL Podcast a bit divided: co-host Os Davis has aged badly due to a third consecutive last-minute heart-attack special by his Montreal Alouettes, while Joe Pritchard reckons with his Winnipeg Blue Bombers playing some shabby football for the first time since before Covid-19…

As ever, the RWB recaps the past week of football – including those comeback specials by the Als in Calgary and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in BC. We’ve also got a summary of the Crankshaft comic strip’s featured story on the Blue Bombers game and picks/predictions for next week (told y’all the pick in week 8 was the Hamilton/BC over!)….

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: One more victory like this and…