Growing The Game with Ballsy

Michael Ball
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Growing The Game with Ballsy

Welcome to Growing The Game With Ballsy, Michael Ball. This podcast is dedicated to growing the sport of football in Canada. On this podcast, you’ll find a mix of interviews with young local talent, CFL players, and other important figures in the sporting community.

  1. Episode 344 - Noah Zerr, Dan Farthing, Marc Mueller & Pierre Arsenault

    JAN 15

    Episode 344 - Noah Zerr, Dan Farthing, Marc Mueller & Pierre Arsenault

    1st Qtr Yorkton area football player Noah Zerr is back in Saskatchewan. The former U of S offensive lineman, who played last year with the Tiger Cats, has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He talks with Ballsy about his return home.   2nd Qtr Former Riders great Dan Farthing is back with the team in his 2nd stint as the club's strength and conditioning coach. Ballsy sits down with his cousin to talk ball and training.    Halftime It's another installment of Train With Tish   3rd Qtr Time to talk with the Riders new OC who also happens to be Ron Lancaster's grand son. It's our chat with Marc Mueller   4th Qtr The Vanier Cup is coming to Regina in 2025 and Ballsy caught up with the U-sports President Pierre Arsenault

    41 min
  2. Episode 343 - Keith Willoughby, Henry Burris, Tish Duffy, Riece Kack & Brayden Wagg

    JAN 15

    Episode 343 - Keith Willoughby, Henry Burris, Tish Duffy, Riece Kack & Brayden Wagg

    1st Qtr The CFL playoffs are in full swing and the Dean of The Edwards School of Business at U of S Keith Willoughby stops by to tell us what his Commodore 64 computer predicts...   2nd Qtr The search for the Saskatchewan Roughriders next Head Coach is underway. Two former Rider quarterbacks Henry Burris and Kerry Joseph are interested.   Half-Time Huddle.....Our health and lifestyle expert Tish Duffy stops by with some more healthy tips.   3rd Qtr The Saskatoon Hilltops are in search of yet another Canadian Bowl title. Defensive Lineman Riece Kack joins Ballsy to talk about his record setting performance in the semi-final game   4th Qtr Brayden Wagg talks about the end of his 8 year career with the University of Regina Rams.

    36 min
  3. Episode 342 - Tom Sargeant, Wally Buono, Sean Kleisinger and Jon Ryan

    2023-10-07

    Episode 342 - Tom Sargeant, Wally Buono, Sean Kleisinger and Jon Ryan

    1st Qtr. Ballsy catches up with long time Saskatoon Hilltops Head Coach Tom Sargeant as his team continues to battle for PFC supremacy.   2nd Qtr. Wally Buono and his daughter Christie recently put together a Make A Wish experience involving the Riders and Lions. Buono talks about his mindset to help the community.   3rd Qtr. Ballsy chats with new play by play voice of the University of Regina Rams Sean Kleisinger about a historic moment in U Sports Football history.   4th Qtr Saskatchewan football royalty Jon Ryan was recently in Seattle to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Seahawks only Super Bowl trophy. Ryan and Ballsy also talk about the "super couple" Kelce and Swift who are sweeping the NFL.

    38 min
  4. Episode 341 - Scott MacAulay, Dwayne Mandrusiak, Randy Ambrosie & Scott Flory

    2023-09-05

    Episode 341 - Scott MacAulay, Dwayne Mandrusiak, Randy Ambrosie & Scott Flory

    1st Qtr   The PFC Regina Thunder are undefeated in regular season action in over 2 seasons. Coach Scott MacAulay talks about that great accomplishment!   2nd Qtr   Ballsy catches up with former Edmonton Eskimos equipment man, the legendary Dwayne Mandrusiak,  to talk about the death of his friend long time CFL coach Rich Stubler   3rd Qtr   It's a great 2023 both on and off the field for the CFL and the Commissioner Randy Ambrosie chats with Ballsy about the league's uptick in popularity.   4th Qtr   The two-time defending Hardy Cup champion U of S Huskies are excited to hit the field in 2023 and the man behind the program Scott Flory pops by to talk some ball!

    50 min
  5. Episode 340 - Stefan Endsin, Mark McConkey, Tish Duffy, Dwayne Masson & Jim Mullin

    2023-08-12

    Episode 340 - Stefan Endsin, Mark McConkey, Tish Duffy, Dwayne Masson & Jim Mullin

    1st Qtr Ballsy chats with Regina Thunder OC Stefan Endsin about the new look defending PFC champions!   2nd Qtr The University of Regina Rams open training camp this month and HC Mark McConkey talks about some the strengths of his team and the challenges for the new look defence.   At The Half we catch up with our Health and Lifestyle Expert Tish Duffy. It's TRAIN WITH TISH.   3rd Qtr The U-18 Canada Cup Football Championship was cancelled because of smoke in Alberta depriving Team Sask of a 4th straight championship. Ballsy caught up with their HC Dwayne Masson   4th Qtr And this podcast gets to the bottom of the decision to cancel the event with Football Canada President Jim Mullin.

    38 min
  6. Episode 339 - Bobby Dubeau, Mike Thomas, Colton Klassen & Keith Willoughby

    2023-07-19

    Episode 339 - Bobby Dubeau, Mike Thomas, Colton Klassen & Keith Willoughby

    1st Qtr Ballsy speaks with long-time CFL fan Bobby Dubeau who entered the Guinness World Record Book for attending a game in all nine CFL stadiums in just 15 days!   2nd Qtr Saskatchewan continues to punch above its weight in the sport of football both in the flag and tackle versions. Ballsy chats with Football Saskatchewan's Mike Thomas about the grid-iron success!   3rd Qtr A group of former U of S Huskies, who named themselves the GAMECOCKS, recently won the National Senior Men's Flag Championship in Halifax. Ballsy catches up with former Huskies and Regina Thunder receiver and running back Colton Klassen.   4th Qtr Did you know Growing The Game with Ballsy is into the analytics of sports too?  Keith Willoughby The Dean of The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan fires up his Commodore 64 to do some weekly CFL Simulations.

    33 min
  7. Episode 337 - Kris Hadesbeck, Mark McConkey, Tish Duffy, Tanya Henderson, Dayton Black & Mason Nyhus

    2023-04-11

    Episode 337 - Kris Hadesbeck, Mark McConkey, Tish Duffy, Tanya Henderson, Dayton Black & Mason Nyhus

    1st Quarter The Regina Riot are gearing up for another season and Ballsy chats with their HC Kris Hadesbeck.   2nd Quarter U of R Rams Head Coach Mark McConkey talks about his players who are eligible for the 2023 CFL draft and an important fundraiser coming up for his team.   HALFTIME Once again our health and lifestyle expert Tish Duffy stops by with her Train With Tish Segment   3rd Quarter Tanya Henderson enters her 2nd season as a defensive assistant coach with the BC LIONS and she joins Ballsy to talk about her positive experience in the pros but some of the challenges too.   4th Quarter 6'5 295 lb Dayton Black was a high school QB and only made the switch to offensive line at the collegiate level. Now he is eligible for the draft and CFL scouts are taking notice.   Extra Point Ballsy goes extra time to catch up with graduating U of S Huskies QB Mason Nyhus from Regina. Nyhus turned down a contract offer from the Riders to teach at a Vancouver high school while coaching at UBC.

    48 min
  8. Episode 336 - Rylan Sokul, Scott Flory, Tish Duffy, Randy Ambrosie, Jorgen Hus & John Hodge

    2023-03-22

    Episode 336 - Rylan Sokul, Scott Flory, Tish Duffy, Randy Ambrosie, Jorgen Hus & John Hodge

    1st QTR  Receiver Rylan Sokul just wrapped up a great junior career with the Regina Thunder and talks with Ballsy about his decision to join the U of R Rams. 2ND QTR U of S Huskies head coach Scott Flory joins us to talk about their 2nd straight run to the Vanier Cup and the Dawgs Breakfast coming up in May.   HALFTIME.. each week we are joined by our health and lifestyle expert Tish Duffy—its TRAIN WITH TISH   3rd QTR  CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie talks about the recent sale of the Montreal Alouettes and the league shifting its attention to a 10th team in the Maritimes! 4TH QTR. Riders long snapper Jorgen Hus talks about the upcoming 2023 season and his excitement to be a guest at the Regina Rams Sports Dinner in April.  EXTRA POINT 3 DOWN NATION'S John Hodge has come out with his first look at the CFL draft. Ballsy reviews it as it relates to players who played their college ball in Saskatchewan.

    47 min
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Welcome to Growing The Game With Ballsy, Michael Ball. This podcast is dedicated to growing the sport of football in Canada. On this podcast, you’ll find a mix of interviews with young local talent, CFL players, and other important figures in the sporting community.

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  • Creator
    Michael Ball
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Growing The Game with Ballsy

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