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The 2024 CFL season is finally underway.  Did Winnipeg rest their veterans too much?  Do kickers have a 'chip' on their shoulders?  Montreal shows they are for real, Bo is ready to go. Saskatchewan must be more disciplined, Hamilton receivers must hang on to the football, Edmonton has to avoid a one-quarter collapse, and a safety on a field goal attempt? (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission, episode recorded June 11, 2024).

It's opening weekend in the CFL. A new theme for the podcast courtesy the CFL on CBC. Roughriders release three veterans in final cuts, Stampeders release two, other teams not so much.  Derek Taylor (voice of the Blue Bombers 680 CJOB) helps disect the West and dicusses who, if anyone, could unseat the Blue Bombers. CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission (recorded May 23, June 5, 2024).

CFL 2024 pre-season is coming down to its final Friday. Johnny Manziel speaks out againt the Commissioner. Player movement changes fortunes. Derek Taylor (680 CJOB, voice of the Blue Bombers) joins to discuss the East Division, strengths, weakenesses, can Montreal repeat? (recorded May 23 and May 29, 2024).

2024 CFL Pre-season is underway and TSN and CFL+ are ways to watch pre-season games. New rules in the CFL for 2024 are out. Special Guest Jeff Krever (Senior Director, CFL Player and Game Statistics) joins to discuss what's new for 2024, the work over the winter with Genius Sports to build more functionality into stats reporting, and new online contests from the CFL (recorded May 17 and May 22, 2024).

CFL Training Camps are underway. Suspended players Chad Kelly and Shawn Lemon both seen at training camp.  Safety: Guardian Caps, mouth guards, GPS, are part of safety initiatives by the CFL.  Some players carry injuries into camp, Winniepg has Adam Bighill placed on the six-game list.  Special Guest Mark Stephen (770 CHQR, @markonfootball) talks about his career as the voice of the Calgary Stampeders, the outlook for the 2024 team, and then looks at the other eight teams and how the season may go (recorded May 13 and May 15, 2024).

Toronto Argonauts' quarterback Chad Kelly is suspended by the CFL. Who will lead the Argonauts at quarterback to start 2024?  Special guest Luc Mullinder (Saskatchewan Roughriders CKRM radio colour commentator (Harvard Media)) joins to talk about Milt Stegall at Winnipeg Rookie Camp, Nathan Rourke and his chances of being back in the CFL, Corey Mace taking over as Head Coach in Saskatchewan, and so much more. (recorded May 6 and May 7, 2024).