CBFA Podcast

Special guest Scott Duesing joins Cole and James to recap the events from week 8 of the CBFA season. The Wildcats secure top spot in Division 1 playoffs, the Cowboys defeat the Lions, and the two games get ugly at the final whistle. Expect some suspensions to be handed out in the next few days. Congrats to the 50/50 early bird winners! The final draw is this Saturday, October 17, 2026. Grand prize...

This week James covers the action at Shouldice Park while Cole traveled to Airdrie to cover the Homecoming games. The Wildcats remain perfect through 7 weeks, and the Cowboys remain a game behind. Stampeders, Lions, and Raiders are competing for 2 Division 1 playoff positions. Between the Bulldogs, Colts, and Chiefs only one will secure a Division 2 playoff spot. The others will play for the chanc...

Cole and James review the games from week 6, including the Lions narrow victory over the Raiders. In the other games the Wildcats remain perfect, and the Cowboys and Stampeders keep pace. The Eagles beat the Bulldogs, and the Div 2 picture begins to clarify. Only three more games before playoffs! This week the games are split between Shouldice (4) and Airdrie (1). The final game of the day looks t...

Special guest Scott Duesing joins Cole and James to provide updates from week 5 action in the CBFA. The Wildcats, Raiders, and Lions win big, the Cowboys serve the Stampeders their first taste of defeat, and the Bulldogs find their first dub with a scrappy second-half comeback. The first early bird draw in the CBFA 50/50 is this weekend! A pair of Grey Cup tickets is up for grabs. Pink Sock Initia...

Cole and James recap the exciting week 4 action in the CBFA, highlighted by a matchup of the undefeated Stampeders and Raiders. The Mavericks, Wildcats, Lions, Cowboys and Stampeders all celebrate big wins, and the playoff picture begins to form.  Notable matchups for week 5 include the 4-0 Stampeders taking on the 3-1 Cowboys, and the 2-2 Lions taking on the 2-2 Mavericks.  Produced by James Park...

Scott joins Cole and James to provide updates on all three games from week 3 in the CBFA. Cole provides an update on the reasons for the forfeit games, and Scott makes up for last week's audio even though it was totally Cole's fault.  We look ahead to some great week 4 matchups, including the battle of undefeated Stampeders vs Raiders. Reminder to get your 50/50 tickets! Produced by James Parkes M...

This week Scott Duesing joins Cole to recap the week 2 action in the CBFA. Unfortunately Scott had some audio issues, mostly during his recap of the Stampeders vs Eagles game.  Cole receives the news during the recording session about the Bulldogs and Colts forfeits. What he didn't know is that the Wildcats vs Lions game has moved up to 1pm start on September 5. Cowboys and Raiders get a bye/win i...

The 2026 season started with a bang, as the Wildcats score on the first play from scrimmage and cruise to an opening day victory over the Cowboys, 42-8. Cole and James discuss all the week 1 action, a rundown of the standings, and look ahead to week 2. Cole explains the reason for the late schedule change, and provides details about the 9-a-side teams. Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fin...

Cole and James are back, and that means Bantam football is about to kick off for another exciting season. The 16th Annual Football Jamboree was another win for the Ronald McDonald House. Check out our interview with Al Cooper last year to learn more about this fantastic event! We don't know much about the teams, other than we have 6 new coaches this year. The Raiders are looking to three-peat to m...

Cole and James recap the Provincial bantam playoffs, including the Tier I championship game featuring the Airdrie Raiders. Cole also announces the 2025 CBFA All-Stars, who will be celebrated and hardware presented later in December. Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

Chris Vermette joins Cole and James to recap the Division 1 City Final between the Raiders and the Wildcats. James recaps the Division 3 Final between the Lions and the Rebels, and Cole recaps the Division 2 Final between the Mavericks and the Bulldogs. The guys chat a bit about the upcoming Provincials, including the only Provincial matchup being played locally, the Tier IV Championship at Should...

Cole and James recap the action from an exciting Semi-Final Saturday at Shouldice Park. Cole recaps the Division 2 games while James recaps the Division 1 games. The Finals are now set, the season has come down to this. Trophies are on the line, the hardware will be handed out at Hellard Field. The guys take a look at the matchups and give their picks for who they think will win. Other topics incl...

Cole and James recap the scores from the final regular season games of the 2025 CBFA season. The Raiders finish a perfect 9-0 and will play the Cowboys in the Tier 1 Semi-Final. The Wildcats will face the Eagles in the other Tier 1 Semi-Final. The guys also review the final standings, and recap the 9-a-side playoff games, before looking ahead to the matchups on Semi-Final Saturday at Shouldice Par...

Kevin Kratz makes his first appearance on the podcast this season, and shares his observations of the Bulldogs vs Colts. Cole jumps in to talk about the Eagles vs Rebels, and James recaps the Bantam Stampeders vs Wildcats, Mavericks vs Lions, and the guys discuss the score of the Raiders vs Cowboys as none of them actually saw that game. The panel discusses the sanction against the Lions, the Pink...

Special guest this week, Chris Glass, Head Coach of the George McDougall Mustangs joins Cole and James to discuss the action at the Homecoming Day Festival celebrations in Airdrie this past weekend. James recaps the rest of the action that took place at Shouldice Park, we review the updated standings, and look ahead to week 8 action coming up this weekend. Check the website for the updated times/f...

Cole and James take you through the week 6 matchups in the CBFA, including 5 12-a-side games and 3 9-a-side games. The Raiders continue their winning ways, while the Eagles, Cowboys, and Wildcats all win to keep pace. Also, the Mavericks outlasted the Stampeders in a tightly contested defensive battle. Coming this week are the Pink Socks in support of Cancer survivors.   Produced by James Parkes M...

Cole and James discuss the week that was, including a big Cowboys win over the Stampeders and a Wildcats win over the Colts that included a unique play that may or may not ever be seen again. The guys also provide updates on the 9-a-side week 3 games played in Airdrie, look ahead to this weekend's matchups, and chat about Pink Socks, Gordie's Food Fight, and what's with the new CFL rules announced...

This week Scott recaps the nail-biter between the Stampeders and the Rebels, James talks about the Cowboys and the Bulldogs, and Cole covers the other games.  The guys also provide 9-a-side updates, 50/50 (both CFL Stampeders and CBFA) updates, and a take a brief look at the games coming up this weekend.   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

Scott joins Cole and James again this week to review the Bulldogs-Stampeders matchup. Cole shares his memories of the early games, and James talks about the afternoon games. Cole discusses some sensitive issues regarding fan behaviour, and James provides updates on the 9-a-side games. Standings, a look ahead to week 4, volunteers for Stampeders 50/50 are all topics of discussion this week.   Produ...

Scott Duesing joins Cole and James to provide his recap of the Thursday night game, Lions vs Stampeders.  The guys talk about the week that was, the week to come, and how the CBFA has seen more competitive games to start the season.   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

Cole recaps the week 1 action, and shares an interview with Cowboys Head Coach Al Cooper.  James and Cole discuss the week 2 schedule before part 2 of the Al Cooper interview, where he is joined by Cheryl Cumming to talk about Jamboree and the Ronald McDonald House charity.   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

James and Cole are back to talk about the upcoming bantam football season. We have only 10 teams this year, and there have been a number of schedule changes so remember to check the website (calgarybantamfootball.com) for the most up-to-date information. It's time to get excited. Football season is here!   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

It's offseason for bantams, but SAFFL is in full season! The Southern Alberta Female Football League is the pet project of Elisha Torraville, and consists of U19 and U16 girls teams from Red Deer to Okotoks. Elisha joins the podcast to talk about the league, how it was formed, and how much it has grown. SAFFL plays Canadian rules, 6-a-side, full equipment tackle football on a full-length field nar...

Grant Pollock joins James to wrap up the season and share some thoughts on what was an entertaining and competitive (for the most part) season. The two also talk about some of the award winners and how nice it is to put faces (and hair) to names.    Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

Cole travels with the CBFA Selects to sunny Las Vegas, but it was no vacation. The team worked hard, and earned the U-14 Championship with a 2-1 record. We will wrap up the season next week with a review of the award winners and all-stars.   Produced by James Parkes and Cole Fortner Music by Russian Fingers