Piffles Podcast

Trey Lance on the Neg List! Riders talking with Chase Claypool! No these aren't April Fools joke this is real life! Alex, Greg, and Steve are back for another week discussing big talent and big fines. Plus a new CFL commissioner might be closer than we think and the league tweaks training camp rules. And as always it's another round of Remember That Guy!

The guys got their combine on this past weekend and now it is time to talk about it. Alex, Greg, and Steve go over what they saw at the CFL Combine in Regina.  Who looked good, Who raised their stock, and more importantly who will look great in Rider green! Then they "Squid Game" the Combine and try to figure out what school yard games would make great tests for the athletes looking to make a CFL...

It's not fall but it's combine season in the Queen City! The CFL is coming to town for the 2025 CFL Combine and the guys are ready for it. Alex, Greg, and Steve look at the lack of marketing and if the CFL made a mistake, take a look at the Riders defensive depth, and discuss if General Manager Jeremy O'Day will be swayed by one of the Canadian QBs available this year. In the Odds and Endzones, st...

10 seasons?!? So what better way to celebrate on an audio format but to add fresh graphics. With the CFL Combine in Regina and coming up quick Alex, Greg, and Steve look at the Riders Canadian Depth on Offense and look to see where Riders' GM will add new pieces. Plus it is the debut of "Remember that guy?" Greg tries to stump Alex and Steve with the who's who and who's that of Roughrider history....

The guys had an easy episode this week! Alex, Greg, and Steve were joined by former Rider, current radio colour analyst, and host of "The Drop" during Rider game weeks, Luc Mullinder.  And when you get him going you can just sit back and enjoy the listen. Luc discusses what he saw in the offseason for the Riders, where the camp battles are going to be, the intricacies of a Gary Etcheverry defense,...

All is quiet in Saskatchewan but that doesn't mean the guys don't have things to talk about! It is the end of February Alex, Greg, and Steve are back and they are bringing their discount Valentine's Day bouquets for Roughriders GM Jeremy O'Day.  The guys break down JO's great off season by looking at who he signed, for how much, and what does that mean for the team in 2025. In the Odds and Endzone...

Close the Ed Hervey window because it's cold outside! After a week on the IR with the plague the boys are back to talk free agency. In the Opening Kick Off, Alex, Greg, and Steve go over all of the moves Jeremy O'Day made before and during free agency so far. The good, the really good and the "I don't know what he's doing there." In the Odds and Endzones, its all about the former Riders and where...

It is that time of year again the CFL Free Agency Communication Window aka "The Ed Hervey Tampering Window" is about to open for the year! Who is going where? Who will be in Rider green? And who will be scouting out the airport? Alex, Greg, and Steve break down the most recent Riders signings, discuss what that means for free agency, then gove Riders GM Jeremy O'Day a few ideas on who he should ca...

Hell has frozen over as Andrew Harris is joining the Roughriders and the guys need to talk about it! Greg is back from his hold out to join Alex and Steve to discuss this welcoming of the enemy into Ridernation, a break down of the Rider schedule, and a look at the off season schedule including the CFL combine being held in Regina.    In the Odds and Endzones, the guys talk about Loucheiz Purifoy...

Hot off the heels of episode 300, it's just Alex and Steve this week as Greg is doing his Geno Lewis impression, but there is plenty to talk about.  Jeremy O'Day has been busy and some big signings have been announced, Trevor Reid found a landing spot in the NFL that could really use him, plus the Coaches and GMs meetings are happening. Plus AJ Oullette is squatting how much? In the Odds and Endzo...

Three Freaking Hundred!!!! The guys are back after a holiday hiatus and they brought Corey Mace with them. In the opening kick off, The Riders' head coach was gracious enough with his time to answer some questions about 2024, 2025 and the most important question, what is his Blizzard go to. Plus Alex and Greg get mad about the lack of schedule, break down the linebacking group for 2025, and do som...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Get out your aluminum pole, it is FESTIVUS! Alex, Greg, and Steve are in the holiday spirit and after a quick break down of the Riders news and notes, it is time for the airing of grievances.  Then in the Odds and Endzones, the CFLPA report card are out and the player air their own grievances for the teams they play for.

2 out of 3 Ain't Bad! Steve is under the weather, so Alex and Greg are back off a week off to dive into the latest Rider and CFL news. Trevor Harris reupped for another year. What does that mean for the future and who will be QB2? The Elks hire Mark Kilam as Head Coach. Who cares? But what they do care about is the rumours that JC Sherrit is leaving the Riders to go to Edmonton.  In the Odds and E...

The Boys are back, Vernon Adams Jr is moving to Calgary, and Jeremy O'Day is speaking to the media. The 2024 CFL season might be over but the 2025 CFL off season has just begun.  Alex, Greg, and Steve discuss the first domino of the new season with the trade of Vernon Adams Jr to the Calgary Stampeders and what that means for the Riders and the other QBs that might be looking for a new home. Jerem...

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA   If the Riders can't win, the next best option is a Bombers loss! Alex, Greg, and Steve dive into the third straight Bombers Grey Cup loss, why it was so bad, and ask where the Bombers can actually go from here. Plus Alex discusses his time at this year's Grey Cup Festival, and the guys get responsibly angry about the CFL awards. In the Odds and Endzones, CFL Fans are the bes...

Not the way we wanted the season to end but there is still hope in the air.   Alex, Greg, and Steve discuss what went wrong in the West Final and if the Riders had a successful year despite coming up short in the pursuit of a Grey Cup. Plus Trevor Harris says if the team doesn't think he's the guy he will move on because the team means that much to him, so is he the guy for 2025? If not, then who?...

1 Down, 2 to GO! Alex, Greg, and Steve break down the West Semi Final win vs the BC Lions. Who looked good? What do they need to improve? Was the 2 RB system really what we hoped it was? Can we just get a yard? In the the Odds and Endzones, its CFL awards and who do the guys think is going to bring some extra hardware home for the Riders. Plus Calgary did some coach reshuffling and the guys try to...

In what many hoped was the full ascension of the Riders was gone with the wind. Alex, Greg, and Steve are back and ready for the playoffs. They discuss the impact of the flat home finale, the importance of staying healthy, and who is coming back for the Western Semi-Final this weekend.  Plus its more awards talk in the Odds and End Zones. And Randy Ambrosie announces he is retiring when the CFL fi...

The Riders are getting ready to take on the Stamps this Saturday to finish off the regular season and lex got to chat with receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker about the game, the season and what it's like going up against DB Rolan Millligan Jr. every day.

1 Regular season game left, First on the line... well... maybe,,, The guys are back and the Riders are back off a bye week with an important home game. Alex. Greg and Steve do a big deep dive into the upcoming game versus the Stampeders where the Riders could walk away with first in the west and the bye to the West Final.  But before that is the game between Montreal and Winnipeg... The CFL season...

The Riders are going into a bye week but are heating up and cliched a home playoff game!   Alex, Greg, and Steve look at the mollywhopping the Riders laid on the BC Lions and what it means for the quickly approaching playoffs. When everyone played great it hard to pick standouts, but the guys attempt to anyway.    In the Odds and Endzones, the guys try to guess who the Riders nominees for the play...

Playoffs! We are talking playoffs!   The guys are back and they have a playoff game to look forward to... but where is it going to be? Alex, Greg, and Steve break down the play off clinching win vs the Elks, double check what the odds of a home playoff game is, and discuss the most important political campaign this season... The Piffles Podcast campaign for Rolan Milligan for MOP! In the Odds and...

2 wins after Labour Day?  Surely these are the best of times! Alex, Greg, and Steve are back breaking down the Riders win vs the Ottawa Redblacks and wondering if it is quicker to name the players that aren't injured. Who looked good in relief and who did not.  But it wouldn't be a new week in the CFL and the biggest story being a "dirty" play of a Riders player. The guys look a at Deontai William...

It's late September and the Riders won a game... Plan the parade! The guys are and Ridernation are rejuvenated after a win in Cow Town. Alex, Greg, and Steve are excited to talk about the first post Labour Day win in a long time. The guys discuss Ryquell Armstead's amazing Rider debut, the play of the Oline, and if the team can hang on to a play off spot. The CFL unveiled indigenous logos for all...

Say his name and he appears! The return of Replacement Steve! Riders legend Jeff Fairholm joins Alex, Greg, and Steve to discuss the slide going into the bye week, what needs to be done to get out of it, and the identity of the team. Plus Jeff weighs in on Myles Brown and the zesty practise that Coach Mace shut down twice. Plus Jeff joins the guys to preview the upcoming "Don't want to call it a m...