The Canadian Football Countdown

Mike, Trey, and Adam recap everything from Week 4 of the 2022 CFL season. We talk through the major storylines from each game, discuss the biggest early season surprises and letdowns, give our players of the week, and update our power rankings   Timestamps: 3:30 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Toronto Argonauts Recap 18:14 - BC Lions @ Ottawa Redblacks Recap 27:33 - Edmonton Elks @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats R...

Ryan, Trey, and Adam get you all set for all the fun of Week 4 of the CFL season as we preview each of the 4 games, discuss the different CFL Fantasy options for this week, and make our picks/bets for Week 4.   Timestamps: 3:35 - BC Lions @ Ottawa Redblacks Preview 15:57 - Edmonton Elks @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Preview 30:19 - Montreal Alouettes @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Preview 41:24 - Winnipeg Blu...

Ryan, Trey, Mike, and Adam recap everything from Week 3 of the 2022 CFL season. We talk through the major storylines from each game, discuss attendance around the league thus far, give our players of the week, and update our power rankings   Timestamps: 3:20 - Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Montreal Alouettes Recap 17:30 - Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Recap 36:08 - Edmonton Elks @ Calga...

Ryan, Trey, and Adam get you all set for all the fun of Week 3 of the CFL season as we preview each of the 4 games, discuss the different CFL Fantasy options for this week, and make our picks/bets for Week 3.   Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Montreal Alouettes Preview 15:10 - Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Preview 30:13 - Edmonton Elks @ Calgary Stampeders...

Ryan, Mike, and Trey recap everything from Week 2 of the 2022 CFL season. We talk through the major storylines from each game, give our players of the week, update our power rankings, and discuss which coaches might possibly be on the hot seat   Timestamps: 3:15 - Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts Recap 21:29 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Ottawa Redblacks Recap 37:39 - Calgary Stampeders @ Hamilt...

Ryan, Trey, and Adam get you all set for all the fun of Week 2 of the CFL season as we preview each of the 4 games, discuss the different CFL Fantasy options for this week, and make our picks/bets for Week 2.   Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts Preview 10:52 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Ottawa Redblacks Preview 17:39 - Calgary Stampeders @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prev...

Trey, Adam, and Ryan recap everything from Week 1 of the 2022 CFL season. We talk through the major storylines from each game, give our players of the week, and update our power rankings.   Timestamps: 02:25 - Montreal Alouettes @ Calgary Stampeders Recap 13:27 - Ottawa Redblacks @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Recap 28:17 - Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Recap 49:12 - Edmonton Elks @ BC L...

Adam, Ryan, and Trey get you all set for Week 1 of the 2022 CFL season as they talk through the major storylines of each game, discuss the intriguing CFL Fantasy options available, and make their picks and discuss the best bets for the week.   Timestamps: 3:15 - Montreal Alouettes @ Calgary Stampeders Preview 12:52 - Ottawa Redblacks @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Preview 22:54 - Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Sa...

We round out our 2022 CFL Season Preview coverage with our 2022 CFL Fantasy & Prop Bets Special! The guys go head-to-head in a live 13 round CFL Fantasy Draft and then take a look at some of the interesting available pre-season prop bets.    Timestamps: 02:25 - 2022 CFL Fantasy Draft 1:03:30 - 2022 CFL Season Prop Bets 1:26:47 - Wrap-up   Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/ZTCylzOOF0c...

We continue our 2022 CFL Season Preview content by taking a look at the 5 teams out West and making our West Division predictions! We also discuss the (finally) ratified CBA deal and give some quick thoughts on what we've seen from some of the preseason action thus far.   Timestamps: 04:17 - CBA talk 11:09 - Preseason Thoughts 24:27 - Edmonton Elks preview 36:35 - BC Lions preview 48:33 - Calgary...

Soooo looks like the CBA negotiations are still ongoing yet again... Ryan, Trey, and Adam briefly touch on the latest developments and then take a much-needed break from endlessly discussing the CBA to talk some actual football for a change! We kick off our 2022 CFL Season Preview content by taking a look at the 4 teams out East and making our East Division predictions! Timestamps: 03:15 - CBA tal...

The CFL and CFLPA have a tentative agreement in place, the strike is over, training camps are underway, and the guys are back for a bonus episode to celebrate it!   Ryan, Trey, and Adam discuss the new CBA deal and how things played out over the last few days, as well as how the CFL and CFLPA can work together to continue to grow the league in the coming years, and which teams we're most intrigued...

The guys are back talking about the latest developments in the ongoing CBA negotiations between the CFL and CFLPA once again this week, as there has still been no deal reached.   We discuss the negotiation tactics by both sides, the details of the CFL's latest proposal, the beginning of the player strike, where we think things go from here, and much more. We also take comments and questions from t...

We got the whole crew together for a spirited roundtable on the ongoing CBA negotiations between the CFL and CFLPA as the guys share their thoughts, musings, frustrations, predictions, and more on where things are at, how we got there, and where we think they will go from here   Recorded Monday, May 9th, 2022   Follow us on Twitter: Podcast - @cfcountdownpod Ryan - @koopertrooper42 Mike - @mikeger...

Ryan, Trey, and Adam recap the 2022 CFL Draft. They give their winners and losers of the draft, as well as their takes on what each team did. They also discuss the latest developments (or non-developments) in the CFL CBA negotiations, and share their thoughts on the kickoff of the USFL.   Topics include: 2:09 - 2022 CFL Draft Recap 51:52 - Ongoing CFL CBA negotiations 1:01:44 - USFL kickoff   Reco...

The whole crew gets together to do a surface level CFL Draft preview, and discuss a variety of other topics from around the CFL this week. Topics include: 3:09 - Surface level CFL Draft Preview 51:34 - Touchdown Atlantic game sold out 1:06:15 - Bombers unveil new 3rd jersey 1:09:08 - CFL introduces new rule changes for 2022 1:24:04 - The amazing work of Elks' president Victor Cui   Recorded Thursd...

Ryan Koop ( @koopertrooper42 ), Adam Stuart ( @adamstuart1 ), and Trey Colbeck ( @TreyMBharness ) hold a roundtable discussion on a variety of topics from around the CFL offseason Topics include: 2:42 - League transparency and media coverage 15:52 - Over/Under win totals for each team in 2022 39:50 - Early Grey Cup odds - best value picks 42:59 - David's ( @DGTnTeacher ) Countdown to CFL, Shai Ros...

Ryan Koop ( @koopertrooper42 ) and Adam Stuart ( @adamstuart1 ) discuss anything and everything to do with the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 2021 season as we finish off our 2021 season deep dive series. We revisit our pre-season expectations for the Riders, go through the ups and downs of their 2021 season, and take a look at what they've done this offseason thus far. Check out all the other team by...

Ryan is joined by special guest Reid Johnson ( @reidjohnson ) from The Markcast ( @the_markcast ) to discuss anything and everything to do with the BC Lions' 2021 season as we continue our offseason deep dive series. We begin by discussing Reid's history as a CFL fan, his work with The Markcast, and his trip to the 2021 Grey Cup. We then revisit our pre-season expectations for the Lions, go throug...

We are very excited to welcome Adam Stuart as one of the newest members of the Canadian Football Countdown team for the upcoming CFL season! In this episode, we introduce Adam to the podcast listeners for the first time, as Ryan sits down with him to discuss his CFL fandom and get his thoughts on some of the current events around the league. You can catch Adam all season long as one of the hosts o...

We are very excited to welcome Trey Colbeck as one of the newest members of the Canadian Football Countdown team for the upcoming CFL season! In this episode, we introduce Trey to the podcast listeners for the first time, as Ryan sits down with him to discuss his CFL fandom and get his thoughts on some of the current events around the league. You can catch Trey all season long as one of the hosts...

Ryan is joined by special guest Ben Grant ( @Ben__Grant ) from the Xs and Argos Podcast ( @XsAndArgos ) and Canadian Football Perspective ( @CFPerspective ) to discuss anything and everything to do with the Toronto Argonauts' 2021 season as we continue our offseason deep dive series. We begin by discussing Ben's history as a national champion football coach, how he first became an Argos fan, and h...

Ryan is joined by special guest Rod Villagomez ( @rjvillagomez ) from the Wood Cookie SawCast ( @WoodCookieCast ) to discuss anything and everything to do with the Ottawa Redblacks' 2021 season as we continue our offseason deep dive series. We discuss Rod's history as a CFL fan and founding of the Wood Cookie SawCast, revisit our pre-season expectations for the Redblacks, give their 2021 season a...

Ryan is joined by special guest Steph ( @shuds16 ) from the Horsemen Radio Podcast ( @CFL_Horsemen ) to discuss anything and everything to do with the Calgary Stampeders' 2021 season as we continue our offseason deep dive series. We discuss Steph's history as a CFL fan and involvement in the Horsemen Radio Podcast, revisit our pre-season expectations for the Stampeders, go through the ups and the...

Missed our 8 hour live video coverage of CFL Free Agency on February 8th? Enjoy the Audio Rewind of CFC CFL Free Agent Frenzy 2022! Hear the audio from the full live show in it's entirety, as regular hosts Ryan Koop and Michael Gerl were joined by a variety of special guests to break down all the latest news and signings from around the CFL throughout the opening day of Free Agency on February 8th...