There's a new sheriff in Riderville and his name is Cory Mace. We talk to Three Dow Nation's Justin Dunk about Mace, why he'll be perfect for the job and what he told Jeremy O'Day at his interview. We also talk about the CFL year that was, the game was better and how Montreal shocked everyone to win the Grey Cup ..read more

Most of Rider Nation thought the Dickie and J-O would walk the plank after two horrible years in Riderville, but in a crazy twist Dickie gets fired, and O’Day gets a three-year contract extension. On Episode 51 of the Rider Nation Podcast, Moose Jaw Craig joins us to discuss the surprise move.  We also get into how O’Day has to wear his share of the blame, what fan reaction will be, what free agents to bring back and who we think the new coach should be ..read more

It’s finally over! For the second year in a row, the Riders lost their final seven games and missed the CFL playoffs. This year you can’t blame anybody but Dickie and J-O. On Episode 50 of the Rider Nation Podcast, what has to happen to try and get this thing turned around ..read more

Make it six losses in a row for the Riders after blowing a lead and losing in Calgary. Rider legend Jeff Fairholm joins us on episode 49 of the Rider Nation podcast to talk about what he sees and what he doesn’t see with this year’s team. We also get into the lack of offensive imagination, not controlling our playoff destiny, leaders from the 89 Grey Cup team and if he’s over the Travis Kelsey / Taylor Swift love story ..read more

It’s another week of gloom and doom in Rider Nation. After one of the worst performances in years, the Riders dropped their fifth straight game, and no one has answers. In episode 48, we talk about how the Riders not only blew their chance to wrap up a playoff spot but also how not even the memory of George Reed or the 2013 Grey Cup team could give them a spark.  Blow it up ..read more

Despite the Riders losing their fourth straight game, it was an upbeat episode 47 of the Rider Nation Podcast.   Although we can’t help ourselves, thankfully, the Stamps and Elks have also been dumpster fires, so we’re still in that final playoff spot.   We get into what the Riders should do but won’t, the ten-year anniversary of the big grey cup win and if the other Dickenson brother is also feeling the heat ..read more

The Riders go on the road and get blown out in Ottawa. In the same weekend Taylor Swift blew up the football world, Riders fans are left wondering what to do now.  Our defence is terrible, penalties are back, it looks like guys have given up, and we play the Lions this week.  Thankfully, the football gods smiled on us, and the Stamps and Elks also lost ..read more

The Riders lose again—this time to the Elks in heartbreaking fashion.   In episode 45 of the Rider Nation Podcast, we talk about what happened to our defence; Jake Dolegala could be the real deal, a new name pops up on the could-be coaches list, Dion Sanders is good for college football, and Mike Babcock is still a total scumbag ..read more

If we’re honest, I don’t think many of us thought the Riders would beat the Bombers in Winnipeg. But I don’t think we saw a 51-6 beatdown coming either.  On Episode 44 of the Rider Nation Podcast, you can’t have it both ways when it comes to the Pete Robertson situation and fielding a solid squad that can win a tough game.   Also, how the Bombers were out to prove a point and how we got lucky on Super Saturday twice ..read more

It was an emotional roller coaster of a game, but in the end, the Riders finally beat the Bombers for the first time since 2019.  The final score was 32-30 in OT for the good guys. On Episode 43 of the Rider Nation Podcast, Andrew Paterson from Winnipeg Sportstalk joins us to talk about the Labour Day Classic and what went right for the Riders and what went wrong for the Bombers. He gives us his take on the now-infamous headbutt by Pete Roberston and how he thinks the Bombers will respond in the Banjo Bowl ..read more