Third Down Gamble

Alouettes end the Blue Bombers' consecutive Grey Cup run: Montreal, despite allowing 17 points in the early third quarter, find away to defeat WInnipeg in the CFL East Semi-Final.  BC's Sean Whyte kicks a last-play 43 yard field goal to help the Lions get past the Stampeders in the CFL West Semi-Final.

Hamilton has won all five East Final games versus Montreal since the East Conference went to a single-game final in 1973.  Roughriders play their first home CFL West Final since 2019 and first ever versus the Lions since the West Conference went to a signal-game final in 1971.  (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission, podcast recorded November 4, 2025).

Special Guest Host Andrew Hoskins (Turf District podcast) discusses the firing of Head Coach Bob Dyce in Ottawa.  Who will be on the short list to be considered as the RedBlacks' new Head Coach?  Chris Streveler suffers another major knee injury, is his football career over?  Winnipeg is in the playoff crossover for the first time ever, can they go where no Western team has gone before?  Edmonton has maybe turned the corner, but what does that mean for Tre Ford?  CFL Semi-Final playoffs are November 1, who will emerge?  (CFL on CBC theme music used with express written permission, podcast recorded Ocotber 27, 2025).

The CFL Western Conference playoff-seeding race comes down to three games, but BC can make it simple: finish second with a win in Regina.  The Blue Bombers seemed to lack urgency despite defeating Saskatchewan Friday night, a bad night or major concern?  Vernon Adams is injured late in the third quarter versus Toronto with the football game well-in-hand.  (CFL on CBC theme music used with epress written permission; podcast recorded October 21, 2025).

Three teams in the CFL's Western Conference are vying for the last available playoff spot.  Did the Elks fumble a chance to win their season-series against Winnipeg via the tiebreaker proocedures, or was it a hill too tall to climb?  The hit on Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander Thanksgiving Monday by Ottawa defensive back Deandre Lamont: did the replay booth and the spotter's booth both get it wrong?  (CFL on CBC theme music used with express written permission; podcast recorded October 14, 2025).

There will be a crossover in the 2025 CFL playoffs; it is yet to be determined which team from the West will crossover and which Western team will miss the playoffs.  Is Bob Dyce tenure as Head Coach over in Ottawa?  Can the West, seriously, end up in a four-way tie for first?  (CFL on CBC theme music used with express written permission, podcast recorded October 7, 2025).