Third Down Gamble

Did Adam Bighill cross the line with his hit on Shea Patterson?  McLeod Bethel-Thompson delivers more criticism of scheduling.   Wally Buono would like to see a return of expansion by the CFL into the United States.  Why is hair-pulling legal?  (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission; podcast recorded July 23, 2024).

Special Guest Andrew Hoskins (the Turf District Podcast) joins to discuss the firing of Edmonton Elks General Manager (GM) and Head Coach (HC) Chris Jones, the timing of this change, the implications on the teams' Operatons Cap, how this move may influence potential ownerships suitors, and what it means for interim GM Geroy Simon and interim HC Jarious Jackson and the team's prospects for the remainder of this 2024 season (podcast recorded July 17, 2024).

For the first time in his CFL career, Chris Jones is fired, Jarious Jackson becomes interim Head Coach of the Elks. Could Nathan Rourke return to the CFL this season? Do fines do enough for player safety?  Toronto upsets unbeaten Montreal, Calgary scores 37 and loses, Ottawa shocks Edmonton in an unbelievable series of plays starting with just :08 seconds on the clock; Edmonton, for the first time for any team in CFL history, loses three straight on a last play field goal. (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission; podcast recorded July 16, 2024.)

Did Winnipeg linebacker Redha Kramdi's hit on Dru Brown warrant a bigger penalty?  MBT gets fined by the CFL. Stampeders scare the Alouettes in a thriller in Montreal.  Will the Elks finally win?  Will Montreal or Saskatchewan finally lose? (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission; podcast recorded July 9, 2024)

Designated National, this rule may have been put to the test Sunday night.  Three teams entered Week 4 winless, those three teams emerged that way.  Which of Edmonton, Hamilton, or Winnipeg will win first?  Why is tackling by the hair legal? Should half the distance be stricken?  Three games were won on the final play via a field goal in Week 4, how close is close?  Roughriders' Trevor Harris and Shawn Bane out versus Toronto, Winnipeg's Dalton Schoen out for the season, Zach Collaros questionable vesus Ottawa.  (CFL on CBC theme music used with written permission; podcast recorded July 2, 2024).