Calgary Stampeders Podcast: Recent Episodes
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There’s nothing better than having the inside track. Knowing more- before anyone else. That’s what this Podcast is all about. Dave Rowe, Jock Wilson, Mark Stephen and Greg Peterson travel with the team, are on the sidelines and in every broadcast booth in the CFL with the game call. They know more. We’re the radio voice of the Stamps and our almost 3 decade partnership allows us to tell stories that you won’t hear anywhere else.
7 Calgary Stampeders were named CFL west division all-stars and we have a couple of big CFL playoff games this weekend. Dave McIvor and Jock Wilson discuss
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The Calgary Stampeders are going to the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season and they've also announced their individual award nominees. Dave McIvor and Jock Wilson share their thoughts and discuss the final game of the regular season when the Stamps take on Winnipeg Saturday November 20th.
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Tre Roberson returns!! A nice honour for Rene Paredes and Bo Levi Mitchell goes record hunting
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Hosts Dave McIvor and Jock Wilson recap the first half of the CFL season and pick their MOP nominees if the season ended today. How long will Bo Levi Mitchell's leash be if he struggles against the Riders? And what kind of things need to happen for the Stamps to on a mini heater and find their way to the playoffs
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The Calgary Stampeders podcast is back. Hosted by Dave McIvor and Jock Wilson
In Episode 1 Dave and Jock discuss the Stampeders 0-2 start, the injury to Bo-Levi Mitchell, who will start in his place and they preview the game against the Montreal Alouettes.
To wrap, Jock chats with Daryl Slade, a CFL historian about his new book: 1948 The Grey Cup.
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Pieces moving all over the board as CFL free agency kicked in February 11th. Jock and Dave break down the moves made by John Hufnagel to see if the Stampeders came out winners or losers this time around!
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Well, that's that. A 2019 season full of topsy turvy change that started in free agency and ended with the crowing of a new grey Cup champion is in the books. Dave, Jock and special guest Dave McIvor look back on the season that was, and the off season to come.
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It's Grey Cup week! Dave and Jock set up the Bombers-Ti Cats matchup...then Dave sits down with Stampeder legend Jeff Garcia to talk about the '98 win that cemented Garcia's place in Stampeder folklore. The party, the pick, the collision, the drive, and then the after party!
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The Stadium's quiet....the locker room empty until next week when a Stampeder-less Grey Cup will take over. Time to look back a little, and look ahead a lot as Dave, Jock and special guest Danny Austin from PostMedia start the speculation on who goes and who stays.
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Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson joins Sports Talk with Jock for the final time this season after a disappointing loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Division semifinal. The coach joins the show for Tom's House of Pizza.
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Crazy week leading up to the Western Semifinal. Coach firings, all-star namings, no shortage of things for Jock and Dave to weigh in on. Oh yeah, and there's a playoff game to preview too!
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As the regular season comes to a close this week, Dave and Jock look at the surprises and disappointments of the season, from a Stampeders and a CFL standpoint.
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Coach Dave Dickenson joins Jock Wilson for Tom's House of Pizza.
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It's been on his mind for a while, but sometime this year, Brandon Smith decided it's time to call it quits. We had the chance to look back on some his many great moments, and look ahead to what's next with the man himself.
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Fish or cut bait......phone or get out of the booth....put up or shut up....It's time to decide who goes where in the Western playoffs in just a few weeks. Jock and Dave break down the remaining schedule....and make their calls on who gets an extra week off!
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Organizers are promising a big big bash when the Grey Cup comes to town in November. But you can't have a party without a plan! Jock and Mike Franco from the Stampeders and the Grey Cup festival get us caught up on where things are at.
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The ballots won't come out for a couple of weeks yet but this time around Dave, Jock and special guest podder Danny Austin from PostMedia offer up their choices for the Stampeder nominees!
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Two thirds of the season is in the books, and it's a bye week. Time for Dave and Jock to break down hos the Stampeders got here, and take a shot at predicting the way the rest of this fascinating season is going to play out.
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Stamps head coach Dave Dickenson weighs in on the Vernon Adams Jr.'s suspension and reveals some bad news on RB Ka'Deem Carey.
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It's year one of CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie's ambitious CFL 2.0 plan for global 3 down domination. What's working and what isn't? Can the vision to bring our game to the world and the world to our game pan out>
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The Coaches show with Dave Dickenson for Tom's House of Pizza, originally on Sportstalk with Jock on Sept. 16, 2019.
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This week we once again take a look at someone who's made the Calgary Stampeders his life's work.....from helping you find your seat....to helping us find advertisers for our Stampeder broadcasts. He's Ron Rooke, and if for some reason you haven't heard the name, you'll want to hear the stories from decades spent close to the team.
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Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson
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It'd be fair to sale Wayne Harris Jr. is part of the first family of Calgary football. Son of a legend, a former Dino and Stampeder himself, and part of the High School and amateur scene for decades. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
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Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson
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This week we wrap up our 'Meet the Crew' segment with Game Day Host Jock Wilson. Learn the proper way to pronounce 'Pouce Coupe' and so much more!
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Our 'Meet the Crew' series continues with a look at Dave Rowe's journey to the Stampeder broadcast team. Unlike Greg Peterson, Dave's path to the CFL wasn't going to be as a player!
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Congratulations Jon Cornish on joining the roughly 3 dozen former Stampeders in the Canadian Football hall of Fame as players or builders. Dave and Jock break down their top ten Stamps in the HOF
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The Stamps lose a close one to the Bombers and they also lose Romar Morris, but Bo is ready to return for the Montreal game. We chat all things Stampeders with the head coach for Tom's House of Pizza.
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This week we sit down with TSN analyst and Sportstalk CFL insider Glen Suitor to take a look back at his career, and his transition from playing to the broadcast booth.
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Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson joins Dave McIvor to review Thursday's win in Ottawa that was secured by a walk-off field goal.
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Last time out we heard veteran play by play man mark Stephen tell his story on the podcast, this week, it's analyst Greg Peterson's turn!
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The Stamps are back in the win column and Dave Dickenson breaks it down on the coaches show for Tom's House of Pizza.
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Something a little different on the 'ol podcast this week as Jock Wilson takes some time to let mark Stephen tell the story of his hall of fame broadcasting career.
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Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson joins Jock Wilson after the team's Week 5 loss in Hamilton.
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For American players, the road to the CFL isn't generally a straight line. New Stampeder Azeem Victor knows this only too well, taking an extra step to get here via the late, unlamented Alliance of American Football. We talk to Azeem about that experience, and what life is like trying to make ends meet as a CFL practice roster player.
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Head coach Dave Dickenson joins Jock to review the week 4 win in Saskatchewan and the job quarterback Nick Arbuckle did.
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Normally when a former player joins the podcast, it's a big name guy who had great years, won championships, that kind of thing. Swerve! This guy, spent 21 days as a Stampeder and didn't do much of anything on the field here! But Paul Hickie has an important message on men's health that'll resonate with anyone any time.
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Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson joined Jock to discuss the latest with quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's injury and what he saw when Nick Arbuckle stepped into the Week 3 game against the B.C. Lions.
This interview originally aired on 'Sports Talk with Jock' on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
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Two teams that aren't necessarily desperate, but maybe a little nervous are set to meet this weekend with the Stamps hosting the Lions. The story's less about the return of Devonne Claybrooks and more about he fact both a re winless. Dave and jock try to figure out who's done a better job of addressing their problems.
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Well it wasn't a total dumpster fire, but the season opener between the Stamps and the Redblacks wasn't always pretty from a Calgary standpoint. Soooooooo, when you have a problem, call the fire department! We did, and reached former Stamp turned fire fighter Randy Chevrier to talk about teams in transition, and cheap shot artists past and present.
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Finally! Pre season's done, the cuts have been made, it's time for week one of the 2019 season as the Stampeders look to repeat as Grey Cup Champs! Dave, Jock and special guest Danny Austin from PostMedia break down the strengths and weaknesses, and make their bold picks for the Grey Cup!
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Dave Dickenson joins Jock for his regular hit on Sportstalk with Jock and he says the team is carrying less players this season because they thought the salary cap was going to be higher.
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One preseason game down, one to go. Who looks like a Stampeder? Who looks like they're headed for a ticket out of town? Jock and Dave take their best shot at who makes the opening day roster. Also, Mark Stephen chats with new linebackers coach J.C. Sherritt.
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Jock and Dave are joined by Mark and Greg as the crews gears up for another year of Stampeder football. What are the prospects to repeat? What does the new CBA mean? And did Greg Die?????? (Spoiler alert: NO)
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Free agency, CBA talks, Grey Cup news, The hits just keep-a-coming in a jam packed CFL off season. Dave and Jock have their takes on all the hot topics right here!
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CFL free agency is less than a week away, The Stampeders have no quarterback, few receivers and a thin D line. Oh, and there's no CBA to guide teams on what they have to spend either. Jock and Dave welcome you to 2019 with a deep dive into the hopes in the Stamps line up and the hopes to fill them.
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CFL Free agency is a week away and the Stampeders have a long list of unsigned players, including their MOP QB! Oh, and the CFL and its players have yet to sit down and hammer out a new CBA so both sides know what they have to work with. Jock and Dave try to make some sense of it on the first Calgary Stampeder Podcast of 2019!
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CFL 2018 is in the books, but what will CFL 2019 look like? This off season looks like a perfect storm of roster upheaval, CBA challenges, a new rival league and who knows what else for the Calgary Stampeders. Dave Jock, and special guest Danny Austin from PostMedia try to make sense of it all.
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Let's be honest. The City of Edmonton just raised the bar on what's expected of a grey Cup host city, and guess who's up next? Calgary and the Stampeders will be rolling out the red carpet in 2019, and regardless of who's in the game, Mike Franco and the Stampeder brass will work hard to make sure next year's event is second to none.
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The 2018 season has been one long grind for Stamp fans, waiting to see if the team can get back to the Grey Cup, and win it after two years of bitter diasspoinments. The answer to question one is yes, but we'll have to wait until Sunday to find out whether or not they can close the deal.
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It's down to West vs East for the awards......and West vs West and East vs East for the tickets to the Grey Cup! Who will still be standing? We have our thoughts, yours may differ!
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Can Wally Buono do what's never been done before and take Western team through the East to the Grey Cup? Can the Bombers conquer the hostile enviroment of Mosiac Stadium and live to fight another Sunday? Jock and Dave check in with Bob Irving of CJOB Winnipeg and Rick Zamprin of CHML Hamilton to find out!
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Respected by all? Yep. Universally loved? Weeeelllllllll maybe not, but there's no denying the impact Wally Buono has had on the CFL and the Calgary Stampeders. With the Stamps and Lions set ot meet in Wally's last regular season game, we look back on the man and his career with former Stamp Greg Peterson.
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As the season winds down, the debate ramps up as to who the CFL's best of the best are. Most Outstanding Player, Outstanding Canadian, Rookie of the Year, Top Lineman, Top Special Teamer, all for grabs and this week Postmedia's Danny Austin joined Jock and Dave to pick the Stampeder nominees, with their thoughts on who the final names named will be during Grey Cup week.
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Legal marijuana is now a reality in Canada, and with weed use an open secret among CFL players, what, if anything is going to change? CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says it might be a unique opportunity for the league.
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It's been a nightmarish year for the Stampeder receiving corps with body after body falling by the wayside. This week Dave and Jock take a deep dive into the state of CFL receving, and take a fond look back at some of the greatest Stampeder receivers OF ALL TIME!!!!!!
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Seems like you can't throw a rock in this city without hitting a former Stampeder player who's decided to make his football home his home for life after football. David Heasman's one of them. A native Calgarian who settled into an oil an gas career when his playing days were over, Heasman talks about what keeps players here after football, and what the Stampeder Alumni do to make the city a better place.
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Who doesn't love a good top 5 list? Certainly we do! And this week we've got one with a twist, namely, who are the top 5 influencers in Stampeder history? We're talking builders, owners, football people anyone who's had a big influence on establishing the team and culture that is the Calgary Stampeders.
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USports schools will never be accused of being football factories. You want to play? You had best make sure that grade point average is up. Free ride on tuition? Not gonna happen. We'll get teh student athlete story from both sides with Stampeder long snapper and Laval Grad PL Caron and DInos head coach Wayne Harris.
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Just when Stan Schwartz thought he'd seen it all with the Calgary Stampeders, he got to see a game from an entirely new angle! We'll talk about that and the Wall of Famer and Hall of Famer's memories this week!
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Going into the 2018 season the Calgary Stampeders were a team facing some hard questions. How will the loss of Charleston Hughes affect the team? How good is the offensive line? Are there any names I recognize in the secondary besdies Brandon Smith? Soooooo, how's all that workin' for ya at the midway mark? Dave Rowe, Jock Wilson and special gues podster Danny Austin weigh in.
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How you define what constitutes a Labour Day 'Classic' is a matter of degrees. Two of 'em to be exact. If you're on the 51st degree of North latitude, you dream in Red and White. Two degrees north, and those colours change to Green and Gold. This week, we talk to the play by play voices of the Stamps and Esks to get some differeing views on the best of labour Day.
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Leaving home for a new job can be ttrying at the best of times, but what if that new job takes you into a new country, a new culture, and a new climate that's just different enough to jangle the nerves? Dave and Jock talk to a Stampeder veteran who figured it out.
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Flutie or Garcia? Hughes or Johnson? With so many legendary stars over the decades, how do you pick the the ten best Stampeders ever? Dave, Jock, and Mark Stephen take their shots this week. WARNING! Your personal top ten may differ!
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Most players say their number one goal after football is to get into coaching, but few are able to do it successfully. Joshua Bell is one of the excpetions to that rule. In his first year on the job, Bell had made a seamless transition from the sideline to the coach's box, or at least he did once he figured out where the coach's box was!
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So you think you're an old school Stamps fan because you remeber more than one Forzani? Think again. You got nuthin' on Daryl Slade, a one man walking encyclopedia of Stampeder knowledge.
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Time, as they say, is undefeated. Sooner or later, and probably sooner than most players expect, every career comes to an end. So now what? We'll talk to former Stampeder Randy Chevrier about the trials of finding yourself as a person and a professional when the only life you've ever know in done, and you're still a young man with bills to pay and a family to feed.
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After re-living the horror show that was the F-troop years last time out, Dave and Jock recall happier times and talk about the '92 Grey Cup Champion team with former Stampeder and 770 CHQR analyst Greg Peterson.
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Winners of the Western final doing well now but what about their past? At one time there was a question of whether or not the team would even survive at all. This week on the show we dig into the Stamps history going back to the SOS campaign of 1986, the arrival of Wally Buono, plus we hear from right Jamie Crysdale about what it was like as a player to go through it all..
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Why did Scott Coe show up at practice in a Limo? A look back at some good times with one of the most colouful Stamps' stars of the '90s.
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The story of George Hopkins......Stampeder equipment manager for almost 5 decades.
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Sometimes the wide world of sports is the weird world of sports… especially when it comes to fandom. David and Jock have Stamps Superfan and Big Brother Canada contestant Ryan Ballantine to let you know how to bleed red.
Follow Ryan on Twitter @BBCANRyan
and check out his website here --> http://3downnation.com/author/rballantine/
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There’s nothing better than having the inside track. Knowing more- before anyone else. That’s what this Podcast is all about. 770 CHQR’s Dave Rowe, Jock Wilson, Mark Stephen and Greg Peterson travel with the team, are on the sidelines and in every broadcast booth in the CFL with the game call. They know more. We’re the radio voice of the Stamps and our almost 3 decade partnership allows us to tell stories that you won’t hear anywhere else.
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What is a bigger fail? Flames missing the playoffs or the Stampeders losing in Grey cup 105 in Ottawa. Johnny Football: CFL Star or See you later? Are the Stampeders the team to beat in the 2018 CFL season. Stampeder co-hosts Jock Wilson and Dave Rowe give you their insights.
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