FIRST WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON IS HERE FOLKS!

We recap the 3 games of the first week of the season before hopping into an interview with Julian Mckenzie! Julian is a sports journalist, writing about the NHL for the Athletic, co-hosting the Chris Johnston show, and recently wrote the book Black Aces: Essential Stories from Hockey's Black Trailblazers. We discuss the book, and the writing process, but since we are a football podcast, I try to get Julian to convince me to like the Montreal Alouettes. Does he succeed? Do I make any sense? Lets find out!

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Last week of the pre-season and WOW was it a doozy. 2 Massive League updates, 4 exciting games, and that means we got lots to discuss! (and also make our regular jokes about it all, because thats what we're best at)

PLUS we welcome to the show our 3rd guest, and this conversation is awesome! The Yates cup champion long snapper from Burlington, Ont. currently heading into his second professional season with the Calgary Stampeders, #43 himself Jason MacGougan! We chat about the importance of special teams, starting his university career during the pandemic, and how his rookie year is influencing his approach to 2026!

In this weeks episode we recap the second weekend of pre-season games before chatting with former professional football player Ronald Ollie about the differences in the CFL/NFL, becoming a mentor for the next generation, and staying true to yourself no matter how you are perceived.

Welcome To 65-Wide! In this episode we recap the first preseason game with the stamps vs. the riders, and talk some smack like a true armchair QB. We also sit down with one of the most decorated kickers in CFL History. With 2 Grey cups and 5 Dave Dryburgh awards to his resume and a 15 year career with the Calgary Stampeders, please welcome our first guest, Rene Paredes!

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Yeah this is not a long intro. This is just so my first episode is not just jumping into the pre-season with zero context of what the heck this is about.

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