This week’s theme on the Rouge, White and Blue CFL podcast That strange feeling when the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats are leading their divisions…

RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis look back on a week 6, which not only saw the Stamps and Ticats notch wins against division rivals, but wins games by dint of defense rather than ace QBs. Strange times, indeed.

On the other hand, another sad loss by the Edmonton Elks may already be taking this team off the playoff standings board already in what is probably another loooooong season for Elks backers.

This plus a look ahead to picks and predictions for week 7 – Will it be another four games in bizarro world….?

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Really, though…?

One of the CFL’s unsung traditions – probably due to its sheer randomness – is the annual week’s worth of games whose outcome simply makes no sense in the moment.

And so Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard rehash the week 5 slate, four games that destroyed any delusions you may harbored of pullilng off a decent year in CFL Pick ‘Em while giving hope (or maybe more hope) to the likes of Hamiltion Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeders fans.

Amidst the bafflement around the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ blowout loss in the first-ever Stampede Bowl and Os’s gnashing of teeth over BC Lions running up 146 penalty yards yet the W in Montreal are kudos for a couple of RBs, quite a few special teams guys and, of course, Bo Levi Mitchell.

Then it’s on to the proverbial next week with some Pick ‘Em picks and predictions on the lines – the RWB might be shaking off these losses for a while…

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Trying not to get upset about upsets…

“Revenge of the backup quarterbacks?” you may ask. “Revenge on who?”

Well, the Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast might posit, how about the entire notion of “No Lead is Safe,” for example. Or how about on any fanbase with high hopes for a team depending on the likes of Davis Alexander, Dru Brown, Nathan Rourke or Trevor Harris? (OK, maybe not that last one.)

So after a week of blowouts across the Canadian league, RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis are here to reiterate a few reminders all those no. 2 QBs provided in week 4, namely the importance of a solid running game as well as that, you know, throwing a football is difficult.

Along with the recap of a bit of a beyond-disappointing week for four fanbases, the RWB’s also got picks and predictions for the week 5 slate which will hopefully give us a few bangers.

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Quarterbacking ain’t easy…