0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Ottawa's new coaching staff 3:30 - Montreal's coaching search 6:25 - Nathan Rourke watch 11:30 - Gift giving season 12:00 - A gift for the BC Lions 15:00 - A gift for the Edmonton Elks 17:30 - A gift for the Calgary Stampeders 20:00 - Gifts for Winnipeg and Saskatchewan 25:30 - A gift for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29:40 - A gift for the Ottawa REDBLACKS 33:25 - A gift for the Montreal Alouettes 36:00 - A gift for the Toronto Argonauts 39:00 - Conclusion...
Dec 14, 2022•41 min•Ep. 319
That's Mr. Muamba to you! Our own Henoc Muamba is not only a Grey Cup champion, but was named the game's MVP and MVC (Canadian). To debrief the entire lead-up, Grey Cup game and week-long "Club Dub" that followed, we've got you covered with Donnovan and Henoc on this episode of The Waggle.
Nov 25, 2022•53 min•Ep. 318
In the West it's Nathan Rourke and the exciting BC Lions team trying to knock off the 2x defending champion Bombers. Darrin Bauming of Bonfire Sports joins us to break down that match-up, and later CFL.ca's Marshall Ferguson joins the guys to talk about Henoc's Toronto Argonauts ahead of their Eastern Final clash with the Alouettes.
Nov 09, 2022•57 min•Ep. 317
We're joined by our East and West analysts this week to help us tee up a great weekend of playoff football. First, Darrin Bauming helps us look ahead to the great Western Semi-Final showdown between the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions. After, Marshall Ferguson crunches numbers and gives a look at what we can expect in the Eastern Semi-Final between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes.
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 316
Eugene Lewis joins the Waggle to talk about his journey to the top of the CFL, plus Donnovan and Henoc analyze the matchups heading into the final week of the regular season!
Oct 26, 2022•47 min•Ep. 315
0:00 – Intro 2:00 – Week 19 Montreal @ Ottawa Game Recap 4:10 – Week 19 Hamilton @ Calgary Game Recap 7:30 – Dane Evans coming up clutch 8:50 – Week 19 Toronto @ Edmonton Game Recap 10:10 – Edmonton’s home losing streak continues 11:50 – Taylor Cornelius injury update 12:40 – How real are the Argonauts? 15:00 – Week 19 Winnipeg @ BC Game Recap 18:15 – Henoc’s Unsung Hero 20:00 – Playoff picture update 22:30 – Week 20 Ottawa @ Hamilton Game Preview 23:50 – Week 20 BC @ Edmonton Game Preview 25:30...
Oct 19, 2022•31 min•Ep. 314
Bombers legend Doug Brown chats with the boys about the Winnipeg dynasty. Then, with the Grey Cup Playoffs only 3 weeks away, Donnovan and Henoc analyze the upcoming games in Week 19 and debate which teams are will make the cut heading into the postseason.
Oct 12, 2022•32 min•Ep. 313
The Lions, Stampeders and Argonauts all clinched playoff spots last week. We break down their games and how the rest of the season (and playoff picture) is starting to shape up.
Sep 28, 2022•41 min•Ep. 311
0:00 – Welcome Sara Orlesky 2:30 – What inspired her to get into this field 4:45 – The Sara Orlesky Farewell Tour 8:30 – Being able to thrive in a traditionally male-dominated field 12:30 – The career path and choosing to move on 17:45 – Advice for young girls who want to be like Sara 20:30 – Changes in the CFL and industry since Sara started 24:00 – Sara’s new role with the Jets 27:45 – What Sara will miss the most 32:15 – Week 15 “upsets” 36:30 – Playoff implications 37:45 – Extra-curriculars ...
Sep 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 310
Donnovan and Henoc look ahead to Week 15 in the CFL and discuss who could go on a run during the home stretch of the regular season as we begin the road to the Grey Cup in Regina this November.
Sep 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 309
In our final Diversity is Strength Conversation of 2022 we speak with 3 great guests from around the CFL: Lions' defensive back Jacob Firlotte, CFL official Brian Chrupalo and Elks' game day host Ashley Callingbull.
Sep 13, 2022•52 min
RUNDOWN 0:00 – Intro 1:00 – Ottawa @ Montreal – OK Tire Labour Day Weekend Recap 4:40 – Could a receiver make a case for MOP? 6:50 – James Smith Cree Nation 7:50 – Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan – OK Tire Labour Day Weekend Recap 9:30 – Discipline issues in Saskatchewan 13:00 – Marino’s latest offence 15:35 – Collaros continues to dominate 19:40 – Toronto @ Hamilton – OK Tire Labour Day Weekend Recap 24:20 – Jamal Peters breakout performances 26:00 – Trouble in Tiger Town 30:00 – Edmonton @ Calgary – O...
Sep 08, 2022•47 min•Ep. 308
The best part of summer is finally here - OK Tire Labour Day weekend! The best rivalries in the CFL take centre stage and we are here for it.
Aug 31, 2022•48 min•Ep. 307
This week we're picking our All-Stars for the first half of the season! Also, with the Alouettes perhaps settling their QB question, many more arise across the league with Nathan Rourke going down and back-ups making a case in Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Saskatchewan.
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 306
We brought in a few ringers from out west as Pat Steinberg in Calgary and Darrin Bauming in Winnipeg take over the controls of The Waggle this week. We're looking back at some big upsets in week 10, looking ahead to week 11 and beyond as the West Division is getting ready for an incredible finish to the 2022 season.
Aug 17, 2022•43 min•Ep. 305
386yds passing & 5 TDs in one half of football? You know Donnovan's driving the Nathan Rourke hype train this week, especially as 'Kid Canada' gets set to take on the O.G. Bo Levi Mitchell in Calgary this week. We also discuss the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4th quarter woes and are the Riders looking east for their road to the Grey Cup?
Aug 10, 2022•53 min•Ep. 304
Week 8 had some big moments, including another great game between Calgary and Winnipeg, and Ottawa finally getting that elusive first W. But with the Argos loss and Ticats win, their 4-game head-to-head over the next 5 weeks becomes increasingly intriguing.
Aug 03, 2022•47 min•Ep. 303
0:00 – Intro 0:39 - Week 7 TOR @ SSK Recap 4:01 - Andrew Harris Surpasses 10 000 Yards Rushing 9:09 - Jake Dolegala First Impressions 11:46 - Toronto Defensive Performance in Week 7 12:50 - Week 7 MTL @ OTT Recap 15:25 - Who Should Start at QB in Ottawa? 16:51 - Rourke Struggles in Lions Win 20:22 - Looking ahead for Hamilton 21:08 - Winnipeg Finds a Way to Win 23:23 - Week 8 MTL @ HAM 26:33 - Week 8 BC @ SSK 29:15 - Week 8 WPG @ CGY 30:54 - Week 8 OTT @ TOR 34:04 - John Metchie III...
Jul 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 302
0:00 – Intro 1:30 – Marino suspension 7:00 – Duke vs. Shaq at TDA 15:00 – Henoc’s argument with Pinball 17:00 – Maintaining composure in the heat of battle 19:30 – Touchdown Atlantic atmosphere 23:00 – Edmonton’s comeback win over Montreal 26:30 – Heavyweight bout between Calgary and Winnipeg 32:30 – Hamilton holds on to beat Ottawa 35:30 – Pressure on Montreal heading to Ottawa 40:10 – Khari Jones lands a job in Hamilton 41:00 – Hamilton heads to BC 43:00 – Can Edmonton push Winnipeg in week 7?...
Jul 20, 2022•49 min•Ep. 301
The CFL is headed east as Wolfville, Nova Scotia plays host to the Argos and Riders in the 2022 version of Touchdown Atlantic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie joins us to talk about the event and the potential of CFL football on the east coast.
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 300
0:50 Henoc on tough loss to Winnipeg 11:20 Collaros dominance 15:00 Rourke/BC in week 4 19:45 OTT in week 4 and how to turn team around 22:50 EDM@HAM thoughts 26:30 Tre Ford initial impressions 30:00 Where does Hamilton go from here? 32:25 Edmonton and Ford predictions + Rourke vs. Ford 38:50 MTL@SSK recap 42:30 CGY@EDM preview 43:55 OTT@SSK preview 45:10 WPG@BC preview
Jul 06, 2022•52 min•Ep. 299
Rundown: 0:00 – Intro 0:55 – Welcome Brad Sinopoli 1:30 – Impact Canadian players in the CFL 5:00 – Switching from QB to Receiver 15:15 – Brad’s favourite team to watch right now 17:30 – Nathan Rourke emerging star as Canadian QB 29:30 – Has Trevor Harris taken over the reins in Montreal? 34:30 – Time to panic in Hamilton? 38:00 – Winnipeg the most underwhelming undefeated team? 44:45 – The first Battle of Alberta of 2022 48:00 – Another blowout in BC 52:00 – BC @ Ottawa, Thursday 56:30 – Edmont...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 298
1:00 - Ricky's call to the Hall 5:00 - Henoc's scouting report on QB Ricky Ray 7:00 - Playing under different coaches and coordinators 10:30 - Which Grey Cup victory is Ricky's most cherished? 14:30 - The Hall of Fame induction 15:40 - Does the Hall of Fame creep into Henoc's mind? 18:00 - Week 2 MTL @ TOR 20:40 - QB controversy in Montreal 24:00 - Week 2 WPG @ OTT 26:00 - Week 2 CGY @ HAM 30:15 - Week 2 SSK @ EDM 33:30 - Week 3 SSK @ MTL 34:55 - Week 3 HAM @ WPG 36:20 - Week 3 EDM @ CGY 38:20 -...
Jun 22, 2022•42 min•Ep. 297
4:15 - KG's favourite CFL cities 9:15 - Fans with the best chirps in the CFL 13:00 - Best restaurant in CFL cities 16:00 - How the new hashmarks change the game 25:38 - Week 1 games, Montreal @ Calgary 29:15 - Montreal losing William Stanback 33:00 - Can Calgary handle a brewing QB controversy? 37:20 - Ottawa @ Winnipeg 43:45 - Hamilton @ Saskatchewan 49:40 - Edmonton @ BC 53:30 - Looking ahead to week 2 1:02:00 - KG's take: the best rivalry in the CFL...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 296
2:30 - Grinding through CBA negotiations 7:00 - Argos on a bye week 1, blessing or curse? 10:00 - Going all-out in pre-season vs. holding back 15:45 - Montreal @ Calgary 18:30 - The rise of Vernon Adams Jr. 20:30 - Ottawa @ Winnipeg 23:45 - Getting hyped too early with pre-game ceremonies 26:30 - Hamilton @ Saskatchewan 28:45 - Dane Evans taking over the reins 30:00 - Edmonton @ BC 31:15 - The Chris Jones era begins (again) in Edmonton 34:30 - The best QB in the CFL? 38:00 - The best player in t...
Jun 08, 2022•44 min•Ep. 295
On International Women's Day we speak to 3 great Canadian women working in football about the lack of females within the sport and how we can improve that.
Mar 08, 2022•44 min
In honour of Black History Month, we bring you our first 'Diversity is Strength Conversations'. For this episode, we feature Edmonton's Geroy Simon, Montreal's Khari Jones and Ottawa's Bob Dyce talking about their careers, black representation in football personnel, allyship and striving for improvement.
Feb 24, 2022•39 min
1:00 What will be remembered looking back on Grey Cup 108 down the road 4:00 Hamilton's decision to take a knee 7:00 How the kicking game plays a huge role in CFL football 9:00 The play of Zach Collaros and does he stack up as one of the best CFL QBs of all time 13:00 Will Winnipeg be able to keep this team together in free agency? 17:30 How special was having the CFL back after a year off 21:00 Goodbyes From Donnovan
Dec 17, 2021•22 min•Ep. 294
1:00 - Dane Evans 17:00 - Zach Collaros
Dec 11, 2021•36 min
3:30 – Different journeys for Hamilton and Winnipeg 7:00 - What did we learn about both teams? 12:00 – The scariest thing about the Bombers 15:00 – The scariest thing about the Ticats 17:30 - Grey Cup Predictions 19:00 – Donnovan’s final thoughts
Dec 08, 2021•21 min•Ep. 293