FRIDAY SHOW RECAP: FOOTBALL FRIDAY!

Friday’s Episode #230 of The Rod Pedersen Show was hotly-anticipated and it didn’t disappoint! Here are the highlights:

• Rod and Dupes opened with The Rollout for Flooring Superstore covering these Quick Six show topics: 1) Randy Ambrosie grilled by House of Commons reps, 2) Should the NFL fund the CFL?, 3) How did the NFL and NHL blow by the CFL in the early 1980’s for popularity and growth?, 4) Travis Lulay leaving the BC Lions, 5) NFL schedule release, and 6) Korean Baseball scores!
• Regarding Ambrosie’s address to the House of Commons and the tough questions he faced, Rod explained that he himself handles government relations for The Recovery Hour, Pedersen Recovery Inc. and some sectors of the Mental Health & Addictions field in Saskatchewan. He feels the questions from Federal Government reps weren’t out of line because everybody has their hand out and the government needs the lobbyist to sell them on their case. Whether Ambrosie did a good enough job of that would be a theme throughout the entire show.
• Hall of Fame Rider broadcaster John “Frenzy” Lynch joined the show via phone and had himself worked into a frenzy that the CFL will fold and what will we do with the new Mosaic Stadium? Lynch frothed that not enough is being done by Brad Wall, Pat Fiacco and Saskatchewan football reps but Rod reasoned that’s not their jobs anymore. It’s up to the leaders who are currently in place to save the CFL.
• Canuck Play’s Dave Winter from the video game Doug Flutie’s Maximum Football joined the show to discuss their latest addition, the history behind launching a Canadian video game, and dealing with CFL officials regarding using the league’s logos and players. Regarding Federal aid for the CFL, Winter observed, “I’ve seen a lot more spent on less.”
• The daily Capital Auto Mall/Universal Collision Centre poll question was: Should the CFL look to the NFL for funding? At press time, over 60% of respondents said yes.
• Rod observed that the time may have come for the CFL to receive a major cash injection from the NFL, and become a true farm league for the NFL. Many viewers joined the discussion and asked how that would look? 4 downs? Field dimensions? Etc. Rod explained that’s a conversation for much farther down the line.
• Sportsnet’s Arash Madani joined the show from Toronto to dissect Ambrosie’s address to the Canadian government. The CFL Insider admitted that Ambrosie’s comments were “jarring” regarding the perilous situation the CFL currently faces. He felt Ambrosie’s answers to the pointed questions were lacking.
• Canada’s foremost NFL Insider Jim Lang joined the show from Toronto and said he applauds Ambrosie for having the guts to go to Ottawa for help. Jim explained the death toll in Southern Ontario and Quebec and that there are far greater needs for the Canadian public at this time than funding a pro sports league. Jim also delved into Thursday night’s NFL schedule release and looked at some of the salacious early-season match-ups. Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be featured in prime time on five occasions, which is the maximum allowable.
• You can vote now on our Twitter poll for the Rockstar of the Day for RoxDar Supply Chain Solutions. At press time, Arash Madani was leading. Thursday’s vote was won by NHL Insider Rich Sutter.
• Friday’s show is available for viewing now on our Facebook page, you can listen to the podcast by clicking on the PODCAST tab at the top of this page, or you can listen anytime to our 24-hour live audio stream for SUDS Full Service Car Wash at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive.
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