WEDNESDAY COMMENTARY – LIVE FROM CALGARY

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TODAY’S COMMENTARY COMES TO YOU FROM THE FOOTHILLS, IN BEAUTIFUL CALGARY, AB.

WE’RE HERE TO BROADCAST THREE DAYS OF LIVE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW EPISODES FROM THE BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL AIRPORT ON GAME+ TV, YOUTUBE & FACEBOOK LIVE.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, “WHY CALGARY?”

WE SAY, “WHY NOT?”

WE’RE GOING TO PARADE A BEVY OF CALGARY SPORTS GUESTS THROUGH OUR SET AND GET THE LOWDOWN ON THE HOEDOWN THAT IS THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS AND FLAMES.

FROM A MOOD STANDPOINT, I’M SURE WE COULD’VE A PICKED A BETTER TIME. IF YOU CHECK THE CFL STANDINGS, THE STAMPEDERS ARE A LEAGUE-WORST 1-4.

EVEN THE CASUAL CFL FOLLOWER KNOWS THE STAMPEDERS ARE MISSING QUARTERBACK BO LEVI MITCHELL WITH A BROKEN LEG BUT EVEN WITH HIM AT THE START OF THE YEAR, THEY WERE 0-2.

IT’S EASY AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO SAY THE STAMPS CAN’T WIN WITHOUT THEIR NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK – FEW TEAMS CAN – BUT IS THERE MORE TO THE STORY?

IF YOU RECALL, THE CFL POWER RANKINGS HAD THE STAMPS LISTED AS NUMBER-6 BEFORE THE SEASON EVEN KICKED OFF AND WE SCOFFED.

MAYBE THEY WERE ONTO SOMETHING?

WELL, WE’LL FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE HORSEMEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PERHAPS MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.

I WENT TO COLLEGE HERE, HAVE TONS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY HERE, AND ALMOST MOVED HERE THREE TIMES. WAKING UP IN THIS CITY THIS MORNING REMINDED ME HOW MUCH I ALWAYS LOVED IT.

AND WE’LL TRY TO GET THE SKINNY ON THE CROSSTOWN FLAMES AS WELL; THE TEAM I PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN THE SCOTIA NORTH DIVISION, BUT WOUND UP FIRING ITS COACH AND MISSING THE PLAYOFFS!

HONESTLY I EXPECTED SOME PRETTY BIG CHANGES WITH THE FLAMES THIS OFF-SEASON BUT NOW ON THE CUSP OF TRAINING CAMP, IT APPEARS THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE.

WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT ALL, AND EVEN TAKE IN A RODEO WHILE WE’RE HERE!

WHAT A JOURNEY.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY