FRIDAY COMMENTARY – JIM HOPSON HAD IT RIGHT

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WHAT A WEEKEND WE HAVE IN STORE!

IF THE CFL IS YOUR THING, RARELY HAVE WE SEEN A SITUATION LIKE THIS; THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS HAVE A CHANCE TO GO INTO CALGARY AND BASICALLY SNAP THE NECK OF THE STAMPEDERS IN AN OCTOBER GAME.

THE RIDERS ARE 5-2, THE STAMPEDERS 2-5, AND WHILE THE STRONG PLAY OF SASKATCHEWAN IS NOT A SURPRISE, IT’S STILL SHOCKING TO ME TO SEE CALGARY IN LAST PLACE.

THE RIDERS ARE FAVOURED BY 2.5-POINTS AT BETREGAL.NET – OUR EXCLUSIVE BETTING PARTNER – AND I’LL TAKE THAT BET.

I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE SPORTSBOOK AT BETREGAL.NET AND GET IN ON THE FUN ACTION, WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME! SPORTS BETTING ENHANCES YOUR VIEWING EXPERIENCE, AND BET REGAL’S FREE SPORTSBOOK LETS YOU DO IT SAFELY.

MEANWHILE THE REGINA PATS TAKE ON THE P.A. RAIDERS IN A SEASON-OPENING HOME-AND-HOME SERIES THIS WEEKEND. TONIGHT IN P.A., THEN SATURDAY IN THE QUEEN CITY.

FANS WILL FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE CONNOR BEDARD LIVE, AND YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF IF HE’S THE BEST PLAYER TO EVER SUIT UP FOR THE REGINA PATS.

I PLANNED MY WHOLE AUTUMN AROUND CALLING THE HOME-OPENER SATURDAY NIGHT ON ACCESSNOW-TV BUT SINCE WE’VE BEEN BUMPED BY THE CBC, I’VE ELECTED TO STAY IN FLORIDA LONGER.

AND THAT CUES A REAL FUN WEEKEND DOWN HERE IN FLORIDA. TONIGHT IT’S THE PANTHERS AND DALLAS STARS AT FLA LIVE ARENA. IS TONIGHT THE NIGHT JOE THORNTON MAKES HIS PANTHERS DEBUT? THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME! (**UPDATE** AS IT TURNS OUT, NO HE WILL NOT.)

SATURDAY I GOT INVITED TO A BUCCANEERS ALUMNI PARTY IN BOCA RATON BUT HAD TO DECLINE AS I’M GOING BACK TO THE KEYS.

AND THEN SUNDAY IT’S THE DOLPHINS AND COLTS AT HARDROCK STADIUM, WHERE I’M HOPING TO SEE FORMER CFL COACH SCOTT MILANOVICH, WHO’S ON THE INDIANAPOLIS STAFF.

WHO ON EARTH COULD’VE EVER PLANNED THIS?

HALL OF FAME RIDER PRESIDENT JIM HOPSON ONCE TOLD ME, “LIFE HAS A WAY OF GETTING YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.”

IF THIS IS THE NEXT CHAPTER, SIGN ME UP.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY