TUESDAY RUNDOWN: CFL DRAFT PREVIEW & DON TAYLOR!

As usual, we had a lot of fun and covered a lot of ground on Episode #477 of The RP Show – Canada’s Daytime Sports Talkshow – on Tuesday! Read on for the rundown:

• RP and Moose Dupont got it going with The Warmup for Four Seasons Sports Palace covering these Quick Six show topics: 1) It’s CFL Draft Day! What’s going to happen? (Rod predicts the Riders will take UofS LB Nelson Lokombo at #2 and Moose said that would be a great selection), 2) Monday NHL leftovers – a huge comeback win for Montreal, 3) Canada spanks the Czechs 10-3 in a World Under-18 quarterfinal and Connor Bedard had five points, 4) Lebron says whomever thought of the NBA’s “Play-In” format should be fired, 5) The A’s top the Blue Jays 5-4 in the opener to a 4-game set, and 6) Packers coach Matt LeFleur “can’t fathom” life without Aaron Rodgers.
• Famed Vancouver sportscaster Don Taylor joined the show to talk about the sports landscape in BC and where the Lions fit in. He said the Seahawks have marketed aggressively in the Lower Mainland over the past several years. He talked about his various gigs with Sportsnet, VTV and TSN over the years and joked, “I’m on my third buyout!” D.T. also talked about the NHL’s expansion Seattle Kraken and how Canucks fans – including himself – fear the Kraken will win a Stanley Cup before Vancouver.
• The daily Capital Auto Mall/Universal Collision Centre poll question was: Will you be following the CFL Draft tonight? At press time over 60% of respondents said no.
• In the Hour 2 Second Half Kickoff we discussed with viewers how the CFL Draft may go, ominous predictions for large gatherings by BC’s top doctor Dr. Bonnie Henry, and examined the NHL playoff scenarios. Rod also promoted his appearance on Winnipeg Sports Talk right after today’s RP Show.
• RP Show Director of Scouting Craig Smith was up next and we went into a deep dive on the CFL Draft, the thought process behind selections and trades, and Craig predicted the big names could go first tonight due to the uncertainties around USPORTS prospects. It was an awesome, all-encompassing chat.
• The final two segments were devoted to Viewer Takeover and involved deep chats with viewers on CFL Draft coverage, the prospects and more. Many viewers said they weren’t planning to watch the Draft on TSN but now they will because of the preview we provided!
• Tuesday’s show is available for viewing now on our Facebook/YouTube pages, you can catch the replay at 4:00 pm ET on Game+, listen to the podcast anytime by clicking on the CONTENT tab at the top of this page or listen anytime to our 24-hour live audio feed at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive.
• See you at 10 am MT/12 pm ET on Wednesday on Game+ and YouTube/Facebook Live!