WEDNESDAY COMMENTARY – BO, BEDARD & RIDER SUSPENSE

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TODAY WE PRESENT SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK:

NUMBER ONE: THE ROUGHRIDERS SEEM TO BE THE HOTTEST TOPIC IN THE WHEAT PROVINCE, WHICH IS HARDLY A SURPRISE.

THE SUSPENSE IS INTENSE, WHATWITH THE GREEN & WHITE POISED TO HOST THE EDMONTON ELKS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE CFL SENT OUT A PLAYOFF SCENARIOS NEWS RELEASE THIS WEEK AND IT DIDN’T SAY THE RIDERS COULD CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT WITH A WIN, BUT ROB VANSTONE SAID AS MUCH IN ONE OF HIS SCATHING COLUMNS IN THE LEADER POST THIS WEEK.

THE SUSPENSE CENTRES AROUND ‘WILL THE RIDERS PULL THIS SEASON OUT OF THE FIRE?’ OR, ‘WILL IT GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FLOPS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY?’

WHAT DRAMA.

SECONDLY, STILL WITH THE CFL, IT’S AMAZING HOW THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP A LID ON THIS BUBBLING QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY.

BO LEVI MITCHELL IS NOW THE NUMBER-2 QUARTERBACK BEHIND JAKE MAIER AND AS STAMPS VOICE MARK STEPHEN POINTED OUT ON TUESDAY, SOMETIMES NUMBER-3.

IF I WAS ON THE AIR IN CALGARY, I’D BE GIVING THIS STORY MORE COVERAGE THAN THE O.J. TRIAL.

GOOD THING FOR EVERYBODY, I’M NOT.

(IN A WAY WE ARE ON THE AIR IN CALGARY, ON TELUS OPTIK CABLE CHANNEL 924 ON GAME+ TV)

BUT WE REMAIN THE CFL’S #1 PODCAST, AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS LEADING UP TO THE TRADE DEADLINE OCTOBER 5. WE’RE TOLD BO ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE.

AND FINALLY, SPEAKING OF TRADES, I GOT WORD TUESDAY THE REGINA PATS DO NOT PLAN TO TRADE CONNOR BEDARD.

THIS EDICT HAS COME DOWN, APPARENTLY, FROM THE VERY TOP OF THE ORGANIZATION.

NOW THIS IS A SITUATION THAT BEARS WATCHING.

YES, CONNOR WILL SELL A LOT OF TICKETS FOR EACH AND EVERY GAME HE PLAYS FOR THE REGINA PATS THIS SEASON. BUT A TEAM THAT MISSED THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR IS JUST A YEAR OLDER NOW BUT IT SAYS HERE, NOT MUCH BETTER.

SO THEY’RE GOING TO TAKE A RUN AT IT WITH CONNOR.

WHAT HAPPENS COME CHRISTMAS WHEN THEY’RE WELL BELOW THE PLAYOFF LINE?

LET’S MAKE THE BET RIGHT NOW – BEDARD WILL BE A BLAZER.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

(The Rod Pedersen Show airs daily on Game+ TV across Canada and the USA and on 99.1 WQEE FM. Call your cable provider to subscribe. You can also watch on YouTube Live or listen 24/7 at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive)

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