‘The Waggle’ is the official podcast of the Canadian Soccer League, co-hosted by Gemini nominated broadcaster Donnovan Bennett and Gray Cup profitable former CFL linebacker Henoc Muamba.
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba recap OK Tire Labour Day Weekend the place they talk about Nathan Rourke’s return to kind, the Edmonton Elks’ surging success, the Hamilton Tiger Cats’ massive win and extra. With groups trending in numerous instructions, in addition they give their energy rankings because the CFL heads into Week 14.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba chat about their predictions for OK Tire Labour Day Weekend, necessities for the right tailgate, an opportunity for some massive motion within the West and so they compete in some Labour Day Basic trivia.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: The East is rolling proper now! Traditionally, the West is the division to look at – however have the tides turned? Henoc Muamba and Marshall Ferguson additionally talk about Nathan Rourke’s return, Jeremiah Masoli’s emotional first sport again, the necessity for 2 quarterbacks to make it to playoffs and who’s rolling as much as the sport in an S-Tier outfit.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Child Canada returns to the BC Lions! Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba react to the information together with what this implies for Vernon Adams Jr. Later, we have a look at Janarion Grant’s season and blind rank him amongst a few of the finest returners in CFL historical past.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett react to 2 massive upsets within the CFL because the Edmonton Elks get their first win of the 2024 season on the highway in opposition to the Riders, whereas the Bombers clean the Lions at house. The fellows additionally look forward to how a few groups will fare after some unlucky quarterback accidents, and make their picks for all the motion in Week 10 of the CFL season.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett break down the quarterback competitors in Edmonton between Tre Ford and McLeod Bethel-Thompson and ponder the way forward for one other Canadian quarterback who might quickly be returning to the CFL. The fellows additionally spotlight some gamers throughout the league who’ve earned the correct to recline and unwind. Additionally they make their picks for all the Week 9 video games.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba debate on which present CFL gamers might compete and medal in the event that they had been put into the Olympics. Additionally they break down Week 7 together with some shock standouts like Ajou Ajou, look again at their CFL Preseason Futures picks and make their Week 8 picks.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba talk about Chris Jones’ termination as common supervisor and head coach and what it means to the Edmonton Elks, who simply added yet one more walk-off area purpose loss to their report. Additionally they dive into some must-have gamers to your CFL Fantasy crew, Canadian gamers who’re on tempo to make historical past, and select their Week 7 picks.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and visitor co-host Luca Celebre go into a really thought out dialog about which gamers match sure Timbit flavours in assist of Tim Hortons Basis Camps. Luca additionally shares some perception about when he’s going to remain inside a CFL stadium for twenty-four hours. The 2 additionally talk about Montreal’s present win streak and make their Week 6 picks.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Henoc Muamba compete in a CFL trivia problem based mostly on the season to this point and make their picks for Week 5.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett mirror on a few of the Canadian soccer gamers they appeared as much as rising up, draft their high 5 Canadian issues of all-time and make their Week 4 picks. Additionally they sit down with the Montreal Alouettes’ Canadian famous person vast receiver Tyson Philpot to speak concerning the season to this point.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett reveal their high three Canadian WRs at present within the CFL and tackle the “Aura Eliminator” problem to see who has the perfect aura within the league. They shortly talk about Week 2 and make their picks for Week 3, the place Donnovan tells us the aftermath of his rivalry together with his father-in-law after final Sunday’s large sport.
Variety Is Energy Conversations Episode 9: Creating secure areas in sport
EPISODE OVERVIEW: In celebration of Pleasure Month, our Variety is Energy panel discusses allyship in sports activities and the way we are able to make our video games a extra accepting place for everybody. That includes professional hockey gamers Luke Prokop and Carly Jackson, together with Toronto Argonauts former participant and now entrance workplace member Matt Black, host Donnovan Bennett leads an vital and considerate dialog.
QB speak, high 5 celebrations and Week 2 picks
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc and Donnovan talk about the 2 quarterbacks who’ve caught their consideration as nicely which quarterbacks they’d draft for a starter and backup based mostly off of Week 1 play. Additionally they talk about their high 5 all-time landing celebrations and make their picks for Week 2.
Week 1 picks, early award predictions + TSN high 50 reactions
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett talk about their Week 1 sport predictions and their very early takes on the end-of-season awards. Additionally they react to TSN’s Prime 50 checklist and sit down to speak about every thing Jonas Brothers with superfan Kristina Costabile.
Prime 10 participant rankings + Emilus and Ouellette unique
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett sit down with Saskatchewan Roughrider teammates Samuel Emilus and AJ Ouellette to debate the upcoming 2024 CFL season. The fellows additionally give their scorching takes on the highest 10 CFL gamers forward of TSN’s 2024 CFL Prime 50 Gamers checklist.
Preseason preview + interview with TSN’s James Duthie
EPISODE OVERVIEW: CFL soccer is again! Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett recap the primary preseason sport of the 2024 season between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers whereas waiting for the preseason matchups to return. Henoc additionally performs the World Imaginative and prescient Canada CFL Group Picker to determine which crew he ought to assist in his first 12 months of retirement and the fellows sit down with TSN’s James Duthie.
Variety is Energy Conversations Episode 8: Asian illustration in soccer
EPISODE OVERVIEW: In honour of Asian Heritage Month, we’re speaking with two individuals making a big effect on the sport of soccer: Katie Miyazaki of Soccer Canada and Royce Metchie of the Toronto Argonauts.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett talk about all the information popping out of coaching camp together with what’s occurring in Hamilton with Bo Levi Mitchell. Now that Henoc is retired, he takes World Imaginative and prescient Canada’s CFL Group Picker quiz to search out out who he must be cheering for this season. Lastly, the fellows meet up with honourary ‘Canadian Air Pressure’ member, Weston Dressler to debate his coming induction into the Canadian Soccer Corridor of Fame with the Class of 2024.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett sit down with S.J. Inexperienced and Chad Owens to debate the current announcement that they are going to be inducted in as a part of the Canadian Soccer Corridor of Fame’s Class of 2024.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett break down all the strikes from the 2024 CFL Draft alongside skilled perception and evaluation from Marshall Ferguson. The fellows make their picks for which crew received the CFL Draft earlier than sitting down with BC Lions proprietor Amar Doman to debate Asian Heritage Month and the massive plans in retailer for the BC Lions this season as they get set to host the 111th Gray Cup this November.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett are challenged to make their quarterback blind rankings and provides some spicy takes within the course of. Plus, the fellows talk about the upcoming CFL Draft airing on April thirtieth at 8pm on TSN and TSN+ and sit down with William Stanback and Alexander Hollins of the BC Lions to speak concerning the upcoming CFL season.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett sit down with two of the most recent additions to the Ottawa REDBLACKS roster in Dominique Rhymes and Adarius Pickett.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett are joined by two former ‘Dawgs of the Week” — Brady Oliveira and Kenny Lawler of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Recorded in Hamilton throughout the CFL Content material Seize, Kenny places Donnovan on blast for his ‘Receiver Blind Rankings’ final week and we’re speaking legacy with Winnipeg’s personal Most Excellent Canadian operating again.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett sit down with Chris Streveler to speak about his five-year journey throughout the NFL and his choice to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the place the quarterback received a Gray Cup in 2019. The fellows additionally put their soccer data (and luck) to the take a look at blind rating their high 5 CFL vast receivers.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Marshall Ferguson recap all issues CFL Mix introduced by New Period and talk about a few of the notable names who noticed their draft inventory rise or fall forward of the CFL Draft on April 30.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Marshall Ferguson speak all issues CFL Mix introduced by New Period earlier than the nation’s high soccer prospects look to show heads from March 19-24 in Winnipeg.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: With March upon us, Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett recap a few of the insanity occurring in U SPORTS whereas proposing their concepts to create much more insanity within the playoffs for college soccer. The fellows additionally react to CFL.ca’s checklist of gamers picked to win the Most Excellent Canadian award by means of the 2028 CFL season and sit down with Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: In honour of Worldwide Ladies’s Day, we mirror on lots of the unbelievable and optimistic steps ahead for girls in skilled sport, whereas additionally recognizing the unlucky actuality of setbacks nonetheless confronted by many on and off the sphere. Discussing their experiences and providing their views are Saroya Tinker of the PWHL, Carolyn Cody of the BC Lions and Olympic determine skating Gold Medallist Gabrielle Daleman.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: After final week’s heated debate over CFL.ca’s Method Too Early Energy Rankings, Donnovan Bennett comes together with his tackle the place every crew at present stands. Plus, we speak the beginning of Mix season together with attention-grabbing interview questions prospects get. We’re additionally joined by the CFL’s present longest-tenured head coach, Mike O’Shea of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett mirror on the perfect moments of Henoc’s soccer journey after he introduced the top of his 13-year professional profession that noticed him play in each the CFL and NFL. The fellows additionally name up BC Lions co-general supervisor and head coach Rick Campbell to talk concerning the crew’s outlook for the 2024 CFL season and get right into a spicy debate over CFL.ca’s “Method Too Early” Energy Rankings.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: In honour of Black Historical past Month, Variety is Energy Conversations shines the highlight on the problems of influence, illustration and alternative for Black athletes in Canada. To offer their distinctive views and insights, we’re joined by three-time CFL Most Excellent Canadian and Canadian Soccer Corridor of Famer Jon Cornish, in addition to Georgette Reed, a 17-time Canadian track-and-field champion and the daughter of CFL legend George Reed.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett have a look at each crew’s Gray Cup odds because the flurry of Free Company transactions cools down across the league. Additionally they give their opinions on which groups may be flying underneath the radar heading into the 2024 CFL season. The fellows then sit down with Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ head coach Scott Milanovich to debate their upcoming season and the way the returning head coach plans to method his first season in The Hammer.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett break down the primary day of 2024 Free Company throughout the CFL, recapping all the largest strikes throughout the league. They talk about which remaining big-name free brokers might be signing quickly and analyze every crew’s roster because it stands now for the 2024 season.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Marshall Ferguson and Donnovan Bennett break down a frantic week of stories main as much as CFL Free Company, together with a few key gamers returning to the Blue Bombers, a shuffling of the operating again market throughout the league and a few main departures for the Argonauts.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Donnovan Bennett and Marshall Ferguson make their 2024 Free Company predictions for the largest names within the CFL but to signal with a crew for the upcoming season. The fellows additionally look forward to the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl sport and sit down with Winnipeg Blue Bombers common supervisor Kyle Walters.
EPISODE OVERVIEW: This week we verify in with CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie to get his retrospective on 2023, his tackle 2024 and an replace on a possible tenth crew. Later, we communicate with the GM of the latest growth franchise, Shawn Burke of the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Burke has been busy forward of free company to show issues round after a disappointing 2023 within the nation’s capital.
EPISODE RUNDOWN: Intro (0:00), NFL Playoffs (3:15), quarterback Dru Brown traded (5:30), Chris Streveler suitors? (7:45), Commissioner Randy Ambrosie interview (9:15), Shawn Burke pre-Free Company strikes (24:30), Shawn Burke interview (26:45)
EPISODE OVERVIEW: Henoc Muamba and Donnovan Bennett break down a sequence of signings and trades throughout the CFL, most notably with McLeod Bethel-Thompson returning to the league with the Edmonton Elks and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. heading together with him to Edmonton whereas Jake Ceresna joins the Argonauts. The fellows break down how Bethel-Thompson’s arrival impacts Tre Ford, the Elks outlook for the 2024 CFL season, and debate potential touchdown spots for at present unsigned quarterbacks akin to Dru Brown, Taylor Cornelius, who was just lately waived by the Elks, and Chris Streveler, who’s rumoured to be focused on a CFL return.
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