OK, I know he's a paid shill for the Green and White, so I get (but have little respect for) his over-the-top 'Rider Pride and suspect that his whole "League is out to get us because we're so great" tripe is about page hits and fan love as much as his true belief in it. But I was genuinely surprised at his bashing other reporters (Justin Dunk, Scott Mitchell, and a shot at Arash Madani too just for good measure) when they broke the roster scandal, suggesting they may be fabricating it and that the "riders could sue if it was false and how far Drew Edwards went to call out Pederson in return. Then reading the weekly picks and seeing John Hodge and Santino Filoso also slide in shots about how the Ticats would lay waste to the 'Riders "conspiracy or not" in an obvious shot back at Pederson.

So the question is, "what is this feud all about?" Seems to be more than just professional rivalry, and you don't usually see reporters calling each other out for unprofessionalism in public like this. Bryan Hall was a huge homer for the Eskies, but I don't recall people taking shots at him in print. Is Pederson not respectful of others because "they are just bloggers" (some media types seem to have a thin skin about their 21st Century competition because they didn't attend the true journalism school of hard knocks and just picked up a laptop and started typing one day and earned instant cred - or is that just my incorrect perception?) Is he that disliked by other journalists, and if so, why? Is it due to solely just because of his homerism, which is kind of his job and others get a pass on? Or is it something more?

Asking legitimately; I have no desire to defend Pederson, as he makes himself look ridiculous with his ranting (Mike Reilly pretty much got it right with his pre-season tweet), but this seems out of character for the media to engage in public smears against each other, and Pederson sure looks like he has a number of detractors in his own profession and not just amongst the fan site peeps.

Opinions and insight welcomed.

9 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

cfl just posted the pics on face book for week 10.  Idk whats a worse pick, pedersen going with the riders again. Or jim morris picking calgary to win the montreal winnipeg game. 

Anyone who picks the riders this week should be sent to the Gotham asylum.

Just now, LimJahey said:

Anyone who picks the riders this week should be sent to the Gotham asylum.

or what ever exile marty york is in. 

 

Peterson still an idiot.

 

Bold pick from Morris in the Bombers/Al's game, but it is hard to not pick the Stamps right now.

Rods record speaks for itself, i believe Maggy the Monkey could have a better than 13-22 record at this point in the season. 

which is a bit scary in that he took us this week........ #CurseOfDeath

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

which is a bit scary in that he took us this week........ #CurseOfDeath

Fair point but i he also did take Calgary...so I am still holding out some faith

4 minutes ago, LimJahey said:

Fair point but i he also did take Calgary...so I am still holding out some faith

That's the most shocking part in all of this. He hates Calgary, as do most of the unwashed masses in Saskatchewan. Jealous is what they are. Better city, better province, better football teams, and they all have to come live here because their own stink towns have nothing for them. 

shouldn't the tie be considered a wrong selection?... thus giving each of these guys another loss on their records...

You could pick the stamps in every CFL game this season and still look as knowledgeable as Pederson.

32 minutes ago, LimJahey said:

Rods record speaks for itself, i believe Maggy the Monkey could have a better than 13-22 record at this point in the season. 

rod has a terrible record, the riders have a terrible record, must be part of the conspiracy.  tin foil watermelon hat. 

2 hours ago, LimJahey said:

oh my bad... i swear he talks like he was on the field and he's definitely the size of an olineman 

Horizontally, yes.

If somebody has Zinger's quote about Gary's head it would be greatly appreciated

Rod does realize this game is IN Edmonton, right? Death, taxes, and losing at Commonwealth Stadium.

2 hours ago, AtlanticRiderFan said:

Rod does realize this game is IN Edmonton, right? Death, taxes, and losing at Commonwealth Stadium.

Oh come on, it's the Riders, they lose everywhere this year and last. 

5 hours ago, 17to85 said:

That's the most shocking part in all of this. He hates Calgary, as do most of the unwashed masses in Saskatchewan. Jealous is what they are. Better city, better province, better football teams, and they all have to come live here because their own stink towns have nothing for them. 

And Calgary has the Flames. Regina has the Pats which Rod does pbp for. I'm sure he wishes he could work NHL games. So even more jealousy.

I was talking to some friends about a tweet I sent Pederson's way (I thought it was good, so I mentioned it), and one buddy explained to another, "He's like Ed Tait, but for the Riders."

I stared, agape, trying to imagine how anyone could get to that conclusion.  Pederson's behaviour on 1290 this morning only confirmed his elite level jackassery.

11 minutes ago, wpgchris said:

I was talking to some friends about a tweet I sent Pederson's way (I thought it was good, so I mentioned it), and one buddy explained to another, "He's like Ed Tait, but for the Riders."

I stared, agape, trying to imagine how anyone could get to that conclusion.  Pederson's behaviour on 1290 this morning only confirmed his elite level jackassery.

What did that dbag have to say?  I never listen to 1290.

3 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Oh come on, it's the Riders, they lose everywhere this year and last. 

True, but even when they were winning, their victories at Commonwealth were very limited. That has not changed.

Edited August 26, 20169 yr by AtlanticRiderFan

On 8/23/2016 at 3:14 PM, rebusrankin said:

Heard him calling a game against Calgary. Calgary has it at the 2. No call because he and his partner are chatting followed by and Calgary scores a td. No mention of who (Messam) or how (run).

I get that Bob Irving is the best but have heard the crew out of Hamilton and Ottawa to name two and they are light years ahead.

Brian Hall when he covered the Eskimo games did the exact same thing. He`d be spouting off on commericals during the play. Growing up in Wpg I took what Knuckles did for granted - almost always setting the plays pre snap, who`s in motion, who`s covering who. Back in the day home games weren`t televised and that`s the only recourse we had to listen.

But my all time fav Brian Hall call was Milt Stegall`s miracle catch. Hallsy was going on about the Eskimo player of the game, Tony Roma`s ribs, etc. Then out of the blue he says `He`s got it, Stegall, he`s got the ball and is running to endzone and he`s going to score, where`s the flag Morley (color man), there`s gotta be a flag somewhere..............`. I hope Knuckles lasts as long as Vin Scully. 

Edited August 26, 20169 yr by KptKrunch

3 hours ago, wpgallday1960 said:

What did that dbag have to say?  I never listen to 1290.

Oh, the boys wound him up and he was off like a dervish. He was ranting and raving about Orridge (said his nickname across the league was "the Ghost"), and called Lawless a name or something.  It was difficult to keep track, as I'm only conversant in RiderFanboy from 3 years in Sask when I was young.

The guys on 1290 goaded him into it, for sure.  They asked a simple question like, "What's going on in Saskatchewan with all the fines and stuff," and it turned into a diatribe about conspiracies and Orridge and so forth.  You could sort of tell the 1290 guys were doing it on purpose.

He said the Jones refers to the CFL office as Mayberry.

22 hours ago, Noeller said:

which is a bit scary in that he took us this week........ #CurseOfDeath

LOL, I was just going to post that.