Stories By Ryan Ballantine
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/ 5 years ago10 reasons why I hate the name ‘Edmonton Elks’
Full disclosure: I was ready to write this article no matter what Edmonton’s new name was. I am an unapologetic Stampeders...
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/ 5 years agoOpinion: why the CFL should give up on Ontario for 2021
Last week it was announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford that no large scale events would be happening in the province...
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/ 5 years agoJohn Hufnagel didn’t feel Stampeders had to draft OL despite retirements of Bergman, Erdos
As a wizard of the CFL Draft who has spun many a late-round selection into gold, John Hufnagel felt this year’s...
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/ 5 years agoTen dos and don’ts for a potential XFL-CFL partnership
News of negotiations between the XFL and CFL has set the online punditry into a frothy chatter about the future loss...
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Calgary Stampeders
/ 5 years agoWhy you shouldn’t expect much from Calgary in free agency
I don’t need to tell anyone that 2020 was a strange year. A global pandemic shut down everything. A huge percentage...
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/ 5 years ago‘Twas the Night Before CFL Christmas
Every year I do a Grey Cup parody of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas that talks about the teams and fans...
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/ 5 years ago3DownNation top 100 CFL players: No. 38 OL Ucambre Williams, Calgary Stampeders
As a young man growing up, I was gifted, on a few occasions, a Swiss Army Knife. The gift-giver was normally...
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/ 5 years ago3DownNation top 100 CFL players: No. 43 OL Shane Bergman, Calgary Stampeders
It says a lot about the next entry on this list that he was a first time all-star following a season...
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/ 5 years ago3DownNation top 100 CFL players: No. 55 OL Sean McEwen, Calgary Stampeders
Stampeders’ president and general manager John Hufnagel has been known to say that you will “never find a bargain on the...
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/ 5 years ago3DownNation top 100 CFL players: No. 63 DB Jamar Wall, Calgary Stampeders
Consistency, thy name is Jamar Wall. Next up on our list is the new elder statesmen of the Stampeders’ secondary, following...