Rob Vanstone

Rob Vanstone: Dec. 9, 1956 air tragedy “galvanized” fan’s love of the Roughriders

4 hours ago | Rob Vanstone
Precisely 67 years have elapsed since a devastating day in Saskatchewan Roughriders history but, for Ron Basky, it still feels like the shocking news about Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 ...

Roughriders’ Kent Maugeri has found a home at both Mosaic Stadiums

December 8, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Not long after joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ coaching staff, Kent Maugeri was reminded that a trap isn’t strictly a running play.  “We were having troubles with mice, so we had these ...

Rob Vanstone: There are a number of reasons to celebrate Marc Mueller’s arrival 

December 7, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Marc Mueller, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ newly appointed Offensive Co-ordinator, is instantly associated with two numbers.  He wore No. 14 as a star quarterback with the Sheldon-Williams ...

Marc Mueller, Kent Maugeri will be coaching colleagues in Saskatchewan

December 6, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
As elated as he is to remain on-board with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Kent Maugeri appreciates an accompanying opportunity to call Marc Mueller a coaching colleague.  Maugeri, who returns as ...

Rob Vanstone: Nerdy nuggets about every Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach

December 5, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Give someone the title of “Roughrider Historian” and, well, this is what can happen.  I couldn’t resist. I simply could … not … resist.  Following the recent appointment of Corey Mace as the ...

Rob Vanstone: Dazzling debut for Corey Mace as Roughriders’ Head Coach

December 4, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
By resoundingly winning a getting-to-know-you press conference, newly appointed Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Corey Mace is already in elite company.  Mace’s impressive introduction places ...

Rob Vanstone: Charismatic coach wows the crowd at introductory session with season-ticket holders

December 3, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Listening to and observing newly appointed Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Corey Mace, Bill Forrest was transported back in time a mere 70 years.  In 1953, a 10-year-old Forrest attended his ...

Robservations: First time can be the charm … the age-old coaching question … and the Coach/GM two-touchdown tandem

December 2, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
We begin today by referencing that noted football maven, Jimi Hendrix, who memorably inquired in 1967: Are You Experienced?  A question of that ilk was circulating in recent weeks, during an ...

“I knew it was meant to be”: Saskatchewan’s the place for Corey Mace

December 1, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Corey Mace and Jeremy O’Day, who are now inextricably linked as leaders of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ football-operations staff, briefly but unforgettably crossed paths as players.  O’Day’s ...

Carol Hoeving’s part-time job was a ticket to 33 years with the Roughriders

November 30, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Taking stock of the past 33 years, Carol Hoeving flashes back to joining the Green and White, right out of the blue.  “One of my friends, Lois, was working part-time at the Rider Store,” Carol ...
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