Ryan Ballantine

Remember the 2018 season? The Calgary Stampeders were Grey Cup champions and Dave Dickenson had been to the final in all three seasons since taking over as head coach. At the time, he was the winningest coach in CFL history on a percentage basis. Over those three years, the Stampeders were 41-11-2. Since then. they […]

I was ecstatic when this year’s Grey Cup halftime show was announced. Green Day is one of the best-selling artists of my generation and a band that’s remained relevant for decades. They seemed like a perfect choice. Now that the group’s performance has garnered nearly universal acclaim, it’s time to figure out where the pop-punk […]

The Calgary Stampeders entered the CFL off-season with one of the highest free agent totals in the league and have since been relatively quiet, re-signing only backup quarterback Tommy Stevens and offensive lineman Josh Coker. Far from the juggernaut of years past, Calgary struggled to find a rhythm in 2023, committing too many turnovers and […]

It’s that time of year! The oven gets preheated, the flour coats the counter, and the holiday baking begins! I’m sure you’ve always wondered what Christmas treat best represents your CFL team and so we here at 3DownNation have decided to compile the definitive list. Saskatchewan Roughriders — Peppermint Hot Chocolate When fresh from the kettle, […]

You can’t go anywhere this time of year without hearing Christmas music but over the years, the traditional carols have been substituted by a new generation of crooners signing both originals and covers of those classics. Whether you think these new-fangled tunes are naughty or nice, they’ve become emblematic of the holiday season. Some of […]

The Calgary Stampeders limped to their worst record in almost 20 years last season, which includes the entire tenure of head coach and general manager Dave Dickenson. Though the club still made the playoffs, the focus this off-season was to get better results in nearly every facet of the game. During the recent annual Red […]

The 2024 campaign officially kicked off for the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday as they hosted the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium for their first preseason test of the new year. The Lions brought some Vancouver weather with them as lightning warnings pushed back the start of the game by half an hour but much like […]

The rebuild is complete! Ok, that might be a little hasty, but the Stampeders still finished the preseason with a perfect 2-0 record with wins over the two best teams in the West from last season in the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It would be easy, and completely correct, for fans of […]

The Calgary Stampeders came into McMahon Stadium on Friday night needing a win. That may seem like hyperbole when talking about the first game of the 2024 season but given the results from 2023, a fast start was required for a team struggling to regain their identity as one of the league’s best. Standing in […]

When you are a team rebounding from a bad season and playing against a Grey Cup favourite, you must be perfect. As good as the Stampeders were in front of a sold-out crowd at BC Place, they were far from perfect. The result was a 26-17 loss to the B.C. Lions that dropped them to […]