Monday Morning Sentimonies: A Milestone Set of Predictions

After close to a month of forced exile, the Riders are back to existing in the eyes of the league once again. We have football this week!

Before I get to my official 2026 predictions, I would like to take a minute to acknowledge a milestone. 

Did you know that 2026 marks the 20^th season of the Rider Prophet leading the masses through the darkness? Just prior to the 2007 season a much younger Prophet first donned the robe and took up the staff. Over the ensuing 2 decades you’ve had the pleasure of (or had to endure) my witticism, my analysis, my humour and my prognostications. Together we’ve endured the lows of Michael Bishop, 13^th Man, Durant’s elbow exploding, whatever the hell the first year under Chris Jones was and more. But we’ve also basked in the highs of winning seasons, shenanigans in the stands, mocking Manitobans and most importantly 3 championships. I know correlation is not causation but since I started on the job we have won more championships than the previous 90+ years combined. Just saying. 

I would like to thank my longtime readers (Hi Mom) and anyone who as taken the time to read my sentimonies over the years. Some of you may have liked and agreed with my thoughts, some of you are just wrong (I’m kidding… mostly). But knowing that people care about what you putting out there is pretty special. So thanks for tagging along for me on this ride and being willing to not take things super seriously. To the small minority of you who get super mad at me, if you see a picture of a guy in a fake beard and hand made robe and can’t understand that maybe its for fun… well there is no saving you. Thanks for the past 20… not sure I have 20 more in me but I’ll keep doing this a long as it keeps being fun… or until AI makes us all subservient to computers. 

2026 Predictions

**To the tune of California Love by Tupac…(yes you read that correctly)** 

Rider Nation knows how to party
Rider Nation knows how to party
In the city of Regina 
In the city of the queen
In the city, city that rhymes with fun
We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin'

Now, let me welcome everybody to the Wild, Wild West
The division where in ’25 the Riders were the best

A repeat is what the squad has for a quest

To once again prove we’re better than the rest

We got that old man power with Harris at QB

With Ouelette you’ll never find that backfield empty
And the defense on the prowl where they always been
Lean mean turnover-makin'-machines servin' fiends

We’ll start the season slow and make fans blue

But we’ll be back winning again soon

Come Week 21 we’ll be 2^nd at 10-8
Still beatin’ Bombers on Labour Day feeling great.

It’s all good, we win playoffs round 1

But come the West Final we’re done

Throw me the middle finger if you feel I ain’t right

Prophet got mad flow even though he white