WBBFanWest

It's not simply character. It has to do with safety of women. Anything with violence towards women will be a huge red flag. And the Riders get a pass because they need out-of-towners to augment the Saskatchewan gene-puddle and being that it's Regina, you get what you can get. Think of it as a public service by the CFL.

The CFL is an organization that markets itself as "family & women friendly". You have someone here charged with sexual assault. If they allow him to play, what does that say about them? What if, god forbid, something else was to happen with that player? While it might not be "fair" in some people's eyes, if you get charged with something like sexual assault, the organization is going to protect itself and it's reputation first and worry about an individual player last. Might not seem fair, but in this day and age, the last thing the league would want is to be seen to be "covering up" or uncaring. Sucks to be him, but if he clears his name, he might be welcome back. For reference I point you to that guy that Hamilton was going to hire last year. League rep comes first.

Innocent until proven guilty is the standard for court. This isn't court.

I was thinking edil too. Thanks for having the guts to say it.

Why do they have to wait for a trial? You can cut a guy for any reason. This is a reason.

A Harris

Sorry, but I never had Richie Hall kick my dog, so I just can't generate the same level of outrage that others here can. I'd lose no sleep if they replaced him, but I can also recognize then there are other issues in this last loss that might be more relevant that Hall's D. Not to worry though, there're lots of other games coming up so I'm sure that the "We hate Richie Hall and everyone who has ever known him" crowd will have plenty to rage about.

Well, pretty hard to argue against such a well thought out and detailed position as that. I concede.

You do realize that the other team is comprised of professionals that are paid to make plays, right. Even the best defense in the world (and that is certainly not a Richie Hall defense) gets scored on. BC managed 20 points in 60 minutes. This one was on the O. Not completely of course, but certainly the lion's share.

Of course, if the O had scored one more touchdown, the the D did do enough. If you want to play the "what if" game, you have to allow for "what ifs" on both sides

If we had know that the Lions were only going to score 20 in this game, there would have been few people, excluding you of course, who would have predicted a loss. This O should be expected to generate more than 20 points in a game, especially when it gets 17 in the first half. The D wasn't perfect but if the O plays only an average 2nd half, we win this easily.

Break out the Prozac boys, it's going to be a long week.

You cannot blame the defense on this one. They allowed 20 points despite all the turnovers. That should have been more than enough cushion for the O.

You clearly don't understand the function of a board. They are not experts in the day to day stuff and have no business in "demanding" anything. They deal exclusively with the CEO and only the CEO. At the same time, if the CEO has confidence in the GM (which he does presumably) then he does not interfere. And if the GM has confidence in his HC then he doesn't interfere. So the only guy who will decide on the fate of Hall is O'Shea and O'Shea alone. That's how a professional organization works; everyone does their job and only their job. So by all means, continue to suggest that "the powers that be" need to get involved. They won't, because they all know better than that.

Trolly McTroll is back, unfortunately...

I understand that everyone gets a free unicorn too!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we eliminate the 3 point drop kick some years ago?

It's a good thing that there is no history of a new league coming in, making claims that it can't keep and then folding withing a couple of years. Yep, no risk at all. Everyone's going to rush to sign up, I'll bet.

A Harris

But just think of the weeping and gnashing of teeth that some our fans here would have if they couldn't ***** at the end of the year. God, that would be fun to see.

I don't think that the word probably is defined as "something of almost impossible odds" because while he might be good enough to be their starter, he ain't no where near good enough to win behind that O line.

I'm suggesting that there are places more preferable than Regina. Jail, a desert island, the edge of an active volcano and a leper colony come to mind...

I've been to Regina. I can understand why jail might seem preferable.

I expect to see that Jones has signed him in the next day or two.