Mike

I'm happy. Not ecstatic, but Higgins (or pretty much any other non-surprise candidate) would not have made me ecstatic either.

This is horrible news.

I like this entire thread.

O'Shea with Khari as OC suits me fine.

Creehan following Burke makes sense, they don't have a LB coach in Toronto. If O'Shea is the man, I wonder who they'd poach. You know what I'd love to see? O'Shea bring Maas with him and give him a promotion to QBC

No surprise you'd hate the halftime show seen as how you pretty much seem to hate everything. That being said, the halftime show isn't meant to cater to people already at the game or watching the game on TV. They're already watching, it's not meant as a "bonus" for them. The halftime show IS to cater to, as you put it, the 12 year old girl demographic. Get TV sets that wouldn't normally tune in to switch the channel. Up the ratings, up the ad revenue, it's that simple. And as much as I can't stand Hedley, I'll take them over outdated acts like BTO mumbling out lyrics nobody can understand. No surprise you'd pick out something as ridiculous as this to criticize me for. You can be an ass just like everybody else even though you claim you aren't. In a single post, you called something "one of the biggest WTF moments in a century", made a joke about sexual abuse against children and suggested Jennifer Hedger was "on something" during the halftime show. Speaking of ridiculous.

No surprise you'd hate the halftime show seen as how you pretty much seem to hate everything. That being said, the halftime show isn't meant to cater to people already at the game or watching the game on TV. They're already watching, it's not meant as a "bonus" for them. The halftime show IS to cater to, as you put it, the 12 year old girl demographic. Get TV sets that wouldn't normally tune in to switch the channel. Up the ratings, up the ad revenue, it's that simple. And as much as I can't stand Hedley, I'll take them over outdated acts like BTO mumbling out lyrics nobody can understand. I understand the idea of trying to get eyeballs on the tv that wouldn't normally be there but I'm going to take great exception to the idea you'd take these guys over the outdated acts... Those acts have staying power for a reason and their songs popularity span across generations. In summary damn kids todays Musically? No, I wouldn't. In a live setting? Some of those acts just don't have the chops to produce a quality live performance anymore.

No surprise you'd hate the halftime show seen as how you pretty much seem to hate everything. That being said, the halftime show isn't meant to cater to people already at the game or watching the game on TV. They're already watching, it's not meant as a "bonus" for them. The halftime show IS to cater to, as you put it, the 12 year old girl demographic. Get TV sets that wouldn't normally tune in to switch the channel. Up the ratings, up the ad revenue, it's that simple. And as much as I can't stand Hedley, I'll take them over outdated acts like BTO mumbling out lyrics nobody can understand.

On the sixth day of Christmas, you should beg for a dictionary.

Out of curiosity why do you think Hervey is an awful GM? Terrible cap management abilities, his scouting is pretty awful, he's a royal ******* to media, he's broken several rules that a GM should know about, I could go on You could say the same about Taman aside from him being nice to the media. No I couldn't

Out of curiosity why do you think Hervey is an awful GM? Terrible cap management abilities, his scouting is pretty awful, he's a royal ******* to media, he's broken several rules that a GM should know about, I could go on

The City of Regina Twitter account announced this before the game

Yeah I don't get why Burris would be done in Hamilton. Because he can't stop Kory Sheets?

I don't take it that way at all. There isn't a better fit in the entire league, Collaros knows that. He just wants to get paid. Why is Winnipeg a better fit over Ottawa ? Ottawa needs the stability of a veteran while they establish themselves. They will gamble on a young up and comer eventually as their starter but it wouldn't be smart for it to be in year one

I don't take it that way at all. There isn't a better fit in the entire league, Collaros knows that. He just wants to get paid.

I like Chris Jones but I think he's doomed in Edmonton. Hervey is an awful GM and I bet they go at it over personnel decisions frequently.

Not worried about Walters as GM.

"My life is football" "I want to change that. I need to change that." That's why it's a bit sad.

Almost sad in a way.

Can he? He's never been a GM with a salary cap.

I don't really think hiring anyone from Saskatchewan breaks away from the "Incest is Best" theme.

Simply put, what you want does not exist. Also, your criteria for what makes a good coach and what does not is faulty. I don't care if a guy has experience in the CFL as an offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator or coordinator of the dietary concerns for vegan defensive backs. It simply does not matter. There is a reason why a guy like Pinball can retire and go straight to a head coaching position and it works while a guy like Burke with an absolutely sparkling resume as a coordinator falls short. It is not about your experience with playbooks or schemes. Above everything else, you have to be a leader and a manager of people. Experience in the CFL to be aware of the game and it's intricacies is important and a requirement no doubt, but it simply does not matter where that experience is from to me. If a guy can lead, he can lead. If he can't, he can't. The chain of development for a head coach is not like a quarterback where you move from 3rd string (positional coach) to 2nd string (coordinator) to starter (head coach), you either have the ability to lead or you do not. Give me the right personality over the right resume every day

I'd be surprised if O'Day took the interview, to be honest.

Give me a break with your witch hunt. He's going to be the team conditioning guy, not the assistant GM, and optics aside he's a great hire. Who cares who hires the person for that role whether it's Miller, Walters or the Queen of England

I don't expect we'll give up a first rounder. I do expect we'll swap with Toronto though. That being said, without trying to get your hopes up, you should be confident that Collaros will sign with us when we trade for us. We'll have the ability to talk contract beforehand because unbelievably, Collaros actually wants to come to Winnipeg so Toronto will want to maximize their return. Really ? Because all indications are that Collaros wants to try the NFL this off season. http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/18/zach-collaros-free-to-move-on http://www.cjob.com/2013/11/19/brown-confirms-he-was-asked-to-un-retire/ So do I. I'd say our chances are about the same.