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I'm not from Sask. so I'm no expert. Is that an outhouse or a shithouse?

Only a 4.7 yard rushing average though, lowest of his career. That's concerning for a guy who will be 29 next season. I'd still like to see him here but hope we wouldn't break the bank. That's the stickler, I'm sure Harris is seeking the biggest payday of his career. If the Bombers balk at paying twice the going rate for a RB, he may find a new home in Ottawa or Montreal.

Didn't the CFL just have their league meeting in Vegas? Has anyone heard what they discussed or what came out of that?

Look down, look waaay down. Alex Suber is offended.

I think they'll have a hard time enforcing a penalty of that magnitude when they can point out that tampering is pretty much "standard practice" in the CFL. It's time for the CFL to start following it's own rules on personnel movement before the courts get involved. This certainly gives Orridge a mandate to accomplish something major during his tenure.

If there's any room left in the barf bag you can fill it up with this. Rod Pedersen @sportscage The new braintrust of Canada's Team! From left: John Murphy, Chris Jones, Jeremy O'Day

2.5 BILLION!!! Thieving bastards didn't give me a nickel when the floor fell out of my 72 Corolla!

I keep seeing Arceneaux straight-arming Washington and throwing him to the turf like a limp ragdoll. Bombers need to find a Manny duplicate or a Nik Lewis clone who can cause havoc in the D backfield.

Why is MPI building up a real-estate portfolio??? If they have extra cash left over they need give it back to their customer's in terms of lower rates or rebates. Hate when government bodies use public money to pretend their financial king-pins or real-estate magnates. When they lose out all we get back is a big "oh well", no skin off their back as they continue to collect their salaries and pensions with little consequence.

Somewhat happy that the Bombers managed to avoid all this fracas, the bullets should start flying soon.

gary lawless ✔ @garylawless Update: @CFL investigating Thorpe's resignation from @MTLAlouettes, potential move to @edmEskimos http://fw.to/wOdmhAX 5:39 AM - 16 Dec 2015 The CFL is officially investigating Noel Thorpe's resignation from the Montreal Alouettes and potential move to the Edmonton Eskimos. The Eskimos, already slated for mediation with the Ottawa Redblacks over the hiring of head coach Jason Maas, may be headed for more conflict as they attempt to fill key vacancies on their coaching staff. TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reported late Tuesday night that Thorpe informed the Alouettes he was resigning from his assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. It’s believed Thorpe could be headed to the Eskimos for a similar position as the one he held in Montreal. Thorpe, however, has two years left on his contract with the Alouettes and no out clause, according to sources. No permission to speak with Thorpe was requested by the Eskimos. If Thorpe does indeed end up in Edmonton, questions about the timing and process are bound to be asked. Eskimos GM Ed Hervey was recently fined by CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge for "comments that bring the league into disrepute." Hervey lost his head coach Chris Jones, lured to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for more title, responsibility and money, and then watched as Jones took his entire coaching staff to the Riders. When asked if he thought Saskatchewan had tampered with his former head coach, Hervey was blunt. “As far as this league, we know that tampering does happen. It does. We do it. Everyone does it. It’s just a part of the CFL,” he said. Tampering rules in the CFL state an individual directly or indirectly connected with one franchise is prohibited from “directly or indirectly through an agent or by public or private statement or inference, contacting or negotiating with any non-playing person connected with another member club.” Hervey followed the rules in hiring Maas, asking the Redblacks for permission to speak with the coach before beginning the courting process. The Redblacks granted the request but subsequently informed the Eskimos they would be seeking compensation if Maas was offered a contract. The Eskimos informed the Redblacks they would be hiring Maas but not participating in any compensation. Orridge was then dragged into the fray and brokered a settlement which allowed Edmonton to hire its new head coach but would also see the two franchises enter a mediation process to see if compensation for Ottawa is indeed warranted. Orridge and league governors are already looking at the process of coaches jumping from one team to another while still under contract. It’s tradition in the CFL for teams to allow coaches to escape their contracts in order to take a promotion with another club. Position coach to coordinator, coordinator to head coach or head coach to GM. Protocol would have a senior executive from one franchise inform the organization of the targeted coach and seek permission to discuss a promotion. In the case of Thorpe leaving his position in Montreal and potentially signing on in Edmonton, no permission was sought. Thorpe went straight to the stage of submitting his resignation. Thorpe has had two stints with the Alouettes. He was the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach from 2002 to 2007 and then was the defensive coordinator from 2013 to 2015. He has previously coached in Edmonton, from 2008-10 as special teams coordinator and DB coach. He was passed over twice for the Als head coaching position. First when Als GM Jim Popp took over as interim head coach last season following the firing of Tom Higgins and again this off-season when Popp elected to stay on as head coach for the coming season.

No worries, Chevy is just a phone call away.

Sports leagues in general don't like having their operational rules examined by a court of law, it would be very bad for the CFL if it went that far.

In other news, Alberta rednecks plan to hold a Sunday prayer meeting, picnic and lynching for newly elected Premier Rachel Notley. Link? If you insist. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/notley-assassination-comments-bill-6-brian-jean-1.3361063

In other news, Alberta rednecks plan to hold a Sunday prayer meeting, picnic and lynching for newly elected Premier Rachel Notley.

Two in a row would be like ecstasy. Not the emotion, the drug.

Wally seems to be dawdling along without an OC while other teams make coaching changes, much like he failed to address his QB situation last off-season, he appears to be losing his edge. Seniority has it's advantages when it's on the other team.

Can't figure out why they hired Maas over Steinauer but it's all good. If the Bombers need a new HC next year, Steinauer should be top of the list.

There in lies the problem, the earth's resources are limited but the proliferation of man is not. The Grand Banks of Newfoundland were wiped out in most of our lifetimes, what did we learn? Nuthin. Who Killed the Grand Banks?In almost the blink of an eye, Canada's east coast cod fishery collapsed completely. The famous Grand Banks fishery was dead. First sounded by European explorers in the late 15th century, the banks were internationally known to be a famous fishing ground for the Northern cod. Sadly, this is no longer the case. While many theories abound surrounding its destruction, including over-fishing, weak scientific fishery modeling, and foreign rapaciousness, the fact is that after a 15-year moratorium the ecosystem of the Grand Banks has changed irrevocably. This is a timely issue as environmental concerns are front of mind for all levels of government and for the public. What conclusions does the decimation of the cod hold for us for our natural resources that are being wrenched from our landscape, rivers and oceans? The end came officially on July 2, 1992: John Crosbie, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced a moratorium on Northern cod stocks. For half a millennium, the Grand Banks cod had sustained international fishing fleets, boosted the world’s economy, become the flash point in power politics, and was the lifeblood of generations of villages perched on rocky outcrops along the Newfoundland coast. Crosbie’s announcement was the final nail in the Grand Banks coffin. What happened? For 16 years, accountability has been dodged. The media has been mute. Successive governments buried the shameful tale under layers of secrecy, subsidies and the “good news” story of off-shore oil. The new cod-fishing fleets – technological juggernauts with the capacity to ravage a sea floor – have denied responsibility. A few courageous marine biologists have spoken up, only to find themselves squarely in the sights of government censors. The in-shore fishery – the small-boat fishermen who plied the cold waters of the Banks for generations – now reflect bitterly on better times. When they saw the stocks decline – and their livelihood with it – they sounded the first alarm, but apparently no one was listening. Alex Rose asks who is listening now. The answer to who killed the Grand Banks just might be another alarm bell for us today, signalling future environmental and ecosystem destruction. And while theories abound as to what caused the catastrophic collapse – botched science, timorous and fluctuating political will, a boom in the seal population -- it is indisputable that the ecosystem of the cold Grand Bank waters has changed dramatically. Despite a decade of rhetorical hand wringing, served up with dollops of Canadian official denial, Rose has salvaged one hard truth: the Grand Banks cod fishery was wiped out because of made-in-Canada greed and willful blindness. Newfoundlanders and Canadians, now shamed and embarrassed into a stony silence, worked overtime to decimate one of the world’s greatest biological bounties. In a frenzy of collective hysteria, Canadians created an environmental catastrophe here on our own shore. As the oil sands exploration gouges the landscape of northern Alberta, as overfishing hammers stocks of Pacific salmon, the fate of the Grand Banks has become a cautionary tale now told around the world. There’s a price to pay when a society ignores its role as a steward of the environment. This poses the question of our generation: will the ecological disaster that befell the Northern cod happen again?

Pretty clear that Obama didn't like Harper and Harper didn't like Obama. George Bush had 3 years to throw a state dinner for Harper and didn't bother to do so. George was a frat boy and Harper was a nerd, can't see the problem.

Valid explanation, so how was Harper spending those funds within the same family budget?

Don't forget that Marshall was brought in as "thunder" not "lightening". If the Bombers can get Cotton back in original condition or sign Andrew Harris I think they'll be fine at RB.

Found this, but it isn't much.

Used to call it a taxi squad, every team had one but the number of players differed largely between teams as it was "unofficial" and of course the Esks. had the biggest one going at the time.

I can't this douchebag .. I've never seen anything positive come from him. It's one thing to be critical when it's deserved .. but finding negativity in EVERY little thing the organization does it just too much. It's like someone in the organization kicked his dog, slept with his wife .. pissed in his cornflakes all in the same day. It's relevant because Knox was suspended for PEDs in the NFL. Darrin Bauming ‏@DarrinBauming The Dallas Cowboys released Knox in June, soon before the NFL suspended him for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy.