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Pretty lofty attendance goal, but hey, shoot for the stars

For me, I've scratched my head a few times over roster decisions that Coach O'Shea has made, but I've always remembered that there are things that I don't know/understand, so who am I to criticize? But this last Grey Cup, he allowed injured players, who had no business being out there, to not only dress, but to start. He allowed this to happen and there was no good reason for it. I'm assuming that over the off season, someone in the organization has had a talk with him about his loyalty to his players and how sometimes you have to put winning ahead of loyalty. He's a great coach, but like all of us, has a blind spot or two that he needs to get coached up on.

I'm not sure that being told that you're not going to Regina is a bad thing.

A better analogy would be if they put the airbags on the outside of the car. Sure, it would lessen the impact forces inside the vehicle a bit, but that body slamming into the steering wheel won't notice. That extra padding on the outside of the helmet likely does help a bit, but the point is the brain bashing into the skull, repeatedly.

If someone thinks that we could get rid of the Canadian ratio, employ mostly all Americans trying to get into the NFL, and not adopt NFL rules is more than a bit delusional. Get rid of the radio and the CFL is over.

You know, if some American doesn't want to come to Canada to try out for a job in the CANADIAN football league, I'm just fine with that.

I would expect he'd attend every ladies night in the TO area

Every statement from Bluto is more douchy than the last. I pray this guy doesn't have adaughter.

Don't know about automatic, but I understand that the Riders will get a good discount on their tickets.

And yet, there are tons of people in Saskatchewan who have no issue with that at all.

There would be by-laws in place that would lay out what would happen. In many cases, the money goes into some sort of charitable organization.

that's three things

Blue Bomber Discussion It's in the description of the forum...

Nope. I had to learn, feel free to do the same and that's not just googling "constructive dismissal" and posting the first definition you find.

Again, it is not that cut and dried, and your comparison to a player contract is just plain silly. Apples and oranges. But I'm not going to explain all the nuances of employer/employee law to someone who believes that he knows way more than he clearly does.

Thank you so much for being the only level headed person here. What would we do without your insight into how "everyone" acts?

If you do some research, you'll find that, depending on the contract, not renewing can be considered constructive dismissal, which is actionable by the employee. Without knowing all the terms of this particular contract, it's impossible to say if this is or isn't. Just that it's not that cut and dried.

Yes, because complaints like this get you so much great attention...

If he was accused of what Kelly is alleged to have done, and if someone like Walters was alleged to have fired the victim and attempted to cover it up, I'd call for an investigation. If the investigation found that the victim's claims were accurate, I'd want them both gone, right now. Know why? Because it's the right thing to do, period. And that's not even considering that neither of them has the reputation of Kelly or Murphy. And again, for those that are suggesting that in this TO situation, the young woman is maybe looking for a quick payday, consider that the amount she's asking for isn't much at all by today's standards, and that sadly, she'll likely never be able to work in pro sports again. Something tells me that she has far more to lose than to gain from this situation. If that's the case, it might suggest something else entirely...

Dude, it happens all the time in various lines of work. The investigation focuses on policies and procedures. If the company is smart, they hire an outside agency (often a law firm) to conduct the inquiry, which is an employment matter and completely separate from any other civil matter. It's actually the opposite of the tar and feather stuff you're accusing people of, but hey righteous indignation feels so good, right?

You don't turf him. You suspend him.

Not at all true. An employer can initiate their own investigation. They can also suspend anyone involved until such time as the investigation concludes. It's actually a good idea to do so, for liability purposes.

But, but, but, Bluto's a great guy... Anyone who would put a child's game played by grown men ahead of wanting to see that if they did something as despicable as this is described to have happened is, in my opinion, not such a great guy. When you have a daughter have to deal with sexual violence, there can be zero tolerance for this kind of ****.

Ya, because it's way easier to make excuses than it is to condemn that sort of action and take a stand... Gee, I wonder why that would be...

Maybe instead of cautioning your daughter to limit herself because of what men might do, you could champion her right to take a job and tell men that they should keep their hands/comments to themselves. Your comment smacks of "look at the way she was dressed, she was asking for it". Don't teach girls to be careful, teach boys that that stuff is not ok. That's nothing more than a pathetic excuse. Pro tip: when you're in a hole, stop digging.