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    Wally has fired two head coaches now and if I was an assistant I wouldn't feel too safe there. It's never gonna be Wally's fault after all.

     

     

     

    NEWS 1130 Sports @NEWS1130Sports 47m47 minutes ago

    Look for #BCLions to announce soon that OC George Cortez is no longer with the team..

     

    IMO, we should not be thinking about bringing Cortez here. We need a creative younger mind, not a grumpy over the hill old man.

     

    And yet Doug Berry's name continues to surface.

     

    I agree but O'Shea's history has been to go with the established guy so it would not shock me.

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    Well this already happened to Jones once. When he was DC in Calgary he made a lateral move to the Argos with a year left on his contract. The league fined the Argos a grand total of $5,000 for tampering. If these are the penalties why would Sask give a rat's hind quarters? Give him a raise and pay the fine.

    Calgary could have cared less though. One assumes Edmonton would care a lot more and go even beyond the CFL to uphold the contract if it came down to that.

     

    Not true. Hufnagel was pretty pissed they went behind his back and he had to find someone with no forewarning. In addition Argos beat the Stamps that year in the cup with Jones defensive schemes against Cornish a huge part of it. He was familiar with Calgary's offense having practiced against it for four years. You could say it cost Calgary a Grey Cup if you wanted to spin it that way.

     

    And Calgary did go to the league.  $5000 was the best they could get.  The league has no teeth and I think that is widely known.

  3. Why would Ottawa come out late after the half?  Same reason, petty mind games. 

     

    That said I agree about the chain saw.  Kids emulate stuff and I'll never forget the story told me by a nurse of the guy whose saw wouldn't start until he held it in such a way that it bounced right into his face when it finally did. Plus how many commercials have we seen that start "hi, I'm ____ and I lost my leg in a lawn mower accident"?  Mixed message.

  4. Jog my memory, can anybody tell me when was the last time an organization who at no point was to fire their  GM/HC ,  and just dump said  GM/HC  out of the blue for another like this?

    2012

     

    Ticats turfed HC Cortez after just one year (6 wins) and demoted O’Billovich from GM to consultant so they could hire Austin when he became available.  I don't think they regret it.

  5. So every big time coach and gm has apparently rumoured to go to Saskatchewan. I didn't realize that everyone wants to quit there comfy jobs to move to a shitty place with a really poor team.

    Don't forget the new stadium.  That's a draw.

     

    If Sask wants to get into a bidding war with Edmonton we could see the price go through the roof, both well heeled teams.

  6. I loved that sports show too but that was before TSN and other sports networks were in every home.  Now you can get sports highlights almost 24/7. It was pioneering stuff at the time and a lot of the anchors later ended up on national stations too.

     

    Am I the only guy Pascucci was friendly to?  Congrats.

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    To be fair he's a little distracted, what with buying a house in Guelph and all ... ;)

    haha, he did flat out say that he wasn't taking the job though.

     

    He looked uncomfortable saying it though. 

    He sure did. Even he didn't believe himself.  ^_^

     

    Until the Guelph job is filled it's always a possibility despite what he denies today.   That's sports.

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    I dont mind Marcus Brady...  the only question about him is, is the offense they're running in TO his' or Millanovich's?

    Why does that matter?

     

    If it works... He takes some of the main concepts he learned from Milo... throws in his own wrinkles... and you have a successful offense...

     

    I guess it matters too if he is skilled enough to make the in game adjustments.  That I don't know. I'm probably gonna be happy with whoever they hire provided they have CFL experience and understand they need to keep Willy upright not just through blocking schemes but smart play calling.

  9. Don Matthews on his taping (stealing) other teams offensive signals:

     

    "If you're not breaking a rule, you do whatever you can to make your team better. I don't see anything wrong with advance scouting ... let's call it advance scouting. If you don't take every opportunity you can, you're cheating your team...  Personally, I think fans like winners, but the media and other coaches have a problem with winners."

     

    Did they take away any of his Cups?  nope. Did anyone cheat harder than Matthews?  Not that I'm aware of.

     

    I don't wanna be the only honest team or a lovable loser.  Sask can have that title.

  10.  bombers may want an DC who is a bit more agressive and less conservative

    Hall's D has been good enough to keep us in every game down the stretch. With any kind of consistent offense we win most of those. Let's not forget he started the season with a smallish group still unlearning the Etch-a-sketch method.

     

    Maybe it's b/c I can remember Reinebold's "high risk, high reward" defense which turned out to be high risk, low reward I take "aggressive" with a grain of salt. Just run a D that works and we have been lately. 

     

    Also I thought O'Shea was considered aggressive himself as ST coordinator but he seems to not want that in his staff.

  11. Let's see, partial PCL tear in his right knee and a tibial plateau fracture. For those who don't know that means it's the top of his shin bone where it meets the femur (thigh bone) in the knee. That's why he can't put weight on it without limping. Maybe they said 6 - 8 weeks to give the fans hope? I don't expect him back this year but he should heal 100% for next.

  12. I'm a believer that you have to learn how to win.  Making the playoffs with a team that is not quite ready helps you next year.

     

    Penn State sports psychologist David Yukelson:

     

    "Learning is what competition is about," said Yukelson, a past president and fellow in the Association of Applied Sports Psychology. "Fans are about wins and losses, and I get it. But really being in that situation gives you the experience of knowing what you need to do the next time. The speed of the game, how to play against an opponent, the weather, how to handle pressure. By being in that experience you can use what you learned -- if you're motivated the right way."

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