Arash Madani ‏@ArashMadani1m

BREAKING: Have learned Rick Campbell will be the inaugural head coach of the Ottawa #RedBlacks. Done deal. To be made official Friday. #CFL

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

 

Was it that Campbell had no intrest in Winnipeg or Winnipeg had no interest in Campbell??  I know that last thing I wanted was another DC turned HC....We have seen it too many times in this league.  Now from ST to HC...who knows

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls.

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls. 

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

(the last part was just a visual review)

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

 

Did he say that?  I don't recall hearing it.

 

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

 

Did he say that?  I don't recall hearing it.

 

We asked for permission to speak to him, like Dave Dickenson he said he was sticking in Calgary.

 

 

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

 

Did he say that?  I don't recall hearing it.

 

We asked for permission to speak to him, like Dave Dickenson he said he was sticking in Calgary.

 

 

Right...I do recall asking for permission but I didn't hear that he didn't want to leave Calgary.  Oh well maybe they made a better offer in Ottawa.

Well it's really not hard to imagine why a coach might prefer Ottawa.

 

Ottawa is a completely blank slate.  Lots of opportunity to prove yourself as a head coach and form the team in your image.

 

And Winnipeg... well Winnipeg has lots of baggage, to say the least.

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls.

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls. 

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

(the last part was just a visual review)

 

timing is odd too

Calgary lost their DC to Ottawa

Higgins resigns few hours after that

Well it's really not hard to imagine why a coach might prefer Ottawa.

 

Ottawa is a completely blank slate.  Lots of opportunity to prove yourself as a head coach and form the team in your image.

 

And Winnipeg... well Winnipeg has lots of baggage, to say the least.

Well, the coaching & management baggage is now gone totally. We have a team. We at least have a base to work off of. We do have experienced talent albeit not a lot. What's Ottawa got? Three unknown signed players? Whoop de freaking who??? And 24 fringe players they'll select in the expansion draft. Yeah, maybe they'll draft a good qb but who'll be blocking for him??? Who'll be the go to receiver or running back? Same on defense with all unknowns. Anyone going into that situation with 2 failed teams before them thinking there'll be no pressure to win will be in for a shock.

 

Interesting that Campbell had interest in Ottawa yet didn't want anything to do with Winnipeg.

 

Did he say that?  I don't recall hearing it.

 

 

I don't recall that either, but I do know he was considered a candidate for what was, at that time, the expected HC opening for Edmonton.

 

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls.

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

Hmm, the timing is odd. 

O'Shea hurries off from the presser to make calls. 

Then Higgins resigns for parts unknown.

Curious.

 

(the last part was just a visual review)

 

timing is odd too

Calgary lost their DC to Ottawa

Higgins resigns few hours after that

 

Tom lived in Calgary for years. Maybe he comes back to the Stamps as DC. Ironic as Huff replaced him as HC here in 2008.

 

Well it's really not hard to imagine why a coach might prefer Ottawa.

 

Ottawa is a completely blank slate.  Lots of opportunity to prove yourself as a head coach and form the team in your image.

 

And Winnipeg... well Winnipeg has lots of baggage, to say the least.

Well, the coaching & management baggage is now gone totally. We have a team. We at least have a base to work off of. We do have experienced talent albeit not a lot. What's Ottawa got? Three unknown signed players? Whoop de freaking who??? And 24 fringe players they'll select in the expansion draft. Yeah, maybe they'll draft a good qb but who'll be blocking for him??? Who'll be the go to receiver or running back? Same on defense with all unknowns. Anyone going into that situation with 2 failed teams before them thinking there'll be no pressure to win will be in for a shock.

 

 

Like I said, the unknown is the exciting part for a new head coach.  Don't go thinking that a guy like Rick Campbell is just looking for an easy ride.  He wants a challenge, and thrives on challenge.  That's what motivates these guys.

 

And sure, in Winnipeg the coaching and management baggage is gone.  But what about the 60 players on the roster who know nothing but losing for the past 2 seasons?  The impatient and pissed-off fanbase and media?  Maybe he just didn't like the sound of how Wade Miller was running things.  That's what I mean by baggage.

The Ottawa job is suicide IMHO. Expect them to have 2 years of losing before turning the corner, just long enough to get fired and the new guy start to win with the foundation you built.

 

I'd love to have Higgins here as DC. A rookie HC like O'Shea could really use a guy like that on the sidelines to talk things over with.

The Redblacks hiring of Campbell is a good hire for them, seems as though this is the year of first time hires, but I suppose that's a good thing. The rumoured top 4 was apparently Lapo, Maciocia, Campbell and Bellfueille, out of those 4 I would have gone with Campbell................ maybe that's not a good thing for Ottawa.

 

Higgins leaving his post is interesting timing, I'd love to see him here, but that seems a bit unlikely, could see him in Ottawa though.

It's more like a continuation of a trend for first time HCs. Not including the Bombers string of first time HCs, Edmonton went from Hall to Reed to Jones - all first time HCs. Milanovich in Toronto. Saskatchewan went from Miller to Marshall to Chamblin - all first times HCs. Montreal going from Trestman to Hawkins - again both first time HCs.

It's more like a continuation of a trend for first time HCs. Not including the Bombers string of first time HCs, Edmonton went from Hall to Reed to Jones - all first time HCs. Milanovich in Toronto. Saskatchewan went from Miller to Marshall to Chamblin - all first times HCs. Montreal going from Trestman to Hawkins - again both first time HCs.

 

My comment was more to the point of having 3 rookie HC hired in one off season. Without question it's becoming a trend in this league, which is a good thing IMO.

Noel Thorpe is expected to be named the new Head Coach in Montreal within the next season or two.

Arash Madani was on the Fan 960 today and was commenting on the current trend in the CFL of hiring first time head coaches vs. the past history of recycling.  He pointed out that all the new hires this year will be newbie head coaches.  He personally thought it was great for the league and of course all the up and coming coaching talent in the CFL that are waiting for their chance. 

Arash Madani was on the Fan 960 today and was commenting on the current trend in the CFL of hiring first time head coaches vs. the past history of recycling.  He pointed out that all the new hires this year will be newbie head coaches.  He personally thought it was great for the league and of course all the up and coming coaching talent in the CFL that are waiting for their chance. 

 

Yup I agree.  Good to get some new blood into the CFL in the coaching ranks, and in the QB ranks.  We are seeing that happening finally.

The Ottawa job is suicide IMHO. Expect them to have 2 years of losing before turning the corner, just long enough to get fired and the new guy start to win with the foundation you built.

 

I'd love to have Higgins here as DC. A rookie HC like O'Shea could really use a guy like that on the sidelines to talk things over with.

Yes, I agree with your first 2 sentences hence I liked what you had to say.The only guy I know who guided his football team from birth to a championship was Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns in the late 1940's in the All American Football Conference. He coached the Browns before they joined the NFL in that league from 1946 to 49 where he won at least one championship. Then he won a number of NFL championships in the 1950's with that Browns team when the 2 leagues merged so it's extremely, extremely, extremely rare. Campbell is basically going there to do the work to set the Ottawa team up to eventually get fired in 3 or 4 years if he's lucky.

Can't really compare that with the cfl.

Not that hard to win in a small league.

The Rhinestone Cowboy?

Paul Brown's Browns were in the championship the 1st six years they were in the NFL, winning 3. Oh and 12-13 teams so not so different than the CFL.

This might not be the place to ask this, but has anyone heard when The Redblacks plan on unveiling their uniforms ?

As soon as they choose an appropriate name for the team   :lol: :lol: :lol: 

This might not be the place to ask this, but has anyone heard when The Redblacks plan on unveiling their uniforms ?

 

I have it on good authority that one half of the jersey is RED and the other half is BLACK.  The colours are known as REDBLACK RED and REDBLACK BLACK.