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.@sportscage - "I caution this is just rumour (Hufnagel to #Riders), but I'm not prepared to discount it at this stage either." #CFL

 

I thought he was heading to the office after this season and Dickenson was taking over? I understand the Riders are in desperate need but I don't believe this possibility one bit.

If he feels like upper management is forcing him upstairs in order to hang on to DD, and still feels like he wants to coach, then maybe it's something he looks at...?

 

 

The obvious point here is that it's a really unsubstantiated rumour at this stage.  But for kicks, here's an excerpt from Rod Pederson's (@sportscage) blog today:

 

4 - IN A HUFF:  Sportsnet's Arash Madani cranked the rumour mill on Wednesday saying the #1 gossip in the CFL these days is regarding John Hufnagel leaving Calgary to become head coach and GM in Saskatchewan.  I caution this is just rumour, but I'm not prepared to discount it at this stage either.  I've heard rumblings about this going back to last December.  Arash is going to drop a bigger bomb about this on CKRM's SportsCage TODAY and he asked me to hold off on saying anything more until he's had a chance to go on air with his findings.

Let's put it this way -- this rumour has more to do with Hufnagel perhaps wanting out of Calgary than it does with the Roughriders trying to woo him away.  The best thing I can say about it right now is ... John Hufnagel's built the Calgary Stampeders into the CFL's model franchise - two Grey Cup wins in seven seasons - and for anyone to else to try and steal the credit or question Hufnagel's methods, well then that person's an idiot.  Huff doesn't need to put up with somebody else's fragile ego at this stage of his life and career.

Stay tuned.  This will go on well into the off-season.

 

A lot of this - we're told - is coming out of the Argos' office.

If he's going to move...come to WINNIPEG!!!  Winnipeg is WAY better then Regina.

If there's any reading between the lines to be done here, it's that Huffer's not ready to give up coaching (as Noeller suggests), and that the Stamps want to move onto Dickenson so that they don't have to lose him.

 

I don't care who the co-ordinator is... forcing Huffer upstairs now would be akin to forcing Wally upstairs in his prime. 

Well, I'll say this...if it's about Huff wanting out and saying "I'm open to all offers...", that's probably the only guy in the league that I'd be willing to dump MOS et al for.....

If true I wonder who he'd take with him?  This could really hurt Calgary.

Yeah.. I can see that... promote John Murphy to GM and Dave **** to HC.

There will be a bidding war for Hufnagel if he want out of Calgary.

But I'm sure every team that's interested will be willing to match or exceed the other team. So it won't come down to money

The thought of that happening literally makes me light headed, dizzy and sick to my stomach... I don't know how much more I could handle if Sask makes a quick turn around... I like Walters and O'Shea and I'm willing to give them another year... but if Hufnagel is looking to take the reigns of another team this off-season, I would drop those two in a heartbeat, double their combined salaries and offer it to Huff...

 

The idea mentioned above that he's not ready to give up coaching makes sense... and Calgary is in a fairly safe spot with arguably the best up-and-coming HC and GM in the game right now... Cgy would likely be fine going forward with Dickenson and Murphy taking over... 

Rumour of Chamblin being fired-

Peterson: Thats ridiculous and preposterous.  How could anybody think of such a thing

 

Rumour of Huff to the Riders-

Petersen:  Now it's just a rumour, but I love where this is going. 

Could also be Hufnagel using this as leverage in his contract negotiations. Hufnagel makes around $600k per season right now as HC and GM. Maybe the Stamps owner wants to reduce that if he's only doing GM duties next year. The threat of going to Sask increases his leverage in those negotiations.

I could see the Riders paying him a million a year.

I could see the Riders paying him a million a year.

Agreed.

Pay the man

name the city after him!

I'd absolutely love Huffer back in Winnipeg and I'd be willing to 'overpay' him to get him here and to throw out all of our current coaches and GM if he were to take the position. It would be the same as when BC hired Buono and I'd expect the same results in year 2. 

I'd absolutely love Huffer back in Winnipeg and I'd be willing to 'overpay' him to get him here and to throw out all of our current coaches and GM if he were to take the position. It would be the same as when BC hired Buono and I'd expect the same results in year 2. 

One of the few times I'll ever agree with TBurg, but pretty much this.....and he's the only guy I'd do it for.

I do it for Testman or Austin too.

I'd do it for Austin. 

I do it for Testman or Austin too.

 

I overpay for either Huff or Austin as GM/HC.

 

I overpay for Trestman as HC only.

I'd do it for Austin. 

 

I'd do it for Austin. 

 

Austin in Wpg. would guarantee years of entertainment value for this forum.  Huff. would be boring by comparison.

Rumour of Chamblin being fired-

Peterson: Thats ridiculous and preposterous.  How could anybody think of such a thing

 

Rumour of Huff to the Riders-

Petersen:  Now it's just a rumour, but I love where this is going. 

Ha, I thought the same thing.  He gets on his high horse and calls out the Winnipeg reporters last month but because he loves this rumour he runs with it.   But covers his bases by saying "I caution you, it's just a rumour"

 

Also loved that when the firings did happen last week he went out of his way to still say the it didn't validate what Lawless and Penton we're saying a month ago... cause it wasn't true then and happened two weeks after they said it so doesn't count.