I disagree with all of your predictions, but I don't have many to make at this stage.
I would take a long, hard look at coaches under existing contracts to see if their contracts can be bought out. Better than that, I would check to see whose contracts terminate at the end of the 2006 season and explore that possibility.
You may make a good point in putting up Matt Dunnigan's name as OC but your other selections are not appealing, to me anyway.
I watched Don Sutherin stumbling around the practice field during pre season drills and the man can't walk without pain which is very noticeable at this stage. I think his days as a coach are over, even though he WAS one of the better ones. If he were in better health, he'd be among my first picks to at least, run the defense.
It will be interesting to see where the team goes from here. I know one thing - They'll go nowhere without spending some bucks.
I think that Hitchcock should be a part of the Ticats defence in years to come. He is practically one of the coaches already the way he leads in practice and in games.
Some of the potential coaches you guys are discussing here have no formal training as coaches.
We need experience in these areas; preferrably CFL experience and winning records.
HC- More than Likely Charlie Taffee (he has interest in coming back to the CFL)
OC- One of Charlie's Buddies or himself
DC- It will be split, Kavis Reed will stay on (can't blame the defense as thewy been on the field a long time every game) and Rob Hitchcock if he retires
ST- Anyone but hopefully they might bring in Ozzy for the kicker/punter