i know its barely been a day since the division finals have been over but there has not been a peep of speculation since the cats fired marcel about a replacement. i thought some media type would have something by now, especially now what with obie now being available not to mention adam and greg mohns.
i wonder if SM is waiting for BT and only BT.
ANYONE'S THOUGHTS?
I believe since this past Saturday at midnight there is no announcements allowed because they will take away from the Grey cup. Nothing will be announced until after the Grey Cup.
Damn...it will be a long 10 day wait.
But in the meantime lets speculate.
Here's my two options as of today....
Bob O'Billovitch. May look for an up and coming coach to replace Charlie but he could also still be old school enough to stick with Charlie.
Brendan Taman. Close ties to Mitchell could mean a lot. He will definately want an up and coming coach. Adios Charlie.
Both these guys are great talent spotters which is exactly what we need. Neither will have any allegiances to the coaches we still have.
One proviso here with my options. They have an expiry date of midnight tonight. The fact that all is quiet on the GM front means anything can still happen.
mr 62 cats, can i ask you where the close ties between BT and SM originate? do they share the same agent or from when mitchell was a bomber? just curious because
you're right, that may be enough for BT to be the guy.
i am aware of the moratorium on any announcements but that can't include any team giving someone permission to talk to someone, that's hardly an announcement.
maybe SM is just looking to get permission from the bombers and that's it. in that case we won't hear anything until next monday but he'll be acting quickly because he wants to name his guy by the 1st. that gives him less than a week.
When he left his player personnel position with Hamilton for the same position with one of the U.S. CFL teams (Memphis), he conveniently "lifted" 5-6 players from the TiCats player list to take with him.
The only one I can remember is Adrion Smith who eventually ended up starring with the Argos.
IIRC, the Cats did complain, the League acknowledged an impropriety had occurred and responded with some minor compensation for the Cats (some of the U.S. team's draft picks?).
I don't know if I want that type of person (Mohns) on my "team".
Buckwheat: There was a report in the Toronto Sun yesterday which was critical of Mohns and Adam Rita for failing to get the most talented players available over the past couple of years. The report said they took too many castoffs (words to that effect) and left the A___'s vulnerable.
Hmmm.
I hope O'Billivich gets the job, he is a real good canditate. As for a new coach, it seemed to me that some of Taaffe decisions made this year were of the bone head variety, (atleast a couple per game) so it would be good to see him go and maybe hire a Greg Marshal or a Ritchie Hall, although I wouldn't want to see Ritchie leave. But as Hamilton being my second favorate team with the second best fans in the league it wouldnt be to bad.