Many highlights, had a great time, but #1 in my books occurred on game day; we were about to leave our hotel to go to BC Place, when we happened to meet, take photographs with, and have a great conversation with my all time favourite Saskatchewan Roughrider, one of my top 5 favourite players of all time, and in my opinion the greatest defensive halfback to ever play in the CFL, the incomparable Eddie Davis.
Easily the high point of the weekend for me 
Cool weekend MJ :thup:
How did you find Doolins Irish pub?
We found it by asking the cabbie 
But seriously, had a great time there; met lots of players. . . Josh Bourke, Billy Parker, JC Sherritt, Charleston Hughes. . .
We also got to meet Damon Allen; interestingly, he indicated a desire to getting into coaching. I don't know whether or not to read anything into this, but he did make specific reference to the fact that Ottawa has fired their offensive coordinator. . .
Eddie is an awesome guy. A bit disapointing he is not in the coaching ranks as I think he would excel at it.
Davis was indeed a great HB throughout most of his career and should have been a first ballot inductee immediately after retirement.
for those that wish to see Eddie in the HoF, please nominate him under the players categoryā¦
http://www.cfhof.ca/the-hall/eligble-candidates/Sitting by my Christmas Tree to watch the game.
Glad to see Heluva Good Dip as a sponsor. My favourite BEFORE they became a sponsor. Will buy even more now!!!!
Iām with you 100% on that depop. I spoke to him about it too; said I thought heād be a brilliant DB coach and then move up to D/C. To my mind, there was no more cerebral DB in CFL history. He didnāt get by on sheer athleticism (and as we all know you canāt teach natural talent), but was really a thinking manās DB, rarely if ever out of position on any given play; always seemed to know what was coming. That to me means heād make a great coach. He did tell me that yes, heās been approached more than once about getting into coaching, but he said that he loves the game too much and would be uncomfortable on the sidelines because heād want to get on the field and play! I truly hope he changes his mind, but I guess he wonāt. I consider myself fortunate to have watched him play the game.
Yeahā¦lots of ex players need a good 5 years away from the game before giving it serious consideration. He has proven himself a DC already, as he essentially ran the D and called most plays under Etchās ālets see what happensā approach for a year or 2
By far the best was hanging out with the legend Anthony Calvillo at the ALS huddle on Saturday night! As great as he was on the field, he's just as classy off of it too
I was lucky to meet a few HoFers as well, including AC, Don Narcisse, Damon Allen, Grover Covington, and Bob O'Billovich.
Interestingly, Grover Covington settled in the Vancouver area after his career, which is somewhat unusual I suppose because he grew up in the US and never played for the Lions. His son was a standout in high school ball and was given a scholarship last year to a US college.