Shivers, I ain't talkin' thermic people!

Hey dude,

You need to blog your reaction to the Shivers’ shuffle and Barrett’s shelf life.

Den

Alrighty, here’s my take on this thing.

Seven seasons of mediocre performance by what was slated each year as being a contender for the Grey Cup. Granted the record pre-Shivers was far worse, but seven years is long enough to turn any team into a winning machine.

Shivers brought some of the best talent in the CFL to our little organization in the flatlands but the mob is fickle, dear brother; they are calling for Jim Hopson’s head on a spit and I can’t disagree.

I think the problems with this organization are far more than a stubborn GM, it’s a board of old out of date curmudgeons that like their spot on top of the food chain and the more they try to control the game side of things the less we manage to win. With Jim Hopson in any position of power we are less likely to crawl out of our funk and more likely to plunge into a darker place.

Let’s visit the timing of this, after an uplifting and convincing win (46-15) last week, we face the same team this week (which I will be attending (row 15 section E)) with…. You guessed it, off the field controversy. It happens every year and the timing is always brutal. Where does it all stem from? Do you believe the old expression “shit doesn’t flow uphill”? I think the gravity in the prairie province of Saskatchewan allows accountability to be assigned to the top positions, but stops just shy of the puppet masters (the Roughriders Board of Directors).

Danny Barrett is safe for the season; he will likely be cut next year either way. With him gone I doubt we will field a team that consists of some of their talent findings. When contracts come due Calgary is likely to sweep up most of our guys and we will be facing another rebuilding year.

I’m not saying that Roy was the answer, nor is Danny (7 seasons say so) but I can tell you that the way this thing transpired will leave a sour taste in everyone’s mouth, inside and out of the organization.

And with the rumours swirling around the possible hiring of Eric Tillman, I am a saaaaaaaaad Panda.

So look for me this weekend on the television, I will be donning green #33 and waving my Pilsner Roughrider flag atop a tent pole.