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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Icing on the Bush League Cake.
This should not be discussed or released for at least a week after the Stampeders are out of the playoffs. Higgins is a bad coach, (and Barker is a subpar GM, hopefully he's next) but there's no way he can motivate the troops with the hangman waving at him.
You're reconsidering your season tickets, we're done with ours.
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I agree that it is absolutley stupid to be waving this around now, but i'm going to give the benefit of the doubt to Hellard and the org. I'm willing to bet that they wanted a deal done as soon as possible in order to avoid him signing somewhere else and then being left stranded without a coach. Someone leaked the news like always and the media took off with it. I'm betting they thought if they waited until the offseason, it would be too late. If there really was no rush, then they certainly wouldn't do it now. The only logical explanation is that they had to do it at this time.
Although none of this is official, and until it is Higgins is still the coach. I feel especially bad for the players caught up in this. I'm sure all they want to do is prepare and think about the game in Sask, yet with this and other things overshadowing the game, it will be tough for them.
Anyway, i'll still have my season tickets next year!