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#21

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by dd - Today at 02:45:50 AM

Ya, sorry, but for me, Kawartha Lakes has got this beat by miles,

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by Jesse - Today at 02:23:18 AM

Here's what I think is happening:

One gets the sense that there is a bit of tension between O'Shea, Walters and Miller.

My reading of the tea leaves is that O'Shea wanted to stretch this core against the judgement of Walters and probably Miller, the former who brought in a bunch of young QBs and probably advocated for a complete overhaul, earlier. That approach was rejected by O'Shea  and the pieces that were aligned to that vision were cut pretty quickly and/or sent to the PR pretty early on in June.

Now we're dealing with egos, a bit of a rift between the three of them and teams courting O'Shea offering more player personnel control, which ya, is the exact message you'd deliver if the above is true and you are thinking strategically.

I'd put some good money on this and it actually aligns with a few things I've heard around. Grain of salt. But I'd stand behind it as the most probable scenario.

So you're saying that O'Shea has the roster control to keep the team he wants and is leaving to gain that same roster control.

FWIW, Jeff Hamilton has consistently reported that MOS has all the control over the roster that he wants. He may leave, but from everything we know about the Bombers organization and from what I read, that won't be one of the reasons why.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by Big Daddy - Today at 02:14:01 AM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there's lots to like about toronto and area - muskokas, kawartha lakes(MOS is a huge fisherman and hunter), niagara falls, zip across to buffalo to take in a Bills game, no -30 degree winters, can get rid of his block heater, his travel schedule for playing east teams is a driveable for 2 of the 3 teams, etc etc. I've lived in both places and would live in southern ontario in a heartbeat.

Fair points until you mentioned hunting and fishing.  I'm sure it's not bad there, but Osh lives in Headingley - you can drive under an hour to a nice tree stand and get an epic buck.  Heck I've got a 5x5 walking through my yard out here at times.

Fishing - well, I'm sure Muskoka is great, it reminds me of LOTW.  But there's even closer fishing than LOTW, and again that's a lot closer than anything near YYZ.

I believe Paul Maurice is from the Sioux St. Marie?  Yet he still has his summer place here at LOTW.

For outdoors, proximity to Wpg is hard to beat.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Grey Cup Festival

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 01:38:26 AM

CFL Awards on CFL+ Thursday night. Vaval won both of his awards.

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by dd - Today at 01:31:01 AM

Vancouver is still a great city to live in, Toronto is a congested hell-hole by comparison. The Lions practice facilities are in Surrey which would allow Buck to live in a number of nearby communities that are very nice.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there's lots to like about toronto and area - muskokas, kawartha lakes(MOS is a huge fisherman and hunter), niagara falls, zip across to buffalo to take in a Bills game, no -30 degree winters, can get rid of his block heater, his travel schedule for playing east teams is a driveable for 2 of the 3 teams, etc etc. I've lived in both places and would live in southern ontario in a heartbeat.

#26

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by J5V - November 13, 2025, 11:57:19 PM

If he takes his stubbornness and "loyal to the vets" thing to Toronto and they age-out the way we have I wonder how long it'll be before he's shown the door there. 

#27

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 13, 2025, 11:08:16 PM

Same could be said for Buck last year, ya he got his HC promotion, but the cost of housing is $1,000,000 difference between the 2 cities, he still left. guys go because they want to go, not because they have to go.

Vancouver is still a great city to live in, Toronto is a congested hell-hole by comparison. The Lions practice facilities are in Surrey which would allow Buck to live in a number of nearby communities that are very nice.

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by dd - November 13, 2025, 10:48:51 PM

I think MOS took a look at our FA signings this year and said, heck , I could do better than that, and now he's going to a team that will let him do just that.

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by bunker - November 13, 2025, 10:34:52 PM

Here's what I think is happening:

One gets the sense that there is a bit of tension between O'Shea, Walters and Miller.

My reading of the tea leaves is that O'Shea wanted to stretch this core against the judgement of Walters and probably Miller, the former who brought in a bunch of young QBs and probably advocated for a complete overhaul, earlier. That approach was rejected by O'Shea  and the pieces that were aligned to that vision were cut pretty quickly and/or sent to the PR pretty early on in June.

Now we're dealing with egos, a bit of a rift between the three of them and teams courting O'Shea offering more player personnel control, which ya, is the exact message you'd deliver if the above is true and you are thinking strategically.

I'd put some good money on this and it actually aligns with a few things I've heard around. Grain of salt. But I'd stand behind it as the most probable scenario.

I think that scenario is likely also.

#30

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: O'Shea Granted Permission ...

Last post by dd - November 13, 2025, 10:30:57 PM

Seems weird to me but maybe he's under pressure from above to move on from his core vets and he's refusing to do so out of stubborn loyalty to them.  MOS seems like the type that would rather move on rather then argue or carry on with a game plan he doesn't believe in.

Can't see the attraction in moving to Toronto, he probably lives in an upper class neighbourhood 20 minutes from work in a big house with lots of room for his family.  Unless he's going by himself and living in a downtown hotel like Chris Jones always did, he won't be able to come anywhere near replicating the quality of life he enjoys in Wpg.

Same could be said for Buck last year, ya he got his HC promotion, but the cost of housing is $1,000,000 difference between the 2 cities, he still left. guys go because they want to go, not because they have to go.