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Good hire by the Als
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Great hire by the Als. Higgins is a two-time CFL coach of the year. Jim Popp can focus on being GM. Coaching isn't his forte.
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Why though has it taken this long? A bit weird with Popp at the Superbowl and this lingering and Higgins fired by the CFL some time ago.
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Apparently Higgins was hired without input from Jim Popp. Higgins also was a former General Manager. Jim Popp is in his final year as GM. Coincidence ?
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TheLionKing wrote:Apparently Higgins was hired without input from Jim Popp. Higgins also was a former General Manager. Jim Popp is in his final year as GM. Coincidence ?
I had read some sort of HC search was on and it did not involve Jim Popp but what I read had not said why Popp was not in the process. But GM/HC in one guy past this year would be new for MTL but not impossible if Higgins does a good job. He'd no doubt actually live in the city.

What I found odd was the seating at the AC retirement where Popp seemed quite far to the right of the podium vs all others and not just the owner.

What I also find odd is how for the past two off years Popp has not squelched these NFL rumours and if I were the owner I'd be annoyed with that.

I don't like the GM not living in the City as the GM has a role to play in building community interest in the team - breakfasts, lunches, etc where they get out and meet fans and potential fans.
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Pretty good resume.

I've always liked him as a person. Mild mannered Tom Higgins.

He looks too nice to be a linebacker in pro football. Too nice to be an effective Head Coach. But he looks like he could be your favourite teacher, or that supportive uncle who encouraged you in sports.

Solid hiring. :thup:
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TheLionKing wrote:Apparently Higgins was hired without input from Jim Popp. Higgins also was a former General Manager. Jim Popp is in his final year as GM. Coincidence ?
Not likely. Looks like the divorce is looming
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B.C.FAN wrote:Great hire by the Als. Higgins is a two-time CFL coach of the year. Jim Popp can focus on being GM. Coaching isn't his forte.
X2-----Kinda figured Higgins would be hired to a CFL coaching gig when he got AXED by the CFL, just didn't think it would be this season.......
(Oops, according to CFL.ca, Higgins resigned, he wasn't AXED from his officiating gig with the CFL)
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274always wrote:
TheLionKing wrote:Apparently Higgins was hired without input from Jim Popp. Higgins also was a former General Manager. Jim Popp is in his final year as GM. Coincidence ?
Not likely. Looks like the divorce is looming
No sense keeping a lame duck GM around
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Wow, I'm a little surprised by all the positive comments here re: Higgins. I thought that his teams were unimaginative and though he was successful at points, he didn't seem to inspire greatness. After the Trestman years, the fans are going to be in for a shock. Higgins plus no Calvillo may mean some hard times for the Als. I guess after the Hawkins fiasco, Flanders is a fairly safe option and probably the best man available out their at the moment but I'm not sure that this is gonna be a happy marriage between him and the Als fan base when they get tired of the boring play calls
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If in the next year or so, Popp leaves for the NFL, then Higgins becomes GM and hires himself a coach.
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DanoT wrote:If in the next year or so, Popp leaves for the NFL, then Higgins becomes GM and hires himself a coach.
That would be one scenario that could play out.

I didn't think Higgins was brilliant consistently as a HC.

The owner is clear - for now they want the GM FT and HC FT and they have the Popp record as GM to prove the model to them. He also has less than a stellar record as a HC even though it is not fair to hang the mid season take over records all on him.
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Arland Bruce is gone as TSN says Higgins wants to play Canadians instead. Yah right.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=444752

It is sad that the story links Bruce to the anti-gay comments when clearly his usual outlandish comments were not attacks on others and they were all backed up on the field of play.

It would be bad for him to go out of football now or the comments will be featured in every recall of him.

He can still play.
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