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Must have been brewing for awhile. Tampering with a former Argo coach who just won a Grey Cup while probably fineable by the league etc is actually a proactive thing to do if you want to improve your team. More than likely the degradation of depth in players, coaches, football operations staff under his watch which ultimately contributed to a 5-13 season gave Pelley the opportunity to install a new, fresh look and vision with people who are used to having robust operations depth.Will wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:37 am https://3downnation.com/2025/12/11/cfl- ... orey-mace/
Perhaps why Murphy walked the plank? It wouldn't stun me.
Sad to say I think you are dreaming. I can't see why Pelley would do that, or Rogers would agree to it.Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 am.
I have been critical of Pelley and am no fan of the scheduling he has imposed on his team. But I am wondering if the purse strings have been tightened at MLSE, and his budget is restricted that maybe he went to Rogers and said look I found a way to make a ton of cash on our football team by playing these road games in 2026 due to World Cup. But I get to keep that cash for the team any way I see fit....players, coaches, ops staff, marketing, whatever.
Probably dreaming. But the money off of the gates of those 3 games is significant in CFL terms, ISN'T in MLSE terms. I'm just saying does anyone at Rogers and MLSE even bring the Argos up in conversation? As an Argo fan who cares (me) if I was in Pelleys position, this is how I might deal with Rogers and make the most of the situation.paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:32 amSad to say I think you are dreaming. I can't see why Pelley would do that, or Rogers would agree to it.Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 am.
I have been critical of Pelley and am no fan of the scheduling he has imposed on his team. But I am wondering if the purse strings have been tightened at MLSE, and his budget is restricted that maybe he went to Rogers and said look I found a way to make a ton of cash on our football team by playing these road games in 2026 due to World Cup. But I get to keep that cash for the team any way I see fit....players, coaches, ops staff, marketing, whatever.
Yes, it's chump change for MLSE. But Pelley didn't get hired to let a dime slip out of the corporation's grasp. I'd venture that Rogers' instructions re the Argos are essentially, squeeze as much juice as you can (if any) out of the lemon, but whatever you do, save save save.Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:20 am Probably dreaming. But the money off of the gates of those 3 games is significant in CFL terms, ISN'T in MLSE terms. I'm just saying does anyone at Rogers and MLSE even bring the Argos up in conversation? As an Argo fan who cares (me) if I was in Pelleys position, this is how I might deal with Rogers and make the most of the situation.
Not when you're risking the loss of draft picks and/or fines.Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 amMust have been brewing for awhile. Tampering with a former Argo coach who just won a Grey Cup while probably fineable by the league etc is actually a proactive thing to do if you want to improve your team. More than likely the degradation of depth in players, coaches, football operations staff under his watch which ultimately contributed to a 5-13 season gave Pelley the opportunity to install a new, fresh look and vision with people who are used to having robust operations depth.Will wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:37 am https://3downnation.com/2025/12/11/cfl- ... orey-mace/
Perhaps why Murphy walked the plank? It wouldn't stun me.
I have been critical of Pelley and am no fan of the scheduling he has imposed on his team. But I am wondering if the purse strings have been tightened at MLSE, and his budget is restricted that maybe he went to Rogers and said look I found a way to make a ton of cash on our football team by playing these road games in 2026 due to World Cup. But I get to keep that cash for the team any way I see fit....players, coaches, ops staff, marketing, whatever.
We will see what happens.
I’m sure that is the case regarding feedback on Murphy, in a small league with so much player movement word travels fast.Will wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:45 pmNot when you're risking the loss of draft picks and/or fines.Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:16 amMust have been brewing for awhile. Tampering with a former Argo coach who just won a Grey Cup while probably fineable by the league etc is actually a proactive thing to do if you want to improve your team. More than likely the degradation of depth in players, coaches, football operations staff under his watch which ultimately contributed to a 5-13 season gave Pelley the opportunity to install a new, fresh look and vision with people who are used to having robust operations depth.Will wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:37 am https://3downnation.com/2025/12/11/cfl- ... orey-mace/
Perhaps why Murphy walked the plank? It wouldn't stun me.
I have been critical of Pelley and am no fan of the scheduling he has imposed on his team. But I am wondering if the purse strings have been tightened at MLSE, and his budget is restricted that maybe he went to Rogers and said look I found a way to make a ton of cash on our football team by playing these road games in 2026 due to World Cup. But I get to keep that cash for the team any way I see fit....players, coaches, ops staff, marketing, whatever.
We will see what happens.
I also wonder if the feedback that the Argos got during their HC search process re: Murphy was less than favorable.