CFL Commisioner is a thankless job where the private owners continually drive the bus. Pinball Clemmons as Commisioner? Sure if you want a familiar face and someone to be a cheerleader, shake hands and kiss babies maybe. What makes him qualified to run a business. Sport or not the CFL is after all just that a business and requires an individual qualified to run it.

27 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Rider Nation has spoken!  As a reward Brendan Taman will be appointed the next commish.

Da! 

This is clearly  the explanation.

Nyet!    to Taman.

Pinball.... no.

 

 

Edited April 12, 20178 yr by Mark F

Ed Hervey for Commish! ?

Tampering will be allowed.

45 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Ed Hervey's not doing anything..

24 minutes ago, DR. CFL said:

CFL Commisioner is a thankless job where the private owners continually drive the bus. Pinball Clemmons as Commisioner? Sure if you want a familiar face and someone to be a cheerleader, shake hands and kiss babies maybe. What makes him qualified to run a business. Sport or not the CFL is after all just that a business and requires an individual qualified to run it.

Well coached the argos, which is basically running a business at the ground level. Then he was president and CEO as well, which is running a business, and a football business from the top.   He also has a degree in economics from william & marry.

If you want a face of the league, and a guy who isnt learning football/cfl on the fly but lives and breathes it idk how you could do any better. 

Basically, Clemmons was President of the Argos for 11 months , CEO for about the same length of time. And although he remains in their employment , he is a brand ambassador , all be it a good one for the team. As to his academic qualifications ? Like the majority of NCAA student athletes one might question if football 001 was perhaps priority one. He might be a great frontman and recognizable face for the CFL but with falling ratings will that be enough?

I want someone committed to a 10th team in the next 5 years.

59 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

 The worst part of this is the rider fans are gonna be soo happy and think its because of his "hatred" of them. and picking on them. 

I also believe this, he did punish the golden goose after all.

  The CFL should have an online poll, to select the new Commissioner.   This way Rider fans, can get Chris Jones in there.

7 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I want someone committed to a 10th team in the next 5 years.

Ah yes, a team that Chris Jones can bolt to after he destroys the Rider organization  

Ironically the Rider forum is down right now, too many of their fans heads have exploded with glee

 

1 hour ago, DR. CFL said:

Basically, Clemmons was President of the Argos for 11 months , CEO for about the same length of time. And although he remains in their employment , he is a brand ambassador , all be it a good one for the team. As to his academic qualifications ? Like the majority of NCAA student athletes one might question if football 001 was perhaps priority one. He might be a great frontman and recognizable face for the CFL but with falling ratings will that be enough?

He went from president back to coach then to ceo. He took over the front office in 01 and changed to board member in 09. Filling in several other roles in that time. He is far from a fly by front office manager. He essentially ran the team for 8 years. 

what exactly about clemmons makes you think he'd be the kind of guy to settle for a smile and hand shake education? besides in that era it was the communications degree. Not business. Brand ambassador? Hes a board member. Youre grasping and trying to hammer him into a niche to which he clearly does not fit. This isnt a certain nfl wash out DL who went to florida graduated and could hardly read. 

My main reason is that Clemons absolutely loves the league and would definitely give his 100% for the job.  

What's wrong with him being a figure head and a guy that is out in the public?   Those are great traits for a being the face of the league. 

It's not like the guy is a dummy and he is well connected in the Toronto community.  

He'd be a great choice.

Jock Climie would make a pretty good Commissioner

3 hours ago, Rich said:

https://press.cfl.ca/statement-from-the-canadian-football-league#

 

The press release forgot to add, " And don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out." 

10 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:

Jock Climie would make a pretty good Commissioner

Do Lion's fans know sarcasm?

14 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:

Jock Climie would make a pretty good Commissioner

Little old isn't he?

 

I'm glad he will still be around for training camp if only to keep Jones honest.  From my place this morning, I could hear the banjos playing and the XXX jugs gurgling. The word in Regina is they forced the league to fire him. The power that comes when, in your mind,  you're Canada's team.

Why does the league need a "commissioner?"  The BOG sets the agenda for the league and makes decisions.  The commissioner had no power and they've never trusted anyone enough to give them power like say a Bettman.

57 minutes ago, TrueBlue said:

Do Lion's fans know sarcasm?

Sarcasm wore out my welcome on another site; if I was ever really welcome there. 

4 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:

Sarcasm wore out my welcome on another site; if I was ever really welcome there. 

You gotta think to get sarcasm. There are too many mindless, kool aid drinking Jim (Chris) Jones devotees over there that don't really use that part of their brains ... 

15 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Why does the league need a "commissioner?"  The BOG sets the agenda for the league and makes decisions.  The commissioner had no power and they've never trusted anyone enough to give them power like say a Bettman.

Merely a figurehead.  Cutting ribbons, making announcements, doing interviews.  That's why Pinball would be so good at it and it's why Mark Cohon was so good at it.

1 hour ago, lyin' guy said:

Jock Climie would make a pretty good Commissioner

http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/jeffrey-orridge-ouster-leaves-cfl-starting-yet/

"...When Orridge empowered (Glen) Johnson to run his football department, he pushed aside Kevin McDonald -- who had been in the role and had better relationships with team coaches and GMs. It is well known in league circles that Johnson craves the commissioner's job, and has aligned himself politically with governors in the hopes of taking over the chair..."