Earlier this week, Eric Tillman did what we all expected and put an end to the Danny Barrett era in Saskatchewan. Much as we like Danny, especially if he turns up here as the Argos' O.C., we have to agree that the move was warranted after seven years of failing to get the great fans of Saskatchewan a home playoff game,.

Earlier this year, we tried to help our friends from down the highway by offering a few suggestions as to who the next coach of the Ti-Cats should be. (And we should note that all of those candidates are still available. Very available.) So in that tradition, we present some options that Tillman may want to consider for the next coach of the Riders:

Gainer the Gopher:
The most inspiring rodent since Mighty Mouse

Players need a coach who can inspire them and that they can rally around. And as he showed at this year’s West Semi Final, no rodent can inspire a team quite like Gainer. We suspect that his hiring would probably irk the Regina media corps, though, because let’s face it - if the heat starts to build, Gainer’s going underground.

Lawrence Phillips:

Hitting someone at a club? If the 'Riders are going to lead the league in felonies, they clearly need to step it up. And after trying to drive his car into a couple of teenagers who were beating him in a touch football game, Lawrence is clearly the man to do it.

John Jenkins:
We demand that this haircut be brought back into the league

If we know the Prairies like we think we do, there’s nothing that Rider fans will like more than a man who shows up to press conferences in expensive pinstriped suits and flashy red boots. Seems like a sure-fire winner.

Bonus point to Mr. Jenkins for being the candidate who most resembles a stalk of wheat.

Glen Constantinn:

Okay, this is a somewhat serious suggestion. He probably isn’t the most popular man in Saskatchewan, but could someone in the CFL please give this guy a job? At the very least, it may lead to someone other than Laval winning a Vanier Cup.