Danny Barrett is gearing up for a season with one of NCAA Division I worst teams, the Buffalo Bulls. Last year the Bulls had another disastrous finish of 2-10 behind new coach Turner Gill. The season prior, the Bulls had won but one game. This year the Bulls hope to improve on their record…yeah, right. And after hiring Danny Barrett as their Quarterback’s coach and assistant to the head coach, they feel confident that they can do just that. When Barrett joined the Riders they were one of the worst teams in CFL history, coming off dismal seasons behind Coach’s Daley Ray Jauch and Cal Murphy. Then Barrett and new GM Roy Shivers did what neither Jauch nor Murphy could do, produce a playoff team. With the skillful recruiting of Roy Shivers Danny Barrett was charged with leading a talent filled team through the CFL’s regular season, but failed to bring home the much desired home play-off game. Roy would be the one to pay for Danny’s incompetence; well he would be first anyway. Now Barrett is faced with a similar situation in the college at Buffalo.
A few days ago, Barrett was quoted on a local paper as saying:
“(Saskatchewan) is not the most desirable place for people to come to because it’s out in the middle of nowhere,”
All I have to say is, perhaps it’s a little less desirable more because of the leadership that the Riders had during your tenure Danny. Danny lead the Riders to not more than three Western Finals during his seven year stay here in Saskatchewan. He was treated with a level of celebrity that not even the mayors of the two major cities or even the premier enjoys. And now that he has left Saskatchewan he said he’s thankful for the opportunity to get back into what he calls “the real game.”
Well, perhaps leading a team to zero home playoff games and no championship games, perhaps his experience with a 1-11 then a 2-10 NCAA Div. I team will be a “real eye opener”.
Barrett played in 163 regular season CFL games with Calgary, Toronto, B.C. and Ottawa. His career totals include 23,419 yards passing, 1,656 completions in 3,078 attempts and 133 touchdowns. He played on two teams that advanced to the Grey Cup – the 1987 Toronto Argonauts and the 1991 Stampeders. In the ’91 Grey Cup, Barrett set a CFL record for completions with 34. In 1992, Barrett was selected as the Tom Pate recipient – voted on by the CFL Players' Association – while a member of the B.C. Lions for his outstanding contributions to the league, his team and his community.
Before turning pro, Barrett was a quarterback at the University of Cincinnati. In 1982, he co-captained the Bearcats and earned honorable mention Associated Press All-America honors. He and his wife Alison have five children.
That’s all I got…..
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A few days ago, Barrett was quoted on a local paper as saying:
“(Saskatchewan) is not the most desirable place for people to come to because it’s out in the middle of nowhere,”
All I have to say is, perhaps it’s a little less desirable more because of the leadership that the Riders had during your tenure Danny. Danny lead the Riders to not more than three Western Finals during his seven year stay here in Saskatchewan. He was treated with a level of celebrity that not even the mayors of the two major cities or even the premier enjoys. And now that he has left Saskatchewan he said he’s thankful for the opportunity to get back into what he calls “the real game.”
Well, perhaps leading a team to zero home playoff games and no championship games, perhaps his experience with a 1-11 then a 2-10 NCAA Div. I team will be a “real eye opener”.
Barrett played in 163 regular season CFL games with Calgary, Toronto, B.C. and Ottawa. His career totals include 23,419 yards passing, 1,656 completions in 3,078 attempts and 133 touchdowns. He played on two teams that advanced to the Grey Cup – the 1987 Toronto Argonauts and the 1991 Stampeders. In the ’91 Grey Cup, Barrett set a CFL record for completions with 34. In 1992, Barrett was selected as the Tom Pate recipient – voted on by the CFL Players' Association – while a member of the B.C. Lions for his outstanding contributions to the league, his team and his community.
Before turning pro, Barrett was a quarterback at the University of Cincinnati. In 1982, he co-captained the Bearcats and earned honorable mention Associated Press All-America honors. He and his wife Alison have five children.
That’s all I got…..
Under Miner
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