“THEY SAID IT”

“This is a place that has meant a lot to me and my family over the years and I have a lot of great memories here. This wasn’t one of them.” — Hamilton head coach Kent

Austin on losing 37-0 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in

his return to Regina

“The latest Adam Sandler atrocity, Grown Ups 2, is getting better reviews that Dan Hawkins.”

— Calgary Herald sports columnist George Johnson (@georgejohnsonch) via Twitter

“Toronto mayor Rob Ford is in Regina at the Rider game. Well, the cameras show him in the stands... doesn’t PROVE he’s there.” — Comedian Brent Butt (@BrentButt) via Twitter

“What do u say as an Eskimo fan when u watch Ricky Ray now. Who Trades Ricky Ray?” — Calgary Stampeders slotback Nik Lewis (@nikel18) via Twitter

“Looking At Mariano Rivera is Inspiring. He gets standing Os in other stadiums. I wonder in my last yr would CFL fans Clap for me and my Career.”

— more Lewis, via Twitter

“Glad we ran Brendan Taman out of Winnipeg. First time in his career and his hands alone are on the wheel. Built a great staff and team... Taman always had a senior coach or VP or CEO involved in football ops while with #bombers. He’s large and in charge with Riders now.”

— Winnipeg Free Press sports

columnist Gary Lawless (@garylawless) via Twitter

“He’s stronger and he’s smarter. He’s doing what I call ‘pickin’ inside moves.’ He’s giving his blockers a chance to get in front of him. Then he explodes into the holes. You could see that tonight. He does a little stutter step, waits for the block, then off he goes. You can see the evolution.” — B.C. Lions director of player

personnel Roy Shivers to the Vancouver Sun on the improvement of tailback Andrew Harris

“I appreciated the crowd when they gave us a standing ovation when we got our first first down in the second quarter.” — Calgary Stampeders head

coach/GM John Hufnagel