text: I agree with you. The previous regime was a disaster. The Riders\nwere probably doing this good because of Barrett, who is a player's coach.  The Riders had success because the players generally\nliked Barrett. He should end up on a coaching staff somewhere, because he did a good job.  I think the Riders will regress under the new coach likely, and miss the playoffs, while the Eskimos will recover from a bad season, and make it in their place. BC and Calgary look to be pretty solid teams, while the East is pretty solid with Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg (really a West team that is playing there to even things out).