Great news! We'll have a completely new site layout coming Febuary 1st! Stay tuned! It'll be a huge improvement!

As you can see on the right, I've added a shoutbox. It's just a nice little thing to have on the site, however misuse of the shoutbox will not be tolerated, so be mature about it. I also moved the poll to the right too.

Interesting story going around the internet, Curtis Head may not be with the Lions next year.

When Lui Passaglia headed for the Lions' front office three years ago, it seems he took stability at the position with him.

The CFL team was sent reeling Tuesday upon learning that kicker Curtis Head is considering a graduate coaching position at his alma mater, Marshall University.

An athletic department official at the Huntington, W.Va., school confirmed Head had been hired, stating the position was full-time. However Head, who signed a minimum two-year CFL contract prior to his rookie season in 2003, said he had not yet decided to forsake his playing career.

"You're giving me nightmares," said Lions special teams coach Mike Benevides when told about Head's pending decision.

"I don't want to leave anybody out to dry, whether it's B.C. or Marshall," said Head, who is one course from his degree and is currently a student teacher at Marshall.

"The [Marshall] job doesn't open up every day but the job I have [with the Lions] doesn't open up every day either."

Head twisted his knee in his CFL debut and played through pain all season, posting kicking numbers equal to his predecessor, Montreal's Matt Kellett. However, Head averaged just 39 yards on punts.

Coach Wally Buono plans to talk with Abbotsford's Duncan O'Mahony when the Calgary punter becomes a free agent Feb. 15. But the Lions may again need a Canadian who could fill two roster spots if Head leaves.

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The Lions have signed non-import running back, Craig Carr today. Carr was previously drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos, and recently played for the Montreal Alouettes in 2002. He was cut by the Als in November 2002.

I added an Interactive section today on the left, all it has now it one wallpaper right now, made by me. It's a first attempt at making a wallpaper, so it's nothing superb, just a basic, simple design.

I also got this in my e-mail inbox from the Lions today...

WARREN MOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE BC LIONS INAUGURAL ORANGE HELMET AWARDS DINNER

VANCOUVER, B.C. January 19, 2004 � BC Lions President and CEO, Bob Ackles, announced the football club will host an inaugural gala awards event, the BC Lions Orange Helmet Awards Dinner, on Saturday, March 6 at the Sheraton Guilford Hotel.

The BC Lions Football Club is proud to present Warren Moon as the keynote speaker. The dinner will be a celebration of grassroots football in British Columbia. All net proceeds from the event will be donated to amateur football in British Columbia. The evening will be used to recognize provincial champions at all levels by presenting an Orange Helmet award to each winning team and to the �Builder of the Year�.

The evening will take place in conjunction with a weekend-long football clinic, hosted by Football BC.

What: BC Lions Orange Helmet Awards Dinner and awards ceremony Keynote speaker, Warren Moon, Pro Football�s All-time Leading Passer

Where: The Sheraton Guildford Hotel.
15269 104 Ave
Surrey, BC V3R 1N5
When: Saturday, March 6th, 2004
Reception: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm


Cost: $1500 for a table of 10
$750 for a half table
$150 for single tickets

For tickets call 604-661-3628

It seems like the city of Kelowna is drawing intrest from the Lions as a possible place to hold training camp. Wally Buono had this to say on the subject, �We were in Chilliwack last year, but they can�t accommodate us, so Kelowna is one of the places we�re looking at ... Right now we�re discussing the possibilities with the city.�

The Lions have held camp in Kelowna before, twice in the '90's to be exact. Kamloops is also targeted as another candidate.

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As reported by BCLions.com in a press release, both Kelvin Anderson and Eric Carter have been released by the club. Here's the official report:

VANCOUVER, B.C. January 12, 2004. -- BC Lions General Manager and Head Coach, Wally Buono, today announced that the club will not invite Cornerback Eric Carter and Running Back Kelvin Anderson to the 2004 training camp.

�This was a very difficult decision for our football club,� said Buono. �When we considered all the factors leading up to our 2004 season, we concluded not to invite them back to our training camp. I want to thank both Eric and Kelvin for their contributions to this organization.�

Carter signed with the BC Lions as a free agent in 1999 and has played in the CFL for the past 10 seasons.

Anderson played with the Calgary Stampeders for seven seasons before joining the BC Lions for the 2003 season.

Here's a list of Lions Free Agents from CFL.ca

Happy New Year!

The Lions have signed runningback Antionio Warren, as previously reports a couple days ago by the Team 1040.

Our message boards have seen an increase of traffic and posts lately, why not join on it? Also, I'm putting together a small movie on the Lions (less than 1 minute long) and it should be ready for downloading in the near future. Decembers news has also been added to the archive page.