Wally Buono

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS…THE HEAD COACH OF THE B.C. LIONS WALLY BUONO WILL MAKE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS OF HIS LIFE…
DOES HE WALK AWAY FROM COACHING AND COMMITT HIS FULL ATTENTION TO THE FRONT OFFICE…
BUONO WAS BORN IN ITALY…
BUT AS KID GROWING UP IN MONTREAL…FOOTBALL QUICKLY BECAME A BIG PART OF HIS LIFE…
IT WAS HIS TICKET TO IDAHO STATE…
HE PLAYED 10 YEARS FOR THE ALOUTTES…WHERE HE WON HIS FIRST 2 GREY CUPS…
FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS…BUONO HAS WORKED THE SIDELINE…WON 4 MORE CUPS AND WAS NAMED THE CFL’S “COACH OF THE YEAR” 3 TIMES…
HE NOW STANDS…AS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE…
SO…HOW DO YOU SAY GOODBYE TO THAT???
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY…IF THE FIRE THAT HAS DRIVEN YOU THE LAST 5 DECADES…IS GONE…
AND WALLY BUONO IS THE ONLY PERSON…WHO CAN ANSWER THAT…
HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW…
MUCH OF THE HEAVY LIFTING WITH THIS TEAM IS DONE…
THIS SEASON THE LIONS WERE THE YOUNGEST TEAM IN THE CFL…
17 STARTERS WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 27…
AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT TRAVIS LULAY FINALLY ARRIVED AS A QUARTERBACK THAT CAN CARRY A TEAM ON HIS BACK…
HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE WESTERN SEMI-FINAL…IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT INJECTS NEW LIFE…
NOT ONLY FOR THE FANS…
BUT ALSO TO A COACH…WHO IS SUDDENLY NOT SO INTERESTED IN COUNTING BIRTHDAYS…
ADD TO ALL THAT…
THE LIONS ARE HOSTING THE GREY CUP NEXT YEARS…
AND ARE GOING INTO A BRAND NEW STADIUM…
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT TO WATCH ALL THAT…FROM THE PRESS BOX???
IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE BUONO MAKES HIS DECISION OFFICIAL…
BUT IN THE END…HE KNOWS IN HIS HEART…
THE ONLY REASON ANY COACH PUTS UP WITH THE RAT RACE…
IS TO GET “THE CHEESE”….