I have a hard time believing this. It simply doesnt serve a publicly owned organizations to be fire walled from public input.
I think you are just playing the cynic.
It may seem hard to believe, by this organization is proving to be remarkably tone-deaf when it comes to public/ticket holder sentiment. Bringing Maas back AGAIN proves this.
The CFL isn't like the other major leagues where teams can afford to largely ignore the desires of their fan base and ticket buyers, knowing that 8-figure cheques from TV deals and merchandising are already in the mail. Darryl Katz can let Lowe, MacTavish, Chiarelli, whoever run amok and not worry a lick about the financial viability of his organization. The CFL does not have this luxury. If thousands of season ticket holders are pissed off to the point that they will not renew tickets, and cite Rhodes and Maas as the reason, there really isn't even a choice to be made. They must be fired, end of story. For the Eskimos BOD to not understand this shows how far out of touch they really are. In a league where star players are pulling in $150,000/year, pissing away millions in ticket revenue is apparently not a concern to this collection of clowns.
I doubt any other organizations in the CFL would have allowed Maas to return after last year's Western Final, let alone come back again after following it up with one of the worst seasons in franchise history. Good heavens, Toronto fired Trestman less than 365 days after a Grey Cup win. Hamilton fired Kent Austin after 4 straight playoff appearances/two recent Grey Cup appearances. Saskatchewan fired Chamblin wihtin two years of a Grey Cup win. Winnipeg fired Lapolice just months after a Grey Cup appearance. Wally Buono has fired coaches left and right in BC despite making the playoffs practically every year. The ONLY team in the league that regularly gives coaches mulligans is this one. Maciocia had several. Reed had a couple. And now Maas is on his third mulligan. The Eskimos simply do not operate like a normal franchise.