wɪððə ɹˈaɪdɚz, hiː fˈɪnɪʃt wɪð ɐ lˈuːzɪŋ ɹˈɛkɚd ɪn ˈiːtʃ əv hɪz θɹˈiː sˈiːzənz æz kˈoʊtʃ, bˌʌt wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə lˈiːd ðə tˈiːm ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈʌn tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪ kˈʌp fˈaɪnəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈuːzɪŋ tə ðə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ ˈɑːɹɡənˌɔːts.
With the Riders, he finished with a losing record in each of his three seasons as coach, but was able to lead the team on a run to the Grey Cup final in 1997, before losing to the Toronto Argonauts.