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Hamilton, the football team, and Hamilton, the musical, have something in common — sad endings.

The mega-hit Broadway version celebrates more successful plays than the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who are the CFL’s worst team at this early juncture of the season.

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Under Kent Austin, the Tiger-Cats have had slow starts before. But nothing like this.

“This” is an 0-3 record … an industrial-league-calibre offensive line … and an alleged defence that doesn’t exactly evoke images of Angelo Mosca, John Barrow, Garney Henley, Ben Zambiasi, et al.

This is what has happened early in Year 5 under head coach and vice-president of football operations Kent Austin.

Injuries have not helped matters. Neither have the departures of two top-flight co-ordinators — Tommy Condell (offence) and Orlondo Steinauer (defence).

But regardless of the adverse circumstances, it is still absolutely stunning to see an Austin-coached team in such a state, given his extraordinary qualities.