He remained with the Thunderbirds for five years until he joined the cross-town Simon Fraser Clan of the NAIA in 2001 as the team's defensive backs coach.

At the end of a disappointing 2010 season, one in which the team's general manager, Danny Maciocia, was fired, Hall was also relieved of his duties as head coach.

[7] After a ten-year absence from college football, Thorpe was named the special teams coordinator for the Montreal Carabins on February 4, 2011.

[8] After two years with the Carabins, Thorpe re-joined the Alouettes on November 28, 2012, this time in the capacity of defensive coordinator.

[2] The team's first-year head coach, Dan Hawkins, was fired after five games and replaced by general manager, Jim Popp.

Soon after, Thorpe submitted his resignation to join the Edmonton Eskimos as their defensive coordinator, but the move was blocked by league commissioner, Jeffrey Orridge, on December 17, 2015, since there were two years remaining on his contract.

After Ottawa's head coach, Rick Campbell, announced his resignation at the conclusion of the 2019 season, Thorpe was not retained by the Redblacks.

On January 15, 2020, it was announced that Thorpe had re-joined the Eskimos, this time as the team's defensive coordinator, after a 10-year absence.