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(10-31-2021 06:54 PM)ICB Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:50 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  I’m sure that Rice loss went over real well. When the AD fires the inept offensive staff, where’s Clark gonna go?

You do know that is not how it goes right?

Kids in grade school typically don’t get it…..

(10-31-2021 06:32 PM)ICB Wrote:  Coach Clark, winner of 3 straight West Division titles and 2/3 Conference USA titles makes $1.65M. Luckily we don't instate Texas Tech types to worry about. If Alabama/Auburn come calling, we would just have to see what he decides.

Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

I've met Bill Clark and I like the guy a lot. Think he's a very good coach. His loyalty is something you have to love about him but I worry that it's going to hold him back. Right now his path and UABs path are one and the same. If he plateaus, we plateau. We love him but nobody really wants that to happen.

I hope we win five straight and take home another conference title. If we don't, I hope Coach Clark will take a hard look at our program and make some changes.

(10-31-2021 06:27 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:19 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Well, that looks like commitment to the football program to me. I hope they picked the right guy. So far so good.

He was absolutely Texas Tech’s #1 choice and now TCU will be after him but he doesn’t want either.

If SMU didn’t get Sonny he was going to be our coach

Nice move by UTSA especially with the $7.5 mil buyout. But it will not deter a big name school with deep pockets from coming after him in the future.

(11-01-2021 10:26 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:32 PM)ICB Wrote:  Coach Clark, winner of 3 straight West Division titles and 2/3 Conference USA titles makes $1.65M. Luckily we don't instate Texas Tech types to worry about. If Alabama/Auburn come calling, we would just have to see what he decides.

Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

(11-01-2021 01:35 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 10:26 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:32 PM)ICB Wrote:  Coach Clark, winner of 3 straight West Division titles and 2/3 Conference USA titles makes $1.65M. Luckily we don't instate Texas Tech types to worry about. If Alabama/Auburn come calling, we would just have to see what he decides.

Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

(11-01-2021 07:28 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 01:35 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 10:26 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:32 PM)ICB Wrote:  Coach Clark, winner of 3 straight West Division titles and 2/3 Conference USA titles makes $1.65M. Luckily we don't instate Texas Tech types to worry about. If Alabama/Auburn come calling, we would just have to see what he decides.

Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

I know this isn't an Auburn board but I did go there and kept up with all of last year's action. The "official" story is that the boosters were the ones going rogue and offering Clark and Napier (might have been more but can't remember). Those boosters never had the ability to make the offer, and Auburn's AD was actually working with Harsin the entire time.

Do I buy all of that? Absolutely not. My thought is that Clark & Napier were told what the makeup of their staff could be and they turned Auburn down, which is definitely the correct move. What's the point in taking more money if you're going to be set up for failure? I could probably be making 2x as much as I do now if I wanted to work for a toxic company and never have any free time, but I choose not to.

EDIT: Back to the topic at hand - this huge for UTSA and the AAC. Way to go them! Could it backfire? Sure, but it's a huge boost for UTSA right now, and 3-4 years from now, if he turns out to be a dud, the buyout won't be awful. I'm really curious to see if this trickles down. North Texas is about to make a change, do they spend this much? Rice might make a change, how high do they go? Georgia Tech probably opens after next season, does Clark float his name to get a raise?

(11-04-2021 02:17 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 07:28 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 01:35 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 10:26 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(10-31-2021 06:32 PM)ICB Wrote:  Coach Clark, winner of 3 straight West Division titles and 2/3 Conference USA titles makes $1.65M. Luckily we don't instate Texas Tech types to worry about. If Alabama/Auburn come calling, we would just have to see what he decides.

Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

I know this isn't an Auburn board but I did go there and kept up with all of last year's action. The "official" story is that the boosters were the ones going rogue and offering Clark and Napier (might have been more but can't remember). Those boosters never had the ability to make the offer, and Auburn's AD was actually working with Harsin the entire time.

Do I buy all of that? Absolutely not. My thought is that Clark & Napier were told what the makeup of their staff could be and they turned Auburn down, which is definitely the correct move. What's the point in taking more money if you're going to be set up for failure? I could probably be making 2x as much as I do now if I wanted to work for a toxic company and never have any free time, but I choose not to.

EDIT: Back to the topic at hand - this huge for UTSA and the AAC. Way to go them! Could it backfire? Sure, but it's a huge boost for UTSA right now, and 3-4 years from now, if he turns out to be a dud, the buyout won't be awful. I'm really curious to see if this trickles down. North Texas is about to make a change, do they spend this much? Rice might make a change, how high do they go? Georgia Tech probably opens after next season, does Clark float his name to get a raise?

That probably wouldn't be a bad thing if Clark were forced to hire good offensive coaching staff members and be hands off with the offense.

All I know is he told them no thanks.

(11-04-2021 02:22 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:17 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 07:28 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 01:35 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 10:26 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Is it just my failing memory, or was it just last season that AU ran off Gus, then talked to Clark?

and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

I know this isn't an Auburn board but I did go there and kept up with all of last year's action. The "official" story is that the boosters were the ones going rogue and offering Clark and Napier (might have been more but can't remember). Those boosters never had the ability to make the offer, and Auburn's AD was actually working with Harsin the entire time.

Do I buy all of that? Absolutely not. My thought is that Clark & Napier were told what the makeup of their staff could be and they turned Auburn down, which is definitely the correct move. What's the point in taking more money if you're going to be set up for failure? I could probably be making 2x as much as I do now if I wanted to work for a toxic company and never have any free time, but I choose not to.

EDIT: Back to the topic at hand - this huge for UTSA and the AAC. Way to go them! Could it backfire? Sure, but it's a huge boost for UTSA right now, and 3-4 years from now, if he turns out to be a dud, the buyout won't be awful. I'm really curious to see if this trickles down. North Texas is about to make a change, do they spend this much? Rice might make a change, how high do they go? Georgia Tech probably opens after next season, does Clark float his name to get a raise?

That probably wouldn't be a bad thing if Clark were forced to hire good offensive coaching staff members and be hands off with the offense.

Worked great at Auburn with Gus and at Texas with everyone

(11-04-2021 02:57 PM)UAB Schnauzer Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:22 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:17 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 07:28 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 01:35 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  and he said ,,,,"tks you and no tks "

Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

I know this isn't an Auburn board but I did go there and kept up with all of last year's action. The "official" story is that the boosters were the ones going rogue and offering Clark and Napier (might have been more but can't remember). Those boosters never had the ability to make the offer, and Auburn's AD was actually working with Harsin the entire time.

Do I buy all of that? Absolutely not. My thought is that Clark & Napier were told what the makeup of their staff could be and they turned Auburn down, which is definitely the correct move. What's the point in taking more money if you're going to be set up for failure? I could probably be making 2x as much as I do now if I wanted to work for a toxic company and never have any free time, but I choose not to.

EDIT: Back to the topic at hand - this huge for UTSA and the AAC. Way to go them! Could it backfire? Sure, but it's a huge boost for UTSA right now, and 3-4 years from now, if he turns out to be a dud, the buyout won't be awful. I'm really curious to see if this trickles down. North Texas is about to make a change, do they spend this much? Rice might make a change, how high do they go? Georgia Tech probably opens after next season, does Clark float his name to get a raise?

That probably wouldn't be a bad thing if Clark were forced to hire good offensive coaching staff members and be hands off with the offense.

Worked great at Auburn with Gus and at Texas with everyone

And the whole buddy buddy system isn't working so great at UAB right now, either. Maybe we can strike a happy medium this offseason. Or go 6-0, win another CUSA 'ship, win a bowl game, and HCBC can hire every buddy he's had since preschool for all I care.

(11-04-2021 03:37 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:57 PM)UAB Schnauzer Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:22 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 02:17 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 07:28 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  Don't kid yourself. If Clark had been the guy Auburn wanted, he'd be on the visitor's sideline in College Station this weekend, not on the home sideline in Birmingham. $5,000,000 > $1,650,000.

I know this isn't an Auburn board but I did go there and kept up with all of last year's action. The "official" story is that the boosters were the ones going rogue and offering Clark and Napier (might have been more but can't remember). Those boosters never had the ability to make the offer, and Auburn's AD was actually working with Harsin the entire time.

Do I buy all of that? Absolutely not. My thought is that Clark & Napier were told what the makeup of their staff could be and they turned Auburn down, which is definitely the correct move. What's the point in taking more money if you're going to be set up for failure? I could probably be making 2x as much as I do now if I wanted to work for a toxic company and never have any free time, but I choose not to.

EDIT: Back to the topic at hand - this huge for UTSA and the AAC. Way to go them! Could it backfire? Sure, but it's a huge boost for UTSA right now, and 3-4 years from now, if he turns out to be a dud, the buyout won't be awful. I'm really curious to see if this trickles down. North Texas is about to make a change, do they spend this much? Rice might make a change, how high do they go? Georgia Tech probably opens after next season, does Clark float his name to get a raise?

That probably wouldn't be a bad thing if Clark were forced to hire good offensive coaching staff members and be hands off with the offense.

Worked great at Auburn with Gus and at Texas with everyone

And the whole buddy buddy system isn't working so great at UAB right now, either. Maybe we can strike a happy medium this offseason. Or go 6-0, win another CUSA 'ship, win a bowl game, and HCBC can hire every buddy he's had since preschool for all I care.

The head coach should e in charge of who the assistant coaches are. If you don’t like who they are change head coaches. Forcing unwanted coordinators on a head coach usually ends poorly.