While it won't be popular for the JSU folks, one benefit of getting a guy actively coaching is that he has guys who he has been recruiting both committed and those who didn't commit. So I think we may not be as far behind with Signing Day approaching with an active coach vs someone who has been out of coaching and the current recruiting cycle.
May also be able to compete better for some USA recruits if he gets some coaches from there as well.
Are those recruits CUSA quality recruits though!
He will not go after the JSU recruits because he doesn't play that game.
He will not go after the USA recruits being recruited by potential coaches, because he doesn't play that game.
He will solidify the commitments on those that we have committed & may pick up a few extras due to contacts that he has.
I really wouldn't want a coach that does otherwise.
Haven't followed their recruiting but I suspect they have some high quality recruits given their success. Plus I think getting a USA coach or two could also help with some quality FBS players.
Certainly hope we keep the guys that were already committed but I think Clark has an idea about the talent out there that is available.
(01-20-2014 01:18 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]He will not go after the JSU recruits because he doesn't play that game.
He will not go after the USA recruits being recruited by potential coaches, because he doesn't play that game.
He will solidify the commitments on those that we have committed & may pick up a few extras due to contacts that he has.
I really wouldn't want a coach that does otherwise.
Doesn't have to be guys committed there. Could be guys he recruited but lost out on who might be interested in a chance to play in CUSA.
Not to mention he might have some JSU recruits express interest in coming even without him actively recruiting them. You think he's going to just say no? If he thinks they have the potential to make an impact, I can't see him saying no to a player who of their own choosing without pressure expresses interest in following him.
(01-20-2014 01:18 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]He will not go after the JSU recruits because he doesn't play that game.
He will not go after the USA recruits being recruited by potential coaches, because he doesn't play that game.
He will solidify the commitments on those that we have committed & may pick up a few extras due to contacts that he has.
I really wouldn't want a coach that does otherwise.
Screw that if he thinks a jsu or USA commit can play here and wants to come, hop on board
(01-20-2014 01:18 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]He will not go after the JSU recruits because he doesn't play that game.
He will not go after the USA recruits being recruited by potential coaches, because he doesn't play that game.
He will solidify the commitments on those that we have committed & may pick up a few extras due to contacts that he has.
I really wouldn't want a coach that does otherwise.
How do you already know that about him?
And it is a pretty common practice for verbal commits to change when e coach recruits them leaves. I have no problem with him to continue to recruit players he is already recruiting. Unless they are contractually committed.
I have talked over the years with his cousin, who I work with.
It's not like we have a lot of open spots anyway.
We had 16 seniors & have 6 grey shirts and 15 commits.
A few may decide to go elsewhere, which is expected, but there aren't going to be a lot of spots available.
May we get a new commit or two? Sure.
Ok. For the Bill Clark Era, Blazerman is responsible for inside scoops since he knows his cousin.
We've lost several players as well. This is something we have no control over, and it will shake itself out rather quickly, as recruiting season is running out.
(01-20-2014 01:38 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: [ -> ]Ok. For the Bill Clark Era, Blazerman is responsible for inside scoops since he knows his cousin.
Is his cousin in math class?
What do you suppose that Clark was doing today? (Outside of meeting with Watts)
He met with his current players at JSU as well as his assistant coaches.
You don't need an inside person to see that this coach isn't like the last one.
How many JSU recruits could get into UAB anyway?
Just to mention, I have been somewhat following Clark since his coaching days at Prattville.
He had the opportunity to join Saban at Alabama prior to taking the USA DC job.
Because it wasn't a position coach & was instead an off the field like position, he turned it down.
I tended to think that even when he went to USA, he was the better coach than Jones.
(01-20-2014 01:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]What do you suppose that Clark was doing today? (Outside of meeting with Watts)
He met with his current players at JSU as well as his assistant coaches.
You don't need an inside person to see that this coach isn't like the last one.
Just remember, this board loved McGee for awhile too. If he doesn't win, Clark will become the pariah McGee, and Callaway and Brown before him, did.
(01-20-2014 01:50 PM)Smaug Wrote: [ -> ]How many JSU recruits could get into UAB anyway?
We have had a few that went to JSU instead of UAB.
Conner Reed from Gardendale ended up at JSU. Not sure if it was McGee's doing or not. He was committed since way early in the game.
There are some that could go to either place.
There are a few players on JSU team, maybe several, that could play in CUSA.
(01-20-2014 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: [ -> ] (01-20-2014 01:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]What do you suppose that Clark was doing today? (Outside of meeting with Watts)
He met with his current players at JSU as well as his assistant coaches.
You don't need an inside person to see that this coach isn't like the last one.
Just remember, this board loved McGee for awhile too. If he doesn't win, Clark will become the pariah McGee, and Callaway and Brown before him, did.
I am aware of that.
One thing that gives you hope is that Clark is a defensive minded coach.
I would expect a 5 year contract, possibly less than what McGee was offered.
I tend to feel his connections within the state will pay dividends for UAB.
(01-20-2014 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: [ -> ] (01-20-2014 01:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]What do you suppose that Clark was doing today? (Outside of meeting with Watts)
He met with his current players at JSU as well as his assistant coaches.
You don't need an inside person to see that this coach isn't like the last one.
Just remember, this board loved McGee for awhile too. If he doesn't win, Clark will become the pariah McGee, and Callaway and Brown before him, did.
McGee became a pariah because of the way he left, who he ran back to, and the stories that came out once he was gone.
Callaway, while roundly disliked for having been forced on us, for being a bammer, and for his W/L record, I would argue is not a pariah. If nothing else, he left things better than he found them.
Watson has his partisans who remember UAB football at it's best, but I would argue that he indeed achieved pariah status due to the way he let the inmates run the asylum.
We don't know much about Clark yet, but what I have heard and seen thusfar gives me no reason to think he'll deserve that tag either.
Damn, MB, you're to the point that you are reflexively negative almost every time you post. Can we equip your account with a banner reading "You Kids Stay Off My Lawn!"?
(01-20-2014 01:54 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ] (01-20-2014 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: [ -> ] (01-20-2014 01:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]What do you suppose that Clark was doing today? (Outside of meeting with Watts)
He met with his current players at JSU as well as his assistant coaches.
You don't need an inside person to see that this coach isn't like the last one.
Just remember, this board loved McGee for awhile too. If he doesn't win, Clark will become the pariah McGee, and Callaway and Brown before him, did.
I am aware of that.
One thing that gives you hope is that Clark is a defensive minded coach.
I would expect a 5 year contract, possibly less than what McGee was offered.
I tend to feel his connections within the state will pay dividends for UAB.
As a head coach, success is sometimes as much about connections as it is knowledge of the game. For that reason, I'm excited about this hire. You can also search and see him on YouTube to see that he has a pretty impressive understanding of the game and talks more in specifics than McGee who loved fluffy talk and all of the "doing everything the right way."