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We could find a coach and not leave the city of Birmingham. Pat Sullivan is getting up there in years and I'm not sure how much longer he's willing to coach with his health. I would interview the coach who took the interim tag while he was out. The fact that he kept the train on the tracks while coach Pat was out is a plus for me.

If you think Sullivan would ever come back to coach at UAB, you need to do some more research.

(11-30-2013 05:09 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  If you think Sullivan would ever come back to coach at UAB, you need to do some more research.

Ain't no way!

Is Fairfield to far to go for a coach?

(11-30-2013 05:48 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  Is Fairfield to far to go for a coach?

Montgomery is also obviously.

(11-30-2013 05:52 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(11-30-2013 05:48 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  Is Fairfield to far to go for a coach?

Montgomery is also obviously.

I hope you are not talking about a coach who cannot beat my Golden Tigers.

Unless I'm reading the original poster wrong he meant someone other than Sullivan.

And... If the BOT kamakazied the Sullivan hire the first time, why would it be permitted now?

(11-30-2013 05:54 PM)legalblazer Wrote:  Unless I'm reading the original poster wrong he meant someone other than Sullivan.

And... If the BOT kamakazied the Sullivan hire the first time, why would it be permitted now?

Yes, I was not talking Sullivan.

You can not have the coach of my Golden Tigers, by the way.

(11-30-2013 05:56 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(11-30-2013 05:54 PM)legalblazer Wrote:  Unless I'm reading the original poster wrong he meant someone other than Sullivan.

And... If the BOT kamakazied the Sullivan hire the first time, why would it be permitted now?

Yes, I was not talking Sullivan.

You can not have the coach of my Golden Tigers, by the way.

Correct. I misread.

(11-30-2013 05:53 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(11-30-2013 05:52 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(11-30-2013 05:48 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  Is Fairfield to far to go for a coach?

Montgomery is also obviously.

I hope you are not talking about a coach who cannot beat my Golden Tigers.

Yes! I imagine another half Blazer fan would be upset.
The guy you're talking about is Will Friend?

We need a former head coach that knows how to nail down every detail for a top flight BCS program and would be willing to train his grossly underpaid assistants.

Our special teams were atrocious yesterday. IMO, they were even worse than our neighbor 60 miles to the West.

(12-01-2013 12:27 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  We need a former head coach that knows how to nail down every detail for a top flight BCS program and would be willing to train his grossly underpaid assistants.

Our special teams were atrocious yesterday. IMO, they were even worse than our neighbor 60 miles to the West.

Agree 100%.

UTSA, Texas State, UCF, and WKU are some teams that had pretty good luck hiring a fired/disgraced head coach with at least some experience winning. Here's a few names that might fill that role for UAB:

Tommy Bowden (Clemson)

Mike Stoops (Arizona)

Jeff Tedford (Cal)

Tom O'Brien (NC State) *At 64 maybe too old.

Danny Hope (Purdue)

All those guys at least got into the post-season a few times. They could probably put together a decent staff. Maybe not the guys that will land us that BCS spot down the road but all could scrape 6 wins out of our current schedule.

We tried hiring the fired head coach route. It didn't work.

(12-01-2013 01:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  We tried hiring the fired head coach route. It didn't work.

His best winning % as a HC was at UAB though.

(12-01-2013 01:39 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(12-01-2013 01:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  We tried hiring the fired head coach route. It didn't work.

His best winning % as a HC was at UAB though.

*** Not counting his 2 year stint at 1-AA Austin Peay. He was a loser everywhere else.

A coach with experience has been the best we've had in DI football.

Bill Clark - JSU???

(12-01-2013 05:29 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Bill Clark - JSU???

SOLD!
I'll take him.

We have so many options in Alabama alone. There's no reason to do a national search.

Bobby Bowden

What is the point of this thread?