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http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-footbl...14aab.html


Where al.com fails, uabsports.com picks up the slack.

Several indictments of McGee in those comments.

(08-03-2014 03:08 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-footbl...14aab.html


Where al.com fails, uabsports.com picks up the slack.

On competing against Southeastern Conference teams"It's all about the next game. It's going to be another game. We are going to want to play well everyday. We need to get up for the first game and the league games. They are all important."

Really? Does everything football down here has to refer back to the sec when discussing UAB?

Over all a good read.

Crenshaw
UAB coach Bill Clark acknowledges there were 'naysayers' when he was considering the Blazer job
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...owled.html

Crenshaw is up to reporting Clark's hiring now.

We will hear about football season sometime next March.

Crebshaw
How much bigger is Chelsea product Jake Ganus as 2014 UAB football season approaches?
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...a_pro.html

(08-03-2014 06:37 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Crenshaw
UAB coach Bill Clark acknowledges there were 'naysayers' when he was considering the Blazer job
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...owled.html

Practice today at 9:30. or was that two weeks ago.

I don't know. I'm betting we find out about it in 2 weeks.

Listening to coach Clark, he's saying all the right things. He's almost got me lured in to where I'm not just optimistic but to where I'd be surprised if we lost. Just seems like (finally) we have a head coach who knows what the hell he is doing. What if we did win somewhere between 6-9 games in Year 1? As the time has gone by we've won 2, 3, 4 games. There's always been a few games we were in position to win that we lost as result of a bad call/poor judgement by coach during the game. Now we have a coach who has been there and done that.

Temper your optimism with the knowledge that:
A) There is usually an adjustment period when you are going to a new offense. New names for plays, routes and audibles; new ways to signal those plays in. It tends to make players play slower the first half of that first season because they are having to think about everything instead of just doing it.

B) We have a large number of juco guys who we are counting on to contribute immediately who didnt get to go through spring practice. It will take them a few games to get caught up.

C) The core of the team is made up of players that have won 20%-29% of their games while at UAB.

(08-04-2014 08:21 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Listening to coach Clark, he's saying all the right things. He's almost got me lured in to where I'm not just optimistic but to where I'd be surprised if we lost. Just seems like (finally) we have a head coach who knows what the hell he is doing. What if we did win somewhere between 6-9 games in Year 1? As the time has gone by we've won 2, 3, 4 games. There's always been a few games we were in position to win that we lost as result of a bad call/poor judgement by coach during the game. Now we have a coach who has been there and done that.

+1

XCNC ran the spread while here. Finally hiring a defensive mind should win a couples games.XCNC recruiting somewhat got better towards the end. Most of the DLine comes from him.

(08-04-2014 07:16 AM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(08-03-2014 06:37 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Crenshaw
UAB coach Bill Clark acknowledges there were 'naysayers' when he was considering the Blazer job
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...owled.html

Practice today at 9:30. or was that two weeks ago.

Steve and Drew are hilarious. Culture change.

The big difference I see in Bill Clark compared to UAB's previous head coaches is that his resume is full of success at places that need building... he built Prattville into a dominant high school program, he had a highly ranked defense as DC at a start-up USA program with no facilities and talent similar to UAB, and he took a 6-5 JSU squad and turned them into a 11-4 FCS playoff team in his first season.

As Coach Clark says, the proof is in the pudding. We'll see how this season turns out, but I just get the feeling we finally have the right fit for head coach.