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(11-06-2018 02:04 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  I know it's basketball vs football but consider this.
CJH took a look around towards the end of one of the best regular seasons in UAB history and realized that even with such an amazing season:
1. His team was still playing in front of a half empty arena
2. His team was not even in the discussion for a good post season birth despite the gaudy record
3. He had a boss that he didn't like who tried to micromanage things

He looked at all of that and realized that no matter what he did the next year, those three things were still likely to be true and so cashed in while his stock was high. All three of the above things are true for Coach Clark as well.


Coach Clark has shown his commitment to this university and the city Birmingham. He was instrumental in bringing the team back to life, he led the fight to get the facilities massively upgraded, his presence was a big reason a new stadium got approved. He has nothing left to prove. Whether you believe me or not, it is a fact that he was very disappointed in the crowd Saturday and realized that no matter how many games he won, that the crowd was out of his control.

All I am saying is that if the citizens of Birmingham are truly interested in keeping him here, it would behoove them to show up Saturday against USM.

Very Truthful, in the short haul. UaB fans have to be built from within, and that is going to take time. And every time we get the bandwagon cart to the top of the hill, another hill miraculously appears in front of us. With one NCAA game victory and a 26-5 record against a less than average conference on top of 3 mediocre seasons, and seeing first hand what FRW and the BOT had done to Football, I'd have run screaming for anywhere but here too.

HCBC is different. Haase played at and assistant coached at basketball blue blood programs. Clark is an East Alabama guy. He is home and one of us. And he's going to outlive the bastards that keep poking us in the eye, so he's got that working for him too.