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Again, valid criticism or glaring issues cant be mentioned on this board without being accused of being a "fake fan." I think there's a portion of our fan base that would settle for 8 wins a year and an invite to the Boca bowl.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem
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(10-25-2021 03:38 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.
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(10-25-2021 05:48 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:38 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.

We have 3peat a terrible division and are champions of a terrible conference. Aim higher. These bad, bad, bad losses cannot be ignored. Clark is our guy, and I believe in him. But losing games like this past weekend is unacceptable. We need to ask ourselves- right now, in 2021, are we where we thought we would be at this time in 2018?
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Thank you
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(10-25-2021 06:43 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:48 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:38 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.

We have 3peat a terrible division and are champions of a terrible conference. Aim higher. These bad, bad, bad losses cannot be ignored. Clark is our guy, and I believe in him. But losing games like this past weekend is unacceptable. We need to ask ourselves- right now, in 2021, are we where we thought we would be at this time in 2018?

Well said.
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(10-25-2021 06:43 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:48 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:38 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.

We have 3peat a terrible division and are champions of a terrible conference. Aim higher. These bad, bad, bad losses cannot be ignored. Clark is our guy, and I believe in him. But losing games like this past weekend is unacceptable. We need to ask ourselves- right now, in 2021, are we where we thought we would be at this time in 2018?

Hit the nail on the head. And to answer your question: NO. We have gotten significantly worse since 2018.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
I would say the biggest difference between the 2018 year and now. Particularly on defense is we miss a truly dominant d line man like Marino. When he wanted to get to the qb he could and would.
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(10-25-2021 06:51 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 06:43 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:48 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  [quote='BlazinBham' pid='17778020' dateline='1635194335']
Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.

We have 3peat a terrible division and are champions of a terrible conference. Aim higher. These bad, bad, bad losses cannot be ignored. Clark is our guy, and I believe in him. But losing games like this past weekend is unacceptable. We need to ask ourselves- right now, in 2021, are we where we thought we would be at this time in 2018?

Well said.


We are a lot Further away of where we would be. In 2017 we weren’t pick to win a game. We have a new stadium 2018 it was all talk. We are going to the AAC. The way some whine on this board I thought they were Tech fans.
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(10-25-2021 08:32 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 06:51 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 06:43 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:48 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  [quote='BlazinBham' pid='17778020' dateline='1635194335']
Call us a fake fan then.

Many of us want to strike while the iron is hot. Others are okay with this heading toward a Doc Holliday or Rick Stockstill problem

You’re kidding. We won a Championship last year. We have 3 peat the Western Division. I’m shocked at the post.

We have 3peat a terrible division and are champions of a terrible conference. Aim higher. These bad, bad, bad losses cannot be ignored. Clark is our guy, and I believe in him. But losing games like this past weekend is unacceptable. We need to ask ourselves- right now, in 2021, are we where we thought we would be at this time in 2018?

Well said.


We are a lot Further away of where we would be. In 2017 we weren’t pick to win a game. We have a new stadium 2018 it was all talk. We are going to the AAC. The way some whine on this board I thought they were Tech fans.

That has nothing to do with the play on the field. Don't ignore the question and blame people for being frustrated. We're obviously worse than 2018 and trending down by the year. Take your head out of the sand.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.
You make some good points.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.

Don't forget that Clark fired Les Koenning after a single season in which UAB performed much better than expected (2017).
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
Maybe the OC just needs to expand the play book or at least add some more formations so opposing defenses will need to guess a lot more than they have these last few games.
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(10-25-2021 09:17 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.

Don't forget that Clark fired Les Koenning after a single season in which UAB performed much better than expected (2017).

He let Koenning go to bring back who?
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
Our offense has an obvious giveaway on what we are about to do on every play. If Prince is in, we are passing. If Pittman is in, we are running(stronger confirmation when McDonald comes in.)
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
I think some of the criticism is hyperbolic but also some of it is valid and some things need to be addressed to improve beyond where we are now. I have now rewatched the game, and it didn't make me feel any better. That was easily the worst performance of the Clark era. It wasn't because Rice is horrible (they're not, especially if you help them. They have 2-3 stinkers per season but they also usually come up and bite a couple of teams if you get sucked into their style of game. They had a good plan and have played us tough now 3 straight years).

We were just ragged in every phase. I'll zero in here on special teams, right from the jump.

It started with the kickoff. We have a kicker who can put it into the end zone. Why do we ever kick it short? Why risk any returns? Why risk injuries on coverage when you are now having to play special teamers in your defensive rotation because of injuries? PUT THE DAMN BALL INTO THE BACK OF THE END ZONE AND TRUST YOUR DEFENSE AT THE 25. Kick the damn ball out of bounds if you have to, but stop risking returns to midfield. Dumb kickoffs cost us two losses last year and didn't help us Saturday. BTW, Rice probably doesn't even go for it on that first series after the punt penalty if we had kicked the damn ball out of bounds on the kickoff. Do they go for it at, say, their own 38 which is where they should have been? Just saying.

Then you get the penalty. Why were you in punt block? Respect the fact that your D did its job and forced a punt after you allowed a return to midfield. 3 and out on the first series is literally what you want. Why even risk a roughing penalty in that situation? Just accept the ball!

This is just in the 1st 3 minutes of the game.

It went downhill from there.

Anyhow, time to flush it and move on. Get well as best we can. Focus on La Tech. We owe them one. They'll be motivated to turn their season around.

I looked back through the record books. What we have upcoming I would argue is the toughest four-game stretch, and most crucial four-game stretch, in UAB Football history.

Bill and staff have shown repeatedly that they can handle adversity like champs, including last year when things ended with a championship and one heck of a performance at Marshall. But I'm not sure they've faced a tougher challenge *on the field* at UAB that what is ahead. Buckle up the chin straps and right the ship. We can do this. We can win every one of these four. We also could lose all four. Let's see what we're made of.
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RE: 91.5 penalty yards per game
(10-25-2021 09:17 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.

Don't forget that Clark fired Les Koenning after a single season in which UAB performed much better than expected (2017).

All the players hated Koenning. Like legit hated the guy. Defensive players who had no reason to even hated him. So when he was fired and replaced i was not surprised.
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(10-26-2021 08:12 AM)UABOG85 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 09:17 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.

Don't forget that Clark fired Les Koenning after a single season in which UAB performed much better than expected (2017).

All the players hated Koenning. Like legit hated the guy. Defensive players who had no reason to even hated him. So when he was fired and replaced i was not surprised.

Still fired him after one season and he probably had a family too. The difference is he had no high school or Jax State connection to Clark. Will Coach Clark fire one of his friends? Callaway dithered on Schumann and when he finally let him go it was too late. The program has to come before relationships.

If we do not win the CUSA title and there are no staff changes, just raise a big ole red flag because we will be headed down the wrong path.
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(10-26-2021 09:05 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-26-2021 08:12 AM)UABOG85 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 09:17 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 08:44 PM)ICB Wrote:  Win or lose, I just hate a moving target. When we opened the year everyone, coaches included, was harping on the fact the this was probably the deepest and most talented team in UAB history. Now the excuse is injuries.

For years, when we would have mediocre seasons, everything pointed to facilities and fans needed to pony up. Well guess what, we have some of the best facilities in G5, the stadium although only in its initial season, we have been able to recruit to it for a couple of seasons now.

We all have bad days at work. Own it, correct it, move on.

I know many want the OC gone. But I think it's a doubled edged sword. I think one of the reason Coach Clark has stuck around UAB is because of his loyalty. But his loyalty is not only to UAB but to his staff and their families. If we wanted a coach who could fire an assistant at the drop of the hat, they probably would also take another job at the drop of the hat.

Don't forget that Clark fired Les Koenning after a single season in which UAB performed much better than expected (2017).

All the players hated Koenning. Like legit hated the guy. Defensive players who had no reason to even hated him. So when he was fired and replaced i was not surprised.

Still fired him after one season and he probably had a family too. The difference is he had no high school or Jax State connection to Clark. Will Coach Clark fire one of his friends? Callaway dithered on Schumann and when he finally let him go it was too late. The program has to come before relationships.

If we do not win the CUSA title and there are no staff changes, just raise a big ole red flag because we will be headed down the wrong path.

You read a whole lot into what i said than what was there. I was simply stating one of the major reasons why we let Koenning go...07-coffee3
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