If UAB beat TAM this weekeed

From Auburn fans that post on the Auburn Sports Board?

Huge push. Bulldozer push. Juggernaut push.

That goes no where.

The PTB aren't getting rid of Gus for Bill Clark.

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If a big job comes open it will be hard to turn down, but he’s not jumping at the first P5 job he gets.

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Why? Just a few years ago, he was a coordinator at South Alabama. Before that, a HS head coach. Saban took the Michigan St. job, built a name, got the LSU job, then he was the Dolphins HC....I won't go into what he's done since then.

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Never understood the Bill Clark love. He's Gus part 2. High school coach with a good couple of seasons at a directional school.

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The only similarities between Gus & Bill Clark are that they were both successful HS coaches. Bill Clark has went on to become a successful college HC. He has taken a team that was given the death penalty, to a winning record the 1st year back, and is currently 8-1 in the 2nd year. They will give A&M fits on Saturday. Mark it down.

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But the fact he stayed at UAB during that debacle is telling. He had offers but decided to stick with the worst possible situation a coach can be in.

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And that decision, coupled with his results, have increased his value by how much? He is on the tip of every analyst tongue as the next up and comer.

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And that decision, coupled with his results, have increased his value by how much? He is on the tip of every analyst tongue as the next up and comer.

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That doesn’t mean you jump at the first payday. I highly doubt he would turn a program like Auburn down if we came calling, but I also highly doubt he jumps at a program like Kansas since it’s pretty much career suicide and he’s got a good thing going.

My only reservation with Clark is waiting to see how he does without a bunch of JUCOs and guys that were kicked off P5 teams. He was forced to go that route due to the team being shut down, but in a perfect world I’d like to see if he can build something with HS guys.

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They struggled with a 4-4 Southern Miss team this weekend (had to come from behind in OT) but they've blown most teams out.

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They played an established team. UAB is in their 2nd year after getting their program SHUT DOWN! They should be losing to everyone they play, instead, they are 8-1. That's coaching.

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he isnt exactly doing it with guys he recruited from high school.

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I'm willing to bet that most of the teams at the upper tier of the group of 5 do it in a similar fashion as Clark.

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Never understood the Bill Clark love. He's Gus part 2. High school coach with a good couple of seasons at a directional school.

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Clark is a defensive guy, Gus is an offensive guy. Defensive minded guys, in my opinion, are better talent evaluators. Their job is to stop the other team and they look for the right pieces to do that. Gus is an offensive guy stuck in a scheme that's 10 years old, and everyone has figured it out.

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They struggled with a 4-4 Southern Miss team this weekend

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They also did so with their backup qb who happens to be a redshirt freshman.

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Are you implying Bill Clark's current resume is better than Gus?

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I am STATING that at Clark's current point in his career, his resume is much better than Gus' at the same point. Gus was a HC coach for exactly ONE year before taking over the reins at Auburn. Clark has been a successful coach in HS ball, D-2 ball, and now D-1 ball. Gus was the HC at Arky State for one year before becoming the HC at a P5 program in the toughest conference, and toughest division, in the country. Bill Clark would coach circles around Gus. Watching Gus' antics on the sideline, makes me think he may be slightly retarded.