Bill Clark

[MSUDC11]

Thoughts? On paper he seems like he’d be a perfect fit and what he’s done at UAB is extraordinary.

 

[treeddeep]

C+ hire. I would rather have him that Pruitt. Pruitt seems to be gaining a lot of steam...

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Pruitt would be a disaster. Their defenses have gotten way worse under him since Kirby left.

 

[MSUDC11]

C+ hire. I would rather have him that Pruitt. Pruitt seems to be gaining a lot of steam...

I’m not high on Pruitt either but why do you see Clark as only a C+? I’m just curious. Who is an A+ for you?

 

[tatedog]

Please, anyone but a Bama coach or grad, unless it's Saban.*

 

[The Maroon Pug]

Growing up as a UAB fan, this hurts me to think about losing Clark.

As a MSU fan & Alum, I love this hire.

 

[treeddeep]

I’m not high on Pruitt either but why do you see Clark as only a C+? I’m just curious. Who is an A+ for you?

A+ would be a homerun hire like Chip Kelly.
B+ would be a Frost, Campbell, Norvell, etc.
IMHO, though.

 

[Faustdog]

He’s never coached at the P5 level even as an assistant. Good coach on his level though.

 

[Shmuley]

Intense Bastard likes recruiters. Keep that in mind, boys. If you suck at recruiting, you don't coach for IB.

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

^^^^THIS and remember it^^^^

Intense Bastard likes recruiters. Keep that in mind, boys. If you suck at recruiting, you don't coach for IB.

cohen loves crootin more than yancy

 

[8dog]

They were number 2 in total defense in the country in 2016 and 2017

 

[MSUDC11]

Hard to judge Clark’s recruiting based on the school he’s at. UAB is lower on the totem pole than USM. He will certainly need assistants that can recruit.

I just think if you want someone who can do well at your school but also is likely to stick around, Clark is your guy. Kiffin will be looking for the next gig as soon as he steps foot on campus. Pruitt might be the same, plus he has less head coaching experience than Clark and his defenses at Bama haven’t been as good as Smart’s.

Clark is currently my top choice for those reasons. Of all the realistic candidates, I think he’s the best. I know he hasn’t been at any high profile jobs but he’s knocked it out of the park everywhere he’s been. I have major questions about most other candidates named.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

D- He's got no track record of running a big program. He had zero expectations at UAB. That's why they gave the job to a high school coach.

 

[leghumper1]

Hail naw!

 

[ronpolk]

I think Clark is a good coach. Hell maybe even great x’s and o’s coach. But he really does not have any experience in a power 5 job. I think he was an assistant at South Alabama and then head coach at UAB.

He’s done a great job under terrible circumstances but I’m not sure he’s ready. There is more to being a coach of an sec team than x’s and o’s.