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What has Clark done right

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by HurricaneYosef » Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:42 pm

asu1988 wrote:
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asu1988 wrote:
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Seriously? We've recruited good. He's an App guy, but he's not head coach material. 1 Bowl win, 4-7 vs. Coastal, JMU, GSU, Marshall. We have gotten progressively worse every year he's been at the helm. December 1 can't get here soon enough.
Maybe Coastal, JMU, Marshall, and Georgia Southern are good too. Remember Drinkwitz lost to Georgia Southern too.
One fluke loss away from a NY6 Bowl. Satterfield left the keys to a brand new Lamborghini. Drinkwitz did not wreck it. Clark is totaling it.
Drink drove the lambo well, but never got the oil changed

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by HurricaneYosef » Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:49 pm

Tru2ASU wrote:
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People want names, I'll throw 2 out. Justin Fuente. The other, more realistic name: Jerry Mack.
What Justin Fuente did at Va Tech is what some claim Clark is doing right now for App

(driving a program into the ground)

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by QueencityApp » Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:53 pm

HurricaneYosef wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:42 pm
asu1988 wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:41 pm
AppWyo wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:54 pm
asu1988 wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:44 pm
Seriously? We've recruited good. He's an App guy, but he's not head coach material. 1 Bowl win, 4-7 vs. Coastal, JMU, GSU, Marshall. We have gotten progressively worse every year he's been at the helm. December 1 can't get here soon enough.
Maybe Coastal, JMU, Marshall, and Georgia Southern are good too. Remember Drinkwitz lost to Georgia Southern too.
One fluke loss away from a NY6 Bowl. Satterfield left the keys to a brand new Lamborghini. Drinkwitz did not wreck it. Clark is totaling it.
Drink drove the lambo well, but never got the oil changed
Drink was the valet guy. Drove it then left it.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by Kafarmer » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:29 pm

Ain’t mentioning names, but some of you folks are bonkers with your predictions!

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by T-Dog » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:52 pm

You don't hear about App players getting in legal trouble under Clark. And players are playing school as well. Both of those are commendable.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by TheAppalachianState » Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:45 am

T-Dog wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:52 pm
You don't hear about App players getting in legal trouble under Clark. And players are playing school as well. Both of those are commendable.
No one is saying education isn’t important. It’s not the job of the coach for them to do well in school, I understand it may have a part to play. At this point, it’s the same feeling most of us posters had after that initial bowl game that we SHOULD have blown them out but barely squeaked by. Clark is a GREAT dude, can’t say enough about his dedication and his character. He just doesn’t have the experience yet as HC, and unfortunately most of us don’t want to wait another 1-2more years of maybe he’ll get us to a bowl win, or even just to a bowl game. App has had crazy momentum on national TV and people are realizing/realized who we are. That’s diminishing right now, dropping games that should be wins, where did the king of the mountain go? I don’t know. Hiring old heads to come back, it just feels like a terrible program, something has to change. Hate to say it, but I’m on team hire a bright mind OC as HC, and let’s fix this now

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by Tru2ASU » Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:51 am

HurricaneYosef wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:49 pm
Tru2ASU wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:54 pm
People want names, I'll throw 2 out. Justin Fuente. The other, more realistic name: Jerry Mack.
What Justin Fuente did at Va Tech is what some claim Clark is doing right now for App

(driving a program into the ground)
Like I said, people wanted names, so there you go. Way more realistic than top 5 coordinator names others are throwing around. His job in Memphis was great. Pry has shown how hard it is to turn it around in VA Tech. Beamer nation is done. Would like to see Mack at least get an interview.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by AppStFan1 » Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:59 am

We need to see how the team looks the next few weeks and chill with all this coach talk. If we turn it around then a lot of people are going to have gone crazy for nothing. The Coastal loss hurts and there is not much room for error but this defense is still learning Sloan’s system. Once they do and we limit the mistakes this team can be pretty good.

I will say to those who are saying well our players are going to class and not getting in trouble that we all should expect that no matter what. If that is happening that is worth firing with cause immediately. That is not enough to keep a coach who doesn’t win though.

If we don’t turn it around then changes will happen but the earliest it will happen is December.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by Tru2ASU » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:16 am

AppStFan1 wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:59 am
We need to see how the team looks the next few weeks and chill with all this coach talk. If we turn it around then a lot of people are going to have gone crazy for nothing. The Coastal loss hurts and there is not much room for error but this defense is still learning Sloan’s system. Once they do and we limit the mistakes this team can be pretty good.

I will say to those who are saying well our players are going to class and not getting in trouble that we all should expect that no matter what. If that is happening that is worth firing with cause immediately. That is not enough to keep a coach who doesn’t win though.

If we don’t turn it around then changes will happen but the earliest it will happen is December.
Agreed. No changes will happen until December, at the earliest. If you look at the remaining schedule, however, its pretty hard to see where quality wins could come, outside of maybe USM.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by ASUTodd » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:22 am

I hate we couldnt someone like Steve Wilkes in here. The Carolina Kitty Kats were dumb for going with Reich over him. Not sure what he's making over at San Fran (searched but got tired of looking) but I would suspect it's under 2 million without incentives. Give him 1.5/2mill a year with incentives and he might just do it. The issue is San Fran is on a super bowl run and being in the NFL he may not want to drop back down. He's capable enough for a head coach job in the NFL so he may be looking that route. He's what, 51 now? Maybe he wants to be closer to home.... Just saying. Then again maybe I'm dreaming right now and I need to wake up. If those numbers I put up are wrong please correct.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by DenverOfTheEast » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:24 am

#TeamClark is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and ranked in top 25.......................



Yes I know he is one play away from being 2-4 as well...................................but I don't think like you all negative Nancy's.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by appgrad95&97 » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:44 am

He's undefeated againt FCS opponents.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by GSUwasGump’sFallbackSchool » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:50 am

DenverOfTheEast wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:24 am
#TeamClark is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and ranked in top 25.......................



Yes I know he is one play away from being 2-4 as well...................................but I don't think like you all negative Nancy's.
The commitment to this schtick is commendable

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by bcoach » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:56 am

TheAppalachianState wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:45 am
T-Dog wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:52 pm
You don't hear about App players getting in legal trouble under Clark. And players are playing school as well. Both of those are commendable.
No one is saying education isn’t important. It’s not the job of the coach for them to do well in school, I understand it may have a part to play. At this point, it’s the same feeling most of us posters had after that initial bowl game that we SHOULD have blown them out but barely squeaked by. Clark is a GREAT dude, can’t say enough about his dedication and his character. He just doesn’t have the experience yet as HC, and unfortunately most of us don’t want to wait another 1-2more years of maybe he’ll get us to a bowl win, or even just to a bowl game. App has had crazy momentum on national TV and people are realizing/realized who we are. That’s diminishing right now, dropping games that should be wins, where did the king of the mountain go? I don’t know. Hiring old heads to come back, it just feels like a terrible program, something has to change. Hate to say it, but I’m on team hire a bright mind OC as HC, and let’s fix this now
Second sentence. WRONG!!

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by AppStFan1 » Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:02 am

DenverOfTheEast wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:24 am
#TeamClark is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and ranked in top 25.......................



Yes I know he is one play away from being 2-4 as well...................................but I don't think like you all negative Nancy's.
I don’t like playing what if game. We aren’t 6-0 and we aren’t 2-4. We are 3-3 and most games are just a couple plays away from a different record but we are what we are.

The fact is that App State has a hard schedule and we all can see that it’s possible we lose 3-4 more or go 5-1 or 6-0.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by DenverOfTheEast » Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:00 am

AppStFan1 wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:02 am
DenverOfTheEast wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:24 am
#TeamClark is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and ranked in top 25.......................



Yes I know he is one play away from being 2-4 as well...................................but I don't think like you all negative Nancy's.
I don’t like playing what if game. We aren’t 6-0 and we aren’t 2-4. We are 3-3 and most games are just a couple plays away from a different record but we are what we are.

The fact is that App State has a hard schedule and we all can see that it’s possible we lose 3-4 more or go 5-1 or 6-0.

Someone finally admitting we play a tough schedule besides me..... I been arguing if you want to win like Drink did against a schedule that had below over .500 record, schedule easier.

THE SUN BELT IS WAYYYYYYY TOUGHER THAN IT WAS BETWEEN 2014 - 2019. #FACTS and that can't be argued.

But now we have made September even harder - bring back UMASS, New Mexico St and Idaho and #TeamClark will win 9/10 a year.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by WataugaMan » Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:06 am

Or, The Citadel and Robert Morris, we'd look really outstanding! Just thought I'd add to the comedy show, we all could use a good laugh about now. :lol:
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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by yosef69 » Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:25 am

DenverOfTheEast wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:00 am
AppStFan1 wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:02 am
DenverOfTheEast wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:24 am
#TeamClark is 3 plays away from being 6-0 and ranked in top 25.......................



Yes I know he is one play away from being 2-4 as well...................................but I don't think like you all negative Nancy's.
I don’t like playing what if game. We aren’t 6-0 and we aren’t 2-4. We are 3-3 and most games are just a couple plays away from a different record but we are what we are.

The fact is that App State has a hard schedule and we all can see that it’s possible we lose 3-4 more or go 5-1 or 6-0.

Someone finally admitting we play a tough schedule besides me..... I been arguing if you want to win like Drink did against a schedule that had below over .500 record, schedule easier.

THE SUN BELT IS WAYYYYYYY TOUGHER THAN IT WAS BETWEEN 2014 - 2019. #FACTS and that can't be argued.

But now we have made September even harder - bring back UMASS, New Mexico St and Idaho and #TeamClark will win 9/10 a year.
No excuse. They get better, we must get better too.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by Stonewall » Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:29 am

I don't think ECU ,ULM , GW or CCU are very good.

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Re: What has Clark done right

Unread post by TheAppalachianState » Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:42 am

bcoach wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:56 am
Second sentence. WRONG!!
This would be an endless debate. But at the end of the day, it’s the job of a student athlete. It’s of whether they have their own discipline to work both school and football. Again, I think the coach has a RESPONSIBILITY to pay attention to grades and academics, but it’s not their job as a football coach to hone in deep on that, nor should it be. We are a football school, I doubt nick Saban is or Kirby smart are helping kids with their shit.

Just a minute point in my previous statement, but wanted to clarify

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