Kiffin gone for Championship Game - new OC Sark will calls plays

tidefan39817 · Jan 2, 2017

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TideMom2Boys said:
I did ask if we could leave Kiffin in Atlanta. Haha...got my wish.

One comment I made in the second qtr to my son was "can kiffen go on and leave for fau?". It was two days late but...... you are either all in or all out. Lane wasn't all in and it showed. Didn't Saban say he regretted letting smart stay on and it disrupted the practices?

Special K · Jan 2, 2017

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TideMom2Boys · Jan 2, 2017

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CajunCrimson said:
Ironically, now Clemson has to watch film on Washington -- to learn what Sark will do.

Exactly...may be the most genius thing Saban has done yet. Throws them off.

JBama_in_PCOLA · Jan 2, 2017

Timing may not be good for us, but may be for the players.

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WishIwasInBama · Jan 2, 2017

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deliveryman35 said:
Sounds like something big went down, otherwise why do this?

I am in no way connected to the program but my guess would be
1. Saban didn't won't Lane there after SECCG
2. Kiffin didn't get any of the upfront jobs (Houston/South Florida/Oregon etc.
3. Saban, did Lane a solid and sold him in press to help him get a job
4. Saban didn't think FAU would be as big as a distraction as UGA was with Kirby
5. Something was critiqued and the response was not what it should have been
6. Lane is gone

TIDE-HSV · Jan 2, 2017

crimsonaudio said:
LOL, you think this was Kiffin's choice to make?

I doubt it. Saban did everything he could to support Smart in the same situation, but I think a lesson was learned then also. Then the UW game confirmed it. This was fast developing. It went from rumor to confirmed while I was trying to run it down...

CajunCrimson · Jan 2, 2017

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WMack4Bama said:
This is not good

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Is your worry about Hurts ability to transition? Or is this a bigger concern regarding the program?

tusks_n_raider · Jan 2, 2017

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WMack4Bama said:
This is not good

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For Clemson

CrimsonForce · Jan 2, 2017

Pretty much..

Special K · Jan 2, 2017

This is brilliant really. If we lose, the refrain will be "It's all Kiffin's fault. He couldn't stay focused and it cost us a title." If we win, it will be "Saban has proved once again just what a genius he really is." CNS can't lose from a PR standpoint (although I know that's not really his concern here).

colbysullivan · Jan 2, 2017

Run the damn ball, *insert current OC name here*!

CrimsonForce · Jan 2, 2017

deliveryman35 · Jan 2, 2017

crimsonaudio said:
If Sark were new in Tuscaloosa I'd be worried, but since he's been with the team all fall, knows the players, the plays, etc, I'm not worried. In fact, it means there will be a different tendency in play calling - something Clemson simply cannot plan for. Combine that with our defense - we got this!

RTR

But hasn't Sark been in an observing role only? How much direct interaction has he had with the players? Will he be in the booth or on the field Monday night? I don't doubt his play-calling ability, but from a logistical standpoint are we ready for this change? If we pull this off seamlessly and no hiccups at all then that will really be something.

BamaMoon · Jan 2, 2017

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Wow, I go drop the kids off at the pool and come back and this thread has blown up in just a few minutes!!!

Probius · Jan 2, 2017

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I was excited when I first heard that Kiffin would stay for the playoff, because consistency is important. However, after the UW game, I'm not so sure anymore. Sark has been here observing for quite some time now, but he hasn't been able to talk with the players, has he? Will Sark call plays from the sideline, or from the booth? Do the players know him?

bamacpa · Jan 2, 2017

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I'm just so happy right now !

day-day · Jan 2, 2017

Was Sarkasian able to work with Hurts and others directly during the season as an analyst?

tusks_n_raider · Jan 2, 2017

So happy with this!!!.....can we revise our picks in the game thread now? Sark is gonna RUN IT!! Bo, Dame, and Joshua are about to get FED!!!

arty:

IBUY · Jan 2, 2017

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"...you can just turn in your ring and your tie tack 'cause Coy, heh-heh, you are out of the Shrine!"

crimsonaudio · Jan 2, 2017

deliveryman35 said:
But hasn't Sark been in an observing role only? How much direct interaction has he had with the players? Will he be in the booth or on the field Monday night? I don't doubt his play-calling ability, but from a logistical standpoint are we ready for this change? If we pull this off seamlessly and no hiccups at all then that will really be something.

While he hasn't been allowed to coach the players, I have little doubt that he's been talking with them, getting to know them since he was hired.

Will it be hiccup-free? Doubtful. But neither was the game against UW. I'd rather try to move forward (trusting in Saban's judgment) than hope that somehow LK would call a fantastic game against Clemson.

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