re: Was Sark already coaching Bama?

Sark and the shadow staff has spent the last month breaking down film and implementing a game plan for both OSU and Clemson. Sark was probably reviewing the Clemson game plan with Saban back in Tuscaloosa before Clem/OSU game was over.

I'm sure Sark had already assumed many of the OC responsibilities once Kiffin was hired at FAU. Kiffin's job was to prep for UW. Sark's job was to prep for the title game.

Again, your OC eats boogers. Yikes!

and what about a non-designated coach actively coaching players on teh sidelines?

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and what about a non-designated coach actively coaching players on teh sidelines?

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"Coaching".

He can be on the sideline with the rest of the team.

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They're are no rules.

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What's the point of having a booth full of "consultants" listening in?

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So in case you need to go ahead and let your OC go a week before playing for the NC the transition is seamless because the analyst and OC-to be is up to speed on how things are done during games.

Where the frick else would they be? In the stands?

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explain to me how Locksley can coach on the sidelines, let alone participate in the coaching plan via headset

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I don't know about Locksley, but if you guys can stop obsessing about Sark's booger eating for a moment, you'll notice that his headset has no mouthpiece, so he cannot communicate with the sideline from the booth.

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I don't know about Locksley, but if you guys can stop obsessing about Sark's booger eating for a moment, you'll notice that his headset has no mouthpiece, so he cannot communicate with the sideline from the booth.

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Who else is in the booth with Sark?

is there a GA in there...does he have a mouthpiece?

This isn't difficult.

Also...the rules about what Locksley can do are clear:
11.7.1.1 Countable Coach. An institutional staff member or any other individual outside the institution
(e.g., consultant, professional instructor) with whom the institution has made arrangements must count against
coaching limits in the applicable sport as soon as the individual participates (in any manner) in any of the following:
(Revised: 1/18/14 effective 8/1/14)
(a) Provides technical or tactical instruction related to the sport to a student-athlete at any time;
(b) Makes or assists in making tactical decisions related to the sport during on-court or on-field practice or
competition; or
(c) Engages in any off-campus recruiting activities.

There is no way you can make a case that in that video Locksley is not providing tactical or technical instruction to the Bama QB. Because if he ISNT...

...why is he on the sideline at all?

These positions have existed for a while now, and those personnel have been on the sidelines just as long.

But as soon as you hire an overqualified, familiar face in that role, well then everyone loses their minds!