OT - UAB Football Done?

[huskymedic]

schadjoe2:41pm via Hootsuite
UAB coach Bill Clark said Sunday he believes the school’s football program is about to shut down.

schadjoe2:43pm via Hootsuite
“Unless something changes before the weekend ends,” Clark said. “I think it’s over. I think the odds are very high it ends this week.”

schadjoe2:44pm via Hootsuite
“To shut the doors? That’s sad,” Clark said. “I feel for these players. They committed to this school.”

schadjoe2:45pm via Hootsuite
UAB is bowl eligible and surely the players would like to play at least one more game if at all possible.

schadjoe2:54pm via Twitter for Websites
UAB coach fears for program m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?stor…via @ESPNCFB

ThayerEvansSI3:07pm via Twitter Web Client
BREAKING: UAB is firing athletic director Brian Mackin & will announce later this week it will be shutting down football program per source.

 

[noeynox]

That coach was called one of the best hires of the last off season by some. Got them to 6-6, in year one which is remarkable if you know anything about UAB football he and the players deserved better. I'll admit I couldn't pick the guy out of a police line up but I feel for him and the players. Who is their QB? Any eligibility left? Get him in here

 

[huskymedic]

That coach was called one of the best hires of the last off season by some. Got them to 6-6, in year one which is remarkable if you know anything about UAB football he and the players deserved better. I'll admit I couldn't pick the guy out of a police line up but I feel for him and the players. Who is their QB? Any eligibility left? Get him in here

Vulture:http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/albr-m-footbl-mtt.html

 

[noeynox]

Kid has a year of eligibility left and I saw that he went 22-25 passing against a pretty good Western Kentucky team. You telling me you wouldn't welcome him with open arms? I'm not going to lie, without seeing any film I take him right now.

 

[noeynox]

Not for nothing, but didn't we take a look at this kid coming from Juco? Name sounds familiar.

 

[noeynox]

I'm guessing their sophomore RB who ran for almost 1600 yds could go pretty much anywhere he wants

http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/552904/jordan-howard

recruiting never stops.

 

[Fishy]

Offer a scholarship to every single player on their roster.

Hire the coaching staff.

Is their team truck driver looking for a job?

Hire him, too.

 

[whaler11]

Take the helmets too. Cool logo.

 

[Fishy]

They have helmets?

Buy 'em.

In fact, put all that s--- in a dozen UHauls and bring the entire program north.

 

[huskymedic]

They have helmets?

Buy 'em.

In fact, put all that s--- in a dozen UHauls and bring the entire program north.

the UHaul!

 

[noeynox]

Laugh if you want. I want a QB on the roster that doesn't give me that hopeless feeling of "here comes another 3 and out." Why can everyone else have nice things and we have QB play where you are just hoping for a first down. Not scoring drives, you just don't want to go 3 and out every god damn time.

 

[UCFBfan]

http://espn.go.com/college-football...tball-program-shut-down?ex_cid=sportscenterFB

Just unreal......future for many G5 schools?

 

[Pudge]

OPPORTUNITY ....

 

[huskymedic]

John_Infante4:04pm via iOS
Some notes about what UAB dropping football means for transfers, conference membership, and UAB's other programs 30mileradius.com/2014/11/what-u…

DanWolken4:06pm via TweetDeck
Logical candidates to replace UAB in C-USA: Liberty, James Madison, Georgia State, South Alabama, Texas State, Arkansas State, ULL

 

[noeynox]

Seems like Bear Bryant's son is largely behind this. Shameful

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...f-trustees-finally-ready-to-kill-uab-football

 

[whaler11]

You can't replace UAB with just one team. I'd suggest they need both Tulane AND Tulsa...

 

[noeynox]

Gotta give it you. that was funny.

 

[UConnDan97]

Gotta give it you. that was funny.

It would have been funnier if we were capable of beating Tulane...

 

[noeynox]

He has been consistent about his disdain of adding those two schools to the conference, so offering them both to conf usa made me laugh.

 

[whaler11]

He has been consistent about his disdain of adding those two schools to the conference, so offering them both to conf usa made me laugh.

Hasn't everyone been consistent in that opinion? No one can even explain how they ended up in the league. It just randomly happened and no one admits to making the decision.

 

[noeynox]

Didn't UCF/George O'leary vouch for Tulane? Other than that, the closest thing I have is that Tulane's president played football at .....UConn.

 

[whaler11]

Possibly the best thing about the AAC is that there are TWO schools who's fans would contend BASEBALL is the second biggest sport on campus.

 

[noeynox]

Tulane is one, who is the other Tulsa? USF?

 

[whaler11]

Tulane is one, who is the other Tulsa? USF?

East Carolina

 

[whaler11]

Didn't UCF/George O'leary vouch for Tulane? Other than that, the closest thing I have is that Tulane's president played football at .....UConn.

Well if there is anyone you can take at their word it's George O'Leary.

Maybe I'm misremembering, but didn't Herbst get asked about the additions and her response was something along the lines that no one asked her.