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Article on genesis of UAB football and Bartow

Quote:At the end of the day, killing UAB Football goes back to Gene Bartow. Great leaders make great enemies.

Would I change anything that Bartow did? Hell no. I would change the succession plan that followed him.

The void allowed the enemies created by the growth process to come in and kill a family member (football) and disable the rest (all other sports due to the conference downgrade that's coming).

You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you. RIP UAB as a player in big time Division 1 athletics. The founder willed you to prominence. The successors weren't strong enough to keep the wolves at bay.

No more over-thinking this. We can either sit here and watch the old wooden termite infested barn slowly rot to pieces over the next 10-15 years or we can burn that barn to the ground and rebuild one out of STEEL!

No more attendance after Thursday night and not one more red cent to UAB for ANYTHING until we have complete independence from the BOT.

R.I.P UAB
Long Live Birmingham University!