http://www.troymessenger.com/2013/06/26/...teraction/

Shot down.


“We put in a call to Alabama when they had a scheduling conflict several months ago,” football head coach Larry Blakeney said. “Instead of playing us, they are paying Colorado State $1.5 million to come down and play.”

One fan even suggested trying to get state politicians involved to help push idea.

“We made the call, they have our number. We’re still waiting on a call back,” athletic director John Hartwell said with a grin.

(06-27-2013 09:52 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  http://www.troymessenger.com/2013/06/26/...teraction/

Shot down.

dont feel to bad , they are never playing us either.

We can't even get UAb to call us back.

Scared, they are all scared.

It will be interesting to see if Georgia or Georgia Tech will play us now that we are going FBS. We are playing Georgia Tech next year but that contract was signed several years ago.

(06-27-2013 09:58 AM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  It will be interesting to see if Georgia or Georgia Tech will play us now that we are going FBS. We are playing Georgia Tech next year but that contract was signed several years ago.

Don't be surprised if they back out.... I don't think they will... The Georgia schools arnt like that ones in Bama

A little off topic, but just think if UAb would play Samford. They would might actually get 10k at Legion Field if they were to do that.

Bad thing for UAb is that they would probably lose that game.

(06-27-2013 10:06 AM)Usajags Wrote:  A little off topic, but just think if UAb would play Samford. They would might actually get 10k at Legion Field if they were to do that.

Bad thing for UAb is that they would probably lose that game.

I think some people underestimate UAb. They have moments where they are really good. Believe me. We hold a 6-4 record over them but a lot of our games have been close.

UAb has the ability, just off location alone. However, they are a comedy of errors. Mostly brought on by the BoT of UA. Either support the program or end it.

But in the meantime, I will hate on UAb.

(06-27-2013 09:52 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  http://www.troymessenger.com/2013/06/26/...teraction/

Shot down.


One fan even suggested trying to get state politicians involved to help push idea.

“We made the call, they have our number. We’re still waiting on a call back,” athletic director John Hartwell said with a grin.

I'm not shocked at all. I've never understood why the BCS schools in Alabama refuse to play the other in-state schools but will pay some serious cash to play Kent State and Western Carolina.

Alabama want play in state schools except auburn for fear they may lose a dollar from some fan. Or that some fan may choose to follow a school that doesn't treat its fans as merely a sucker to relieve money from.

(06-27-2013 10:33 AM)cleburneslim Wrote:  Alabama want play in state schools except auburn for fear they may lose a dollar from some fan. Or that some fan may choose to follow a school that doesn't treat its fans as merely a sucker to relieve money from.

It took legislation to get Alabama and Auburn to play in the first place.

(06-27-2013 10:36 AM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 10:33 AM)cleburneslim Wrote:  Alabama want play in state schools except auburn for fear they may lose a dollar from some fan. Or that some fan may choose to follow a school that doesn't treat its fans as merely a sucker to relieve money from.

It took legislation to get Alabama and Auburn to play in the first place.

And that's what we are doing...

Think we all have schools that will not play us. UNC Chapel Hill is ours. Funny thing though, wouldn't be that big a deal to beat
them.

(06-27-2013 11:01 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Think we all have schools that will not play us. UNC Chapel Hill is ours. Funny thing though, wouldn't be that big a deal to beat
them.

If TROY beat Alabama a huge shift would start to happen in the State of Alabama IMO.

(06-27-2013 10:49 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 10:36 AM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 10:33 AM)cleburneslim Wrote:  Alabama want play in state schools except auburn for fear they may lose a dollar from some fan. Or that some fan may choose to follow a school that doesn't treat its fans as merely a sucker to relieve money from.

It took legislation to get Alabama and Auburn to play in the first place.

And that's what we are doing...

I would love to see Auburn and Troy play with the schools being so close.

(06-27-2013 09:57 AM)Usajags Wrote:  We can't even get UAb to call us back.

Our athletic department is dropping the football games with Troy as well. I don't know what their scheduling philosophy is. While some schools are set for nearly the next decade, we only have one OOC game set for 2015 and none after that.

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/conf-usa...lazers.php

(06-27-2013 11:15 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 09:57 AM)Usajags Wrote:  We can't even get UAb to call us back.

Our athletic department is dropping the football games with Troy as well. I don't know what their scheduling philosophy is. While some schools are set for nearly the next decade, we only have one OOC game set for 2015 and none after that.

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/conf-usa...lazers.php

When does the series with Troy end?

2014 is the last scheduled meeting.

(06-27-2013 09:57 AM)Usajags Wrote:  We can't even get UAb to call us back.

Ahhh, ya'll are better off. It's an easy win, but afterwards you smell like cigarettes and feel gross and ashamed.

(06-27-2013 10:14 AM)Usajags Wrote:  UAb has the ability, just off location alone. However, they are a comedy of errors. Mostly brought on by the BoT of UA. Either support the program or end it.

I always upset Blazer fans when I say this, but UAB shouldn't field a football team. They don't have the ability to captain their own ship because of being subservient to Bama's BOT. It made no sense for Alabama to allow it to begin with, it wasn't in their best interest to have a "secondary" football team within the system. It'd be like Troy-Dothan starting up a team.

UAB should have stuck to basketball. They are good at it and Bama doesn't seem to constantly interfere with that sport like they do football.

(06-27-2013 10:33 AM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  I've never understood why the BCS schools in Alabama refuse to play the other in-state schools

All FBS football programs are "BCS," atleast until they do away with the current system.