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I think people discussing what their opinion is on a discussion forum is not equivalent to writing the team or season or coach off.

Some posters act like anything other than pumped sunshine is ledge walking lack if support.

We're 1 game better in the win column than last year, ok.

Personally I just don't think the team looks any better than they did a year ago at this time. That's just my opinion. Does if mean I won't cond to anymore games this year or watch them on tv or wear my UAB shirt on fir and sat? NO, it doesn't.

(09-30-2013 12:52 PM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  I think people discussing what their opinion is on a discussion forum is not equivalent to writing the team or season or coach off.

Some posters act like anything other than pumped sunshine is ledge walking lack if support.

We're 1 game better in the win column than last year, ok.

Personally I just don't think the team looks any better than they did a year ago at this time. That's just my opinion. Does if mean I won't cond to anymore games this year or watch them on tv or wear my UAB shirt on fir and sat? NO, it doesn't.

I agree. IMO, the Vandy game was the worst we've looked since the Memphis game.........fairly clueless out there at times. Vandy hung 540 yards on us. Heck, they only got 462 on frickin' Austin Peay. This time last year, we played an undefeated Ohio State team a good game. I won't give up on the team/coaches though. I will be loud/proud come Saturday, the 2nd season.

One thing some apparently forget is that every team we play has recruited the best they can, prepared their teams (using their existing facilities) as best they can, and planned each game as best they can. UAB is not the only team striving for maximum annual improvement so UAB can improve each year in players and capability but not do any better in its record because it can't match what its opponents can do with what they have to work with.

We won't know how this will all work out until late November, and I hope we are pleased with the results. Just keep in mind that this is not a race where UAB is the only one running for the "gold" and some have greater advantages than others.

(09-30-2013 01:16 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  One thing some apparently forget is that every team we play has recruited the best they can, prepared their teams (using their existing facilities) as best they can, and planned each game as best they can. UAB is not the only team striving for maximum annual improvement so UAB can improve each year in players and capability but not do any better in its record because it can't match what its opponents can do with what they have to work with.

We won't know how this will all work out until late November, and I hope we are pleased with the results. Just keep in mind that this is not a race where UAB is the only one running for the "gold" and some have greater advantages than others.

The majority of CUSA teams are struggling this year. NO excuse not to improve on last year's 3-9 record.

(09-29-2013 12:03 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  All of the above

This and much more. When you're trying to co-exist and thrive in an environment that pretty much has gone out of its' way to show you it wants you to fail, this is the end result.

But since we only get 4 intangibles to choose from in this very interesting thread, I chose "#4"...

(09-30-2013 01:21 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:16 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  One thing some apparently forget is that every team we play has recruited the best they can, prepared their teams (using their existing facilities) as best they can, and planned each game as best they can. UAB is not the only team striving for maximum annual improvement so UAB can improve each year in players and capability but not do any better in its record because it can't match what its opponents can do with what they have to work with.

We won't know how this will all work out until late November, and I hope we are pleased with the results. Just keep in mind that this is not a race where UAB is the only one running for the "gold" and some have greater advantages than others.

The majority of CUSA teams are struggling this year. NO excuse not to improve on last year's 3-9 record.

Technically, anything from 4-8 to 9-3 is "an improvement" on 3-9. In late November we will know how much we improved on that 2012 record and how much more than our fellow members of C-USA.

(09-30-2013 01:30 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(09-29-2013 12:03 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  All of the above

This and much more. When you're trying to co-exist and thrive in an environment that pretty much has gone out of its' way to show you it wants you to fail, this is the end result.

A few wins sure would help the negative stuff though......won't cure it, but will help.

(09-29-2013 12:23 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Does anyone realize our only true terrible loss was to Troy due to the way we let them come back on us.
LSU is a top 25 ranked team and Vanderbilt is actually not the Vanderbilt of old. We'll get a real idea of our defense come next week. Not trying to pump sunshine, but just refusing to walk out on the ledge because of 2 losses to a ranked $ec team and a rising $ec team. Now after next week's game, then we can guage the suckage.

I do. I still feel that it may have set the tone for how this season may culminate if UAB doesn't rise to the occasion in conference play. The loss to Troy shifted the balance of confidence as the season wears on, 2-2 looks better than 1-3, especially when you're trying to convince the populace to come out and support the team. Not so sure that winning is going to increase the fan base now after the long drought of losing has set in for all these years. I hope I'm wrong about that.

Exactly. Excuses aren't getting it done. Regardless of how good the team we are lining up against is, we have to be the best we can be. Does anyone think this is? And I'm not talking about recruiting, facilities, 3 yrs from now, 20 years ago, none of that. I'm saying right now. I believe this team is better than it is playing right now over the last 4 games. I think the coaches are smarter than they've shown. I'm not gonna make any excuses for them. If expecting better makes you a non supporter then it's no wonder attendance is so bad.

Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show their faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Well McGee said "we have the facilities to win right now." Should we not take him at his word?

(09-30-2013 01:43 PM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  Well McGee said "we have the facilities to win right now." Should we not take him at his word?

You know a PC soundbyte when you hear one, "Uncle B"...If UAB had such a resource at their disposal, why did a half dozen or so potential recruits opt for other schools to play football for other than UAB, and so much as mentioned so openly?

I'm tired of coach speak and sound bytes. Tell it like it is or keep your mouth shut.

(09-30-2013 01:48 PM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  I'm tired of coach speak and sound bytes. Tell it like it is or keep your mouth shut.

You gets no argument from me!

(09-30-2013 01:39 PM)Matrix Wrote:  Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show there faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Did she mean "not there" as Legion Field or "not there" as inside B'ham? If the latter, they won't come to an OCS either. The fact is that such prejudice exists in spite of the reality that there has NEVER been an act of violence at ANY UAB (or for that matter at any other college's) game in the history of our program. Poor concessions? YES; problems with bathroom paper? YES; cold water showers? perhaps still. Those with that implied attitude are not kept away by those deficiencies. It is something else that UAB can't change.

(09-30-2013 01:54 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:39 PM)Matrix Wrote:  Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show there faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Did she mean "not there" as Legion Field or "not there" as inside B'ham? If the latter, they won't come to an OCS either. The fact is that such prejudice exists in spite of the reality that there has NEVER been an act of violence at ANY UAB (or for that matter at any other college's) game in the history of our program. Poor concessions? YES; problems with bathroom paper? YES; cold water showers? perhaps still. Those with that implied attitude are not kept away by those deficiencies. It is something else that UAB can't change.

The same rhetoric was spewed by some before the Baron's moved downtown..........along with great attendance.

(09-30-2013 01:54 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:39 PM)Matrix Wrote:  Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show there faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Did she mean "not there" as Legion Field or "not there" as inside B'ham? If the latter, they won't come to an OCS either. The fact is that such prejudice exists in spite of the reality that there has NEVER been an act of violence at ANY UAB (or for that matter at any other college's) game in the history of our program. Poor concessions? YES; problems with bathroom paper? YES; cold water showers? perhaps still. Those with that implied attitude are not kept away by those deficiencies. It is something else that UAB can't change.

She meant legion field, BNBF. And those glaring deficiencies you mentioned are still somewhat in place.

(09-30-2013 01:58 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:54 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:39 PM)Matrix Wrote:  Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show there faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Did she mean "not there" as Legion Field or "not there" as inside B'ham? If the latter, they won't come to an OCS either. The fact is that such prejudice exists in spite of the reality that there has NEVER been an act of violence at ANY UAB (or for that matter at any other college's) game in the history of our program. Poor concessions? YES; problems with bathroom paper? YES; cold water showers? perhaps still. Those with that implied attitude are not kept away by those deficiencies. It is something else that UAB can't change.

The same rhetoric was spewed by some before the Baron's moved downtown..........along with great attendance.

Amazing how a new venue like Regions Park can transform a given area. The same thing would take place with an OCS for UAB, I know it will...Unfortunately, so do the bastages on that board of trustees.

(09-30-2013 02:02 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:58 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:54 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(09-30-2013 01:39 PM)Matrix Wrote:  Perception is still a problem with the football program big time, and as mad as some of you are going to get about me saying it, I'm going to say it again, unless they get GTF out of "Lesion" Field and soon, that perception is not going to change. One very small example that stuck with me was during a youth flag football game I was officiating at Spain Park early Saturday morning, one kid on the sidelines was blowing a vuvuzela, and I laughed and happily said to him to come to a UAB Football game one day and bring that with you, we need all the fan noise we can get...The kid's mother was sitting right next to him when I said it, he smiled, but she responded by saying, "not there", I took it to mean they were never going to show there faces at a UAB football game as long as they were playing at that place. Fair or unfair, that is a component of the perception crisis that plagues this team.

Did she mean "not there" as Legion Field or "not there" as inside B'ham? If the latter, they won't come to an OCS either. The fact is that such prejudice exists in spite of the reality that there has NEVER been an act of violence at ANY UAB (or for that matter at any other college's) game in the history of our program. Poor concessions? YES; problems with bathroom paper? YES; cold water showers? perhaps still. Those with that implied attitude are not kept away by those deficiencies. It is something else that UAB can't change.

The same rhetoric was spewed by some before the Baron's moved downtown..........along with great attendance.

Amazing how a new venue like Regions Park can transform a given area. The same thing would take place with an OCS for UAB, I know it will...Unfortunately, so do the bastages on that board of trustees.

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