...my dad bought season tix to the first 3 years of the BBall program... I went to all but 1 game the first two years (sick), and went to most of the magical year 3 regular season games as well. I started HS ball the next year, so didn't make it to as many UAB games...but definitely was a Blazer for life.
Attended UAB and graduated in '92 in Mech Eng. There were some meetings held back then to try and get football going... Oliver Robinson was one of the folks involved, and I'm sure Coach Bartow had a lot of input as well, of course. I figured they could reach I-AA level at best, as even back then, it seemed there was a lot of disparaging talk about the proposal from the general public.
I grew up an Auburn football fan, so... when UAB played AU for their first Div IA game, it was a literal 'total transfer of loyalty'...wasn't at the game, but was quite proud of the Blazers that day listening on the radio to ol' Gary (who probably had some weird emotions going on as well, as he was the AU radio guy for years...but I think he completed HIS 'loyalty crossover' that day as well...).
I have purchased season tix for UAB football since they were available, from the Div III days onward.
I have been to EVERY home Blazers game since they went DivI-A (FBS) in 1996. I was in Baton Rouge in 2000. Also a handful of other road games over the years.
If we no longer have football, I'll still root for the Blazers in Bball and whatever else they let us keep, but it will be a major loss, and I won't really be into football anymore in general if my alma mater doesn't field a team...
GO GREEN!