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(03-18-2015 03:41 PM)DragonClaw Wrote:  There is lots of ignorance out there, of all flavors.

One disadvantage of being older, wiser, widely read, and valuing knowledge for knowledge sake is a growing dismay at the ignorance of humanity in general. They don't understand that life is richer with a curious mind, a love of books, and valuing education and knowledge for their own sake. Life is richer for those things, but it does make you depressed that most just don't care to seek and know.

Bullseye!

(03-18-2015 05:24 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I would love for someone to tell these folks that think UAB should just focus on basketball, particularly given the situation this year, that Alabama and Auburn should give up academics and focus on football.

Interestingly enough, I bet you'd have some folks accept that as a good idea.

FIFY

(03-18-2015 03:20 PM)Bearded Dragon Wrote:  Today I was at the CVS in Gardendale and a employee behind the counter noticed my UAB hat and said, are you a Blazers fan? I replied yes. Then he tells me he went to the CUSA Championship game,the first Blazer game he has ever attended where he tells how sorry he felt for Ray Watts when the chanting started. He felt the UABOT's put him up to it but it was probably good that it happened so UAB could focus its resources on Basketball instead of a non-supported football team.
I did well to maintain my composure because he was young and there were others listening. I informed the young lad that UAB is large enough to sustain all athletic programs as the Capstone with a major city supporting it and there is legislation that will get passed to give UAB and UAH equal representation. I continued to reiterate until there is equal representation nothing will change and also including a statement with, the football team was on track to when there conference championship in the coming years with Coach Clark. He continued to reiterate his stance that UAB should focus on basketball.
Its amazing after all that has happened publicly that some tend to sway with the PR machine out of T-town or are just plain ignorant to what is in front of them not 60 miles away. God help us!

Awwwwk-WAAARD! LOL

So wait you want me to throw away all my shirts purchased at Wal Mart? This is the problem that a lot of these fans are presented with. They may attend a mid major game and then realize hey this was fun but how do I reconcile that with my "Hail Power Five" stance that I have been indoctrinated to have ingrained in my heart. In this fan's case he was likely totally prepared to support UAB basketball provides it didnt interfere with his P5 football allegiance. I have noticed a lot of the same here in Atlanta the last week. TV media going out of their way to not mention us, at least until they had no choice after RJ's ridiculous shot yesterday. P5 fans seeing my polo and looking away real fast so as to not even have to engage in conversation. For some its embarrassing that that they wear Red and Black but attended GSU. Awwwwk-WAAAARD.

(03-20-2015 09:45 AM)panama Wrote:  

(03-18-2015 03:20 PM)Bearded Dragon Wrote:  Today I was at the CVS in Gardendale and a employee behind the counter noticed my UAB hat and said, are you a Blazers fan? I replied yes. Then he tells me he went to the CUSA Championship game,the first Blazer game he has ever attended where he tells how sorry he felt for Ray Watts when the chanting started. He felt the UABOT's put him up to it but it was probably good that it happened so UAB could focus its resources on Basketball instead of a non-supported football team.
I did well to maintain my composure because he was young and there were others listening. I informed the young lad that UAB is large enough to sustain all athletic programs as the Capstone with a major city supporting it and there is legislation that will get passed to give UAB and UAH equal representation. I continued to reiterate until there is equal representation nothing will change and also including a statement with, the football team was on track to when there conference championship in the coming years with Coach Clark. He continued to reiterate his stance that UAB should focus on basketball.
Its amazing after all that has happened publicly that some tend to sway with the PR machine out of T-town or are just plain ignorant to what is in front of them not 60 miles away. God help us!

Awwwwk-WAAARD! LOL

So wait you want me to throw away all my shirts purchased at Wal Mart? This is the problem that a lot of these fans are presented with. They may attend a mid major game and then realize hey this was fun but how do I reconcile that with my "Hail Power Five" stance that I have been indoctrinated to have ingrained in my heart. In this fan's case he was likely totally prepared to support UAB basketball provides it didnt interfere with his P5 football allegiance. I have noticed a lot of the same here in Atlanta the last week. TV media going out of their way to not mention us, at least until they had no choice after RJ's ridiculous shot yesterday. P5 fans seeing my polo and looking away real fast so as to not even have to engage in conversation. For some its embarrassing that that they wear Red and Black but attended GSU. Awwwwk-WAAAARD.

Exactly! I could not have said it better.Last night at Buffalo Wild Wings with my uaB shirt on, the same quick glance, oh no its one of them, quick look the other way. The manager said he was a die hard Rawl Tyde fan but was glad to see uaB in the dance and said thats where the University should focus . I used some of the fine suggestions from this thread and turned it around maybe Alabama should drop its basketball program since its a money pit. I got a chuckle and he walked off. By the way, Congratulations Georgia State!

(03-20-2015 12:59 PM)Bearded Dragon Wrote:  

(03-20-2015 09:45 AM)panama Wrote:  

(03-18-2015 03:20 PM)Bearded Dragon Wrote:  Today I was at the CVS in Gardendale and a employee behind the counter noticed my UAB hat and said, are you a Blazers fan? I replied yes. Then he tells me he went to the CUSA Championship game,the first Blazer game he has ever attended where he tells how sorry he felt for Ray Watts when the chanting started. He felt the UABOT's put him up to it but it was probably good that it happened so UAB could focus its resources on Basketball instead of a non-supported football team.
I did well to maintain my composure because he was young and there were others listening. I informed the young lad that UAB is large enough to sustain all athletic programs as the Capstone with a major city supporting it and there is legislation that will get passed to give UAB and UAH equal representation. I continued to reiterate until there is equal representation nothing will change and also including a statement with, the football team was on track to when there conference championship in the coming years with Coach Clark. He continued to reiterate his stance that UAB should focus on basketball.
Its amazing after all that has happened publicly that some tend to sway with the PR machine out of T-town or are just plain ignorant to what is in front of them not 60 miles away. God help us!

Awwwwk-WAAARD! LOL

So wait you want me to throw away all my shirts purchased at Wal Mart? This is the problem that a lot of these fans are presented with. They may attend a mid major game and then realize hey this was fun but how do I reconcile that with my "Hail Power Five" stance that I have been indoctrinated to have ingrained in my heart. In this fan's case he was likely totally prepared to support UAB basketball provides it didnt interfere with his P5 football allegiance. I have noticed a lot of the same here in Atlanta the last week. TV media going out of their way to not mention us, at least until they had no choice after RJ's ridiculous shot yesterday. P5 fans seeing my polo and looking away real fast so as to not even have to engage in conversation. For some its embarrassing that that they wear Red and Black but attended GSU. Awwwwk-WAAAARD.

Exactly! I could not have said it better.Last night at Buffalo Wild Wings with my uaB shirt on, the same quick glance, oh no its one of them, quick look the other way. The manager said he was a die hard Rawl Tyde fan but was glad to see uaB in the dance and said thats where the University should focus . I used some of the fine suggestions from this thread and turned it around maybe Alabama should drop its basketball program since its a money pit. I got a chuckle and he walked off. By the way, Congratulations Georgia State!

Nothing saddens my heart as much as seeing UAB students who are alabama or auburn fans.

That's where we'll be if football doesn't come back to this university. Diehard fans are born and raised in fandom conditions. For instance my son is a die-hard UAB fan because he was indoctrinated when he was a toddler. He doesn't do the roll this or war that he's strictly go blazers. So the decision to cast off football he couldn't understand any scenario where that idea would be plausible.