So if and when UAB reinstates their program, what are the steps they must take? They no longer have any staff members, coaches, players. Will they be allowed to sign more players than the 25 allowed? I'm all for their program being reestablished but I'm interested in their steps once that happens.

If this was already discussed in this thread, I apologize but I wasn't interested in reading 6 pages of slap fighting.

(05-17-2015 02:19 PM)airtroop Wrote:  

(05-17-2015 01:31 PM)UABGrad Wrote:  Listen, if you are going to propose some how that USA is better than than Charlotte and FIU please go back to the Sunbelt Board where your proposals might be entertained.

I'm comfy right here, TYVM. It's not a proposal, it's a fact - USA was bowl eligible last year and the year before. That wasn't my point though - my POINT was the fact those teams don't interest our fans. One of our lowest ever attended games EVER was against FIU (we won, of course).

So now I guess I'm supposed to feel bad because I'm not thrilled at the thought of leaving the conference WE founded to enter into C-USA?

Sounds like your fans suck.

(05-18-2015 09:57 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  So if and when UAB reinstates their program, what are the steps they must take? They no longer have any staff members, coaches, players. Will they be allowed to sign more players than the 25 allowed? I'm all for their program being reestablished but I'm interested in their steps once that happens.

If this was already discussed in this thread, I apologize but I wasn't interested in reading 6 pages of slap fighting.

We still have somewhere between 35-45 guys here and a head coach.
We have already petitioned the NCAA to allow us to sign 50.
Even if that fails we can recruit 25 this year and 25 in 2016.
We also have hear that many players that transferred want to return.
it's actually more complicated than that but I don't have time to hash out every detail other than to say Clark put a plan together two months ago.

(05-18-2015 10:16 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 09:57 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  So if and when UAB reinstates their program, what are the steps they must take? They no longer have any staff members, coaches, players. Will they be allowed to sign more players than the 25 allowed? I'm all for their program being reestablished but I'm interested in their steps once that happens.

If this was already discussed in this thread, I apologize but I wasn't interested in reading 6 pages of slap fighting.

We still have somewhere between 35-45 guys here and a head coach.
We have already petitioned the NCAA to allow us to sign 50.
Even if that fails we can recruit 25 this year and 25 in 2016.
We also have hear that many players that transferred want to return.
it's actually more complicated than that but I don't have time to hash out every detail other than to say Clark put a plan together two months ago.

Thanks for the response. It will be very interesting to see how this all shakes out.

(05-18-2015 08:58 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Works for me. If you pay attention you will see only two school's fans rooting for the death of UAB.

Ive seen more than 2. But 2 are really pulling for it, not only for the CUSA spot but for recruiting advantages.

(05-18-2015 10:16 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  We still have somewhere between 35-45 guys here and a head coach.
We have already petitioned the NCAA to allow us to sign 50.
Even if that fails we can recruit 25 this year and 25 in 2016.
We also have hear that many players that transferred want to return.
it's actually more complicated than that but I don't have time to hash out every detail other than to say Clark put a plan together two months ago.

Those players that stayed should be able to start their clock from December and not lose a year. But UAB should not be able to sign more than 25 and those that transferred should not be able to transfer back without setting out a year. Rules just can't be thrown aside because UAB has incompetent people and those who work against them.

I'll let Clark handle all that. The important thing is it will be back. let's all keep our fingers crossed and thanks to everyone that has helped in any way.

(05-17-2015 06:50 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(05-17-2015 09:45 AM)UABGrad Wrote:  For those of you not keeping up with the tons of stuff that seems to happen every week on this situation. Construction at UAB is coming to a halt. Watts can't meet with them because he has had too many lies exposed now.

"The Birmingham City Council will continue to delay approval of normally routine permit requests from UAB until president Ray Watts meets with them, members agreed this evening."

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index...._to_m.html

^^^
Best post in this entire thread. Only when I read things like this do I feel better about UAB's chances.

More proof that birmingham is mismanaged. They will probably fly to the Bahamas to discuss uab

shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

(05-18-2015 10:16 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 09:57 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  So if and when UAB reinstates their program, what are the steps they must take? They no longer have any staff members, coaches, players. Will they be allowed to sign more players than the 25 allowed? I'm all for their program being reestablished but I'm interested in their steps once that happens.

If this was already discussed in this thread, I apologize but I wasn't interested in reading 6 pages of slap fighting.

We still have somewhere between 35-45 guys here and a head coach.
We have already petitioned the NCAA to allow us to sign 50.
Even if that fails we can recruit 25 this year and 25 in 2016.
We also have hear that many players that transferred want to return.
it's actually more complicated than that but I don't have time to hash out every detail other than to say Clark put a plan together two months ago.

I would think they will have to go through some sort of transition. Maybe 2 years?

(05-17-2015 06:50 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(05-17-2015 09:45 AM)UABGrad Wrote:  For those of you not keeping up with the tons of stuff that seems to happen every week on this situation. Construction at UAB is coming to a halt. Watts can't meet with them because he has had too many lies exposed now.

"The Birmingham City Council will continue to delay approval of normally routine permit requests from UAB until president Ray Watts meets with them, members agreed this evening."

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index...._to_m.html

^^^
Best post in this entire thread. Only when I read things like this do I feel better about UAB's chances.

Quote:In addition, officials have said Watts will meet with city officials when his schedule permits, but not until after June 1. June 1 is also the date that Watts said he'd announce whether or not Blazer football would return.

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

Last time I was in Memphis I had a hooker proposition me in front of my teenage daughter.

(05-18-2015 10:39 AM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 08:58 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Works for me. If you pay attention you will see only two school's fans rooting for the death of UAB.

Ive seen more than 2. But 2 are really pulling for it, not only for the CUSA spot but for recruiting advantages.

(05-18-2015 10:16 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  We still have somewhere between 35-45 guys here and a head coach.
We have already petitioned the NCAA to allow us to sign 50.
Even if that fails we can recruit 25 this year and 25 in 2016.
We also have hear that many players that transferred want to return.
it's actually more complicated than that but I don't have time to hash out every detail other than to say Clark put a plan together two months ago.

Those players that stayed should be able to start their clock from December and not lose a year. But UAB should not be able to sign more than 25 and those that transferred should not be able to transfer back without setting out a year. Rules just can't be thrown aside because UAB has incompetent people and those who work against them.

Rick Stockstill of MTSU indicated UAB going away would be a recruiting positive.

Recruiting is a blood sport.

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

I posted over there at times in support of UAB. It was not just UAB people and players that got hurt. It was also all the schools who have schedule them in football that had to do last minute replacements. I read San Diego State was supposed to play them this year, but they could only find U. San Diego from the Pioneer League to play in their place. Not someone you really should be playing.

(05-18-2015 02:57 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  Recruiting is a blood sport.

Of course it is.

(05-18-2015 02:57 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  Rick Stockstill of MTSU indicated UAB going away would be a recruiting positive.

Be careful what you wish for. UAB is a key program and brings credibility to the conference. The last thing CUSA needs is to lose its last 2 NCAA teams (Tulsa being the representative last year).

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

I live in alabama. Never posted on al.com. birmingham/ jeffco is a train wreck. If you don't know that you have never been there

Hell I was born there. Will never go bsck

(05-18-2015 07:11 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

I live in alabama. Never posted on al.com. birmingham/ jeffco is a train wreck. If you don't know that you have never been there

Hell I was born there. Will never go bsck

You obviously haven't been in a while. it's 10x better than Memphis.

(05-18-2015 02:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

Last time I was in Memphis I had a hooker proposition me in front of my teenage daughter.

What kind of prices did she have?

(05-18-2015 07:46 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 02:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

Last time I was in Memphis I had a hooker proposition me in front of my teenage daughter.

What kind of prices did she have?

Put it this way, someone gotta help pay for the Bass Pro Pyramid Shop off the Banks of the Mississippi River:

(05-18-2015 07:46 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 02:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:48 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  shere khan I feel you may be giving yourself away as one of our AL.com trolls. Thanks for taking the time to think about us.

Last time I was in Memphis I had a hooker proposition me in front of my teenage daughter.

What kind of prices did she have?

The conversation didn't get that far, but by the looks of her, probably less than what I'd paid for dinner at whatever chicken place that was.*



*does not include penicillin shot.