(07-21-2015 06:31 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  SMU scored 187 points and allowed 499 in their first year back.

Glad y'all are coming back, but man . . I don't envy the row you gotta hoe . . .

(07-21-2015 06:31 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  SMU scored 187 points and allowed 499 in their first year back.

Long road ahead for the Blazers

(07-21-2015 06:39 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(07-21-2015 06:31 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  SMU scored 187 points and allowed 499 in their first year back.

Long road ahead for the Blazers

And UAb is no SMU. I don't envy what UAb is going through, I just the fans turn out once they retake the field.

(07-21-2015 06:54 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(07-21-2015 06:39 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(07-21-2015 06:31 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  SMU scored 187 points and allowed 499 in their first year back.

Long road ahead for the Blazers

And UAb is no SMU. I don't envy what UAb is going through, I just the fans turn out once they retake the field.

To be fair, C-USA is not the South West Conference either.

We enacted onerous academic restrictions on recruits after the DP that UAB won't suffer from

I wonder if the NCAA will allow players to transfer to UAB without penalty? I doubt they let SMU do it since their shutdown was due to NCAA violations, plus they decided to not play the second death penalty year themselves.

(07-21-2015 07:19 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I wonder if the NCAA will allow players to transfer to UAB without penalty?

I wouldn't think so because that could effect other schools negatively.

I agree. They might allow UAB to sign more than 25, though.

(07-21-2015 07:10 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  We enacted onerous academic restrictions on recruits after the DP that UAB won't suffer from

I was at A&M at that time and I really felt for SMU when they came to College Station. They played hard but it wasn't a fair match.

(07-02-2015 09:42 AM)Usajags Wrote:  I believe this story is far from over, and UAB's return is far from certain.

I still wonder how long C-USA will continue to operate under the speculation of UAB having football. Adds a lot of uncertainty to that conference.

Unless/until UAB gets some legit facilities (OCS, IPF, etc.), its longterm future in FBS-level football will always have a question mark hovering above it. Not to mention the transparent hostility of some of the UABOT's who have authority over Blazer athletics but whose loyalty lies elsewhere.

But at least for now (say, next 10-12 years) I don't see any realistic path for UAB to abandon football again. The 6 months between Watts' two announcements was an unmitigated disaster not just for Blazer football but for Watts and for UAB as an institution. I don't think anyone will have the appetite to do a re-run anytime soon.

(07-21-2015 02:36 PM)Usajags Wrote:  Wonder if they will have a problem filling out their non-conference schedule.

Also, I still it is ridiculous that they will be dormant for 2 years and return full FBS, first game in. Not sure how they expect to be competitive with no game experience.

Being competitive isn't a pre-req for playing FBS.

If it were, some programs would be in trouble.

(07-21-2015 11:12 PM)The4thOption Wrote:  

(07-21-2015 02:36 PM)Usajags Wrote:  Wonder if they will have a problem filling out their non-conference schedule.

Also, I still it is ridiculous that they will be dormant for 2 years and return full FBS, first game in. Not sure how they expect to be competitive with no game experience.

Being competitive isn't a pre-req for playing FBS.

If it were, some programs would be in trouble.

It is if you are trying to fully fund a football program on donations... Won't have may donating for very long with a few 1-11,2-10 type seasons.

(07-21-2015 02:36 PM)Usajags Wrote:  Wonder if they will have a problem filling out their non-conference schedule.

I wish them the best of luck in whatever they try to do, but my honest advice would be to play as many FCS opponents as possible the first year. If that means 8 C-USA games and 4 FCS/OOC games, then that's what I'd do.

Quote:Also, I still think it is ridiculous that they will be dormant for 2 years and return full FBS, first game in. Not sure how they expect to be competitive with no game experience.

This.

(07-21-2015 06:18 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  They're coming back in 2017 as a full FBS and bowl-eligible member. That's something.

They NEED to play some kind of schedule in 2016, be it JuCo's, prep teams, something. They're going to be slaughtered in 2017 but they should at least be ready.

This

(07-21-2015 07:19 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I wonder if the NCAA will allow players to transfer to UAB without penalty? I doubt they let SMU do it since their shutdown was due to NCAA violations, plus they decided to not play the second death penalty year themselves.

Extremely unlikely but they aren't playing until 2017. Why would they need free transfers. Player doesn't like his situation in 2015, can enroll at UAB in 2016 and start playing in 2017.

Am I correct in my understanding that

1) UAB will not field a team in 2015 OR 2016 in any classification
2) UAB will field a team as fully eligible FBS team in 2017

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If that's the case, does that mean that players transferring to UAB between 2016 and 2017 will have to sit out a year?

(07-22-2015 10:23 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Am I correct in my understanding that

1) UAB will not field a team in 2015 OR 2016 in any classification
2) UAB will field a team as fully eligible FBS team in 2017

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If that's the case, does that mean that players transferring to UAB between 2016 and 2017 will have to sit out a year?

UAB will not field a team in 2015.

Jury is out as to whether UAB will play a non-NCAA slate in 2016.

(07-22-2015 10:26 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Jury is out as to whether UAB will play a non-NCAA slate in 2016.

Clark didn't mention potential scrimmages in 2016. Could those be against non-NCAA teams? I just assumed they would be intrasquad matches.

(07-22-2015 10:31 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(07-22-2015 10:26 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Jury is out as to whether UAB will play a non-NCAA slate in 2016.

Clark didn't mention potential scrimmages in 2016. Could those be against non-NCAA teams? I just assumed they would be intrasquad matches.

I think you can play a non-NCAA slate based on some of the comments in the release and stories.

USM beat writer says a player has petitioned the NCAA and is being allowed to transfer back to UAB. Personally I don't know why he'd want to sit out for 2 years.