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Now I'm starting to see why MB is the way he is.

(06-18-2016 10:07 AM)UABslant Wrote:  Now I'm starting to see why MB is the way he is.

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(06-18-2016 12:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 10:07 AM)UABslant Wrote:  Now I'm starting to see why MB is the way he is.

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I irritate him and he wants to be a smartass in response

While most of us agree that having it fully enclosed is ideal, I wouldn't sweat about conditions that may effect 0-3 practices a year at most.

Sure we would like it enclosed but I still think we have just made improvements that put us right up there with other teams in the conference if not slightly ahead of them.

Keep in mind only 6 games a year are played in a stadium in only 6 days a year.

The football pavilion doesnt have sides so that it wont have to be heated or cooled.

(06-18-2016 02:13 PM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 12:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 10:07 AM)UABslant Wrote:  Now I'm starting to see why MB is the way he is.

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I irritate him and he wants to be a smartass in response

That's a false assumption. I've literally never been irritated about anything you've ever posted on this board.

To clarify, I am beyond excited for us to have a $22.5m football facility approved by the BOT. I will take a pavilion, tent, teepee, or giant sunbrella over nothing. It's a monumental, historic week in the new life of UAB and our football program.
Yet I read this thread and there are real, diehard fans who love UAB, complaining about the very thing that symbolizes what we have desired.

I apologize for offending anyone. Go Blazers!

Look, whether you like some old gump's verbiage or the plans themselves or not, this is still a turning point for UAB football.

I've tried to pinpoint what Gene Bartow would call our finest hour.

June 1, 2015?

Having "Fire Ray Watts" echo in the rafters on national TV?

Or Friday?

Remember, friends. When football starts beating the **** out of people, that will be a victory for all those hard-working coaches and student-athletes.

When the come out of the tunnel against A&M, it will be a victory all ours.

Will the parochial bull**** continue? Sure. Will the shenanigans? Damn right.

Is the war over? Of course not. Was this a battle victory I'm going to relish? Damn right.

(06-19-2016 01:09 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I've tried to pinpoint what Gene Bartow would call our finest hour.

This one:



Fire Ray Watts.

(06-18-2016 09:14 AM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 07:31 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 01:13 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  One question on the pavilion:

Will it have some sort of pseudo walls like garage doors than can be rolled down when there's something more substantial than just a light rain? Or even rolled up tarps at the top of each opening that can be let down in bad weather?

The pavilion is a great step, but I'm curious how it's supposed to help c

I wonder the same thing.

football is often played when its super windy, rain blowing sideways, 30 degrees outside, etc.

Lol, the Dallas Cowboys actually had something like this collapse from a wind storm and a coach broke his neck so excuse me for wondering.

(06-19-2016 03:06 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 09:14 AM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 07:31 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 01:13 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  One question on the pavilion:

Will it have some sort of pseudo walls like garage doors than can be rolled down when there's something more substantial than just a light rain? Or even rolled up tarps at the top of each opening that can be let down in bad weather?

The pavilion is a great step, but I'm curious how it's supposed to help c

I wonder the same thing.

football is often played when its super windy, rain blowing sideways, 30 degrees outside, etc.

Lol, the Dallas Cowboys actually had something like this collapse from a wind storm and a coach broke his neck so excuse me for wondering.

It was actually a cheaply-built($4 million) practice bubble...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4127852

(06-19-2016 11:44 AM)UABslant Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 02:13 PM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 12:30 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 10:07 AM)UABslant Wrote:  Now I'm starting to see why MB is the way he is.

????

I irritate him and he wants to be a smartass in response

That's a false assumption. I've literally never been irritated about anything you've ever posted on this board.

To clarify, I am beyond excited for us to have a $22.5m football facility approved by the BOT. I will take a pavilion, tent, teepee, or giant sunbrella over nothing. It's a monumental, historic week in the new life of UAB and our football program.
Yet I read this thread and there are real, diehard fans who love UAB, complaining about the very thing that symbolizes what we have desired.

I apologize for offending anyone. Go Blazers!

To be clear, I'm beyond excited and recognize the significance of this investment. I was just asking an honest question and want the best for our program.

UAB fans are so used to 30 years of nothing new for the football program, we are glad to get something built that is on our FBHC's list. Yes, an enclosed practice facility would be better than the pavilion, but we got what we could afford and get approved. If we get some 50+ mph straight line winds, we may see that pavilion move like a kite and land some distance away in pieces. Let's just hope what we are getting is what we need, at least as a beginning.

And don't forget to keep the insurance paid.

(06-19-2016 03:41 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(06-19-2016 03:06 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 09:14 AM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 07:31 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 01:13 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  One question on the pavilion:

Will it have some sort of pseudo walls like garage doors than can be rolled down when there's something more substantial than just a light rain? Or even rolled up tarps at the top of each opening that can be let down in bad weather?

The pavilion is a great step, but I'm curious how it's supposed to help c

I wonder the same thing.

football is often played when its super windy, rain blowing sideways, 30 degrees outside, etc.

Lol, the Dallas Cowboys actually had something like this collapse from a wind storm and a coach broke his neck so excuse me for wondering.

It was actually a cheaply-built($4 million) practice bubble...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4127852

Thanks for the info WB.

Glad to see some progess in the athletic infrastructure. I almost broke my ankle on the old practice field.

(06-19-2016 06:01 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  If we get some 50+ mph straight line winds, we may see that pavilion move like a kite and land some distance away in pieces. Let's just hope what we are getting is what we need, at least as a beginning.

And don't forget to keep the insurance paid.

I found this metal gazebo on Amazon, wind-rated to 65mph... maybe this would be a better option.

This is clearly a victory and we should rejoice. We should still remain vigilant and all is not as rosy as admin wants us all to believe. Celebrate the victory and continue to raise money and fight behind the scenes for what is right.

(06-19-2016 06:01 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  UAB fans are so used to 30 years of nothing new for the football program, we are glad to get something built that is on our FBHC's list. Yes, an enclosed practice facility would be better than the pavilion, but we got what we could afford and get approved. If we get some 50+ mph straight line winds, we may see that pavilion move like a kite and land some distance away in pieces. Let's just hope what we are getting is what we need, at least as a beginning.

And don't forget to keep the insurance paid.

Sometimes I wonder if you try to come up with the most ridiculous scenario possible. Do you really think UAB and the city of Birmingham are going to allow something to be built there that can simply float away in a gust of wind?

(06-19-2016 06:01 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  UAB fans are so used to 30 years of nothing new for the football program, we are glad to get something built that is on our FBHC's list. Yes, an enclosed practice facility would be better than the pavilion, but we got what we could afford and get approved. If we get some 50+ mph straight line winds, we may see that pavilion move like a kite and land some distance away in pieces. Let's just hope what we are getting is what we need, at least as a beginning.

And don't forget to keep the insurance paid.

If it's flimsy enough for 50mph wind to blow it away, putting sides on it would just make it worse. Do you think that they would spend $20+million on something and not be reasonably sure that it could withstand a significant windstorm? These architects didn't just fall out of bed last night and decide they would start being architects and structural engineers.

Guys let me put this to bed right now it will be structurally sound. Just stop it stop it right now

All we are is gusts in the wind.