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The injury to Eddins was really bad, but the team was good enough to overcome it. We also had a really good coach whose teams didn't play down to the competition and showed up to play every game. Man I miss those days..

(12-02-2016 11:38 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  I can't believe people still b**** about the deal we made with Auburn. Tomorrow night will be the first capacity crowd we've had in 5 years, and we needed Auburn fans to accomplish that. Outside of one shocking win in the NCAA tournament, it's not like UAB basketball has really been nationally relevant since about 2006. I know Auburn hasn't either but they can sell out games without scheduling us. We cant.

& they can sit at home during the NCAA tournament while we won't.

This gives Pearl games three years in a row in Birmingham and he is looking to get games in Huntsville and Mobile. It's all about recruiting.

Let me say I don't blame him there. I suppose I'd try the same thing.

Oh I don't know. I'll bet you cash money that Auburn will not be Uab's last sellout as it sure has not been the only team.

I get it. I get what you are saying. It still does not mean we have to take bad deals as a program. This is the best deal we could get. This took a year and a half as Pearl first wanted two in Auburn and one in the BJCC (50/50 split)and NONE in Bartow. Our coaches still have to recruit against them. It sucks we have to split the gate at BJCC. I bet Pearl spins that last game as a neutral site game.

I guess we should feel honored in that MTSU could not get them in their home arena. The closest was Nashville Bridgestone. One in Auburn and one in the BJCC Next season.

I look at it as a multi year deal against a pretty decent to good program on the rise, with a good, well-known coach. They also happen to be an old rival and instate team. Weve been very mediocre to slightly good nationally the past decade. Our conference sucks donkey balls. This is probably the best deal we could get. I don't get the griping.

i don't see a bunch of griping. Just a couple folks in the thread. It's the best deal we could get. Pearl wanted a much worse deal and thankfully coaches stuck to their guns. The coaches cannot look at this like fans. They have to recruit against auburn.

(12-03-2016 02:42 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  i don't see a bunch of griping. Just a couple folks in the thread. It's the best deal we could get. Pearl wanted a much worse deal and thankfully coaches stuck to their guns. The coaches cannot look at this like fans. They have to recruit against auburn.

I'm glad they didn't take the bad deal. I don't see this as a bad deal, considering our current place in the world of college basketball. We shouldn't allow ourselves to be shat on, but we also shouldn't expect the world or gripe at a deal like this. I also don't think it'd matter to a recruit if UAB took a 2 for 1 deal vs a home and home, etc. I think PT, quality of coaching staff, facilities, schedule/conference, prestige of the school, and relationships would matter a lot more than " oh no UAB took a neutral site game at the BJCC with Auburn." I think a recruit would have enough common sense enough to know that UAB just isn't in the same class when it comes to SEC teams. If that really matters to them, then they won't play for us. Oh well.