USA's sort of bleak QB situation looks better for next year. UAB QB Cody Clements announced on twitter tonight that he is transferring to USA for his senior season. With Coach Vincent back on staff he will probably be the front runner. Welcome to the Fun Belt Cody!

Those UAB Connections are helping the Jags out.

(12-14-2014 08:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Those UAB Connections are helping the Jags out.

They really are. The Jags will be breathing fire next season.

(12-14-2014 08:40 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Those UAB Connections are helping the Jags out.

They really are. The Jags will be breathing fire next season.

I'll breathe a little easier knowing we have another QB in the fold. He should step right into the starting role. We got another UAB transfer this weekend also with OL Lee Dufour deciding to return to Mobile to continue his football career. Wish we could have got that big RB.

Just glad to see he is going to a spot near where he was to finish out his college career.

Felt bad for the kids at UAB, but this is a bright spot.

(12-14-2014 09:34 PM)HCJag Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:40 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Those UAB Connections are helping the Jags out.

They really are. The Jags will be breathing fire next season.

I'll breathe a little easier knowing we have another QB in the fold. He should step right into the starting role. We got another UAB transfer this weekend also with OL Lee Dufour deciding to return to Mobile to continue his football career. Wish we could have got that big RB.

Has he transferred to another team yet?

USA was losing a lot this year, this UAB situation is huge for them.

(12-14-2014 09:48 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  USA was losing a lot this year, this UAB situation is huge for them.

Yea. Not to dance on UAB's grave. But since those players need to go somewhere, we're glad to help those players and our program.

We've got another rough schedule next year (@ Nebraska, NC State, and probably another road money game to replace UAB).

(12-14-2014 09:38 PM)GeauxUL Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 09:34 PM)HCJag Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:40 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Those UAB Connections are helping the Jags out.

They really are. The Jags will be breathing fire next season.

I'll breathe a little easier knowing we have another QB in the fold. He should step right into the starting role. We got another UAB transfer this weekend also with OL Lee Dufour deciding to return to Mobile to continue his football career. Wish we could have got that big RB.

Has he transferred to another team yet?

Last I saw Howard was visiting Notre Dame.

Interesting that I haven't heard about us getting anyone from UAB. Coach Peoples was the Recruiting Coordinator over there before we hired him last year.

I wish we could have taken some of their linemen. Good get for USA though!

(12-14-2014 08:27 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  USA's sort of bleak QB situation looks better for next year. UAB QB Cody Clements announced on twitter tonight that he is transferring to USA for his senior season. With Coach Vincent back on staff he will probably be the front runner. Welcome to the Fun Belt Cody!

Not so fast, my friend. Has this been confirmed? Heard the "twitterer" was questionable.

(12-15-2014 12:01 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:27 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  USA's sort of bleak QB situation looks better for next year. UAB QB Cody Clements announced on twitter tonight that he is transferring to USA for his senior season. With Coach Vincent back on staff he will probably be the front runner. Welcome to the Fun Belt Cody!

Not so fast, my friend. Has this been confirmed? Heard the "twitterer" was questionable.

Some people question the twitter account, but the indication is very strong that he will be a Jag.

(12-15-2014 12:11 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(12-15-2014 12:01 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(12-14-2014 08:27 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  USA's sort of bleak QB situation looks better for next year. UAB QB Cody Clements announced on twitter tonight that he is transferring to USA for his senior season. With Coach Vincent back on staff he will probably be the front runner. Welcome to the Fun Belt Cody!

Not so fast, my friend. Has this been confirmed? Heard the "twitterer" was questionable.

Some people question the twitter account, but the indication is very strong that he will be a Jag.

Great for the Jags program if it happens. It would be huge indeed.

Does anyone still think the hammer hasn't fallen on UAB yet?

Nice Get . . . Congrats on the pick up .. .

(12-15-2014 12:43 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  Does anyone still think the hammer hasn't fallen on UAB yet?

Faculty Senate basically gave the President a month to reconsider his football decision. President has already made it clear he will not change his mind.

That means the Faculty will likely try and force him out next month, and then the school has to begin to fight to make sure they can separate from Alabama, and get a football loving president.

Either way, its going to be a few years at least before UAB could even consider bringing the program back.

(12-15-2014 03:14 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(12-15-2014 12:43 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  Does anyone still think the hammer hasn't fallen on UAB yet?

Faculty Senate basically gave the President a month to reconsider his football decision. President has already made it clear he will not change his mind.

That means the Faculty will likely try and force him out next month, and then the school has to begin to fight to make sure they can separate from Alabama, and get a football loving president.

Either way, its going to be a few years at least before UAB could even consider bringing the program back.

I don't have the heart to say this where the UAB people are likely to see it...but that program is dead. Even if they managed to oust Watts, they've still got the bigger problem which is the BOT's. That might change sometime in the next couple of years. Then assuming Watts is gone, the legislature has freed UAB, and the new President is willing to bring back football....the next problem is .... where are they going to play? If they get ejected from CUSA and don't end up in the Sun Belt, they'll have to figure out a place to play. No guarantee that they'd get picked up. And then there's coaches to be found and hired, players to be recruited, and a schedule to be developed.

I feel awful for the UAB fans and hope that they get out from under the UAT BOTs and get rid of their horrendous President. But I think many are in the denial phase of grief. Understandable, but true.

Its amazing that the work of decades can be undone in as little as 2 weeks. Something we should all remember.

But life goes on for the rest of us. Next year bekons. So UAB's players and coaches will be evaluated by many of us.

Speaking of tough spots. Rough estimates are that only about 12-15 percent of UAB's roster will be able to get into another FBS school. Talent level was considered low there.

(12-15-2014 04:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Speaking of tough spots. Rough estimates are that only about 12-15 percent of UAB's roster will be able to get into another FBS school. Talent level was considered low there.

And that's a real shame. Most of those players will never play FBS level football again.