Quote:No matter what you want to say about Rutgers, they are still a much higher profile program than UAB. So you need to get real. Your bb program has been winning for what 2 or 3 years. Please get real.
Again, you have no facts to back that up. UAB has AVERAGED 20 victories for its entire basketball program's history, reached the elite eight in its third year to have a team, went to seven straight NCAAs in its first 10 years with a team (Duke and UNC were the only other programs in the NCAA to do that during the same stretch), reached 300, 400 and 500 victories faster than any program in NCAA history, holds the all-time highest winning percentage in their conference (ahead of Memphis and ranked top 40 in college basketball history), has beaten Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Washington, LSU, Alabama, Missouri and Michigan State and many others in postseason tournament play, has qualified for postseason in 20 of the 27 years they've fielded a team, including 12 NCAAs, has won at least one game in NCAA Tournament play in six out of 12 appearances, been to two NIT Final Fours, had exactly ONE below .500 season in 27 years, 16 seasons of 20 or more victories and only six of less than 17 ... but nah, they've only been winning for 2-3 years. Riiiiiight ...
Quote:Just because no coach has ever left the UAB program, (which maybe doubtful, I dont know and I dont care) does not make it a destination job. Maybe no coach at UAB has ever been good enough that some other program would covet them.
I never said it WAS a destination job. But since you brought it up ... Nah, Gene Bartow didn't leave UCLA where he succeeded John Wooden and went to the Final Four to start basketball at UAB. And nah, he didn't become the first coach in NCAA history to take three different programs to the Elite Eight and was within a couple of minutes of being the first to go to the FInal Four with three schools. And nah, he didn't end his career ranked among the top 30 coaches in NCAA history in victories with nearly 700. Or turn down Kentucky and the opportunity to replace Joe B. Hall ... Nah, obviously didn't happen. Just like Anderson is really the coach right now at Auburn ...
Quote:Your on this board talking as if UAB is some national program. Villanova, Gtown, Rutgers and Pitt are all much higher profile programs than UAB. Do you really think we care about the MIDMAJOR UAB program?
I didn't bring them up ... YOU did. And I never said UAB was a "national" program. I said they have outperformed some in the Big East and have a good enough program and the resources to hang onto their coach for all but a select few jobs that might come open. If you choose to make non-factual posts and have ill-informed opinions, hey, it's a free country. There's always a place for that. That's why we have organizations like the Flat Earth Society. So people can believe what they want even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Quote:As for your fact #4, If UAB played in the BE, like some of the lower BE teams, you wouldnt have a higher winning % than anyone.
Riiiight ... Tell that to DePaul or Marquette.
UAB vs. current Big East is 65-66 (not great but hardly disastrous). UAB that record is primarily because of series deficits vs. Louisville, DePaul and Marquette. I give Louisville their props as a great program. They have dealt UAB some heartbreaking defeats in postseason play. However, UAB has won 5 of the last 7 vs. DePaul after an 0-6 start and has won the past 3 vs. Marquette, the last two by double digits and the 1st in that stretch also a big win in which they forced Wade into 10 turnovers. So UAB has proven on the court right there that they can hang with and beat current Big East members on a regular basis.
Ah, but what about the REAL Big East?
UAB record vs. orginal Big East members is 7-6 as follows, and notice they ain't playing Rutgers:
UConn 1-0, UAB won at Storrs in 89 NIT on its way to MSG ...
Pittsburgh 2-0, both in regular season
Villanova 1-0 UAB won in regular season against McLain, Pinckney, et al ...
Georgetown 0-1 lost by 4 in NIT semifinals after holding 15-point 2nd-half lead
Syracuse 0-1 lost in preseason tournament
West Virginia 2-1 all in regular season
Providence 1-1 ... lost in NCAAs the year Friars went to FInal Four, beat them in NIT consolation
St. John's 0-2, losses in NIT semis and quarters in New York
Yeah, I'd say there's no evidence whatsoever UAB has and could be competitive vs. Big East ... especially considering UAB is also 25-26 vs. the SEC with winning records over Kentucky, Mississippi State and Auburn in multi-game series as well as winning marks of Alabama and Florida. Or 7-9 vs. the Big Ten. Or 4-5 vs. Pac-10 and 8-9 vs. Big 12. Highly competitive with each considering the majority of the games would be road games for UAB, or at best, neutral sites. Not many of those in Birmingham where UAB has a winning percentage of better than .800 all time. The only one of the Big Six conference that UAB is not within 2 games of .500 against is the ACC, at 3-6 all-time. Obviously, UAB has a hard time getting games against the Big Six, because they win quite a bit.