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MyBB Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
05-24-2014 09:55 AM
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
Or else what....
05-24-2014 10:23 AM
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
One game at Auburn, one at UAB, one at the BJCC. I think that is fair.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
As long as series starts in Bham, preferably Bartow. Otherwise, as has happened numerous times in FB vs the SEC(& other P5 schools), they could/would simply buy out the return game.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
Agree that the first one should be in Birmingham, even if its at the BJCC.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-24-2014 12:49 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  Agree that the first one should be in Birmingham, even if its at the BJCC.

Yup!
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-24-2014 10:23 AM)demiveeman Wrote:  Or else what....

Scarbo won't have any thing to write about.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
Nope, they don't.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
As an actuary might say about the cost of an insurance policy, "it is all about the risk". If AU (or any other such team) wants to play at their house first, then the buyout should be huge for the following games - a million or better.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 10:41 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  As an actuary might say about the cost of an insurance policy, "it is all about the risk". If AU (or any other such team) wants to play at their house first, then the buyout should be huge for the following games - a million or better.

03-lmfao a million dollars? This is a regular season basketball game with no TV involved. Get a clue.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 10:55 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-25-2014 10:41 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  As an actuary might say about the cost of an insurance policy, "it is all about the risk". If AU (or any other such team) wants to play at their house first, then the buyout should be huge for the following games - a million or better.

03-lmfao a million dollars? This is a regular season basketball game with no TV involved. Get a clue.

The point of the buyout is that Auburn wouldn't dare bail out. The value is probably somewhere south of $1 mil, but it needs to be high enough that all the major newspapers in Alabama would scold Auburn for fiscal irresponsibility.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
Playing in-state teams would create some additional interest in basketball around here, I believe. And that's something that is lacking in Alabama.

So I this the idea as a positive one.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
UAB is not in the business of propping up other programs.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 12:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  UAB is not in the business of propping up other programs.

Playing Auburn does not prop up Auburn. The idea that UAB is propping up anyone is simply arrogance on the Louisville level.

It benefits UAB to generate interest in Basketball. Playing Auburn two games in Birmingham will generate more interest in basketball in Birmingham than playing North Carolina. For those who weren't around when UAB played Auburn regularly, you don't realize the excitement those games generated in the city. I want a return of that excitement. Sticking our head in the sand and saying we are too good to play anyone or thinking we can dictate terms in our current state hurts only UAB.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 01:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-25-2014 12:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  UAB is not in the business of propping up other programs.

Playing Auburn does not prop up Auburn. The idea that UAB is propping up anyone is simply arrogance on the Louisville level.

It benefits UAB to generate interest in Basketball. Playing Auburn two games in Birmingham will generate more interest in basketball in Birmingham than playing North Carolina. For those who weren't around when UAB played Auburn regularly, you don't realize the excitement those games generated in the city. I want a return of that excitement. Sticking our head in the sand and saying we are too good to play anyone or thinking we can dictate terms in our current state hurts only UAB.

1. Why Auburn wants to do a series now?
2. Why Auburn had not approached UAB in the past?

UAB fans aren't sticking their in the sand. But why is it UAB has to be the one to get the short end of the deal? If Auburn wants two games at their place why UAB can't get two at Bartow?

Hell, I say play two games in Montgomery and two at the BJCC if it is about renewing the interest of college basketball in Alabama. UAB has reached out to Auburn before about renewing the series and Auburn said no.

At worst, Auburn can bring their azzes to the BJCC for one game. Pearl gets what he wants, UAB gets something out of it, and you rekindle the interest of basketball in this state again.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 10:55 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-25-2014 10:41 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  As an actuary might say about the cost of an insurance policy, "it is all about the risk". If AU (or any other such team) wants to play at their house first, then the buyout should be huge for the following games - a million or better.

03-lmfao a million dollars? This is a regular season basketball game with no TV involved. Get a clue.

How do you know there would not be t.v.are you a palm reader also.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
Lest we forget the last time Auburn played UAB at the BJCC.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
(05-25-2014 01:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-25-2014 12:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  UAB is not in the business of propping up other programs.

Playing Auburn does not prop up Auburn. The idea that UAB is propping up anyone is simply arrogance on the Louisville level.

It benefits UAB to generate interest in Basketball. Playing Auburn two games in Birmingham will generate more interest in basketball in Birmingham than playing North Carolina. For those who weren't around when UAB played Auburn regularly, you don't realize the excitement those games generated in the city. I want a return of that excitement. Sticking our head in the sand and saying we are too good to play anyone or thinking we can dictate terms in our current state hurts only UAB.

My comment was tongue in cheek.

It's the argument thrown our way when it's suggested one of the in-state $EC whores should play us in football.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
It's Mackin, and I'm pretty sure they're going to do what they think is best for the program regardless of what we think is best for the program.
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RE: Scarbo: UAB and Auburn have to start playing again in hoops, whatever it takes
The idea behind a substantial buyout is to try to insure the game is played rather than the buyout paid. If a school doesn't care that much, then it won't matter.

For the record, Bama paid Kent State $1.2 million for a PPV game and paid Colorado State $1.5 million for their one game. Both state schools Athletic Depts. average spending about $200,000 annually per athlete (since 2010) so a million is not for them what it is for us.
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