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(12-22-2020 02:46 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  Call it a year and let these kids go home for Christmas.

I remember folks saying that before the Rice game...I'm glad they didn't (but I do believe that is what will happen this time)

(12-22-2020 03:21 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(12-22-2020 02:46 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  Call it a year and let these kids go home for Christmas.

I remember folks saying that before the Rice game...I'm glad they didn't (but I do believe that is what will happen this time)

The Rice game wasn't the day after Christmas, and there was something on the line. It is currently December 22nd, and the meaningless bowl game is in 4 days. We won the championship, that's enough in this f8cked up year.

Call Army!

Call Auburn, we can show them what they missed on Clark

Wont be broken hearted if we dont play but if the team wants to play, who is even available at this point? It seems every team has either opted out, has virus issues, or is already playing.

i dont want to play an option team

another team from another bowl will cancelled ,,,,dont worry

(12-22-2020 03:52 PM)DragonLair Wrote:  Call Army!

Army is now playing West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl

(12-22-2020 03:52 PM)DragonLair Wrote:  Call Army!

Army is booked. Tennessee pulled out of Liberty Bowl yesterday and Army has been plugged in.

Report: San Jose State could violate COVID-19 rules with bowl
https://247sports.com/Article/San-Jose-S...157641282/

I'm watching Tulane play Nevada in the Great Potato Bowl on the "smurf turf" in Boise ID. The Tampa Bay Area in December does not sound so bad in comparison.

uabtoday@uabsportstoday

Iowa has had six coaches and “several” players test positive for the coronavirus. Iowa HC has said it’s still confident it can participate in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30th. If they can’t I wouldn’t be surprised to see UAB jump on the opportunity.

Gasparilla Bowl Canceled - UAB Season Over
https://uabsports.com/news/2020/12/22/fo...-bowl.aspx

(12-22-2020 02:29 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  I’m fascinated how people just assume the conference screwed us over...the same way they were screwing us over to not find us opponents for our cancelled games (oh, turns out we were sometimes the team without enough players).

We’ve heard for weeks that UAB was pushing hard for a spot in the Bham Bowl (a bowl with no CUSA guarantee). To assume that we had no role in this fiasco is just looking through blinders

Yup. Somebody(s) ****** up. I would guess our AD.

I’m fine with this. If one of the playoff games comes open. They better take us since 5 and 6 seeds still have a game.

This conference has utterly failed UAB. We owe them nothing. **** off CUSA. Get thee behind me.

This season ended with a conference championship win with just six wins.

It's finally over, I hope the team has a good holiday and off-season.

Way past time to leave this conference.

(12-22-2020 06:20 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  Way past time to leave this conference.

We could move to any other FBS conference and be better off. This one is the bottom of the barrel.

Missing this bowl is more than missing a football game. It means missing out on over $1 million ($1.125 million in 2019 [per Wikipedia]) that I'm sure the UAB Athletic program could use.