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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
Exactly. Playing instate schools has no benefit. Can’t guarantee wins nor that certain schools would help SOS.

Also, agreeing to spring games against them would be dumb considering what we just saw with Jaylen Key.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
I am going to disagree with y'all on the in-state school series. If Auburn hadn't played basketball in Bartow I don't think I'd be such a fan of UAB. The environment that night was awesome and it made me want to check out more games. I picked up tickets for 3 games the following season and have had season tickets every year after. Even if UAB doesn't win, playing them close helps their fans look at the program in a different light.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
Football I see no reason to do spring games now. Originally I loved the idea but once I thought about how it’s essentially a try out to hit the portal I don’t like it. Football regular season games won’t ever happen but if they did I don’t see much use until we establish ourselves as a boise state type team that stays in or around the top 25 consistently. Now Basketball I have to disagree. We don’t lose anything by playing Auburn and Alabama. If we lose we lose if we win though, that’s huge for recruiting and the fan base. Personally I love saying we are 1-0 against Alabama but that really doesn’t mean crap to me. I’d much rather have the chance to play quality teams year in and year out and possibly win then act like a win decades ago gets us anything now other than a tomato to throw in an argument
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
I don’t have a problem playing anyone, anywhere, anytime or in any sport. I don’t believe that playing them makes it more likely that they steal our players. If our players are good and they want them, they will make a run at them.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
I think by playing spring games against Auburn and Alabama you are 100% making it easier for them to judge IF they want them to begin with. Yes they can tamper and likely get players from anywhere, but to physically line our guys up to run against their guys and show that we have a clearly better player at position X would be a little silly
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
UAB needs to act like a big time program and schedule like a big time program, especially given our horrible recent basketball schedules. Play anyone, anytime, any place (within reason). To be the man, you have to beat the man. With the portal we are getting highly recruited players from big time programs. We have a great coach. We don't need to act like the little red-headed stepchild any longer. I'm tired of the old small minded, scared thinking of a lot of UAB fans and people around the program.

I'm speaking mainly about basketball. Our football schedule this year is very strong.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
What small minded thinking?
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
I think AK and UAB would play anyone anywhere, but you have to find a willing partner to play
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 02:36 PM)Golden-Ticket Wrote:  I think by playing spring games against Auburn and Alabama you are 100% making it easier for them to judge IF they want them to begin with. Yes they can tamper and likely get players from anywhere, but to physically line our guys up to run against their guys and show that we have a clearly better player at position X would be a little silly

You do realize we had two players come to us last year from a school on our schedule the prior year, right? Perhaps teams at perceived lower levels shouldn’t play UAB for these same reasons?
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
Go out of state. Play somebody, beat somebody. Pass on instate scheduling.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 04:52 PM)UABFAN23 Wrote:  Go out of state. Play somebody, beat somebody. Pass on instate scheduling.

One's standards shouldn't only apply between 9 and 11 a.m. on Sundays.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off murder. Ever.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off the rape of women. Ever.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off the rape of children. Ever.

When you do that, you normalize their behavior. You're implicitly granting your approval, that it "wasn't a big deal" or "that was in the past." The past is never gone, it's not even past.

Bammer, Baylor and Penn State are vile programs that I never want to see on a UAB schedule. They stand for evil, and evil is bad.

Fire Ray Watts.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 04:49 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  
(05-22-2023 02:36 PM)Golden-Ticket Wrote:  I think by playing spring games against Auburn and Alabama you are 100% making it easier for them to judge IF they want them to begin with. Yes they can tamper and likely get players from anywhere, but to physically line our guys up to run against their guys and show that we have a clearly better player at position X would be a little silly

You do realize we had two players come to us last year from a school on our schedule the prior year, right? Perhaps teams at perceived lower levels shouldn’t play UAB for these same reasons?

I don’t believe that’s the same thing at all. Getting a look at a player during the season is going to happen and if that player hits the portal then you have that scouting report to decide if you want them. What I’m saying is to go play an Auburn or Alabama as a SPRING GAME while our players can still enter the portal and while those teams may be finding holes in their rosters isn’t smart. All it takes is a coach for one of those schools to come talk to the player and they get a free official visit essentially. I just don’t see what UAB stands to gain from a spring game with Alabama or Auburn. It sounds cool and I’m sure would get a little bit of a buzz but I think it brings up more possible bad outcomes than good.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 05:24 PM)58-56 Wrote:  
(05-22-2023 04:52 PM)UABFAN23 Wrote:  Go out of state. Play somebody, beat somebody. Pass on instate scheduling.

One's standards shouldn't only apply between 9 and 11 a.m. on Sundays.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off murder. Ever.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off the rape of women. Ever.

I don't want to see my school playing an institution that laughs off the rape of children. Ever.

When you do that, you normalize their behavior. You're implicitly granting your approval, that it "wasn't a big deal" or "that was in the past." The past is never gone, it's not even past.

Bammer, Baylor and Penn State are vile programs that I never want to see on a UAB schedule. They stand for evil, and evil is bad.

Fire Ray Watts.

AGREE 100 %
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 09:15 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/...suing-uab/

Did I miss something? Not making light of the situation, but news from 9 months ago being reposted today...
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-22-2023 11:04 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  
(05-22-2023 09:15 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/...suing-uab/

Did I miss something? Not making light of the situation, but news from 9 months ago being reposted today...

I believe that it was in response to the casting of stones post above.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
I don’t care to play Alabama (or Auburn, but to a much lesser degree) in football because UAB needs to sell tickets to their fans and turn some of them into boosters. We need that. It’s proven their fans don’t play nice with others if they think they might lose. Rather than gaining respect, you gain Updykes. You gain respect by playing and beating the teams they view as legit. Let’s do a lot of more that — the winning, I mean.

Basketball is different. Anything that builds excitement for the game is good. The business community should be pressing for it. I’d be fine with the games being at Legacy, too.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
(05-23-2023 06:31 AM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  
(05-22-2023 11:04 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  
(05-22-2023 09:15 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/...suing-uab/

Did I miss something? Not making light of the situation, but news from 9 months ago being reposted today...

I believe that it was in response to the casting of stones post above.

I recalled us talking about this a while ago. If true it’s bad on the university and it should be sued.

There have been so many of these types of stories that have been proven to be false that it makes it hard to believe some people. I’m not saying this one is false but so many have been that it’s very hard to believe.
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
It’s a very hard situation because you are innocent until proven guilty, but also you want to atleast hear out the claims without immediately giving it validity. I agree there have been so many fakes lately that it’s making it hard to believe. Especially some of the cases where you read the details and it makes no sense
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RE: HCAK on TNR @ 12:20 PM (5/18)
For the younger fans, be careful throwing stones at other schools if you also don't know the past of ours. I am not putting it out here, but UAB has had some scandals as well with football in the past 30 years that we don't want rehashed or brought back up.
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