UAB shutting down their program?

[Irish27]

If true, I wonder if Rich Rod and staff would be interested in bringing a player or two here?
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... -this-week

[ASUHATER!]

Yeah everything I've read is that the program will be disbanded within the week. Like coaches laid off, players returning their equipment and transferring right away. Sad since uab is actually bowl eligible for the first time in a decade.

[PieceOfMeat]

From what I've read (which admittedly, isn't much) it seems to be a lot of political motivation/maneuvering among the board of trustees (which like the board of regents in AZ controls funding for the alabama schools, and one paul bryant jr is on that board) for this to happen and to constantly keep UAB underfunded (there's no on campus stadium either, per the trustees). They had Jimbo Fisher agreeing to go there as a coach some years ago and the trustees nixed it. Hell the current coach worked his ass off, got commitments from outside sources for facility improvements, and they still basically shut him down. I hope the players all end up in better situations and the coach does too.

[Merkin]

CFB is a very expensive sport. 85 scholarship players. Need to invest in a very expensive stadium to meet the attendance requirements.

In my local area, UCSB is very glad to dump CFB and let soccer be the king of outdoor sports.

[Irish27]

I couldn't imagine if the UofA football program was discontinued. Looks like if they drop football, UAB will have to leave Conference USA in all the other sports. Here is one of their message boards.
http://csnbbs.com/forum-388.html

[3goggles]

And this ONE???

[azgreg]

It's official. UAB drops football. Yard sale anyone?

[ASUHATER!]

Sucks for the kids in the program especially since they were probably going to a bowl. As far as I can tell the disbanding goes into effect immediately. Like the coaches and staffers are laid off now and are jobless.

[ASUHATER!]

Since we're losing baker and tjg, how about their sophomore rb to be our backup next year? Ran for 1500 yards and 13 tds this year.

[AZCatGirl]

They couldn't disband after the bowl game? That's horrible to rob the coaches and especially the players of that.

[PieceOfMeat]

They couldn't disband after the bowl game? That's horrible to rob the coaches and especially the players of that.

they just shat all over the players and coaches.

what a-holes the alamaba trustees are

[Merkin]

They couldn't disband after the bowl game? That's horrible to rob the coaches and especially the players of that.

Most lower tier bowl teams lose money for the schools. Can't imagine Bama wants to share the pot from upper tier bowls like PAC schools do.

They couldn't disband after the bowl game? That's horrible to rob the coaches and especially the players of that.

they just shat all over the players and coaches.

what a-holes the alamaba trustees are

Forgot the exact count, but 11 of the 14 trustees have Bama degrees. Only 3 have a relationship with UAB, and one of them is married to an ex Bama player.

It's like the ABOR was stacked with ASU grads with a built in hate for ASU.

[AZCatGirl]

UAB president can go fuck himself. Players are pouring their hearts out and he doesn't even give a shit.

[catgrad97]

In Alabama? Hell, higher education isn't a priority. It's all about preserving the Iron Bowl and keeping Roll Tide on top by any means necessary.

UAB played Arizona tough in Matt Scott's freshman year. Six years later, the program's history. Nothing justifiable about that.

Someone tell me one level on which this isn't a wrong, harmful, evil decision, particularly not to let the Blazers play in their bowl game. I am filled with disgust by the people who would allow it to happen without blinking an eye. Worthless as human beings.