UAB ends football program

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The University of Alabama-Birmingham has ended its football program, becoming the first school since 1995 to drop the sport.

 

UAB shutting down football program

[Adam]

Sucks for the kids

[nando714]

Thanks to bama

[Angel Oracle]

I despise Nick "I will not now nor will ever be the Alabama FB coach" Saban.

 

UAB is the first D-1 school to drop FB since UOP in 1995.

 

Even crazier, UAB is bowl eligible at 6-6. 

Does a bowl committee take them as a sympathy selection?

 

This happens, even as their current coach has begun to turn the program around (from 23-61 prior to his arrival to 6-6 in this his 2nd season), and attendance has doubled since his arrival to over 20,000 on average.   

Edited December 3, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Vegas Halo Fan]

One article I read said that the Alabama Regents prevented the school from taking a couple of actions which might have forever altered the future of the program: Building a new stadium, and hiring Jimbo Fisher as head coach (before he caught on at Florida State).

[nando714]

Paul Bryant Jr is the ring leader here.

[Tank]

Thanks to bama obama!

 

fixed.

[nando714]

One article I read said that the Alabama Regents prevented the school from taking a couple of actions which might have forever altered the future of the program: Building a new stadium, and hiring Jimbo Fisher as head coach (before he caught on at Florida State).

They decline to approve Jimbo's contract because of money. The uab coach before him made more. Real reason was they thought bama was gonna land fisher as OC.

[Angel Oracle]

I hope the scum Saban leaves Bama holding the bag one day. 

Would serve Bama right to have a few 6-6 seasons!

[Lou]

On December 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Angel Oracle said:

I hope the scum Saban leaves Bama holding the bag one day. 

Would serve Bama right to have a few 6-6 seasons!

how's that going? 

btw, in only their 2nd year back, UAB is 9-3 and playing for a conference title today.

thanks, Nick!

[Lou]

53-3 from 2015-2018

2 National Championships and 1 runner-up

12-0 and going for another title this year.

 

so close, AO. 

[Lou]

54-3 

[Angel Oracle]

Never count Clemson out though.

Domers don't have enough offense to stay with Clemson.    Okie defense may give up 50 points to Bama.

Congrats to UAB on their C-USA title!   One heck of a return to D-1 CFB!