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(01-13-2024 01:11 PM)Rell Wrote:  Neutral site it every year like a city tip off

UAB vs Samford at Boutwell Auditorium!!

(01-13-2024 06:45 PM)blazinrunner Wrote:  

(01-13-2024 01:11 PM)Rell Wrote:  Neutral site it every year like a city tip off

UAB vs Samford at Boutwell Auditorium!!

Bill Harris more like it, Bill Battle will be empty soon enclosed parking

(01-13-2024 06:45 PM)blazinrunner Wrote:  

(01-13-2024 01:11 PM)Rell Wrote:  Neutral site it every year like a city tip off

UAB vs Samford at Boutwell Auditorium!!

...I remember my dad took us to Boutwell to see BSC play games, pre-1977 (and pre-UAB BBall...) They also played at Fair Park, in the old expo area - just a big ol' building (hanger-like) with 'portable' bleachers... WAY before the Harris arena was built...

Let's play them in one of those empty hangers at the airport.

(01-16-2024 04:03 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(01-13-2024 06:45 PM)blazinrunner Wrote:  

(01-13-2024 01:11 PM)Rell Wrote:  Neutral site it every year like a city tip off

UAB vs Samford at Boutwell Auditorium!!

...I remember my dad took us to Boutwell to see BSC play games, pre-1977 (and pre-UAB BBall...) They also played at Fair Park, in the old expo area - just a big ol' building (hanger-like) with 'portable' bleachers... WAY before the Harris arena was built...

I went to a couple of ABA games played first at Boutwell (called Municipal Auditorium at the time) and also an ABA game at Fair Park arena. We used to also go see Birmingham high school games at Fair Park in the heyday of city schools basketball, when every school had at least one D-I player on it.

And, one more thing....our first UAB baseball team used to practice in the winter in that Fair Park arena, prior to and during our first season. We even set up a batting cage with a pitching mound in it, for when it rained, so we could get our pitches and swings in. And we would hit ground balls and take infield on the concrete floor. We later had a big indoor cage built a Rickwood.

Samford looking good in the first half at Western Carolina

(01-16-2024 05:13 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Let's play them in one of those empty hangers at the airport.

Calm down there, Judy, we've put CUSA ideas like that behind us.

LOL Hey, at lest it's not on the USA Alabama.

Bucky was named Coach of the Week by the ESPN Power Rankings releases today. Here is an excerpt...

"The Bulldogs then took care of business against Mercer, 87-80, to maintain their unbeaten SoCon record. They currently own the nation's longest winning streak at 17 games, and are 17-2 overall (6-0 in league play). McMillan's style -- termed "Bucky Ball" -- is predicated on fast-paced basketball, a deep bench and a lot of made 3s. All of which has put Samford in position to make noise in March -- and McMillan in position to potentially make noise on the coaching carousel around the same time."

It sure would be exciting to play a similar brand of basketball.

and the ease of competition as well.

(01-22-2024 09:58 AM)BlazintheAtl1 Wrote:  Bucky was named Coach of the Week by the ESPN Power Rankings releases today. Here is an excerpt...

"The Bulldogs then took care of business against Mercer, 87-80, to maintain their unbeaten SoCon record. They currently own the nation's longest winning streak at 17 games, and are 17-2 overall (6-0 in league play). McMillan's style -- termed "Bucky Ball" -- is predicated on fast-paced basketball, a deep bench and a lot of made 3s. All of which has put Samford in position to make noise in March -- and McMillan in position to potentially make noise on the coaching carousel around the same time."

It sure would be exciting to play a similar brand of basketball.

Samford also received a vote in the Top 25 just released. They’re now starting to get recognition.

(01-22-2024 10:02 AM)UABFAN23 Wrote:  and the ease of competition as well.

Good point. They have one of the easiest SOS on Kenpom, also they are the 5th luckiest team.

Two of our losses came against "easy" competition.

(01-22-2024 02:48 PM)BlazintheAtl1 Wrote:  Two of our losses came against "easy" competition.

And when we aren’t in the postseason this season because of it, I think it should warm somebody’s seat going into next year. I guess it already is warm if we are worried about getting taken behind the woodshed by Charlotte and an interim head coach.

That don’t change the part about Samford winning due to easy competition.