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I would suggest moving down more towards the northern end of the stadium. Same side, just down at the other end.

(08-19-2013 12:47 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  It is not a great question. I'm not that far removed from college, and I wouldn't have asked that question at that age either. It's one OOC game, against one of the best programs in the country, and it puts the coach in a terrible spot. That question could only get him in trouble if he slipped and said the wrong thing. Worry about Marshall and ECU, that game against LSU means nothing long term for us.

The LSU game is important to some our students because it is a big rivalry game with their favorite team and has big national championship implications.

If UAB pulls an upset, that's one less obstacle for their favorite team.

I like it better when we talk about UAB football.

Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

(08-19-2013 01:20 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

(08-19-2013 01:20 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

This staff has never played LSU before.

(08-19-2013 01:43 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:20 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

Glad to know you support UAB.

The talent gap is much greater between Arkansas and UAB than it is between Arkansas and LSU. I'd just like to point that out.

I hope that game doesn't mean more to our players than any other game. We have 8 games that should be equally important to our players, because those 8 define our season.

UAB played a good first half against USC-e last year. They were bigger and stronger and deeper, and that showed as the game wore on. LSU has the players to do the same thing, we'll see if a year's worth of experience has our team playing better.

(08-19-2013 01:44 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:20 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

This staff has never played LSU before.

They coached against them.
Mcgee, Johnson, Owens, Peoples

Yes, but that wasn't McGees staff. It was Petrino's. And you cannot compare what an Arkansas team did against an LSU team to what a UAB team might do. Different years, different teams, different coaching staffs. And to assert that Arkansas's talent level was less than UAB's is laughable.

(08-19-2013 01:46 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:43 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:20 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Well, I don't mind the question about LSU. He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent. That game means more to the players than any other game. Why? There will actually be fans there and the opposing team didn't show them any interest out of high school. More excitement and more to prove from the Blazers. Its basically our bowl game, and its their scrimmage for their 2nd string. UAB played well against USC-e last year, til Brown had the goofy INT behind the line of scrimmage returned for a TD. We all know UAB should've beaten Ohio State, ECU, and maybe Tulsa. Don't expect UAB to lay down. If UAB loses, its because LSU had to give full effort to win.

Glad to know you support UAB.

I support UAB. I don't support UAB fans embarrassing themselves with delusional statements.

Don't feed the pigeons.

If LSU is our super bowl, I've got a bad feeling about this season.

Run the table in conference and I can live with whatever happens in Red Stick.

(08-19-2013 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Yes, but that wasn't McGees staff. It was Petrino's. And you cannot compare what an Arkansas team did against an LSU team to what a UAB team might do. Different years, different teams, different coaching staffs. And to assert that Arkansas's talent level was less than UAB's is laughable.

I wasn't. One day I say UAB should be scared for their lifes when UAB plays LSU. I get a replies saying UAB hasn't beaten a bigger LSU team before. I jump on the band wagon that UAB can beat LSU and and I get a different reaction. Man, Blazer fans are Hot and Cold. Do I expect UAB to beat Lsu? No. Do I expect UAB to hang in with them? No. I didn't expect UAB to hang in with Ohio state.

(08-19-2013 01:57 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Don't feed the pigeons.

I have plenty of table scraps.

(08-19-2013 02:02 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Yes, but that wasn't McGees staff. It was Petrino's. And you cannot compare what an Arkansas team did against an LSU team to what a UAB team might do. Different years, different teams, different coaching staffs. And to assert that Arkansas's talent level was less than UAB's is laughable.

I wasn't. One day I say UAB should be scared for their lifes when UAB plays LSU. I get a replies saying UAB hasn't beaten a bigger LSU team before. I jump on the band wagon that UAB can beat LSU and and I get a different reaction. Man, Blazer fans are Hot and Cold. Do I expect UAB to beat Lsu? No. Do I expect UAB to hang in with them? No. I didn't expect UAB to hang in with Ohio state.

You said that McGees staff has beaten LSU talent with less talent than UAB's talent. I'm saying that statement is wrong and irrelevant. Wring in that it was not McGees staff and Arkansas talent is not less than UAB. Irrelevant in that what happened in years past has no bearing on this year.

No where were you jumped on for saying UAB can beat LSU. Yes, UAB can beat LSU. But it is only because upsets happen. There is nothing on paper that you can point to and say this is why they will win.

It is Belief (man, I miss 58-56). Belief defies reason. When you start trying to explain the why, you lose credibility.

(08-19-2013 02:09 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:57 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Don't feed the pigeons.

I have plenty of table scraps.

(I'm talking to MB.)

(08-19-2013 02:09 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 02:02 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 01:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Yes, but that wasn't McGees staff. It was Petrino's. And you cannot compare what an Arkansas team did against an LSU team to what a UAB team might do. Different years, different teams, different coaching staffs. And to assert that Arkansas's talent level was less than UAB's is laughable.

I wasn't. One day I say UAB should be scared for their lifes when UAB plays LSU. I get a replies saying UAB hasn't beaten a bigger LSU team before. I jump on the band wagon that UAB can beat LSU and and I get a different reaction. Man, Blazer fans are Hot and Cold. Do I expect UAB to beat Lsu? No. Do I expect UAB to hang in with them? No. I didn't expect UAB to hang in with Ohio state.

You said that McGees staff has beaten LSU talent with less talent than UAB's talent. I'm saying that statement is wrong and irrelevant. Wring in that it was not McGees staff and Arkansas talent is not less than UAB. Irrelevant in that what happened in years past has no bearing on this year.

No where were you jumped on for saying UAB can beat LSU. Yes, UAB can beat LSU. But it is only because upsets happen. There is nothing on paper that you can point to and say this is why they will win.

It is Belief (man, I miss 58-56). Belief defies reason. When you start trying to explain the why, you lose credibility.

I read his initial post 2-3 times because I read it that way at first too. I believe what he was saying was he won against LSU with less talent while at Arkansas.

He and this staff have beaten LSU before with less talent

I'll translate

Mcgee and a few coaches who are currently employed on the football staff at UAB, have been a part of a staff that has coached a less talented team to a victory over a more talented LSU team. Hint: Arkansas

So, um, anyway. It was pretty cool that the 'stache showed the band some love.