I don't know how anyone is talking about how we just got a great recruiting class in football. The 2013 class was one of the lowest in CUSA on most recruiting websites. Most of our guys weren't rated or are 2 stars, while the top schools in this league are pulling in 10-20 3 stars and a few 4 stars on espn recruiting. Rivals has our 2013 class at a 2.1 average, better only than UTEP and UNT. In 2012 we were better than only UTSA in recruiting on Rivals.
You can sit there and argue that these ratings don't matter, but they usually are a decent indicator even if the websites are wildly inconsistent with each other.
(11-16-2013 10:52 PM)Shrack Wrote: I don't know how anyone is talking about how we just got a great recruiting class in football. The 2013 class was one of the lowest in CUSA on most recruiting websites. Most of our guys weren't rated or are 2 stars, while the top schools in this league are pulling in 10-20 3 stars and a few 4 stars on espn recruiting. Rivals has our 2013 class at a 2.1 average, better only than UTEP and UNT. In 2012 we were better than only UTSA in recruiting on Rivals.
You can sit there and argue that these ratings don't matter, but they usually are a decent indicator even if the websites are wildly inconsistent with each other.
Which supports placing the blame on the BoT and our lack of an OCS, support, etc.
I'm tired of placing the blame on the BOT and anyone but ourselves.
Excuses get you nowhere.
Blame it on bad coaching, players not executing, or terrible conditioning but at some point you have to realize the BOT isn't the ones on the field. The BOT didn't tell McGee to ignore the defensive woes or snap the ball to Perry and fumble it two times in scoring situations.
So after the 30th the season is over and we'll see what McGee and company have in store and if Mackin does think its enough he'll light a spark under McGee's arse.
The BOT can't be blamed for individual games, or individual seasons. However, they can be blamed for the situation as a whole. They have refused to support the program which puts us in a crappy conference and horrible facilities. That affects recruiting and support which affect wins.
Coaching doesn't affect that. Better coaching decisions might have made a difference here or there, but it doesn't effect the overall picture. No coach in American could change the situation we are in.
The focus of the BOT and the rest of Birmingham is elsewhere. That won't ever change, even if we win CUSA by some miracle. What we have with UAB is what we will always have. A better defense or a better coach won't change that.
(11-16-2013 11:34 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: The BOT can't be blamed for individual games, or individual seasons. However, they can be blamed for the situation as a whole. They have refused to support the program which puts us in a crappy conference and horrible facilities. That affects recruiting and support which affect wins.
Coaching doesn't affect that. Better coaching decisions might have made a difference here or there, but it doesn't effect the overall picture. No coach in American could change the situation we are in.
The focus of the BOT and the rest of Birmingham is elsewhere. That won't ever change, even if we win CUSA by some miracle. What we have with UAB is what we will always have. A better defense or a better coach won't change that.
So you'ere pretty much are saying that football never will go any where?
Are you saying that football is a loss cause?
(11-16-2013 11:34 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: The BOT can't be blamed for individual games, or individual seasons. However, they can be blamed for the situation as a whole. They have refused to support the program which puts us in a crappy conference and horrible facilities. That affects recruiting and support which affect wins.
Coaching doesn't affect that. Better coaching decisions might have made a difference here or there, but it doesn't effect the overall picture. No coach in American could change the situation we are in.
The focus of the BOT and the rest of Birmingham is elsewhere. That won't ever change, even if we win CUSA by some miracle. What we have with UAB is what we will always have. A better defense or a better coach won't change that.
So you'ere pretty much are saying that football never will go any where?
Are you saying that football is a loss cause?
It is possible that the ones to blame are smiling tonight that their plans for UAB football seem to be working as expected and knowing that for all our anger, they remain untouchable..
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2013 12:10 AM by BAMANBLAZERFAN.)
(11-16-2013 07:55 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote: After the way the season has been going, why is anyone surprised at the outcome of this game? Why do people, week after week, flip out and huff and puff and act like this is a surprise and demand answers and changes? Nothing is ever going to change. UAB football is never going to get better, especially when so many (relatively) people are willing to keep going to games and dumping money in no matter what. If they can count on getting paid season after season like this, why would they ever put in any effort to change?
Sorry, but you are WAY off base. If your business is failing, you put MORE money in so you can improve it. Putting less in will ruin it.
Also, have you heard of the board of trustees? Your attitude is exactly what they are hoping for.
(11-17-2013 12:13 AM)FNblazer Wrote: BINGO! No amount of wins or losses will change my love and support for the university, which athletics is a part of.
Going to the games and having a good time doesn't mean you're ok with suckage. I plan on having a good time Thursday, win or lose.
+1. Rice will bring a good team to town, but I'm bringing some good friends!
(11-17-2013 12:15 AM)Dracorex Wrote: Jackie Williams on Twitter said something along the lines of "so much for that changing the culture thing he gave ya'll on my dismissal"
(11-16-2013 07:55 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote: After the way the season has been going, why is anyone surprised at the outcome of this game? Why do people, week after week, flip out and huff and puff and act like this is a surprise and demand answers and changes? Nothing is ever going to change. UAB football is never going to get better, especially when so many (relatively) people are willing to keep going to games and dumping money in no matter what. If they can count on getting paid season after season like this, why would they ever put in any effort to change?
Sorry, but you are WAY off base. If your business is failing, you put MORE money in so you can improve it. Putting less in will ruin it.
Also, have you heard of the board of trustees? Your attitude is exactly what they are hoping for.
Exactly Dragon.
The BOT will not nor ever kill UAB football. They will watch us commit suicide. I will make another increase next season and do my part.
Do I really need to go dig up all the posts from people who want academic standards lowered?
Yes PLEASE DO! and then explain how anyone inferred this
Quote: Uncle BLAZER Wrote: A great academic degree excluded.
If the wishes of "true fans" around here were followed, they wouldn't even get that.
Yes, please dig them up and explain how we want to deny anyone from getting a great academic degree because right now you can qualify to get into UAB but not be eligible to play football.
Please do look every one up and post your response. I'll check back later.
Just don't TWIST it to imply something else.
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My point is we have to sacrifice nothing and can still be on par with our peers. The only reason we did this was because of the APR issues, not because we all of a sudden wanted to become the Princeton of the South. If these measures were in place throughout our existence our athletic program, especially basketball wise, would be no where near where it is today. (Insert your football joke) and speaking of football some of the Blazers we hold dear to our hearts would have never set foot on campus at UAB unless they were passing through and asking for directions. Even the late great Gene Bartow was for relaxing them to be competitive in football again. Oh and BTW word is we are going to relax this some and make exceptions on certain cases for football. We are already be doing it for basketball men's and women's
Hope we don't "devalue" anyone's degree.................give me a flippin break.
I think I saw some Stanford and Vandy graduates crying the other day how their degree was devalued.
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2013 11:37 AM by ATTALLABLAZE.)
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Who to blame for this latest humiliation?
