Lamar is moving to FBS?

(11-05-2014 07:28 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  So wait...a spot might be open in cusa? Too soon?

They would still have all other sports in cusa

(11-05-2014 07:30 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 07:28 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  So wait...a spot might be open in cusa? Too soon?

They would still have all other sports in cusa

No. We would be expelled from C-USA the moment football is dropped.

(11-05-2014 07:28 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  So wait...a spot might be open in cusa? Too soon?

I was about to post the same thing. But maybe CUSA tries to drop another program and get down to 12

Just a bunch of rabble rabble

(11-05-2014 07:26 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 07:20 PM)bullitt_60 Wrote:  Here is something that I think we'd all sign a petition for.

I feel bad for the students, alumni, players, and fans. This is been grinding along forever with no facilities and more often than not put together a competitive team.

(11-05-2014 06:58 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 06:57 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Could Alabama really do something like this that easily?

They run UAB.... Why couldn't they? Who would stop them?

Is there an agency above the Board of Trustees? If not, who 'runs' Auburn, Troy, etc?

Troy runs Troy and no one else.. Same for auburn. Same for USA

UAB is apart of the university of Alabama system

Who controls how the public funds are distributed?

The reason I ask is that my only direct experience is in Georgia. Here there is one entity called the Board of Regents controls the entire university system. Every schools administration answers to the BOR.

I was wondering if there was an entity like that in Alabama, but it doesn't sound like it.

(11-05-2014 07:28 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  So wait...a spot might be open in cusa? Too soon?

No, sometimes vultures circle well before the target actually expires. People better get over to the CUSA board and start pimping just in case.

I need to figure out way convey my weird , kinda twisted humor through text. I'm not an emoji kinda guy

(11-05-2014 07:33 PM)bullitt_60 Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 07:26 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 07:20 PM)bullitt_60 Wrote:  Here is something that I think we'd all sign a petition for.

I feel bad for the students, alumni, players, and fans. This is been grinding along forever with no facilities and more often than not put together a competitive team.

(11-05-2014 06:58 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-05-2014 06:57 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Could Alabama really do something like this that easily?

They run UAB.... Why couldn't they? Who would stop them?

Is there an agency above the Board of Trustees? If not, who 'runs' Auburn, Troy, etc?

Troy runs Troy and no one else.. Same for auburn. Same for USA

UAB is apart of the university of Alabama system

Who controls how the public funds are distributed?

The reason I ask is that my only direct experience is in Georgia. Here there is one entity called the Board of Regents controls the entire university system. Every schools administration answers to the BOR.

I was wondering if there was an entity like that in Alabama, but it doesn't sound like it.

I don't know anything about that to be honest... But all I know is no one but Troy is in control of Troy

Alabama has no control over our programs like they do Uab

I said a long time ago the needed to figure out how to get out from under the ua bot.
Everyone knows ua isnt gonna ever let uab do well. If they could they would end football at every other school in alabama too.

Unfortunately governor Bentley is friends with Bryant Jr. Even if the governor appointed the trustees of the system it still wouldn't go our way. UA controls the law school and the lawmakers. UAB inherently has very few friends in Montgomery.

There is no way the program is going anywhere, but this is just going to kill any positive momentum going forward. This is about recruiting and keeping Clark. It would make a few UA trustees and fans very happy to see UAB end up with a deadbeat coach again and for Coach Clark to be the head coach somewhere else after this year.

In response to RamblinRedWolf:
After seeing Jimbo Fisher deal with Jameis Winston at FSU, I'd actually rather have not gotten him as our head coach. I'd rather lose with moral coaches than win with cheaters.

Cheifsfan: Mcgee was a dead man walking. He wouldn't have been here after 2014 no matter what. It was a win-win for him and UAB. Mcgee is not head coaching material. He deserves to tote the jock strap of Bobby Petrino. They deserve each other.

(11-05-2014 07:22 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Even if the program is not killed, just the negative publicity has got to hurt recruiting efforts.

Sucks.

Publicity is self inflicted. Not sure how Bear Jr is going to kill UAB football in 2016'when he goes off the Board in December when he reaches mandatory retirement.

(11-05-2014 08:10 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  There is no way the program is going anywhere, but this is just going to kill any positive momentum going forward. This is about recruiting.....

Those were my thoughts exactly. Tough to attract talent when the kid can't be sure the program will even be around.

(11-05-2014 08:10 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  .

Cheifsfan: Mcgee was a dead man walking. He wouldn't have been here after 2014 no matter what. It was a win-win for him and UAB. Mcgee is not head coaching material. He deserves to tote the jock strap of Bobby Petrino. They deserve each other.

Made for a bad headline but I figured most UAB fans consider it a great stroke luck.

Glad we don't have to deal with this kind of bull. Really sad Alabama worries about UAB. Good luck guys and hope to see y'all playing for a long time.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...696059fa50

Does anyone really believe Alabama is worried about losing recruits to UAB in football? C'mon man

You can believe it or not. Ua worries about every school in alabama. Ask the troy st or usa fans when they're gonna play alabama. Youll find the answer is never.

(11-05-2014 08:52 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  You can believe it or not. Ua worries about every school in alabama. Ask the troy st or usa fans when they're gonna play alabama. Youll find the answer is never.

You preaching to the choir on that chief, trying being in a state with only 1 school in power. However, I don't for 1 second think that les miles or anyone else at lsu thinks we could take 1 of the 25-30 recruits they want every year. They would never admit to wanting a kid that would go to UL.

(11-05-2014 08:52 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  You can believe it or not. Ua worries about every school in alabama. Ask the troy st or usa fans when they're gonna play alabama. Youll find the answer is never.

Not saying this is likely anytime soon. But what if the play off were expanded to 16 teams in the future and Troy or usa made it in... Would Alabama refuse to play them in playoffs?