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All tweets I sent out from my twitter @Tyler_Cantrell
Maybe some facts that need to be shared with some higher ups.

Attendance Fact: #UAB drew 6,000 more fans to their home game today than #ColoradoSt. The Rams are 10-1 & in contention for a major bowl.

Attendance Fact: #CUSA, #SunBelt, & #MAC teams hosted 13 home games today. #UAB was the highest attended out of all 13.

#UAB also outdrew American member #Houston who got bowl eligible today and #ACC member #WakeForest. We don't have a viable program though...

#Houston who #UAB outdrew by 5,000 today has a winning record and a brand new stadium.

#WKU got bowl eligible tonight at home in front of 12,500 fans. roughly 15,000 less than #UAB drew. No football study for Hilltoppers though

#UAB drew 500 less total people than the COMBINED home attendance totals of Akron, Ball St, MTSU, & NMSU. CUSA, SunBelt, & MAC schools.

Excellent!

(11-22-2014 11:51 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  Excellent!

We need to send this great info to the BOT, Dr. Witt, Dr. Governor Bentley and Dr. Watts. Plus, please include pics of the crowd and/or festive atmosphere. We need emails rolling, and rolling in great abundance! We have just a few more days to save our program - Its that serious!

(11-22-2014 11:49 PM)stc Wrote:  All tweets I sent out from my twitter @Tyler_Cantrell
Maybe some facts that need to be shared with some higher ups.

Attendance Fact: #UAB drew 6,000 more fans to their home game today than #ColoradoSt. The Rams are 10-1 & in contention for a major bowl.

Attendance Fact: #CUSA, #SunBelt, & #MAC teams hosted 13 home games today. #UAB was the highest attended out of all 13.

#UAB also outdrew American member #Houston who got bowl eligible today and #ACC member #WakeForest. We don't have a viable program though...

#Houston who #UAB outdrew by 5,000 today has a winning record and a brand new stadium.

#WKU got bowl eligible tonight at home in front of 12,500 fans. roughly 15,000 less than #UAB drew. No football study for Hilltoppers though

#UAB drew 500 less total people than the COMBINED home attendance totals of Akron, Ball St, MTSU, & NMSU. CUSA, SunBelt, & MAC schools.

+5

One more and I'm going to bed.

#Memphis supports their coach & built an indoor practice facility. They are 8-3 & in position to win American Conference. #FreeUAB

“@Jcraft24: Attendance Fact: #CUSA, #SunBelt, & #MAC teams hosted 13 home games today. #UAB was the highest attended of them all @CNNRick @JonSolomonCBS”

This is great perspective and needs to be in a scarbo article. Media has not yet made a strong case for uabs attendance and finance levels being superior to other programs in state and similar to or better than many other well known programs. We need that clearly stated immediately in the most public forum possible.

We cant force a decision from those in power but we can communicate enough reality that a corrupt motivations driving the decision to kill the program, and uabs future undergraduate growth, are obvious. If we cant win at least expose the draconian bullies who refuse to give uab the freedom to grow and be thoroughly successful. If he kills it i want watts to look like the biggest loser as a univ president ever.

South Alabama, Troy, JSU all subsidizes larger percentages of their athletic program than we do as of last year. South Al subsidized 78.26% of their revenue. JSU subsidized 68.76% of their revenue. Troy subsidized 65.92% of their revenue. UAB subsidized 64.17% of their revenue.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/s.../finances/

stc - great article...thanks..

Great article stc shared it and the subsidies link
#UAB #FreeUAB #MoreThanFootball

#Houston who #UAB outdrew by 5,000 today has a winning record and a brand new stadium.

I'd leave this one out. We get it but they'll use this one to their advantage. The others are compelling enough without it.