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  1. 07-21-2015, 04:14 PM #1
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    UAB Football resuming FBS play in 2017

    http://espn.go.com/college-football/...l-program-2017

    It seems they will be immediately eligible for bowl and CUSA championship play though not set in stone if they will try to play a full conference slate right away. They might should take "warm up" year first unless NCAA is gonna let them sign more than 25 per year which I don't think will happen.
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  2. 07-21-2015, 04:15 PM #2
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    It's good to see them back, and it was a shame what Alabama tried to do to them.
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    Good for them. It was extremely shitty how Bama's board and UAB's President did that team. They should get to wear a patch on their jersey or sticker on the helmet of a middle finger with Paul Bryant Jr.'s name under it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
    It's good to see them back, and it was a shame what Alabama tried to do to them.
    I'm afraid Alabama partially succeeded; I'm sure they still consider it a victory that they stunted and set back their growth (even though the idea that UAB is any kind of threat to them, recruiting-wise or financially, is completely ludicrous). Even if they can field a full 2-deep in 2017, I'd think absolute best case it'll take them 5-6 years to get back to where they were in 2014. It's going to be very, very difficult for them to recruit for the foreseeable future, even on the CUSA level.
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  5. 07-21-2015, 05:13 PM #5
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    Alabama essentially dealt UAB the death penalty. UAB will struggle for many years.
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    No doubt. The damage has been done.
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