UAB Football resuming FBS play in 2017

[BulldogBear]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13295966/uab-blazers-bring-back-football-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.

[Todd4State]

It's good to see them back, and it was a shame what Alabama tried to do to them.

[Tbonewannabe]

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.

[thf24]

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.

[mstatefan91]

Alabama essentially dealt UAB the death penalty. UAB will struggle for many years.

[Dawgcentral]

No doubt. The damage has been done.