UAB coaching change

[RIVATIDE86]

Just saw a report on ESPN that Pat Sullivan will be taking over as coach at UAB. Watson Brown will be the AD.

 

[lafella]

Sounded like there was quiet the battle on that one.

 

[BamaJ]

It's good that WB is AD now. He wasn't a good coach, but he did a lot for UAB and should be treated as such. However, I was hoping Sullivan would got to Samford and someone else would take over. Oh well.

 

[sabanball]

So no real changes for the Blazers...

 

[watkinsvilletdr]

I think this move showed quite the lack of vision...what does Sullivan bring that is radically different or improved over W. Brown?

 

[cbi1972]

UAB's administration isn't committed to excellence in football.

 

[CadensDad]

UAB's administration isn't committed to excellence in football.

I guess the fan following didnt have long to wait like we do.

 

[watkinsvilletdr]

I guess the fan following didnt have long to wait like we do.

All three of them...

 

[RIVATIDE86]

All three of them...

When did they get another fan?

 

[watkinsvilletdr]

When did they get another fan?

Their third fan is blind and keeps wondering why Jordan-Hare sounds so quiet...

 

[bamma dadda]

Word is that everyone's favorite trustee, PBJr., quashed any attempt at trying to find a "big" (as big as they could get) name coach such as Rick Neuheisel or similar.

 

[BamaJama17]

UAB can keep him (Brown) they can not get better than us!!!

 

[cwtgran]

Their third fan is blind and keeps wondering why Jordan-Hare sounds so quiet...

Nah Nah Nah that is not good,UAB has the sudents that are excellent. Don't knock something you know nothing about.

 

[Godfather]

Sullivan headed to Samford? According to Samford AD

BREAKING NEWS

Dave Rader would make a great fit for the Blazers.

 

[RIVATIDE86]

Looks like the media bungled this one.....who's calling for their heads? I wonder who's gonna be the guy at UAB....oh wait, no I don't

 

[RIVATIDE86]

Nah Nah Nah that is not good,UAB has the sudents that are excellent. Don't knock something you know nothing about.

We were talking about their athletics. And I do know a few things about UAB. Their graduate programs are very good or at least they get a lot of research money, but as far as the quality of student is concerned, it's really about the same. Both schools have a group that really excel, a bunch in the middle, and some that shouldn't even be in college.

 

[37bamagrl]

i was listening to the radio yesterday and they said Sullivan was the new coach at UAB...and then i read the 'Sullivan new coach at Samford' headline this morning....does ANYONE in the media know ANYTHING?? they don't let any kind of facts stand in their way of reporting do they?

bunch of idiots...

 

[cbi1972]

i was listening to the radio yesterday and they said Sullivan was the new coach at UAB...and then i read the 'Sullivan new coach at Samford' headline this morning....does ANYONE in the media know ANYTHING?? they don't let any kind of facts stand in their way of reporting do they?

bunch of idiots...

From what I understand, 11th hour negotiations with UAB broke down.

 

[CapstoneGrad06]

ESPN is reporting that Sullivan is headed to Samford as well.

Sullivan to Samford

 

[watkinsvilletdr]

Nah Nah Nah that is not good,UAB has the sudents that are excellent. Don't knock something you know nothing about.

Good grief...

1. It was a joke.
2. I lived in Birmingham for well over a decade and was a campus minister at a church that had a number of UAB students
3. I know about six guys who currently play for the Blazers - they're the ones who tell me about the rather sad state of affairs they have at their home games. These guys had more fans at their HS games than they do at UAB.