re: Can somebody fill me in on the whole UAB football thing?

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If UAB was playing in playoff games in Bham they would get support from Bama fans

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If UAB was playing in playoff games in Bham they would get support from Bama fans

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As you guys can tell - I'm a UAB alumni with two degrees from UAB. I've commented about this and no one seems interested. Everyone is commenting on whatever fits their world view - and not what is necessarily true. 

I think there is a narrative being attempted by the "news" of Alabama, and perpetrated by the athletic department at my University. It doesn't help that more people who have nothing to do with the program, but who hate he U of A, comment as well. 

The bottom line is . . . 

Most UAB alumni and faculty DO NOT SUPPORT the football program and it is obvious from the attendance at the games. They give away paid tickets (paid for by who knows who) that allow more than just one person in (up to 4 per ticket). So, actual paid numbers are bogus. Most would be more supportive if the department did not just lie to everyone about it. 

The faculty have had zero raises in over 5 years and most do not support the program. If you took a silent vote, I believe upwards of 75-80% would love it to be shut down. And, tuition has skyrocketed. Many of the buildings on campus are old (heck, the Humanities building did not have heat last week!). It is pathetic. 

The so-called UAB foundation says they now have the money to help support the program. But if you listen, what they really say is they can get the money raised, not that they have it. Where the hell have they been the last 10 years!!?? It is a lie, they never had it nor attempted to get it. I am a giving alumni and have not once been asked about football. 

Security at UAB is also awful and underfunded. We had 4 students sexually assaulted in a UAB parking deck within the last few months. We've had murders, kidnappings, and robberies. Again pathetic. 

Real fans of the school, see these things. We see our once proud University handing out money to a football program with zero return, while our school needs soo much more. 

Most all of my fellow UAB alumni agree with me and we have let our feelings known. It looks like they are finally doing something about it. 

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I personally hate to see the team shut down. And this is coming from a Troy fan who would normally see this as an opportunity for Troy to advance their own program with the sudden loss of another FBS school in the state. It has been a decent little rivalry over the past 8-10 years.

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