🏈 REC/UA BOT ends UAB football, right? Solution: Auburn plays 10 year home and home with the Blazers

[TerryP]

WARNING: CHADD SCOTT CONTENT!

The UAB Football program was dead. Now it may not be.

I think Auburn could – and should – send the Blazers a lifeline. It is not Auburn’s responsibility to rescue or support UAB in any way, however, I think Auburn would benefit if it did.

If I were Auburn, I would publicly announce that if the Blazers come back to life, Auburn will sign a 10-year contract to play the Blazers annually with two of those games to be played at Legion Field. Doing so would benefit Auburn in three ways:

1. Auburn claims the moral high ground in Alabama and throughout college football. When Auburn announces it will sign a long-term contract to play UAB, the Tigers do so stating their primary motivator is helping to save the 85 college scholarships, most of which are earned by high-schoolers from the state of Alabama, lost with the death of UAB football. Auburn bathes itself in the rhetoric of “opportunity,” “education” and doing what’s best for the state. It’s a public relations specialist’s dream.
   The promise of an annual opportunity to play Auburn would breathe additional life into the effort to resuscitate UAB football and Auburn could rightfully position itself as one hero of the effort. Auburn’s action to save those scholarships would stand in stark contrast to the inaction from the Crimson Tide. The national and local media would stand up to applaud Auburn, while casting shame upon the Tide, and the helping-hand would be remembered for years inside the state.
2. Auburn sticks it to Alabama. It’s widely accepted that forces aligned with the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa and its football program were driving factors behind the murder of UAB Football. Auburn helping to save what Paul Bryant Jr. worked for decades to kill would be delicious beyond all measure and a wonderful middle-finger from the Plains pointed northwest.
3. Auburn gains a more palatable home non-conference opponent. No offense to San Jose State, Louisiana-Monroe, Idaho and Arkansas State, but a game with UAB would provide more juice on the home schedule. For the same reason, I’d extend offers to play Troy and South Alabama as well. While UAB presents no real threat to beat Auburn (which is what you want in these games) the in-state nature of the matchup pushes it beyond the drudgery of most non-conference beatings.

I have a degree from Auburn. I have a brother and sister-in-law with degrees from UAB. I made many of my best friends and best memories at Auburn. I also made wonderful friends and memories while living in Birmingham socializing inside the UAB athletic department. I love Auburn and Auburn Football and believe UAB Football has value as well. To the extent which it helps Auburn, I think Auburn should help UAB.

 

[Bamabww]

I knew better than to read that when I saw the warning about Chad Scott. I just wasted 4 or 5 minutes of my life. uke:

 

[TerryP]

I knew better than to read that when I saw the warning about Chad Scott. I just wasted 4 or 5 minutes of my life. uke:

How the hell Christi Dosh is married to this guy...

The only reason I moved this over here is for the laugh. This, as just one example, defines:

Auburn sticks it to Alabama.

Self worth, defined by someone else.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.... ok. Whew! yeah, the barn is .... hahahahahahahahaha ... I gotta go.