UAB Football to return!
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Field Marshall Bradley
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I'm gonna leave work early so I can go to the official press conference..... shyt is about to be nuts in the Ham for the next 2 days...............
Dr. Narcisse
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No matter the distance
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/06/uab_will_reinstate_football_so.html
Ray Watts to reinstate UAB football
By John Talty | jtalty@al.com
UAB will reinstate its football program, sources told AL.com.
UAB school president Ray Watts is expected to make the announcement official at a 4 p.m. news conference.
The decision is a stunning reversal after Watts announced the dismissal of the sport a mere six months ago. Last December, UAB became the first Division I, Football Bowl Series (FBS) school to drop football in nearly two decades. Watts stated at the time it wasn't financially feasible to support the football program, citing the CarrSports Consulting report.
The school announced the creation of task force in January to study the school's decision. That task force hired an outside firm, College Sports Solutions, to review the initial decision and created a fundraising subcommitte, led by former football player Justin Craft, to raise private funds to reinstate football. Craft raised more than $15 million to cover any financial deficits.
The decision to reinstate football should allow UAB to remain in Conference USA, which requires its members to have a Football Bowl Series level football program. Conference USA commisioner Britton Banowsky told AL.com last week he believed UAB reinsating its program would be well received by the conference.
Stay tuned for more information.
Ray Watts to reinstate UAB football
By John Talty | jtalty@al.com UAB will reinstate its football program, sources told AL.com.
UAB school president Ray Watts is expected to make the announcement official at a 4 p.m. news conference.
The decision is a stunning reversal after Watts announced the dismissal of the sport a mere six months ago. Last December, UAB became the first Division I, Football Bowl Series (FBS) school to drop football in nearly two decades. Watts stated at the time it wasn't financially feasible to support the football program, citing the CarrSports Consulting report.
The school announced the creation of task force in January to study the school's decision. That task force hired an outside firm, College Sports Solutions, to review the initial decision and created a fundraising subcommitte, led by former football player Justin Craft, to raise private funds to reinstate football. Craft raised more than $15 million to cover any financial deficits.
The decision to reinstate football should allow UAB to remain in Conference USA, which requires its members to have a Football Bowl Series level football program. Conference USA commisioner Britton Banowsky told AL.com last week he believed UAB reinsating its program would be well received by the conference.
Stay tuned for more information.
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Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
Urban meyer, Nick Saban, and Boise state are on the phone right now to book games vs. them i'm sure 
Serious Face
Pro
They may have reinstated the football program, but they're gonna be set back for years.
I AM WARHOL
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A lot of there best players already transferred
the next guy
Superstar
man thats cool they back
but damn looking at their team records thru the years....how much fan support gonna be there when the losses come
but damn looking at their team records thru the years....how much fan support gonna be there when the losses come
