Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
blazr Wrote:Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
big +1
I never thought I would see a UAB team with less discipline than a Zero coached team, tonight I did.
I dunno man (responding to the original post)... Callaway's thing is supposed to be discipline. UAB lost that game tonight because of an almost complete lack of it.
Webb can make defenses look like idiots, but that's not helpful if he's going to carry the FB one handed and plop it out twice a game.
Intensity is good, but getting PF penalties like we did is inexcusable - Memphis did the same thing - they stunk up the field pretty bad too - and we still lost.
For Matt and legalblazer,
Tonight was the first time I've seen that stuff on a Callaway-coached team. He won't put up with that...you know it and I know it. He made it clear in the postgame interview, too. But I have to say that some of the personal fouls were a) not deserved and/or b) earned in continuance of the play (the glaring exception being the punch on Memphis' winning drive). I can live with playing through the whistle and earning a penalty from playing hard. Yeah, both teams were too chippy. But our young guys didn't get pushed around either.
This is definitely a different kind of "lack of discipline" than the Brown era. We have to keep the intensity on the field and before the whistle. I'm sure there is some hustle that is playing into this, but this has to stop.
I will say that I can stomach losing better because we hit them late rather than starting the play late.
We might be ALMOST WINNING, be we are still a LONG WAYS from being THERE.
Yep, we are almost there. We almost beat the 2nd worst team in CUSA.
GreenMississippi Wrote:This is definitely a different kind of "lack of discipline" than the Brown era. We have to keep the intensity on the field and before the whistle. I'm sure there is some hustle that is playing into this, but this has to stop.
I will say that I can stomach losing better because we hit them late rather than starting the play late.
We might be ALMOST WINNING, be we are still a LONG WAYS from being THERE.
I can concede that counterpoint. I just like being able to logically have reasons to feel positive about the long-term future of football for a change. We are UAB fans, and - unlike Bammers, Aubies, Vols, Golden Domers, and most other college football fans - we have to be more intelligent about our team and program. We should be anyway. Look to the fundamentals.
Whatever you are smoking it seems potent. :)
I don't know how you can find so many positives out of the debacle I watched.
A team with discipline as a fundamental doesn't make the same mistake over and over and over again. It was really bad. I'm sure the coach will jump all over them as he should, but I'm worried because they were even capable of what I saw - regardless of how many scholarships we might be down or how young we are.
Most important, in my opinion, is that we continue to support our team, win or lose.
Merde Occurith. I will stand up for my team
no matter what. We messed up, no doubt. I just hope that we can clean up that mess. We just need to keep supporting, keep cheering, keep driving and eventually we will get there. I believe in my team!!!
I hated losing, who doesn't? But even though we lost, we did our
damnedest and fought hard and did NOT give up, even to that last play..That player ran that ball for all he was worth trying to fight the clock. LAWD it would have been quite a miracle had he been able to get to the end zone..
I do so love my Blazers...
Memphis Blazer Wrote:Yep, we are almost there. We almost beat the 2nd worst team in CUSA.
MB, I vividly remember sitting at Legion Field last year watching us struggle to score against Alcorn St. I remember watching us play Houston and Southern Miss and feeling embarrassed because we looked like we didn't belong on the same field. I was hoping whatever Callaway was trying to do would start to take root by this time, and it is starting. We ARE getting there. From where we were last year, to where we are now...we'll see how everyone is feeling this time next year when the groundwork starts to affect the W/L column.
Over the summer, one publication (not sure which one), predicted UAB to go 1-11. This prediction was relayed to the football team during a conditioning/weights session over the summer. I hate to say it, but that publication may be right. I left USC last Saturday very encouraged by what I saw, but I leave tonight feeling the exact opposite. Callaway is making great progress with the team with regard to off the field issues. The team GPA has risen over .5 points since he has been here. Players have stayed out of trouble. Players are now going to class. The discipline off the field is there. UAB football players are actually being held accountable for their actions and for representing UAB in the best light possible. That is commendable, and I believe that all of those things are great accomplishments, especially considering the state of the program when Callaway got here. Callaway will no doubt turn out great young men from his program, but the jury is still out on whether or not Callaway can produce a winning football team.
On the field is a different story. We are not almost there. I do not think that the on the field progress is where it needs to be or where it should be at this point, especially defensively, especially in the area of Webb turning the ball over, and especially in the area of how we do not capitalize on opponent's turnovers. The offense NEVER comes back with a score when the defense forces a turnover unless it is turned over on their 20-40 yard line. Tulsa had one receiver, the only receiver on that side of the field, run past FOUR (4), count 'em, FOUR, UAB defenders when Memphis was on the 5 yard line (resulted in a touchdown). How any team, anywhere in the country allows a single receiver to run BEHIND the defense when the ball is at the 5 yard line is inexcusable, almost impossible, and rather shocking. The penalties the last two games have been ridiculously stupid penalties. Personal fouls, false starts, offsides, etc...all very, very preventable mistakes. Offensively, we have turned the ball over 18 times (assuming UAB Sports stats are accurate) compared with 10 for our opponents. That in itself will make for a disastrous year.
blazerman2006 Wrote:Over the summer, one publication (not sure which one), predicted UAB to go 1-11. This prediction was relayed to the football team during a conditioning/weights session over the summer. I hate to say it, but that publication may be right. I left USC last Saturday very encouraged by what I saw, but I leave tonight feeling the exact opposite. Callaway is making great progress with the team with regard to off the field issues. The team GPA has risen over .5 points since he has been here. Players have stayed out of trouble. Players are now going to class. The discipline off the field is there. UAB football players are actually being held accountable for their actions and for representing UAB in the best light possible. That is commendable, and I believe that all of those things are great accomplishments, especially considering the state of the program when Callaway got here. Callaway will no doubt turn out great young men from his program, but the jury is still out on whether or not Callaway can produce a winning football team.
On the field is a different story. We are not almost there. I do not think that the on the field progress is where it needs to be or where it should be at this point, especially defensively, especially in the area of Webb turning the ball over, and especially in the area of how we do not capitalize on opponent's turnovers. The offense NEVER comes back with a score when the defense forces a turnover unless it is turned over on their 20-40 yard line. Tulsa had one receiver, the only receiver on that side of the field, run past FOUR (4), count 'em, FOUR, UAB defenders when Memphis was on the 5 yard line (resulted in a touchdown). How any team, anywhere in the country allows a single receiver to run BEHIND the defense when the ball is at the 5 yard line is inexcusable, almost impossible, and rather shocking. The penalties the last two games have been ridiculously stupid penalties. Personal fouls, false starts, offsides, etc...all very, very preventable mistakes. Offensively, we have turned the ball over 18 times (assuming UAB Sports stats are accurate) compared with 10 for our opponents. That in itself will make for a disastrous year.
You compared South Carolina from last week, now compare any game from last year. I respect your opinion, but I see what I see.
Well thank god there are only 6 more games to have to watch us lose. Well 2 that I have to attend.
On a positive note, I think its 45 days till basketball season. Yeah.
Yeah, I didn't really care for that jumping up and down crap... we ready... we ready... crap after that first touchdown. You have to act like you do it all the time.
I just don't get it.. and probably won't.
ALl I have to say (and I never thought I'd say this is) when does BB start and FT end.
blazr Wrote:Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
Watched being the key word there, not played or coached ....watched.
HellBlazer Wrote:blazr Wrote:Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
Watched being the key word there not played or coached ....watched.
I played at the same level most of us did. Doesn't make my observations any less valid.
Screw almost, we are there. The players blew this game, not the coaches.
HellBlazer Wrote:blazr Wrote:Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
Watched being the key word there not played or coached ....watched.
I guess the point is that blazr doesn't know what he is talking about. Actually his point is valid. More and more true freshmen are seeing the field. If the players are not doing what the coach wants, they need to be on the bench. A true freshman safety was the leading tackler. There were a couple of huge frickin holes at key times. Key times for Memphis on offense and the linebackers were mia.
So it is either bad coaching or bad playing. From what I saw on TV and at Tenn, there is a player or two that still don't get it on defense.
Too anxious to make the big play and smack their chest.
For all the good coming on the offense, losing the ball twice because of poor fundamentals is tough. Hanging onto the ball should not be an option. I would say it is now a coaching issue if you continue to play someone that fumbles consistently when running. That is very defeating to a young team.
No wonder guys are not cheering the team when the upper classmen are out of position on defense and fumbling the game away on offense.
When I started reading this Baghdad-Bob-esque post, I forgot to look at who started the thread, then I realized I already knew it was Blazr.
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blazr Wrote:We are ALMOST there
If "there" is defined as program oblivion then I'd say you're spot on.
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It's always something.
As Matt said, this time it was the discipline. But sometimes we just don't have the horses. Other times... (well you get the idea).
I wasn't kidding when I said this game was important.
Win it and we would have taken a huge step forward.
But we lost it. And now we have fallen flat on our face and WILL NOT improve on last years pathetic 2-10 outing.
I don't know what kills me more, the fact that we aren't going anywhere, or the fact that we are systematically dismantling the pittiful few things we
had accomplished.*
I have been a fan of UAB Football from the very beginning and I can tell you this is the darkest hole we have ever fallen in. I said before there were dark clouds ahead. That's wrong. I can't even
see ahead.
I'm not going to be able to last much longer. Am already canning the USM trip this year (not that kind of money, in this market, to watch another pathetic loss). These losses are making me physically ill.
Neil Callaway has built
no capital for next year. He'll start the season with a hostile "show me" fanbase. It'll take a bowl next year.
*Dominance over Memphis, Houston and ECU (who will get to even this year and break the curse).
For me, rock bottom was UTEP at home, '06. I haven't been more demoralized as a fan before, or since.
If you don't think we're better than last year, you haven't been paying attention. We committed about a gazillion penalties, committed two horrible turnovers, and still damn near won. We played a sharp, clean game against pretty much this same Memphis team last year, and were utterly dominated.
Are we "almost there"? Hell, I don't even know what that means.
This is a better team than last year, though. We may not win another game this year, and it's still better.
The question is would a 3-whatever record coach remain at any other university this long so far?
George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
Smaug Wrote:Tenn Tech
...
is currently 3-2 and 1-0 in their conference.
Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
You know it is bad when you have to do your homework to find the only coach in division 1 who started their career at a schol 0-17, get back on this website and say, "Hey it could be worse.... O'Leary was 0-17..."
Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
I have to agree completely. Callaway made some mistakes last night on the field, but he will learn from those, just like the players and we will get better. I put last night on the coaches for some bad calls and the discipline issue, but the players are improving, Slaughter is much better than he was last year, as is Mike Jones, and the entire D line. The former player I know said that Brandon Carlisle couldn't cover anything in practice last year, he was constantly confused and got beat all the time. He isn't perfect, but he is much better. That is where Callaway is succeeding (along with the off the field improvements), it just needs more time to show up on the W-L record.
blazr Wrote:Most of you know me as an optimist on this board. But, in real life, you would be hard pressed to find more of a realist. I've watched a lot of football in my life and learned alot about the game. This is especially true from watching teams I love through their ups and downs.
This team is almost there. I have yet to have a week this year where I didn't think this team had improved, grown up, and is becoming the team CNC wants it to be. That's true tonight as well. We are missing some pieces, and those pieces are not going to appear out of thin air this year, but if we ended last year at 40% of a whole team, then we started the year at 65% and are at 75% now.
We made a lot of mistakes. No doubt. But this team is scrapping, fighting, pushing, growing, learning, and not giving up one inch. I like them, and I like the attitude that Coach Callaway is molding. He was not happy with the stupid mistakes tonight...at all...and he will get them fixed. But he also stood up for this team when the horrible calls started rolling in the first half. I also saw him get in the players' faces on the bench telling them to get up and cheer on their teammates on the field.
This year will be tough, it has been tough already. The W/L record won't be pretty, but we knew that. But, as each week goes by, I'm getting more and more assured that the long-term future of this football program is very bright.
Agree with you
Freshman directly from high school get frustrated when thing don't go there way and get in trouble after the play is over
Memphis is not that great but last year the game was never close
We still a bottom team in conference USA
Frank Forrest is a big piece in UAB offense and we miss him a lot
We will not win another game or be in a close game if Forrest isnot coming back
We have no depth at every position and most of the second string are not very good or have zero experience in college football
When the best receiver is a tight end , you don't win mamy game like that
Every body expect between 2 or 4 wins, Marshall is the next best chance . I don't expect to beat Tulane except if they give us the game like last year
Nothingfaced Wrote:Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
You know it is bad when you have to do your homework to find the only coach in division 1 who started their career at a schol 0-17, get back on this website and say, "Hey it could be worse.... O'Leary was 0-17..."
Let's clarify the 0-17 excuse everyone throws out there. He did not go 0-17 and it was not his first job.
1. O'Leary didn't start his career at Central Florida. He was a successful coach at Georgia Tech before he came to UCF. He was a proven commodity.
2. According to the UCF webpage. O'Leary didn't start 0-17, he started 0-13. He went 0-11 in his first year and that he did not play any Division 2 opponents.
In his second season, he started the season, he lost the first two games of the season to give him a start of 0-13.
He then won 8 of the next nine to make it to the CUSA championship game and the Hawaii bowl. He finished the season 8-5 in his second season at UCF. Callaway will have to start right now to match his record in the second season.
Enough with comparing Callaway to O'Leary.
BlazerMatt Wrote:I never thought I would see a UAB team with less discipline than a Zero coached team, tonight I did.
Agreed.
And, it's not the first time this season we've seen it.
Since we are all throwing our pennies around......
I do not recall who said it, but the rebuilding progression was put as:
- Losing big (been there)
- Losing competitively (From my view, I am seeing this, although we may have to go through this again next year due to numbers)
- Winning close
- Winning big
The kids played hard and came back when they had a lot of reasons to tank it. I like the effort, and I am pleased with that. The defense was just flat worn out at the end. I saw several cases on big plays where the guys looked to be in position, but were a step slow in finishing the tackle.
I may be wrong, but the penalties were more from effort than stupidity. I hate the fumbles that Joe has had, but I do not see how anyone could be down on him or remotely suggest sitting him down because of it. His positives far outweigh his negatives(on and off the field).
Officiating: Typical, what we've all grown to loathe from our conference. If you play that game over, I would be willing to say that 1/2 to 2/3 of the personal fouls are not called.
For really the first time, I have to put a loss on the coaches. Until last night, I could always point to decent decisions on the fundamentals with the team doing the little things that will pay off in the long run. However, I felt like I was in the middle of a horrid flashback last night. For example:I love how Slaughter plays, but using him 3 straight times at the goal line?
Each has a right to an opinion, but I sense improvement. We are not out of games early like last year. It is my hope that several years from now we are winning titles, and appreciating these kids for laying the foundation for success.
UAB has shown alot of progress in alot of areas. If you can't see it, you're pretty much blind. Yet we still can't seem to get any luck. We're low on scholarship numbers, and because of depth and guys having to play more than you'd like, you end up with our top guys getting banged up (Dunbar, Webb, Forrest, etc.). That kind of stuff takes a toll... especially deeper into the season.
And you know what. I don't mind the players getting a little excited and jumping up and down after a TD. Sure beats the dejected looks that came to characterize the Watson Brown-era. This team is young and is driven by emotion, for better or for worse. I hope to goodness that this loss hurts them as much as it hurts the fans. To have a game you SHOULD have won slip away because of bonehead mistakes. The difference in Watson and Callaway is that Watson had senior-laden teams committing these mistakes. Callaway has a team full of freshmen and sophomores making these mistakes. Don't worry though. Callaway doesn't see that as an excuse. Callaway hates penalties about as much as any coach I've seen... so you can bet that Callaway is going to be busting some butt this next week.
People are down because we've had a continuation of losing... we lost and lost with Watson. And now things are rough starting out with Callaway... so we're losing some more. We're even losing to Memphis now (a team we used to dominate). But what would you expect from a program with at least 15 fewer scholarship players than every team we're playing? What would you expect from one of the youngest teams in the NCAA? We're all fans and want to have at least a 7-8 win season and go to a bowl, but you HAVE to be realistic.
Callaway deserves time to get this program turned around... and I think the administration is going to see that through. Callaway was not my first choice for a new coach, but he's done a lot of good for this program already. Academically, we're probably better off than at any point in Brown's stint here. Also, if you keep up with football recruiting, you'll see that UAB is in the mix for more talented recruits than I can remember. We've already got three 3-star commitments for 2009... and that's out of about 5 commit. We had just two 3-star commit. in all of the 2008 class... one 3-star commit. in all of the 2007 class. Things are improving. I hate it for you if you can't see it.
Smaug Wrote:"George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm."
Holy cow! I can't believe that you even have to explain this.
We are not Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Alabama, or USC.
We are still relatively new to this level of football and are having to not only rebuild the program on the field with very young and inexperienced talent, but rebuild the program academically, too.
I understand people's disappointment with the outcome of last night's game. I'll include myself in that group. However, to say that there's not improvement or that it's not coming fast enough is, to me, ridiculous. Do we need to be reminded of the limited number of available scholarships and underclassmen due to 'zer0' and his lack of leadership? I'm not asking that everyone be happy with where we are right now, but I am asking that people be realistic and reasonable with their expectations. What 'zer0' gave us before he left was the equivalent of the 'deth penalty' for our program, possibly worse. It took Oklahoma how long to rebuild their program after Switzer's tenure there? SMU is still feeling the effects of the sanctions to their program. We weren't nearly as strong or well founded as either of those programs before we were 'screwed' by the last coach. We were working with a very shakey foundation to begin with, not a solid and proven core. O'Leary didn't have that to deal with, that I can recall.
The people in charge now are having to be patient to create an effective change. We, in turn, have to be patient with the results of their efforts. It's not an option, it's a requirement. To deny that is to deny the reality of the world around you. Just think without emotion before you walk to the ledge to jump. You might just realize that you won't have to. It's a long way down and the result is never pretty if you jump.
BlazerCPA1 Wrote:Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
I have to agree completely. Callaway made some mistakes last night on the field, but he will learn from those, just like the players and we will get better. I put last night on the coaches for some bad calls and the discipline issue, but the players are improving, Slaughter is much better than he was last year, as is Mike Jones, and the entire D line. The former player I know said that Brandon Carlisle couldn't cover anything in practice last year, he was constantly confused and got beat all the time. He isn't perfect, but he is much better. That is where Callaway is succeeding (along with the off the field improvements), it just needs more time to show up on the W-L record.
Calloway has been a coach a long time he is not a new coach that makes mental mistakes during the game. If he hasn't learned by now he isn't going to learn. But who care we aren't quite as pathetic as we were last year maybe next year we can hope for two wins against D-1 schools.
AND NERO FIDDLED AS ROME BURNED>>>>>>
dragonbreath Wrote:The question is would a 3-whatever record coach remain at any other university this long so far?
Normally, I would say no...however, I think we should at least let him get a full compliment of players to put on the field.
If we get rid of him now, players leave to...it always happens, any time a coach leaves, some players loyal to their coach leave to. We can't afford to lose anymore players right now.
And you are delusional to think any other coach could come in and take less than what we have now and do more with it. One more thing, where do you suppose we find a coach to the caliber of your liking that will take the program in the state it would most certainly find itself in if we fired Callaway?
Whew... my head is dizzy from all of this spin.
Either we lose every game we play, and hear how "close" we are, and how much "off the field" improvement you claim to see, or we (by some miracle) beat a Division 1A team and the apologetics and "I told you so's" start spewing from half the board.
Hilarious.
HellBlazer Wrote:BlazerCPA1 Wrote:Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
I have to agree completely. Callaway made some mistakes last night on the field, but he will learn from those, just like the players and we will get better. I put last night on the coaches for some bad calls and the discipline issue, but the players are improving, Slaughter is much better than he was last year, as is Mike Jones, and the entire D line. The former player I know said that Brandon Carlisle couldn't cover anything in practice last year, he was constantly confused and got beat all the time. He isn't perfect, but he is much better. That is where Callaway is succeeding (along with the off the field improvements), it just needs more time to show up on the W-L record.
Calloway has been a coach a long time he is not a new coach that makes mental mistakes during the game. If he hasn't learned by now he isn't going to learn. But who care we aren't quite as pathetic as we were last year maybe next year we can hope for two wins against D-1 schools.
AND NERO FIDDLED AS ROME BURNED>>>>>>
Do you know anything about football? Anything at all?
Does anyone here think that we were NOT in a better position resourcewise (players, S&C, etc.) and preparationwise at the beginning of this year as compared to last?
And the follow up question: What would it say about the direction our ship is "sailing" if, at the end of '08, we have failed to even match that pathetic win/loss ratio?
I sure wouldn't want to be in that untenable position that some here are of having to have to find 2 wins on the remaining schedule to prove a point that roses are blooming and the sun is shining.
Summary:
We were better prepared, in EVERY way, going into '08 than '07. It was almost impossible for us not to be, even if I were the coach.
So far we aren't doing any better with that whole Win/Loss thing.
We cannot beat a bad team at home, on TV, even starting with a 10 point lead.
We have no bad teams remaining on the schedule.
I don't see it because nobody is showing it to me on the field.
HellBlazer Wrote:Calloway has been a coach a long time he is not a new coach that makes mental mistakes during the game. If he hasn't learned by now he isn't going to learn.
18 games as a head coach and he has reached his football knowledge ceiling? Really? That's ridiculous. Callaway can continue to improve as a head coach as he has more experience at it.
There is no 'O' in his last name.
cb4029 Wrote:Screw almost, we are there. The players blew this game, not the coaches.
I respectfully must disagree and
thee, CB. But consider it a great honor. I present to the court:
Exhibit A: We run the Vulcan formation 3 times to no avail inside the 5...keep in mind that Webb had 3 TD runs in this game. He easily would have gotten an additional one had he been in for any of these downs.
Exhibit B: With all of the momentum and what little crowd and player "crunkness" we had on the sidelines, we send Webb out on 4th and goal, only to retreat and bring on the kick unit. Big mistake.
Exhibit C: The spike debacle at the end of the 1st half.
Exhibit D: Not starting the timeout process with 2+ minutes left in the game. By the time Memphis bled the clock down, the purpose of utilizing timeouts was fundamentally defeated.
Exhibit E: Not conceding a touchdown after Memphis picked up the 1st down, giving our offense the ball with 1 minute and at least some hope.
and the most damning of all:
Exhibit F: Standing on the sideline and scratching your nuts while Memphis is able to kick a glorified extra point for the win.
I truly hope the coaching staff learns from these mistakes...remember, they are still trying to learn to win themselves.
HSV_BLAZER Wrote:HellBlazer Wrote:Calloway has been a coach a long time he is not a new coach that makes mental mistakes during the game. If he hasn't learned by now he isn't going to learn.
18 games as a head coach and he has reached his football knowledge ceiling? Really? That's ridiculous. Callaway can continue to improve as a head coach as he has more experience at it.
There is no 'O' in his last name.
Call
away is right on schedule with destroying this program.
FNblazer Wrote:Exhibit E: Not conceding a touchdown after Memphis picked up the 1st down, giving our offense the ball with 1 minute and at least some hope.
I'd have been on his case if he'd done that.
A million things could have happened. Never, ever concede points.
FNblazer Wrote:cb4029 Wrote:Screw almost, we are there. The players blew this game, not the coaches.
I respectfully must disagree and thee, CB. But consider it a great honor. I present to the court:
Exhibit A: We run the Vulcan formation 3 times to no avail inside the 5...keep in mind that Webb had 3 TD runs in this game. He easily would have gotten an additional one had he been in for any of these downs.
Exhibit B: With all of the momentum and what little crowd and player "crunkness" we had on the sidelines, we send Webb out on 4th and goal, only to retreat and bring on the kick unit. Big mistake.
Exhibit C: The spike debacle at the end of the 1st half.
Exhibit D: Not starting the timeout process with 2+ minutes left in the game. By the time Memphis bled the clock down, the purpose of utilizing timeouts was fundamentally defeated.
Exhibit E: Not conceding a touchdown after Memphis picked up the 1st down, giving our offense the ball with 1 minute and at least some hope.
and the most damning of all:
Exhibit F: Standing on the sideline and scratching your nuts while Memphis is able to kick a glorified extra point for the win.
I truly hope the coaching staff learns from these mistakes...remember, they are still trying to learn to win themselves.
http://www.al.com/uabfootball/birmingham...xml&coll=2
Quote:Penalties make life tough for UAB:
The Blazers put up an impressive 331 yards of total offense in the first half, but they didn't make it easy on themselves.
UAB's offense committed five penalties for 55 yards in the first half, including two personal fouls after first-down runs by quarterback Joe Webb and junior running back Rashaud Slaughter that negated all but one yard of the two carries.
The defense was not immune to costly mistakes, either, as two late-hit penalties helped turn modest Memphis gains into big plays on two scoring drives in the second quarter.
The Blazers finished with 11 penalties for 127 yards. Compiled by News staff writer David Morrison.
If you correct this, you win the game.
The player need to learn how to win.
I give up. We are officially Bammers. This pettiness is why Coach Bartow was brought here in the first place. Am I happy? Hell no. Are we better? Yeah, I think so. Are we (fans) acting brain dead. Abso f*(&inglutely!
linus Wrote:I give up. We are officially Bammers.
If wanting to win = Bammer, then
BlazingGoat = Bammer.
linus Wrote:Are we better? Yeah, I think so.
If this is "better", then put me down a vote for worse.
Smaug Wrote:HellBlazer Wrote:BlazerCPA1 Wrote:Smaug Wrote:George O'Leary started his UCF tenure 0-17.
Also, this the the school that held on to Zero two years after it was patently obvious he should be shown the door, and still needed Tenn Tech to take him off our hands, bless their hearts.
Callaway's seat isn't even remotely warm.
I have to agree completely. Callaway made some mistakes last night on the field, but he will learn from those, just like the players and we will get better. I put last night on the coaches for some bad calls and the discipline issue, but the players are improving, Slaughter is much better than he was last year, as is Mike Jones, and the entire D line. The former player I know said that Brandon Carlisle couldn't cover anything in practice last year, he was constantly confused and got beat all the time. He isn't perfect, but he is much better. That is where Callaway is succeeding (along with the off the field improvements), it just needs more time to show up on the W-L record.
Calloway has been a coach a long time he is not a new coach that makes mental mistakes during the game. If he hasn't learned by now he isn't going to learn. But who care we aren't quite as pathetic as we were last year maybe next year we can hope for two wins against D-1 schools.
AND NERO FIDDLED AS ROME BURNED>>>>>>
Do you know anything about football? Anything at all?
DO you? His profession has been football for year yet you guys want to act like he never saw a football game before he came to UAB>>>Spin all you want you know what I was saying.
And I meant to spell it Calloway
