“We’re looking for the best players in Alabama,” new UAB coach Trent Dilfer said. “If they go to the University of Alabama, that’s awesome. But we’re going to be the next best option.” 'Keep talking, coach,' columnist JoeGoodmanJr writes.
after coaching at the high school level in Tennessee for a handful of years. It was a headline-grabbing hire by athletics director Mark Ingram, and the new attention for UAB hasn’t stopped. If anything, Dilfer knows how to get his name in the paper and on TV.
Not counting interims, UAB’s last head coach was Bill Clark. Auburn’s last coach was … hmm. What was his name? Oh, yeah. Bryan Harsin.Or maybe he’s just Harsin UAB, someone who says things like, “Just wait,” as he barrels the car down the dirt road towards a cliff. I’m hopeful that Dilfer is the guy who can take UAB to the next level as a football school, but some of his pronouncements are triggering PTSD.
Troy just went 12-2 in 2022. The Trojans won the Sun Belt Conference, and then won their bowl game against Conference USA champ UTSA. UTSA, the two-time defending champs of CUSA, has knocked off UAB two years in a row. South Alabama, Troy’s in-state rival, won 10 games in 2022. Troy won the rivalry game against the Jags 10-6.
Here’s the problem for UAB. JSU grads are JSU fans. Troy grads are diehard fans of Troy football. The reason? JSU and Troy have distinct identities. Not too long ago, UAB was happy to recruit Auburn and Alabama fans by selling them on the idea of UAB being everyone in Birmingham’s second team. That strategy didn’t work, and so now UAB’s new coach is calling out Auburn on early national signing day.
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