A UAB Dynasty 2006 (TCY)

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Read about past seasons here:

2004
2005

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Not much to report about, except we didn't lose any staff. Yay!

Don Powell of UCLA is the Coach of the Year for 2005.

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A quick look at this year's roster:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Cox, Deron              18   QB   So*   11                14                  
Mardeusz, Lamar         12   QB   Sr*   9                 23                  
Parker, Vernon          19   QB   Sr*   8                 33                  
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   Fr    8                 45                  
Naquin, Rodney          8    QB*  Sr*   11                37                  
Koehler, Juan           44   RB   Fr    31                89                  
Razo, Mercury           39   RB   Fr    29                62                  
Maxwell, Maurice        32   RB   Sr    19                37                  
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   So    10                32                  
Marsh, Bob              22   RB   Jr*   1                 1                   
Bell, Neil              21   RB*  So    4                 4                   
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   So    29                52                  
Buckley, Bill           40   FB   Jr    22                47                  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Fr    29                100                 
Harrison, Earnest       88   TE*  Fr    10                10                  
Tanner, Shannon         96   TE*  So    2                 3                   
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    23                23                  
Cofield, Phillip        87   WR   Fr    16                33                  
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   15                35                  
McClung, Donny          85   WR   Sr    11                11                  
Swift, Luther           80   WR*  Sr*   9                 24                  
Peachey, Dale           56   C    So*   22                67                  
Webster, Korey          53   C    Jr    16                37                  
Powell, Brad            64   G    Jr    24                47                  
Lerner, Everett         70   G    So*   16                42                  
Cox, Sherman            68   G    Jr    14                14                  
Carlisle, Ty            69   G    Fr    13                74                  
Perlman, Jackie         78   G    Fr    0                 38                  
LaPorte, Mark           62   T    Sr    25                25                  
Downs, Colin            66   T    Fr    19                56                  
Osburn, Jim             61   T    Fr    10                18                  
Coates, Marlon          67   T    So    8                 8                   
Charles, Earl           73   T    So    5                 19                  
Harper, Leland          77   T*   Jr    18                36                  
Muterspaugh, Jamie      5    P    Jr*   35                57                  
Harper, Eddie           17   P    So*   32                34                  
Elliott, Korey          10   K    Sr*   28                57                  
Garrison, Jake          4    K    Fr    4                 86                  
Booker, Nick            15   K*   So*   0                 0                   
Lazetti, Sean           75   DE   Sr    36                38                  
Davila, Michael         92   DE   So*   19                54                  
Stephenson, Peter       74   DE   Sr    17                23                  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   So*   16                32                  
Talley, Fred            79   DE   Sr    12                21                  
Ashraf, Jake            97   DE   Jr*   12                29                  
Guthrie, Lincoln        94   DE   Fr    11                46                  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr*   16                35                  
Welch, Rod              91   DT   Fr    16                78                  
Nelson, Bennie          72   DT   Sr*   13                34                  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   So*   12                26                  
Burgess, Ronnie         71   DT*  So    6                 16                  
Rayburn, Trevor         55   ILB  Sr    21                21                  
Johnson, Tim            50   ILB  Sr    20                24                  
Harvey, Richie          51   ILB  Jr    9                 14                  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Fr    7                 61                  
Small, John             47   OLB  Sr    17                33                  
Roosenraad, Kurt        58   OLB  Fr    14                26                  
Battle, Dave            90   OLB  Sr    6                 18                  
Wheeler, Luther         93   OLB  So    4                 17                  
May, Darnell            49   OLB* So    5                 5                   
Dukas, Ryan             52   OLB* So    0                 12                  
Roberson, Bart          48   CB   So    32                72                  
Kennedy, Dennis         24   CB   Sr    29                29                  
Gardner, Jonathan       37   CB   Sr    22                22                  
Costello, Byron         45   CB   Fr    18                41                  
Medley, Lincoln         26   CB   Jr    13                13                  
Springer, Brenden       34   S    So*   30                83                  
Rudy, Billy             23   S    Jr    22                43                  
Caban, Warren           29   S    Fr    18                58                  
Corbett, Cole           46   S    Jr    17                17                  
Kalter, Fred            28   S    Sr    15                15                  
Dole, Jose              35   S    So*   10                41                  
McElroy, Marco          33   S    Jr    8                 8                   
   
* in eligibility - Player has been red-shirted. * in position - Player is  
walk-on. ** before name - Player is in danger of becoming academically ineligible. 

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Quarterbacks
Our QB situation is just marginally better than last year. We're going to stick with Rodney Naquin (Sr) as our starter. He improved a bit, and hopefully he can keep those turnovers down. Lamar Mardeusz (Sr) will be 2nd string and Vernon Parker (Sr) 3rd. We decided to redshirt star recruit Charles Raphael, who didn't look as good as we thought he would in the offseason. Still, he has more potential than the above guys.

Running Backs
As much as we would like to play them, we decided to redshirt both Juan Koehler (Fr) and Mercury Razo (Fr) and give them time to get adjusted. (Koehler is definitely going to be a star.) Maurice Maxwell (Sr) and Luther Schneider (So) will be our starting tailbacks. Don't expect a Moe Stewart-like season.

At fullback, Percy Schulz (So) returns as our starter.

Receivers
Sophomore Matt Lang will be our starting WR. Senior Byron Hodges will see some time, though. Recruit Philip Cofield will be redshirted.

At TE, stud recruit Dean Snyder will start from day one, since we have no other scholarship TEs. My God, look at this guy's potential! He'll be a Hall-of-Famer when all is said and done.

Offensive Line
We have to replace our entire starting interior line. Fortunately, we have a good player filling in at C in Dale Peachey (So). At G, true freshman Ty Carlisle was good enough in camp to win one of the starting jobs, while Brad Powell (Jr) should be effective as well. These guys are all young but talented, and we have confidence. Jackie Perlman (Fr) will be redshirted.

At T, we don't have nearly the confidence. Starters Mark LePorte (Sr) and Leland Harper (Jr) both return, but whoop-de-doo. Freshmen Colin Downs and Jim Osburn will be redshirted. Downs will be great in the future, but Osburn has no talent.

Kickers
Senior kicker Korey Elliott and junior punter Jamie Muterspaugh will return as starters. True freshman kicker Jake Garrison looks great. He won't be redshirted and if Elliott is injured, he'll see some time.

Based on all of this, I don't see any reason to switch from the Wishbone. It probably doesn't matter what formation we run in 2006; there's not going to be much offense anyway.

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Defensive Line
At DE, we return one of our starters in Sean Lazetti (Sr). The other slot will be filled by promising sophomore Michael Davila. Once he gets used to playing, he'll be our top D-linesman. Lincoln Guthrie (Fr), who will be decent, will be redshirted.

We'll have 2 DTs this year, due to the switch to a 4-3 (more on that later). The nose tackle will be Adam Sawyer (Sr) while the right tackle will be Bennie Nelson (Sr). Freshman Rod Welch will be a great DT in the future, but he'll be redshirted in 2006.

Linebackers
We're hurting big-time at LB. The only guy with a great future is true freshman ILB Gerald McCrory, who will be a starter from day one. At OLB, John Small (Sr) returns, and Dave Battle (Sr) will, unfortunately, take over the other OLB spot. Kurt Roosenraad (Fr) will be redshirted - not that we'll miss him.

Secondary
Ahhhhh..... the frustration leaves for a few minutes as I dissect our strongest unit. Our CB tandem of Bart Roberson (So) and Dennis Kennedy (Sr) will terrorize all of these run-and-shoot teams in C-USA. Byron Costello (Fr) looked pretty good in camp. He'll be redshirted this year and should be ready to take over for Kennedy in 2007.

At S, Billy Rudy (Jr) will return as a starter, but we decided to replace Cole Corbett (Jr) with the very-promising Brenden Springer (So), who is already the best safety on the team. Warren Caban (Fr) will be redshirted. He holds a lot of promise.

Due to our very good secondary, our improving D-line, and our weak linebackers, we decided to switch the primary defensive formation from a 3-4 to a 4-3. We are going to rely on our D to win games for us, because we can't expect much from the offense.

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It's time once again for some UAB Blazer football!

After a 3-8 season, the Blazers are hoping to improve in 2006. The team will run a 4-3 defensive formation this year, but will keep the wishbone on offense. The defense is definitely this team's strength.

Here are the C-USA coaches' predictions this year:

1. TCU
2. Memphis
3. Southern Miss
4. Louisville
5. East Carolina
6. Houston
7. Tulane
8. **UAB
9. Army
10. South Florida
11. Cincinnati

Wow, not much love for Louisville, huh? TCU received all of the coaches' first-place votes. They're not expecting much competition for the Horned Frogs, who should steam to their 3rd straight conference title.

The preseason coaches' top 25 has TCU at #19. Champions USC, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida and Nebraska make up the top 5.

Now, let's look at the UAB schedule for 2006:

2006 UAB Schedule
   
Rival: Memphis
Stadium Capacity: 83,100
Season Tickets Sold: 15,800
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       at (8) Ohio State                                               
3       at Fairbanks                                                    
4       at (27) Alabama                                                 
$$5     (49) SOUTHERN MISS                                              
$$6     at Army                                                         
$$7     (19) TCU                                                        
$$8     at South Florida                                                
$$9     at Louisville                                                   
$$10    HOUSTON                                                         
$$12    at Cincinnati                                                   
$$13    (48) MEMPHIS                                                    
   
Home Games in ALL CAPS  
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

UAB had a lot of trouble scheduling non-conference home games once again. Fans already have the Week 4 matchup at Alabama circled on their calendars. Can the Blazers improve on that 48-3 whooping by the Crimson Tide last year? In addition, UAB will play a tough matchup at Ohio State to start the season. The game with rival Memphis will once again be at Legion Field at the end of the year.

The first 3 games should see the Blazers go 1-2 to begin the season. With the exception of Louisville, all of the Blazers' tough conference games will be at Legion Field. With the right breaks, UAB could finish 4-4 in C-USA, but will probably finish 3-5, which is still an improvement from last year. We predict a final record of 4-7, and 3-5 in conference play.

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No games this week, so we're just concentrating on next year's freshmen. We definitely need better OLBs and DTs, plus a good tackle. Other than that, it's just routine recruiting.

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SCORES:
#20 Colorado 34, Louisville 21
Oklahoma St. 21, Cincinnati 12
Memphis 30, Kansas 27
#14 Boston Coll. 69, Tulane 17
West Virginia 10, East Carolina 9
Missouri 38, #19 TCU 21 (is TCU mortal this year? Or is Mizzou just good?)

COACHES TOP 25:
TCU falls from the rankings after that Mizzou loss. In addition, Memphis enters the charts at #16.

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UAB (0-0) at #4 Ohio State (1-0)
Coaches Poll: UAB #102
Line: Ohio St. by 14
Weather: 56 degrees, sunny
TV: TV5

The athletic department will pocket a lot of money, and the regional TV exposure will be good for the UAB program. But the Blazers have no business playing their first game at a team as strong as Ohio State, who will be the Blazers' highest-ranked opponent ever. Not with all of these questions on offense and at linebacker.

Ohio State creamed Idaho 69-0 last week with their pro formation, which runs the ball more than it passes. Talent-wise, UAB is probably just a bit better than Idaho, which means OSU will probably crush them, too. B.B. Gunn will have his work cut out for him.

The spread is probably too small. We predict OSU to drill UAB 51-7. Sorry UAB fans... we're just being realistic, here.

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#4 Ohio State 52, UAB 17

COLUMBUS, OH - Well, you can say this about the Blazers: they scored on the #4 team in the nation.

Ohio State scored 50 points for the second straight week as they destroyed UAB at Ohio Stadium. 45 of the Buckeyes' (2-0) 52 points came in the first half. OSU led 45-7 at the half.

Surprisingly, sophomore Luther Schneider was the lead RB today for UAB (0-1), and he did well against OSU, running for 98 yards. The same could not be said for UAB's QBs. Rodney Naquin was pulled late in the 2nd quarter after being ineffective for much of the first half. His replacement, Vernon Parker, didn't do much better, but he did pass for UAB's only offensive touchdown of the game.

The most memorable moment of the game for UAB came in the 2nd quarter, when CB Bart Roberson silenced the 100,000-plus fans in attendance by taking a kickoff return 89 yards into the end zone, juking several OSU players on the way and making the ESPN SportsCenter Top Plays.

Box Score: UAB at Ohio State  
Columbus, OH.  
  
Week 2, 2006  
  
Attendance: 101,600 (101,600).  
  
  
Weather: 56 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:09 OHST - Artie Blanchard 9 run.  
1Q: 13:09 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
1Q: 09:47 OHST - Mitchell Crane 20 run.  
1Q: 09:47 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
1Q: 04:25 OHST - Mitchell Crane 1 run.  
1Q: 04:25 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
1Q: 03:25 OHST - Mitchell Crane 3 run.  
1Q: 03:25 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
2Q: 12:46 OHST - Alfred Forbes 3 run.  
2Q: 12:46 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
2Q: 12:37 UABB - Bart Roberson 89 kickoff return.  
2Q: 12:37 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 03:47 OHST - Britt Alexander 14 pass from Alfred Forbes.  
2Q: 03:47 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
2Q: 00:36 OHST - Randal Burke 36 field goal.  
3Q: 09:03 UABB - Korey Elliott 31 field goal.  
3Q: 02:36 OHST - Kevin Young 5 pass from Quentin Boyle.  
3Q: 02:36 OHST - Randal Burke extra point.  
4Q: 09:57 UABB - Earnest Harrison 13 pass from Vernon Parker.  
4Q: 09:57 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
  
Game MVP: OHST 50 Eric Dorman  
  
UAB               0      7      3      7      -      17  
Ohio State        28     17     7      0      -      52  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          OHST  
  
First Downs              9             27  
  
Total Rushes             29            48  
Net Rushing Yards        106           220  
Yards Per Carry          3.6           4.5  
Rushing Yards            137           236  
Tckld Loss/Yards         6-12          5-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-19          1-7  
  
Pass Attempts            16            26  
Completions              5             19  
Passing Yards            78            245  
Yards Per Attempt        4.8           9.4  
Interceptions            3             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/2           0/0  
  
Total Plays              45            74  
Total Yards              184           465  
Yards Per Play           4.0           6.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           4/11          8/13  
  
Penalties                4             7  
Penalty Yards            23            50  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 22        OWN 48  
Time Of Possession       23:37         36:23  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
43 Schneider             12     98     8.1    46     0      1      0  
21 Bell                  7      30     4.2    9      0      2      0  
19 Parker                3      -10    -3.3   0      0      2      1  
8 Naquin                 3      -12    -4.0   0      0      1      2  
32 Maxwell               2      0      0.0    3      0      1      0  
40 Buckley               2      0      0.0    1      0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Parker                8      3      46     5.7    18     1      2  
8 Naquin                 8      2      32     4.0    25     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Swift                 4      65     16.2   0      25     0  
88 Harrison              1      13     13.0   7      13     1  

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SCORES:
Purdue 38, Cincinnati 7
Colorado 38, Houston 0
Miami (FL) 52, South Florida 3
Louisville 51, Bethel 10
Central Florida 13, Southern Miss 10
TCU 24, Troy 16 (What happened to TCU? They should've drilled Troy!)

COACHES POLL:
No C-USA teams are in the poll for the first time in a while. Ohio State actually dropped to #5. Maybe allowing us 17 points had something to do with it.

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Injury Report:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Out          Severe Wrist Spra 7 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Out          Broken Ribs       11 Weeks   

Man... this is horrible. Losing our top 2 receivers. This makes a bad offense terrible. Now all the focus is going to be on our weak RBs.

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UAB (0-1) at Fairbanks (0-1)
Coaches Poll: UAB #106, Fairbanks #124
Line: Fairbanks by 5
Weather: 42 degrees, rainy
TV: none

For the second straight year, UAB travels to the Last Frontier to face Fairbanks. Fairbanks runs a single-back offense that was terrible in a 29-17loss at New Mexico in week 2.

The situation seems the same as 2005: a bad looking UAB team going to Alaska. Fairbanks favored. We think the result will be about the same, too, especially with UAB's secondary healthy. Our prediction: UAB 34, Fairbanks 10.

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UAB 31, Fairbanks 23

FAIRBANKS, AK - UAB didn't dominate like they did last year, but they'll take the win.

UAB dominated the first 3 quarters, but almost let the game get away as Fairbanks tried to engineer a comeback.

G Brad Powell was the MVP, making several key blocks for UAB backs. The offense was wishbone at its best, with both running backs being effective. Maurice Maxwell had 130 yards on 30 carries and 2 TDs, while Luther Schneider had 150 yards on 17 carries. QB Rodney Naquin had a decent day in the air as well, even without UAB's top 2 receivers.

Box Score: UAB at Fairbanks  
Fairbanks, AK.  
  
Week 3, 2006  
  
Attendance: 20,700 (33,000).  
  
  
Weather: 42 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 08:32 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 7 run.  
1Q: 08:32 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 06:24 FAIR - Rondell Orta 15 pass from Marcus England.  
2Q: 06:24 FAIR - Gino Cartwright extra point.  
2Q: 00:55 UABB - Luther Swift 24 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
2Q: 00:55 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 11:24 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 10 run.  
3Q: 11:24 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 05:00 UABB - Dean Snyder 12 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
3Q: 05:00 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 00:11 UABB - Korey Elliott 28 field goal.  
4Q: 11:15 FAIR - Deron Woodson 29 pass from Alex Kleaver.  
4Q: 11:15 FAIR - Alex Kleaver pass to Brant Tate for conversion  
4Q: 04:29 FAIR - Deron Woodson 35 pass from Alex Kleaver.  
4Q: 04:29 FAIR - Alex Kleaver pass to Jumbo Craig for conversion  
  
Game MVP: UABB 64 Brad Powell  
  
UAB               7      7      17     0      -      31  
Fairbanks         0      7      0      16     -      23  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          FAIR  
  
First Downs              28            14  
  
Total Rushes             57            22  
Net Rushing Yards        295           52  
Yards Per Carry          5.1           2.3  
Rushing Yards            319           92  
Tckld Loss/Yards         8-16          3-5  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-8           5-35  
  
Pass Attempts            23            27  
Completions              13            11  
Passing Yards            148           197  
Yards Per Attempt        6.4           7.2  
Interceptions            0             0  
Fumbles/Lost             3/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              80            49  
Total Yards              443           249  
Yards Per Play           5.5           5.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/14          1/10  
  
Penalties                9             7  
Penalty Yards            89            60  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 36  
Time Of Possession       39:36         20:24  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Maxwell               30     130    4.3    16     2      6      0  
43 Schneider             17     150    8.8    19     0      1      0  
20 Schulz                6      18     3.0    11     0      2      0  
8 Naquin                 3      -12    -4.0   0      0      2      1  
87 Cofield               1      9      9.0    9      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 23     13     148    6.4    24     2      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
86 Snyder                5      61     12.2   30     18     1  
20 Schulz                3      17     5.6    0      10     0  
80 Swift                 2      29     14.5   25     24     1  
87 Cofield               2      32     16.0   12     19     0  
32 Maxwell               1      9      9.0    0      9      0  

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SCORES:
Memphis 31, Miss. St. 24
Army 23, Arkansas St. 20
TCU 31, SMU 12
Bowling Green 28, South Florida 17
East Carolina 36, Wake Forest 29
Louisville 42, Kentucky 3
Alabama 35, Southern Miss 18
LSU 56, Tulane 9

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Memphis                  2  0  0  1.000 61  51  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
Army                     1  0  0  1.000 23  20  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Louisville               2  1  0  .666  114 47  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
TCU                      2  1  0  .666  76  66  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
East Carolina            1  1  0  .500  45  39  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
**UAB                    1  1  0  .500  48  75  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Houston                  0  1  0  .000  0   38  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Southern Miss            0  2  0  .000  28  48  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Cincinnati               0  2  0  .000  19  59  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 8      
South Florida            0  2  0  .000  20  80  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
Tulane                   0  2  0  .000  26  125 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 8

COACHES TOP 25

chool                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 2-0     SEC   1     3     2.00    4       
Florida                 2-0     SEC   2     1     1.50    1       
Nebraska                3-0     B12   3     2     2.50    6       
Miami (FL)              2-0     ACC   4     5     4.50    16      
Ohio State              3-0     B10   5     7     6.00    5       
Michigan                2-0     B10   6     6     6.00    2       
LSU                     2-0     SEC   7     4     5.50    8       
USC                     2-1     PAC   8     13    10.50   28      
Wisconsin               2-0     B10   9     15    12.00   25      
Colorado                2-0     B12   10    8     9.00    3       
Penn State              1-0     B10   11    9     10.00   18      
Texas                   2-1     B12   12    14    13.00   10      
Virginia                3-0     ACC   13    11    12.00   11      
Georgia Tech            2-0     ACC   14    28    21.00   14      
Arizona State           2-0     PAC   15    10    12.50   17      
Bowling Green           2-0     MAC   16    12    14.00   31      
Clemson                 1-0     ACC   17    19    18.00   15      
South Carolina          1-0     SEC   18    16    17.00   13      
Oklahoma                1-1     B12   19    25    22.00   44      
Michigan State          2-0     B10   20    23    21.50   7       
Minnesota               1-0     B10   21    24    22.50   21      
Ole Miss                2-0     SEC   22    30    26.00   34      
Colorado State          1-0     MWC   23    21    22.00   49      
West Virginia           3-0     BET   24    31    27.50   9       
Purdue                  2-0     B10   25    22    23.50   26      

Still no C-USA teams, but Memphis is getting close.

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Injury Report:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Out          Severe Wrist Spra 6 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   So    Doubtful     Hip Pointer       4 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Out          Broken Ribs       10 Weeks   

NEW: Schulz. Doesn't hurt us too much, because his backup is capable.

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UAB (1-1) at Alabama (1-1)
Coaches Poll: Alabama #51, UAB #76
Line: Alabama by 7
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny
TV: none

Once again, UAB plays Big Brother in the matchup of 2006 for UAB fans. Last year, the Crimson Tide drilled the Blazers, but this year's Alabama team doesn't look as good as last year so far. They had a disappointing loss to Kansas State in Week 1, but did beat Southern Miss last week. Last year, Alabama was balanced on offense, but this year they seem to favor the run more.

With 'Bama a bit down this year, UAB fans have hope for an upset. However, this Tide team still has far more talent, and there's no gamebreaker like Moe Stewart on this UAB team. We see another Crimson Tide victory, but not 48-3. Our prediction: Alabama 31, UAB 14.

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Next year should be interesting to say the least.

Must.. resist.. urge.. to click on TCY and start a season. Although I might use the playoff format.

Oh.. and go MIZZOU!

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Must.. resist.. urge.. to click on TCY and start a season.

Uh-oh... look what I started. Yeah, 2007 will be fun, especially with that backfield. I'm trying to resist the urge to rush through 2006.

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Alabama 69, UAB 0

TUSCALOOSA, AL - No need to explain this one. Let's just say that the "UAB - U Ain't Bama" chants were in full swing in this one.

My favorite stat from this one: Alabama's average drive start was at the 50-yard line, no doubt helped by those four interceptions and one fumble. Oh, another good stat: UAB's longest drive was 19 yards.

Box Score: UAB at Alabama  
Tuscaloosa, AL.  
  
Week 4, 2006  
  
Attendance: 83,800 (83,800).  
  
  
Weather: 80 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:55 ALAB - Zack Guliford 66 punt return.  
1Q: 13:55 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Stan Leake 26 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
1Q: 01:15 ALAB - Ethan Fulcher 5 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
1Q: 01:15 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
2Q: 09:13 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 30 field goal.  
2Q: 06:52 ALAB - Wayne Vines 5 run.  
2Q: 06:52 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
2Q: 03:38 ALAB - Stan Leake 50 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
2Q: 03:38 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
2Q: 00:27 ALAB - Harris Monroe 37 run.  
2Q: 00:27 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
3Q: 00:35 ALAB - Bill Lamb 1 run.  
3Q: 00:35 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
4Q: 13:02 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 41 field goal.  
4Q: 09:40 ALAB - Carl Strong 1 run.  
4Q: 09:40 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
4Q: 00:09 ALAB - Harris Monroe 3 run.  
4Q: 00:09 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
  
Game MVP: ALAB 70 Trent Zawilinski  
  
UAB               0      0      0      0      -      0  
Alabama           21     24     7      17     -      69  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          ALAB  
  
First Downs              2             28  
  
Total Rushes             27            56  
Net Rushing Yards        22            228  
Yards Per Carry          0.8           4.0  
Rushing Yards            57            258  
Tckld Loss/Yards         7-25          9-24  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-10          1-6  
  
Pass Attempts            25            23  
Completions              4             11  
Passing Yards            34            188  
Yards Per Attempt        1.3           8.1  
Interceptions            4             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              52            79  
Total Yards              56            416  
Yards Per Play           1.0           5.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           0/13          8/17  
  
Penalties                8             5  
Penalty Yards            53            30  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 26        50  
Time Of Possession       23:41         36:19  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
43 Schneider             10     -8     -0.8   6      0      6      0  
32 Maxwell               5      4      0.8    4      0      3      0  
19 Parker                4      2      0.5    5      0      0      1  
8 Naquin                 4      -1     -0.2   4      0      2      1  
21 Bell                  4      25     6.2    20     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Parker                13     3      27     2.0    17     0      1  
8 Naquin                 12     1      7      0.5    7      0      3  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
88 Harrison              2      19     9.5    0      17     0  
80 Swift                 1      8      8.0    3      8      0  
86 Snyder                1      7      7.0    0      7      0  

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C-USA SCORES:
Oregon State 42, Southern Miss 10
Auburn 38, Tulane 24
East Carolina 42, North Texas 7
South Florida 23, Houston 10
Kansas 41, Army 16

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
South Florida            1  2  0  .333  43  90  1  0  0  1.000 23  10  Won 1       
Memphis                  2  0  0  1.000 61  51  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
Louisville               2  1  0  .666  114 47  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
East Carolina            2  1  0  .666  87  46  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
TCU                      2  1  0  .666  76  66  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
Army                     1  1  0  .500  39  61  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
**UAB                    1  2  0  .333  48  144 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Cincinnati               0  2  0  .000  19  59  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 8      
Southern Miss            0  3  0  .000  38  90  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
Tulane                   0  3  0  .000  50  163 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 9      
Houston                  0  2  0  .000  10  61  0  1  0  .000  10  23  Lost 2 

COACHES TOP 25

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 2-0     SEC   1     3     2.00    1       
Florida                 3-0     SEC   2     1     1.50    3       
Nebraska                3-0     B12   3     2     2.50    2       
Miami (FL)              3-0     ACC   4     4     4.00    4       
Ohio State              3-0     B10   5     8     6.50    15      
Michigan                3-0     B10   6     6     6.00    6       
LSU                     3-0     SEC   7     5     6.00    8       
USC                     2-1     PAC   8     13    10.50   19      
Oklahoma                2-1     B12   9     12    10.50   28      
Wisconsin               3-0     B10   10    14    12.00   7       
Colorado                3-0     B12   11    7     9.00    13      
Penn State              2-0     B10   12    9     10.50   20      
Texas                   2-1     B12   13    15    14.00   16      
Virginia                3-0     ACC   14    11    12.50   9       
Georgia Tech            2-0     ACC   15    24    19.50   30      
Arizona State           2-0     PAC   16    10    13.00   24      
Michigan State          3-0     B10   17    18    17.50   5       
Minnesota               2-0     B10   18    20    19.00   11      
Ole Miss                2-0     SEC   19    25    22.00   29      
West Virginia           3-0     BET   20    26    23.00   10      
Oregon State            3-0     PAC   21    17    19.00   25      
Auburn                  2-0     SEC   22    16    19.00   12      
Notre Dame              3-1     IND   23    23    23.00   21      
Memphis                 2-0     USA   24    21    22.50   17      
N.C. State              3-0     ACC   25    19    22.00   14      

C-USA is represented in the polls once again... this time by the Memphis Tigers, UAB's rivals.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Doubtful     Severe Wrist Spra 5 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   So    Questionable Hip Pointer       3 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Out          Broken Ribs       9 Weeks   

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Southern Miss (0-3) at UAB (1-2)
Coaches Poll: USM #94, UAB #91
Line: Southern Miss by 3
Weather: 63 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB begins C-USA play with a game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. This will be UAB's first home game of the season.

Southern Miss runs a simple wing-T formation. They've looked bad so far this year, with losses to Alabama, Oregon State and Central Florida. UAB gets them at home, and UAB will have something to prove after getting thrashed by the Crimson Tide themselves last week. But USM has more talent, and UAB historically plays horribly against the Golden Eagles. They've lost to USM by a combined score of 62-0 the last two years.

Our prediction: Southern Miss 31, UAB 20.

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Southern Miss 38, UAB 0

BIRMINGHAM - For the 3rd straight year, USM shuts out UAB. In addition, this is UAB's second straight shutout overall.

Box Score: Southern Miss at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 5, 2006  
  
Attendance: 24,100 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 63 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:21 SMIS - Benjamin Robinson 46 fumble return.  
1Q: 13:21 SMIS - Rondell Bownes extra point.  
2Q: 09:37 SMIS - Rondell Bownes 41 field goal.  
2Q: 04:25 SMIS - J.C. Kirk 45 pass from Tom Christen.  
2Q: 04:25 SMIS - Rondell Bownes extra point.  
4Q: 08:32 SMIS - Alex Dawkins 13 run.  
4Q: 08:32 SMIS - Rondell Bownes extra point.  
4Q: 07:32 SMIS - Alex Dawkins 5 run.  
4Q: 07:32 SMIS - Rondell Bownes extra point.  
4Q: 00:19 SMIS - Joel Cooper 2 run.  
4Q: 00:19 SMIS - Rondell Bownes extra point.  
  
Game MVP: SMIS 91 Al Estermeyer  
  
Southern Miss     7      10     0      21     -      38  
UAB               0      0      0      0      -      0  
  
Team Statistics          SMIS          UABB  
  
First Downs              19            19  
  
Total Rushes             35            39  
Net Rushing Yards        188           130  
Yards Per Carry          5.3           3.3  
Rushing Yards            194           154  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-6           6-12  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            21            27  
Completions              10            13  
Passing Yards            179           158  
Yards Per Attempt        8.5           5.8  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           3/2  
  
Total Plays              56            66  
Total Yards              367           288  
Yards Per Play           6.5           4.3  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/13          7/16  
  
Penalties                6             5  
Penalty Yards            57            49  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 33        OWN 27  
Time Of Possession       26:03         33:57  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Maxwell               17     77     4.5    22     0      4      0  
8 Naquin                 7      6      0.8    17     0      3      2  
43 Schneider             7      11     1.5    9      0      3      0  
20 Schulz                5      2      0.4    5      0      2      0  
87 Cofield               2      23     11.5   14     0      0      0  
21 Bell                  1      11     11.0   11     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 27     13     158    5.8    31     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
40 Buckley               4      28     7.0    12     10     0  
87 Cofield               4      89     22.2   12     31     0  
86 Snyder                3      27     9.0    18     13     0  
20 Schulz                2      14     7.0    3      9      0  

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Notice
In an effort to speed through what is becoming a dismal season, I decided to stop posting the C-USA scores and standings and the Coaches Poll for the time being. If there is a big development, I'll let you know. If you want me to reinstate those items, just let me know and I'll be glad to.

UAB is now 1-3, 0-1 in conference, good enough for a 5-way tie for 7th with Army, Cincinnati, Tulane and... Memphis. Yep, Memphis. They lost their first C-USA game to Houston, 51-44. Bye-bye, national ranking.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Questionable Severe Wrist Spra 4 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Out          Broken Ribs       8 Weeks 

FB Schulz is now at full strength. At questionable now, Hodges may play some games. We sure do need any help we can get on offense.

Recruiting Commitments: 1

T Grant Pietraszak
6-4, 261
Hamburg, AR
Rating: 80+

We needed a decent tackle, and we got a great one. Great with run blocking. But his HS's athletic prep was 10... that could be a problem. Still, he'll upgrade the position.

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UAB 27, Army 0

(The browser went out on me as I was typing this part, and I don't feel like typing up the recap again. Stupid IE. Good game, though.)

Next Up: #19 TCU (3-1) at UAB (2-3). TCU favored by 11.

Box Score: UAB at Army  
West Point, NY.  
  
Week 6, 2006  
  
Attendance: 17,500 (40,000).  
  
  
Weather: 49 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 06:07 UABB - Korey Elliott 18 field goal.  
2Q: 14:54 UABB - Percy Schulz 2 run.  
2Q: 14:54 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 02:57 UABB - Korey Elliott 21 field goal.  
2Q: 00:50 UABB - Phillip Cofield 45 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
2Q: 00:50 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 04:26 UABB - Dean Snyder 4 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
3Q: 04:26 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 75 Sean Lazetti  
  
UAB               3      17     7      0      -      27  
Army              0      0      0      0      -      0  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          ARMY  
  
First Downs              26            8  
  
Total Rushes             47            15  
Net Rushing Yards        219           24  
Yards Per Carry          4.6           1.6  
Rushing Yards            223           61  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-4           2-3  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           6-34  
  
Pass Attempts            26            30  
Completions              19            19  
Passing Yards            235           167  
Yards Per Attempt        9.0           5.5  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              73            45  
Total Yards              454           191  
Yards Per Play           6.2           4.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           8/15          4/12  
  
Penalties                5             11  
Penalty Yards            40            80  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 32        OWN 24  
Time Of Possession       37:02         22:58  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Maxwell               17     75     4.4    28     0      5      0  
43 Schneider             15     75     5.0    25     0      3      0  
8 Naquin                 6      23     3.8    9      0      1      0  
20 Schulz                4      26     6.5    21     1      0      0  
21 Bell                  3      18     6.0    14     0      0      0  
40 Buckley               1      0      0.0    0      0      1      0  
87 Cofield               1      2      2.0    2      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 26     19     235    9.0    45     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
40 Buckley               5      23     4.6    6      7      0  
86 Snyder                5      48     9.6    16     19     1  
87 Cofield               5      120    24.0   43     45     1  
21 Bell                  2      39     19.5   8      32     0  
43 Schneider             1      -2     -2.0   0      -2     0  
20 Schulz                1      7      7.0    0      7      0  

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UAB is now 2-3, 1-1, and in 5th place, tied with So. Miss and Tulane. Louisville, East Carolina and South Florida are all in 1st, with TCU a half game back. As you can tell from above, TCU (3-1) is now ranked #19 in the coaches poll.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr*   Out          Torn Triceps Musc 11 Weeks   
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Probable     Severe Wrist Spra 2 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Out          Broken Ribs       7 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Fr    Out          Broken Fibula     12 Weeks  

NEW: Sawyer, McCrory both out for the season. This hurts a lot; both are starters. McCrory is the only good LB we have.

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#19 TCU 45, UAB 27

BIRMINGHAM, AL - As usual, TCU wins, but this game was interesting for 3 quarters. UAB was only down by a touchdown at the end of the third, trailing 24-17. Then UAB's defense let them down in the final minutes.

Despite the loss, the offense was fantastic today. Maurice Maxwell rushed for 106 yards and a TD. QB Rodney Naquin continues to surprise everyone with his newfound passing abilities, completing 50% of his passes today. He threw for 262 yards - a school record - and 2 TDs. WR Byron Hodges had a great day despite playing with an injury, and freshman TE Dean Snyder continues to wow opposing defenses.

Next Up: UAB (2-4) at South Florida (2-3). USF favored by 13.

Box Score: TCU at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 7, 2006  
  
Attendance: 32,500 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 78 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 06:50 TCUU - Wes Cross 11 run.  
1Q: 06:50 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
1Q: 00:37 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 17 run.  
1Q: 00:37 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 11:25 TCUU - Nicky Lane 7 pass from Greg Donaldson.  
2Q: 11:25 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
2Q: 05:58 TCUU - Wes Cross 2 run.  
2Q: 05:58 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
2Q: 01:23 UABB - Dean Snyder 27 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
2Q: 01:23 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 00:00 TCUU - Austin Sims 51 field goal.  
3Q: 06:09 UABB - Korey Elliott 27 field goal.  
4Q: 09:57 TCUU - Winston Walker 76 punt return.  
4Q: 09:57 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
4Q: 07:59 UABB - Byron Hodges 14 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
4Q: 07:59 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 05:21 TCUU - Wes Cross 19 pass from Greg Donaldson.  
4Q: 05:21 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
4Q: 02:54 UABB - Korey Elliott 38 field goal.  
4Q: 02:14 TCUU - Stan Hopfner 14 run.  
4Q: 02:14 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
  
Game MVP: TCUU 24 Wes Cross  
  
TCU               7      17     0      21     -      45  
UAB               7      7      3      10     -      27  
  
Team Statistics          TCUU          UABB  
  
First Downs              27            23  
  
Total Rushes             41            39  
Net Rushing Yards        302           131  
Yards Per Carry          7.3           3.3  
Rushing Yards            307           160  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-5           8-15  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           2-14  
  
Pass Attempts            18            32  
Completions              10            16  
Passing Yards            145           262  
Yards Per Attempt        8.0           8.1  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           2/0  
  
Total Plays              59            71  
Total Yards              447           393  
Yards Per Play           7.5           5.5  
  
3rd Down Plays           4/8           8/16  
  
Penalties                9             8  
Penalty Yards            75            57  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 32        OWN 29  
Time Of Possession       25:43         34:17  
    
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Maxwell               24     106    4.4    17     1      7      0  
43 Schneider             8      29     3.6    10     0      1      0  
8 Naquin                 3      -11    -3.6   3      0      0      2  
20 Schulz                2      0      0.0    2      0      1      0  
21 Bell                  1      3      3.0    3      0      0      0  
87 Cofield               1      4      4.0    4      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 32     16     262    8.1    50     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
86 Snyder                5      81     16.2   42     27     1  
3 Hodges                 4      104    26.0   41     50     1  
20 Schulz                3      22     7.3    7      11     0  
87 Cofield               2      37     18.5   6      28     0  
40 Buckley               1      5      5.0    4      5      0  
21 Bell                  1      13     13.0   11     13     0  

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C-USA:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Louisville               5  1  0  .833  240 98  3  0  0  1.000 126 51  Won 5       
TCU                      4  1  0  .800  149 107 2  0  0  1.000 73  41  Won 4       
East Carolina            4  2  0  .666  179 89  2  1  0  .666  92  43  Lost 1      
South Florida            2  3  0  .400  73  139 2  1  0  .666  53  59  Lost 1      
Southern Miss            2  4  0  .333  132 109 2  1  0  .666  94  19  Won 1       
Tulane                   2  4  0  .333  155 263 2  1  0  .666  105 100 Won 2       
**UAB                    2  4  0  .333  102 227 1  2  0  .333  54  83  Lost 1      
Houston                  1  4  0  .200  82  205 1  3  0  .250  82  167 Lost 2      
Memphis                  2  2  0  .500  154 154 0  2  0  .000  93  103 Lost 2      
Army                     1  3  0  .250  56  154 0  2  0  .000  17  93  Lost 3      
Cincinnati               0  4  0  .000  44  114 0  2  0  .000  25  55  Lost 10  

TCU is now ranked #16 in the Coaches Poll, while Louisville is getting closer.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr*   Out          Torn Triceps Musc 10 Weeks   
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Probable     Severe Wrist Spra 2 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Doubtful     Broken Ribs       6 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Fr    Out          Broken Fibula     11 Weeks 

UPDATE: Lang upgraded to Doubtful. If he can play at all, that will help our offense even more. Our offensive production has improved since players healed.

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South Florida 41, UAB 0

TAMPA - Just when you thought the UAB offense had turned the corner, they went and laid this goose egg.

Next Up: UAB (2-5) at Louisville (6-1). Louisville favored by 23.

Box Score: UAB at South Florida  
Tampa, FL.  
  
Week 8, 2006  
  
Attendance: 20,100 (41,400).  
  
  
Weather: 74 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 09:27 SFLA - Ralph Owens 3 run.  
1Q: 09:27 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
1Q: 03:35 SFLA - Jon Talley 25 field goal.  
2Q: 11:29 SFLA - Ralph Owens 2 run.  
2Q: 11:29 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
2Q: 02:48 SFLA - Donny Russell 12 pass from Kelvin Smith.  
2Q: 02:48 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
2Q: 02:41 SFLA - Stephen Hastings 43 interception return.  
2Q: 02:41 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
4Q: 07:29 SFLA - Jon Talley 26 field goal.  
4Q: 05:01 SFLA - Artie Glenn 25 run.  
4Q: 05:01 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
  
Game MVP: SFLA 49 Nicky Sutter  
  
UAB               0      0      0      0      -      0  
South Florida     10     21     0      10     -      41  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          SFLA  
  
First Downs              7             32  
  
Total Rushes             22            57  
Net Rushing Yards        61            323  
Yards Per Carry          2.7           5.6  
Rushing Yards            78            343  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-6           6-15  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-11          1-5  
  
Pass Attempts            26            33  
Completions              6             16  
Passing Yards            50            184  
Yards Per Attempt        1.9           5.5  
Interceptions            1             0  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              48            90  
Total Yards              111           507  
Yards Per Play           2.3           5.6  
  
3rd Down Plays           1/13          12/20  
  
Penalties                17            12  
Penalty Yards            139           95  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 23        OWN 36  
Time Of Possession       20:56         39:04  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Maxwell               6      30     5.0    12     0      1      0  
43 Schneider             6      30     5.0    9      0      1      0  
8 Naquin                 5      -14    -2.8   0      0      3      2  
21 Bell                  3      14     4.6    7      0      0      0  
20 Schulz                2      1      0.5    1      0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 26     6      50     1.9    16     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
43 Schneider             2      13     6.5    0      12     0  
87 Cofield               2      31     15.5   2      16     0  
40 Buckley               1      6      6.0    0      6      0  
86 Snyder                1      0      0.0    1      0      0  

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C-USA

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Louisville               6  1  0  .857  261 114 4  0  0  1.000 147 67  Won 6       
East Carolina            5  2  0  .714  228 106 3  1  0  .750  141 60  Won 1       
South Florida            3  3  0  .500  114 139 3  1  0  .750  94  59  Won 1       
Tulane                   3  4  0  .428  179 277 3  1  0  .750  129 114 Won 3       
TCU                      4  2  0  .666  163 131 2  1  0  .666  87  65  Lost 1      
Southern Miss            2  5  0  .285  148 130 2  2  0  .500  110 40  Lost 1      
Cincinnati               1  4  0  .200  85  126 1  2  0  .333  66  67  Won 1       
**UAB                    2  5  0  .285  102 268 1  3  0  .250  54  124 Lost 2      
Houston                  1  4  0  .200  82  205 1  3  0  .250  82  167 Lost 2      
Memphis                  2  3  0  .400  171 203 0  3  0  .000  110 152 Lost 3      
Army                     1  4  0  .200  68  195 0  3  0  .000  29  134 Lost 4    

TCU falls out of the polls after losing to Tulane last week. Meanwhile, Louisville missed the Top 25 by one place.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr*   Out          Torn Triceps Musc 9 Weeks    
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    Probable     Severe Wrist Spra 1 Week     
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Questionable Broken Ribs       4 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Fr    Out          Broken Fibula     10 Weeks   

UPDATE: Lang now questionable.

Recruiting
Lots of commitments today... 7 of them. Some key players:

C Donovan Henson
6-5, 251
Birmingham, AL (Woodlawn)
Rating: 68+

A decent backup to Dale Peachey, although I don't know if he could supplant him at starting center. The best player we've recruited from Birmingham so far.

QB Seth Weaver
6-0, 179
Moultrie, GA (Colquitt Co.)
Rating: 50+

This guy should give Charles Raphael some heat in the future. Not a great runner, but tends to avoid interceptions. We like guys like that.

OTHER NOTES: We did land one OLB and one DT, but they're not that great. Hopefully they'll prove us wrong.

[Izulde]

2007 should look a lot prettier at least.

[bbgunn]

Originally Posted by Izulde

2007 should look a lot prettier at least.

Let's hope.

[bbgunn]

Louisville 56, UAB 7

LOUISVILLE, KY - Just as expected. The loss assures UAB of a second straight losing season. At least we outrushed the Cardinals.

Next up: Houston (2-4) at UAB (2-6). Houston favored by 1.

Box Score: UAB at Louisville  
Louisville, KY.  
  
Week 9, 2006  
  
Attendance: 24,900 (42,000).  
  
  
Weather: 74 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 07:41 LOUV - Tom Ramsey 2 run.  
1Q: 07:41 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
1Q: 01:52 LOUV - Dan Wooden 10 pass from Walt Peterson.  
1Q: 01:52 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
2Q: 08:16 LOUV - Richard Collier 13 pass from Walt Peterson.  
2Q: 08:16 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
2Q: 07:21 LOUV - Teddy Whalen 5 pass from Walt Peterson.  
2Q: 07:21 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
2Q: 03:32 UABB - Dean Snyder 5 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
2Q: 03:32 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 11:43 LOUV - Teddy Whalen 8 pass from Walt Peterson.  
3Q: 11:43 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
3Q: 08:59 LOUV - Fred Gaylor 1 run.  
3Q: 08:59 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
3Q: 05:02 LOUV - Tom Ramsey 12 pass from George Madrid.  
3Q: 05:02 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
3Q: 00:21 LOUV - Richard Collier 9 pass from George Madrid.  
3Q: 00:21 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
  
Game MVP: LOUV 11 Walt Peterson  
  
UAB               0      7      0      0      -      7  
Louisville        14     14     28     0      -      56  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          LOUV  
  
First Downs              12            28  
  
Total Rushes             36            31  
Net Rushing Yards        117           73  
Yards Per Carry          3.2           2.3  
Rushing Yards            136           92  
Tckld Loss/Yards         6-11          6-12  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-8           1-7  
  
Pass Attempts            30            36  
Completions              11            25  
Passing Yards            133           333  
Yards Per Attempt        4.4           9.2  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0  
  
Total Plays              66            67  
Total Yards              250           406  
Yards Per Play           3.7           6.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           3/15          3/10  
  
Penalties                12            10  
Penalty Yards            110           95  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 20        OPP 52  
Time Of Possession       29:33         30:27  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
43 Schneider             11     61     5.5    19     0      2      0  
32 Maxwell               9      16     1.7    5      0      2      0  
21 Bell                  7      13     1.8    6      0      1      0  
8 Naquin                 4      -6     -1.5   3      0      1      1  
19 Parker                2      15     7.5    9      0      0      0  
40 Buckley               2      16     8.0    17     0      1      0  
20 Schulz                1      2      2.0    2      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 25     11     133    5.3    26     1      1  
19 Parker                5      0      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
3 Hodges                 5      85     17.0   13     26     0  
43 Schneider             2      7      3.5    3      4      0  
86 Snyder                2      22     11.0   11     17     1  
20 Schulz                1      2      2.0    2      2      0  
87 Cofield               1      17     17.0   2      17     0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
55 Rayburn               5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
46 Corbett               4      0      0.0    1      0      0  

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C-USA

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Louisville               7  1  0  .875  317 121 5  0  0  1.000 203 74  Won 7       
TCU                      5  2  0  .714  204 138 3  1  0  .750  128 72  Won 1       
South Florida            3  3  0  .500  114 139 3  1  0  .750  94  59  Won 1       
Tulane                   3  4  0  .428  179 277 3  1  0  .750  129 114 Won 3       
East Carolina            5  3  0  .625  235 147 3  2  0  .600  148 101 Lost 1      
Southern Miss            2  5  0  .285  148 130 2  2  0  .500  110 40  Lost 1      
Houston                  2  4  0  .333  119 232 2  3  0  .400  119 194 Won 1       
Memphis                  3  3  0  .500  206 227 1  3  0  .250  145 176 Won 1       
Cincinnati               1  5  0  .166  112 163 1  3  0  .250  93  104 Lost 1      
**UAB                    2  6  0  .250  109 324 1  4  0  .200  61  180 Lost 3      
Army                     1  5  0  .166  92  230 0  4  0  .000  53  169 Lost 5    

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Nebraska                7-0     B12   1     1     1.00    3       
Miami (FL)              7-0     ACC   2     2     2.00    1       
Oklahoma                5-1     B12   3     6     4.50    9       
Florida                 6-1     SEC   4     4     4.00    4       
Georgia                 5-1     SEC   5     7     6.00    7       
Colorado                7-0     B12   6     3     4.50    2       
Michigan                7-1     B10   7     8     7.50    8       
Ohio State              6-1     B10   8     9     8.50    11      
Penn State              7-0     B10   9     5     7.00    6       
USC                     5-2     PAC   10    11    10.50   14      
Michigan State          7-0     B10   11    10    10.50   5       
Notre Dame              6-1     IND   12    13    12.50   10      
LSU                     6-2     SEC   13    12    12.50   12      
Utah                    6-1     MWC   14    15    14.50   15      
Texas                   4-2     B12   15    19    17.00   22      
UCLA                    6-2     PAC   16    20    18.00   20      
Virginia                6-1     ACC   17    16    16.50   25      
Arizona State           6-1     PAC   18    14    16.00   16      
South Carolina          6-1     SEC   19    17    18.00   13      
Texas A&M               6-2     B12   20    21    20.50   19      
West Virginia           7-1     BET   21    26    23.50   18      
Bowling Green           5-1     MAC   22    18    20.00   23      
Minnesota               5-1     B10   23    24    23.50   24      
Boston College          5-2     BET   24    25    24.50   17      
Louisville              7-1     USA   25    28    26.50   21      

There's Louisville, now at #25. TCU was first in the "others receiving votes" category.

Injuries

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr*   Out          Torn Triceps Musc 8 Weeks    
Roberson, Bart          48   CB   So    Doubtful     Sprained Knee     4 Weeks    
Lang, Matt              1    WR   So*   Questionable Broken Ribs       3 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Fr    Out          Broken Fibula     9 Weeks 

UPDATE: WR Hodges was removed from the list, and Roberson was added. Hopefully that knee will hold up; he'll need to play if he can.

Recruiting

We had two commitments, of which the biggest is:

OLB Leon Schroeder
5-10, 197
Theodore, AL
Rating: 65+

We needed a talented OLB and we got one. A bit small, but had 98 tackles and 8.0 sacks in 9 games this season.

[bbgunn]

Seeing that the season was becoming increasingly dismal, I couldn't resist the urge to just sim through the rest of the season and get it over with. Believe me, you didn't miss anything. Check out these scores:

Week 10: Houston 41, UAB 0
Week 12: Cincinnati 28, UAB 13
Week 13: Memphis 45, UAB 26

I didn't neglect the recruiting, though; I'll give a brief review at the end of this thread.

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FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
TCU                      9  2  0  .818  355 237 7  1  0  .875  279 171 Won 5       
Louisville               9  2  0  .818  424 190 7  1  0  .875  310 143 Lost 1      
South Florida            6  5  0  .545  288 226 5  3  0  .625  226 119 Lost 1      
Southern Miss            5  6  0  .454  259 229 5  3  0  .625  221 139 Won 1       
Houston                  6  5  0  .545  289 298 5  3  0  .625  239 223 Won 3       
Tulane                   5  6  0  .454  269 393 5  3  0  .625  219 230 Lost 2      
East Carolina            6  5  0  .545  300 254 4  4  0  .500  213 208 Won 1       
Memphis                  5  6  0  .454  311 368 3  5  0  .375  250 279 Won 2       
Cincinnati               2  9  0  .181  223 330 2  6  0  .250  187 243 Lost 2      
**UAB                    2  9  0  .181  148 438 1  7  0  .125  100 294 Lost 6      
Army                     1  10 0  .090  167 415 0  8  0  .000  110 305 Lost 10    

TCU wins the conference for the third straight year after a thorough beating of Louisville 42-28 in Week 13.

BOWLS: TCU returns to the Emerald Bowl in Seattle for the 3rd straight year. They'll play 6-5 Georgia Tech. Louisville plays 10-1 West Virginia in the Portland Bowl.

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C-USA
EMERALD BOWL: Georgia Tech 13, TCU 10 (TCU just can't win in a bowl)
PORTLAND BOWL: Louisville 44, West Virginia 7 (wow)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Miami (FL) 57, Penn State 48 (can you believe that championship score? Offense wins championships?)

FINAL COACHES TOP 25

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              12-0    ACC   1     1     1.00    1       
Nebraska                12-1    B12   2     2     2.00    2       
Oklahoma                11-2    B12   3     3     3.00    7       
Florida                 10-2    SEC   4     4     4.00    6       
LSU                     11-2    SEC   5     6     5.50    4       
Penn State              11-1    B10   6     5     5.50    3       
Michigan                10-2    B10   7     7     7.00    5       
USC                     9-3     PAC   8     9     8.50    13      
Georgia                 9-3     SEC   9     11    10.00   12      
Boston College          10-2    BET   10    12    11.00   9       
Notre Dame              10-2    IND   11    10    10.50   11      
Colorado                10-2    B12   12    8     10.00   10      
Ohio State              9-3     B10   13    14    13.50   14      
Michigan State          10-2    B10   14    15    14.50   8       
Marshall                11-2    MAC   15    13    14.00   20      
UCLA                    9-3     PAC   16    16    16.00   17      
West Virginia           10-2    BET   17    20    18.50   15      
TCU                     9-3     USA   18    18    18.00   25      
Louisville              10-2    USA   19    23    21.00   19      
Alabama                 9-3     SEC   20    17    18.50   16      
South Carolina          10-3    SEC   21    21    21.00   18      
Bowling Green           10-3    MAC   22    19    20.50   22      
Virginia                9-3     ACC   23    22    22.50   27      
California              8-4     PAC   24    27    25.50   23      
Texas A&M               8-4     B12   25    25    25.00   24      

Both TCU and Louisville make it into the final poll.

HEISMAN:
QB Jerry Goguen of Miami (FL) wins the Heisman. Finishing in 4th place is Walt Peterson, QB from Louisville, who threw for almost 4100 yards this year.

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C-USA SECOND TEAM
T Mark LaPorte

C-USA ACADEMIC TEAM
DE Michael Davila
OLB Luther Wheeler
S Brenden Springer

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The College Years
2006 Summary for UAB
   
Record: 2-9
Rank: 111
   
UAB                     Team      Rank  
Rushes                  409       48 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1478      63          
Yards Per Carry         3.61      66          
Pass Attempts           284       94 (T)      
Completions             115       121 (T)     
Passing Yards           1433      121 (T)     
Yards Per Attempt       5.04      121         
3rd Down Conversions    30.6      94 (T)      
Points Per Game         13.4      118         
Turnovers               29        109 (T)     
Turnover Margin         -13       114 (T)     
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  407       75 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1884      104         
Yards Per Carry         4.62      112         
Pass Attempts           329       46          
Completions             183       57 (T)      
Passing Yards           2514      78          
Yards Per Attempt       7.64      93 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    46.2      120 (T)     
Points Per Game         39.8      125         
Turnovers               16        106 (T)     
   
Primary Formation: Wishbone Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     17    at OHST (13)  52      
3     31    at FAIR (122) 23      
4     0     at ALAB (20)  69      
5     0     SMIS (71)     38      
6     27    at ARMY (119) 0       
7     27    TCUU (18)     45      
8     0     at SFLA (72)  41      
9     7     at LOUV (19)  56      
10    0     HOUS (63)     41      
12    13    at CINC (115) 28      
13    26    MEMP (70)     45      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
8 Naquin            QB    258   109   1360  5.27  10    16      
19 Parker           QB    26    6     73    2.80  1     3       
Team                ---   284   115   1433  5.04  11    19      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
32 Maxwell          RB    154   630   4.09  3     38    40      
43 Schneider        RB    117   569   4.86  0     27    48      
8 Naquin            QB    58    -125  -2.15 0     43    194     
21 Bell             RB    31    250   8.06  1     3     7       
20 Schulz           FB    26    65    2.50  1     8     14      
Team                ---   409   1478  3.61  5     127   324     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
86 Snyder           TE    72    30    379   12.6  149   4       
87 Cofield          WR    63    18    340   18.8  81    1       
3 Hodges            WR    51    14    296   21.1  110   2       
20 Schulz           FB    22    13    77    5.9   22    0       
80 Swift            WR    21    7     102   14.5  28    1       
40 Buckley          FB    17    14    92    6.5   33    1       
43 Schneider        RB    14    9     39    4.3   10    0       
Team                ---   284   115   1433  12.4  481   11      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
34 Springer         S     59    32    0.5   4     3     7       
55 Rayburn          ILB   40    16    0.0   3     1     1       
48 Roberson         CB    40    10    0.0   4     1     9       
75 Lazetti          DE    32    12    4.5   10    0     0       
50 Johnson          ILB   32    11    0.0   5     0     0       
24 Kennedy          CB    32    8     0.0   2     1     4       
72 Nelson           DT    31    6     1.5   5     0     0       
23 Rudy             S     27    6     0.0   1     1     4       
37 Gardner          CB    26    13    0.0   2     1     2       
92 Davila           DE    23    10    2.5   3     0     0       
95 McCrory          ILB   23    3     0.0   3     1     2       
93 Wheeler          OLB   22    9     2.0   3     0     2       
35 Dole             S     22    10    1.0   4     0     2       
90 Battle           OLB   20    5     5.0   6     0     1       
97 Ashraf           DE    16    3     0.0   2     0     1       
47 Small            OLB   16    9     0.0   0     0     6       
74 Stephenson       DE    14    1     2.5   4     0     0       
51 Harvey           ILB   11    6     0.0   2     0     2       
26 Medley           CB    11    2     0.0   1     0     2       
Team                ---   616   190   23.0  72    10    46      

Ouch... dead last in points allowed per game. So much for the defense carrying us through the season. And that turnover ratio was terrible... not to mention the 4 shutouts this year.

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Recruiting List, Location View
   
  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank Home Town
$$Desmond, Deron          DT    6-3  262  GA   ---   Sylvania                     
$$Dunn, Arnold            TE    6-6  236  TN   ---   Lawrenceburg                 
$$Durham, Bobby           CB    6-0  173  IL   ---   Carterville                  
$$Finley, Bernard         P     6-3  209  NC   ---   Kings Mountain               
$$Ornelas, Broderick      DE    6-1  226  TN   ---   Atwood                       
$$Patton, Ben             WR    5-11 167  AL   ---   Lafayette                    
$$Salvatori, Brady        DT    6-3  257  LA   ---   Alexandria                   
$$Stubbs, Al              OLB   5-11 213  AL   ---   Woodland                     
$$Tavares, Heath          S     5-10 170  TN   ---   Crossville                   
**Bullock, Trevor         G     6-6  289  AL   ---   Columbiana                   
**Kemp, Cole              RB    5-11 173  AL   ---   Addison                      
**Weaver, Seth            QB    6-0  179  GA   966   Moultrie                     
Barrows, Tyrell           FB    5-10 202  GA   948   Warner Robins                
Henson, Donovan           C     6-5  251  AL   890   Birmingham                   
Pietraszak, Grant         T     6-4  261  AR   214   Hamburg                      
Schroeder, Leon           OLB   5-10 197  AL   223   Theodore                     
   
  Player                  High School              Reg  Ath. Prep
$$Desmond, Deron          Screven County           SE   59          
$$Dunn, Arnold            Lawrence County          SE   1           
$$Durham, Bobby           Carterville              GL   30          
$$Finley, Bernard         Kings Mountain           SE   34          
$$Ornelas, Broderick      West Carroll             SE   21          
$$Patton, Ben             Lafayette                DS   0           
$$Salvatori, Brady        Peabody Magnet           DS   10          
$$Stubbs, Al              Woodland                 DS   56          
$$Tavares, Heath          Cumberland County        SE   8           
**Bullock, Trevor         Shelby County            DS   56          
**Kemp, Cole              Addison                  DS   0           
**Weaver, Seth            Colquitt County          SE   47          
Barrows, Tyrell           Warner Robins            SE   75          
Henson, Donovan           Woodlawn Magnet          DS   2           
Pietraszak, Grant         Hamburg                  DS   10          
Schroeder, Leon           Theodore                 DS   75          
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.

Recruiting List, Worksheet View
   
  Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
Pietraszak, Grant         T     AR   337         290     80            
Henson, Donovan           C     AL   234         0       95            
Schroeder, Leon           OLB   AL   308         226     85            
**Kemp, Cole              RB    AL   250         51      81            
Barrows, Tyrell           FB    GA   298         196     92            
$$Finley, Bernard         P     NC   383         335     83            
$$Dunn, Arnold            TE    TN   274         124     80            
**Weaver, Seth            QB    GA   330         244     80            
**Bullock, Trevor         G     AL   242         26      85            
$$Salvatori, Brady        DT    LA   331         368     86            
$$Durham, Bobby           CB    IL   433         326     85            
$$Tavares, Heath          S     TN   299         198     83            
$$Patton, Ben             WR    AL   264         92      98            
$$Desmond, Deron          DT    GA   324         305     85            
$$Stubbs, Al              OLB   AL   260         81      88            
$$Ornelas, Broderick      DE    TN   344         202     96            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
Pietraszak, Grant         80+     2       2       Prest/Dist  Committed *      
Henson, Donovan           68+     3       3       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
Schroeder, Leon           65+     3       3       Acad*/Prest Committed *      
**Kemp, Cole              59+     3       4       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Barrows, Tyrell           59-     3       3       Dist/Prest  Committed *      
$$Finley, Bernard         55+     3       3       Dist*/Acad  Committed *      
$$Dunn, Arnold            54+     2       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
**Weaver, Seth            50+     3       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
**Bullock, Trevor         50-     2       3       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
$$Salvatori, Brady        50-     3       2       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
$$Durham, Bobby           50-     3       2       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
$$Tavares, Heath          46++    3       2       Dist/Prest  Committed *      
$$Patton, Ben             44++    3       2       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
$$Desmond, Deron          43-     3       2       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
$$Stubbs, Al              43+     3       2       Acad*/Prest Committed *      
$$Ornelas, Broderick      41+     3       2       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest. 

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So long, guys...

Player                #    Pos  Elig  HT   WT   High School  
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr    6-3   205   Plainview, TX - Plainview      
McClung, Donny          85   WR   Sr    5-10  169   Mercedes, TX - Mercedes        
LaPorte, Mark           62   T    Sr    6-5   303   Arlington, TX - Martin         
Battle, Dave            90   OLB  Sr    5-10  197   Houston, TX - Madison          
Gardner, Jonathan       37   CB   Sr    6-3   193   Altair, TX - Rice              
Kennedy, Dennis         24   CB   Sr    6-1   180   DeSoto, TX - DeSoto            
Kalter, Fred            28   S    Sr    6-1   191   Mobile, AL -  W P Davidson     
Maxwell, Maurice        32   RB   Sr    5-10  194   Dallas, TX - Roosevelt         
Lazetti, Sean           75   DE   Sr    5-11  231   Slidell, LA - Slidell          
Stephenson, Peter       74   DE   Sr    6-4   246   Waxahachie, TX - Waxahachie    
Talley, Fred            79   DE   Sr    6-2   239   Irondale, AL - Shades Valley   
Johnson, Tim            50   ILB  Sr    6-4   222   Killeen, TX - Ellison          
Rayburn, Trevor         55   ILB  Sr    6-0   225   Tuscumbia, AL - Deshler        
Small, John             47   OLB  Sr    5-11  203   Tuscaloosa, AL - Hillcrest     

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Well... the good news is that I wasn't fired after going from 7-4 to 2-9 in 3 years. The UAB athletic director must have realized that we have a few good recruiting classes coming through. I'm grateful for their patience, but I know that 2007 is a crucial year for UAB football. The pressure starts...

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