It is official: University of Alabama-Birmingham is shutting down the football program.
On the one hand, I feel a little sorry for the players and staff who are getting jammed up, especially since there’s a lot of speculation that the regents (including Bear Bryant’s son) have been out to screw UAB and the football program. On the other hand, I really want to see more schools shut down their football programs. If the NFL wants a minor league, let them start their own, instead of riding on the backs of universities. On the gripping hand:
They cut the rifle program?! Philistines! (“Don’t shoot my sacred cow!”)
This could turn into something interesting: