Birmingham News: UAB hopes to avoid letting loss linger

[PonyPride]

From The Birmingham News:

UAB moves on to SMU after the Blazers opened the season with a loss

Steve Irvine -- The Birmingham News

The message was sent last September after UAB dropped a turnover-filled game to SMU at Legion Field.

Heading into the game, UAB was riding high after quarterback Joe Webb gar­nered national attention for his play in a season-open ing win over Rice. The Blaz ers, a double-digit favorite over SMU, fell into a 28-7 hole at halftime before dropping a 35-33 decision to the Mustangs.

The hangover carried over to the next two weeks as the lethargic Blazers lost to Troy and Texas A&M.

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[pwnyxpress]

Sounds like the Blazers are going to get smoked to me...

[Dooby]

This article basically says we need to go out and punch them in the mouth at the start of the game. We don't want to let them hang around.

[Harry0569]

This article basically says we need to go out and punch them in the mouth at the start of the game. We don't want to let them hang around.

My thoughts exactly. If we go up 14-0 in the 1st quarter, they will quit.

[ponyte]

They didn't quit last year. We were up 28-7 and they came back. Of course they had a much more potent offense with Webb and Mitchell QBing for them.

[Harry0569]

They didn't quit last year. We were up 28-7 and they came back. Of course they had a much more potent offense with Webb and Mitchell QBing for them.

We are at home, and they only have one QB (who can't throw). I expect our offense to come out humming.

[PonyKai]

Now that we've gotten rid of our BM...I mean BLM, I don't expect similar gaffes from our starting QB against UAB at home.

[PonySnob]

Now that we've gotten rid of our BM...I mean BLM, I don't expect similar gaffes from our starting QB against UAB at home.

Did you not watch the Tech game? For a majority of the game, it looked just like BLM at QB.........

[ponyte]

If BLM had thrown 3 interceptions in last week’s game, at least one (and probably 2) would have been run back for TDs. And one would have been a 100+ yard return for a TD.

BLM has a reputation for being a comeback specialist. Against WSU and UAB last year, he was able to engineer comebacks that won a game for WSU and almost won a game for UAB.

Padron was facing the best defense he has ever seen. Yes he made mistakes but I would rather he learn against a good TTU than a mediocre CUSA opponent.

[stc9]

Enough on BLM. The kid has moved on. Stop beating a dead... ah... um... Pony.

Let's put some things in perspective. Last week, though really, really frustrating to watch, was a great learning experience for KP. Did he stare down his receivers? Yes. Was he less accurate, even in dump off passes, than he should have been? Yes. Was this his first time in a stadium of 70,000 screaming, hostile fans? Yes. Did he fold? No. The kid kept fighting. That gives me a lot of hope.

Remember KP is a Sophomore, not our savior. I know he is the face of the resurgent Mustangs, but he is still a Sophomore with a handful of starts to his name. As long as he keeps taking the steps he needs to take to improve our Mustangs will flourish. Take your Abilify and enjoy the fact that our Mustangs are getting better everyday.

Rant over: We have a really good opportunity against UAB. We need to protect the ball and keep our "D" fresh for the entire game. This will let us expose their one dimensional offense and allow our receivers run rampant on their secondary in the second half.

[Mestengo]

Every one’s talking about Offense. The defense is the most improved part of this team. They will beat down UAB.

[Stallion]

The best sign for Saturday Nite would simply be to see the Run and Shoot run the way it was designed. I think in the last 2 years we saw that against WSU in the first half and against Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl. Other than that, we really haven't been running the true Run and Shoot-due mainly to QB inexperience. Spread it around, throw it deep, short, outside and inside to multiple receivers off multiple reads. I believe our QB is capable of doing that at the CUSA Level-interested to see if our receivers can. This offense when it reaches its potential should put up 350+ yards passing per week

[PonyKai]

Now that we've gotten rid of our BM...I mean BLM, I don't expect similar gaffes from our starting QB against UAB at home.

Did you not watch the Tech game? For a majority of the game, it looked just like BLM at QB.........

Actually, I sat in a cave, in the dark, with fingers in my ears and my eyes shut. We have a football team?