Joseph Goodman: UAB’s new football coach takes aim at Auburn

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“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.

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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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rogerpatmyers JoeGoodmanJr Don’t be upset that he’s right

JoeGoodmanJr A journalist would have called Dilfer for comment, and asked follow-up questions. Goodman took a 3-sentence blurb from Dilfer and wrote an opinion column around it. Sports journalism in the mainstream media has become complete garbage.

JoeGoodmanJr

JoeGoodmanJr Should have good QB play. He can pick 'em and coach em. We'll see if he can keep growing the trenches...

JoeGoodmanJr 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

JoeGoodmanJr No. They’ll be the 3rd best option in Alabama. No disrespect intended. Just being real.

JoeGoodmanJr UAB has a great medical school, but it ends there. This clown knows nothing about the state of Alabama. Auburn and UAB are very different. Should be a hoot watching him crash and burn.

JoeGoodmanJr I certainly disagree. Dilfer called this very wrong. He really misunderstands the UAB motivation, the psyche, the history. UAB is the only school that hates Alabama more than Auburn. Dilfer is clueless. His tenure is likely to be short and unpleasant.

JoeGoodmanJr Ray watts his chief recruiter.

JoeGoodmanJr Maybe try to be better than Troy first.

JoeGoodmanJr

JoeGoodmanJr What a joke.

JoeGoodmanJr he is playing to the uat trustees

JoeGoodmanJr Dilfer has been hit in the head too much

JoeGoodmanJr Auburn fans go to UAB games out of pity. 🤷‍♂️

JoeGoodmanJr Sports please 🔥 Goodman

JoeGoodmanJr

JoeGoodmanJr TroyUAB

JoeGoodmanJr Show the whole quote you cowards

JoeGoodmanJr happy to here that hey FSU Did once upon a Time

JoeGoodmanJr Dilfer is Goodman’s next prey

JoeGoodmanJr Y’all just read the article before you get you panties in a wad.

JoeGoodmanJr Auburn has played UAB in football and 21 times in basketball…UAT shut down the UAB program…wake up

JoeGoodmanJr Nice to see Trent Dilfer bow to Alabama and pick a fight with Auburn. It’s much easier to pick a fight with a program that will actually play you.

JoeGoodmanJr Aubs out here hurting and crying cause the guy forgot their team's not in Georgia.

JoeGoodmanJr It's not just Auburn he's got to worry about. It's Troy, South Alabama and Alabama in D1... then Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Samford, North Alabama and Jacksonville State to deal with in the state.

JoeGoodmanJr Great job uab!

JoeGoodmanJr Anyone wanting to make a donation to Auburn's NIL fund in Trent Dilfer's name:

JoeGoodmanJr This is simple. The Gumps literally shut this program a few years ago. Also, Al Dot Gump is a propaganda arm FOR the UA system, which UAB vitally depends. Also, this is Goodman, so… derp. Neat. Good for Trent. Changes squat.

JoeGoodmanJr I’m an auburn fan here, but WTF else is he supposed to say? “Oh geez guys I guess we are content just sucking”

JoeGoodmanJr A strong UAB helps Auburn by diverting Birmingham booster money away from Alabama.

JoeGoodmanJr Joe Goodman is awful but I’m blocked

JoeGoodmanJr Joe Goodman is such a nasty loser. Tell the rest of the quote and see how different what Dilfer actually said was. Gross lying corporate owned gnatsee style propagandist playing people against each other.

JoeGoodmanJr Not even a shot at Auburn, just forgot to mention them. Goodman is a complete joke

JoeGoodmanJr When the UAT Board decided to end the UAB football program Auburn people were the biggest advocates for bringing the program back. So that’s over I guess.

JoeGoodmanJr Bama Troy UAB Auburn (if they improve)

JoeGoodmanJr Lmao just lost your Bham Auburn fans

JoeGoodmanJr I mean UAB is better than Auburn. Makes sense

JoeGoodmanJr Buddy taking shots at Auburn when he should be focused on passing South Alabama 💀💀

JoeGoodmanJr Hahahah. That’s exactly what Tampa bay said when they played Dilfer. We are gonna go with the next best option.

JoeGoodmanJr Me, trying to recall when UAB was relevant….at any sport, let alone football.

JoeGoodmanJr So does that put South Alabama at 3?

JoeGoodmanJr

JoeGoodmanJr You’re advertising your program as “the next best option”? Shouldn’t you say 1?🤦🏻‍♂️

JoeGoodmanJr UAB going to be 4th best option in the state

JoeGoodmanJr F Auburn.. go UAB!

JoeGoodmanJr Think he meant “we’re going to be the third best option”

JoeGoodmanJr HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

JoeGoodmanJr Weird move, if he wants to alienate Auburn fans hope he’s prepared to have like 30% smaller crowds. That’s only the difference of a couple dozen folks for UAB but 30% nonetheless

JoeGoodmanJr Lol. Good Luck with that! Coach Ignorant

JoeGoodmanJr Laughable

JoeGoodmanJr Little shade Trent?

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