Opinion: UAB's Coach Dilfer is Correct- They Are Not Alabama Because He Would Be Fired by Now

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(Alabama)- A couple of weeks ago, the University of Alabama Blazers' head coach Trent Dilfer said in an interview that the team could not be compared to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide due to the lack of press coverage the school receives, according to On3 News.

The Blazers’ head coach was taking a question when he heard his grandson talking in the back. Dilfer seemingly referred to the lack of press in the room so he wanted to have his grandson on stage next to him and said: “He can come up. It’s like two of them. It’s not like this is freaking Alabama. Let’s go. Come on bud. You can come up here. Go ahead.”

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He Said What He Said

Dilfer's statement came after the football team's loss against the Navy. After the team's loss, only two news reporters were present at the press conference to speak with the coach. At another press conference, Dilfer was asked about his statement and said, "There were two people there. Okay, my grandson wanted to come up, and I heard like little stirring. I said, there’s two people here. This isn’t freaking Alabama’s press conference. My grandson can come up."

On top of Dilfer making such a statement, WVTM 13 News reported last week that UAB games have seen a significant decrease in fan attendance. The team currently has a 1-5 record followed by a 5-game losing streak. The Blazers last won on August 29 against Alcorn State in a 41-3 victory.

Dilfer is Correct

With Dilfer making such a statement, one thing many Alabamians can agree on is that the schools are completely different. One thing UA takes pride in is the football program.

Within the past few years, the UA updated the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility, creating it into a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art building for its players and coaching staff to use. On top of that, one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, Nick Saban, recently retired leaving the school with a reputation like no other.

Saban made such a big impact on the Crimson Tide program that in September 2024, ESPN reported the school held a ceremony renaming the football field to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Just last week, WVTM News reported that attendance at UAB games has been at an all-time low this season. Reporter Magdala Louissaint spoke with multiple students, with many giving a simple answer as to why they are not attending games: the team isn't winning.

Low game attendance means lesser or no profits at all for the university. Saban Field's maximum capacity is 100,077 attendees and with this number, you can easily do the math without pulling out pen and paper to know that a stadium of this size without a crowd would be a profit loss.

So yes and ironically, Difler is correct. UAB is not the UA because his brown boxes would have already been packed with headlines of him receiving a pink slip.

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