Coach Bill Lewis

Good article on behind the scenes! https://deadspin.com/a-college-basketbal...1826990796

The ever-widening gulf between the haves and have-nots of modern day college athletics hit UAB like a punch in the gut last month. The athletic department was forced to cut or eliminate 12 positions before the start of its new fiscal year in July. The estimated savings are about $400,000. Caught in the middle of the sudden layoffs was Zac Schrieber. Schrieber was a sports information director at Samford University for 14 years. Last month, he was offered a position by UAB to be the Blazers' new SID for men's basketball. For a father with two young children, it was a major step for his family and his career. Then came the call from UAB's human resources. Just before the end of business on Friday, June 15, and two days before the start of his new job at UAB, the university's human resources department informed him the position was no longer available. Schrieber said the call came at 4:29 p.m. Samford's human resources department closed at 4:30 p.m. "If I would have been told just four hours earlier, I could have most likely stopped everything on the Samford end of things and kept my job there," Schrieber said in a text message. Schrieber is now unemployed for the first time in 23 years. https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018...om#article

Some good bits in there. https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2017/6/2...a-football

It is called th Alliance pro team. Will share space at Alamo dome with UTSA. Positive for UTSA to be closely aligned with a pro squad. Link to article: http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/n...ral-season

2 million buyout. He is going rule the roost for a long time there! http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/a...09544.html

https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/6/10/se...eview-utsa

Kia Locksley their QB transfer was the national JUCO MVP last year. Now they add the best fullback in the market. http://www.indexjournal.com/sports/natio...a5b7c.html This UTEP squad is going to surprise some people this season folks.

Proud of FAU for making this list and representing C-USA. We need more like FAU. http://larrybrownsports.com/college-foot...018/448127

Looks like FAU and Marshall have the most showings. Some pretty good game tho. Saturday, Sept. 1 at Noon, Houston at Rice Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m., Indiana at FIU Saturday, Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m., Virginia Tech at Old Dominion Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., NC State at Marshall Friday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m., Middle Tennessee at Marshall Friday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m., Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic Friday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m., Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee Thursday, Nov. 15 at 9:30 p.m., Florida Atlantic at North Texas Saturday, Nov. 24 at Noon, Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech Saturday, Dec. 1, TBD, Conference USA Championship https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...mpionship/

Impressive. Kiffin is representing C-USA In a big way. Deserves a ton of credit for what he has accomplished in such a short time. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc...568834002/

FAU Sept. 1 at Oklahoma; Sept. 8 vs. Air Force; Sept. 15 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Sept. 21 at UCF Lane Kiffin led the Owls to their first Conference USA championship last season but duplicating that feat could be difficult especially with a treacherous nonconference schedule that features road games against a pair of conference champions in Oklahoma and UCF. The good news is FAU went 1-3 in nonconference in 2017 and still managed an 11-win season. Middle Tennessee Sept. 1 at Vanderbilt; Sept 8 vs. UT Martin; Sept. 15 at Georgia; Nov. 17 at Kentucky The Blue Raiders open up the season on the road for the first time since 2011 as the team travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt. Middle Tennessee has split the series (3-3) but all three wins have come on the road. MTSU has lost 12 out of its last 13 meetings with teams from the SEC with the last win coming in 2016. The program is a combined 0-3 all-time against Georgia and Kentucky. UTSA Sept. 1 at Arizona State; Sept. 8 vs. Baylor; Sept. 15 at Kansas State; Sept. 22 vs. Texas State UTSA is one of just two CUSA schools to play three teams from Power 5 conferences this season (Middle Tennessee). The Roadrunners won three games out of conference in a single season for the first time since fully joining CUSA in 2013 including the program’s first win over a P5 school in Baylor. North Texas Sept. 1 vs. SMU; Sept. 8 vs. Incarnate Word; Sept. 15 at Arkansas; Sept. 22 at Liberty North Texas put together just it’s second winning season since 2005 when the Mean Green won nine games in 2017. The good news for Seth Littrell’s program is they’ll face one of the easiest schedules in the conference with an FCS foe (Incarnate Word) and a program transitioning into the Football Bowl Subdivision (Liberty). http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...story.html

http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2018...of-season/

I think this makes it clear that ODU is tops in the CUSA for facilities and they already had a jump on budget/academics. They seem to be preparing for entry into AAC. http://odu.edu/news/2018/4/stadium#.WtoNxUEpDDt

http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/s...90d61.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/fe55d954-06...efend.html If P5’s can start paying players it is going to be a 5hitshow for G5’s to keep up!

A story indicating they both applied for the Tennessee job. Link to article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...all-coach/

Big time hire! Good for them.

What do you think of this concept as it appears to be gaining traction in C-USA and Sun Belt BBS. There would be 5 divisions separated by geography which is inline with what Arkansas State Fan has proposed. Southeast FIU FAU Georgia State Georgia Southern Troy Coastal Charlotte USA Texas UTEP NMSU UNT Rice UTSA Texas State Ark State ULM Heartland ULaLa USM UAB WKU MTSU ODU LA Tech App State Northeast JMU Liberty Marshall Buffalo UMass Ohio Akron Kent State Midwest CMU WMU EMU NIU Ball State Toledo BGSU Miami (Ohio)

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03...iver_index

This information comes from the NMSU Chancellor and is linked below for authenticty: Activity Report March 3 – March 9 By Office of President | Published March 13, 2018 Chancellor Garrey Carruthers "While at the WAC Basketball Tournament, I met with the Presidents and Athletic Directors of the WAC schools to discuss business as well as the challenges facing the Conference regarding membership. The WAC is initiating an aggressive membership campaign. Commissioner Jeff Hurd said “something was going to happen and happen soon” regarding conference alignments and realignments. One rumor was the Mountain West would become a 16-member conference with two-8 member divisions. NMSU could come into play as a new member, along with UTEP." https://president.nmsu.edu/activity-report-march-3-march-9/

WKU over UAB 72-57. 20th NCAA tourney bid. No one comes close. Go TOPPERS!

WHEN READING the Conference USA tournament pairings, don’t do a double take. Marshall plays a Thursday quarterfinal in something called the Ford Center at The Star in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco, on Court B at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. You may have seen on the previous line that Middle Tennessee plays on Court A at 7. Whatever the heck is going on? https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/col...a9692.html

Ray Harper rumored to be their guy. Read more: http://kfoxtv.com/sports/local-sports/so...tball-team

2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM Jon Elmore, Marshall, Jr., G, 6-3, 185, Charleston, West Virginia Nick King, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, 6-7, 225, Memphis, Tennessee Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-2, 170, Atlanta, Georgia Chris Cokley, UAB, Sr., F, 6-8, 238, Savannah, Georgia Justin Johnson, WKU, Sr., F, 6-7, 245, Hazard, Kentucky 2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM C.J. Burks, Marshall, Jr., G, 6-4, 195, Martinsburg, West Virginia Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee, Sr., G, 6-2, 217, Athens, Alabama Roosevelt Smart, North Texas, So., G, 6-3, 185, Chicago, Illinois Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-0, 160, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Darius Thompson, WKU, Gr., 6-4, 190, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM Brian Beard Jr., FIU, Jr., G, 5-10, 180, Rancho Cucamonga, California Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic, R-Sr., C, 7-0, 245, Winter Haven, Florida Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech, Sr., G, 6-6, 175, St. Petersburg, Florida Ajdin Penava, Marshall, Jr., F, 6-9, 220, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina B.J. Stith, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-5, 215, Lawrenceville, Virginia 2017-18 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Anthony Duruji, Louisiana Tech, Fr., F, 6-7, 198, Germantown, Maryland Zack Bryant, UAB, Fr., G, 6-2, 180, Hastings, Florida Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-0, 160, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Keaton Wallace, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-3, 170, Dallas, Texas Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU, Fr., G, 6-2, 175, Lexington, Kentucky 2017-18 CONFERENCE USA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Brian Beard Jr., FIU, Jr., G, 5-10, 180, Rancho Cucamonga, California Ajdin Penava, Marshall, Jr., F, 6-9, 220, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Tyrik Dixon, Middle Tennessee, So., G, 6-1, 184, Bentonville, Arkansas Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-2, 170, Atlanta, Georgia William Lee, UAB, Sr., F, 6-9, 206, Selma, Alabama

Would be a feather in the MWC hat! http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spor...y,amp.html