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Some University of Montevallo sports programs on the chopping block
Posted on 2/15/26 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 2/15/26 at 8:49 pm
Along with some academic programs, men’s and women’s tennis and swimming programs proposed for elimination:
Women's sports
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
Men's sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field†
Wrestling
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor
Women's sports
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
Men's sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field†
Wrestling
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor
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Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:08 pm to Alabama_Fan
Birmingham-Southern trajectory?
Posted on 2/16/26 at 1:41 am to Alabama_Fan
Huh. Seems like a bad time to piss off most of the voters in Alabama and half your alumni by canceling a TPUSA event for "security concerns."
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:08 am to Chad4Bama
Years ago it was predicted that 25 percent of colleges would cease to exist due to bad fiscal management and the like.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:24 am to imjustafatkid
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Huh. Seems like a bad time to piss off most of the voters in Alabama and half your alumni by canceling a TPUSA event for "security concerns."
To be fair, they just not have the money to pay their security overtime.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 10:47 am to RollTide4Ever
It boggles my mind how bloated the bureaucracy has gotten at most schools, including UA. They have Deans for EVERYTHING nowadays. “Dean of Paper Clips”. “Dean of Blind Asian Lesbian Students”. “Dean for Parking Lot Issues”.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:03 am to Diego Ricardo
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To be fair, they just not have the money to pay their security overtime.
TPUSA will fund the security themselves.
Any entity claiming security concerns is lying, and we all know it.
This post was edited on 2/16/26 at 11:04 am
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:04 am to Alabama_Fan
UAB's football program should be the next in state program to die.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 3:51 pm to imjustafatkid
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TPUSA will fund the security themselves.
Any entity claiming security concerns is lying, and we all know it.
Lol, their college campus security isn't really known for being adequate. Anyone claiming they are is lying, and we all know it
Posted on 2/16/26 at 4:22 pm to MoarKilometers
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Lol, their college campus security isn't really known for being adequate. Anyone claiming they are is lying, and we all know it
That's nice. Has nothing to do with what I said.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 4:34 pm to imjustafatkid
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That's nice. Has nothing to do with what I said.
Except the entire security concerns thing, sure
Posted on 2/16/26 at 4:37 pm to MoarKilometers
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Except the entire security concerns thing, sure
The college's security capabilities are not the only security capabilities available. Pretending not to know this makes you look like a fool or a liar.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:54 am to MoarKilometers
If they can't handle the most basic obligations - safety and security of the students and faculty - then close down the entire operation.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 10:59 am to Alabama_Fan
Surprising that Montevallo even had a swimming program.
It seems like swimming and diving programs have been the most cut programs out of all college sports going back to the 90's. I was friends with some folks on the swimming teams that had all made their way to Bama because Villanova, UCLA and Virginia Tech had just cut their programs.
I know that Michigan State, Arizona State, Iowa, Dartmouth, East Carolina and UConn just recently cancelled their programs as well. I think less than 1/3 of D1 teams carry a swimming and diving program now.
It's always been a Title IX issue for the mens side, but besides that, is it pool facility and maintenance, team size or something else that makes it a challenge to operate?
It seems like swimming and diving programs have been the most cut programs out of all college sports going back to the 90's. I was friends with some folks on the swimming teams that had all made their way to Bama because Villanova, UCLA and Virginia Tech had just cut their programs.
I know that Michigan State, Arizona State, Iowa, Dartmouth, East Carolina and UConn just recently cancelled their programs as well. I think less than 1/3 of D1 teams carry a swimming and diving program now.
It's always been a Title IX issue for the mens side, but besides that, is it pool facility and maintenance, team size or something else that makes it a challenge to operate?
Posted on 2/17/26 at 11:15 am to RolltidePA
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is it pool facility and maintenance, team size or something else that makes it a challenge to operate?
My guess is the scholarships and travel expenses would be the primary expenses. Moar can probably contribute a more educated perspective as to where the costs come in by having these programs.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 11:21 am to imjustafatkid
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Huh. Seems like a bad time to piss off most of the voters in Alabama and half your alumni by canceling a TPUSA event for "security concerns."
Boo hoo
Posted on 2/17/26 at 11:58 am to PuertoRicanBlaze
I've known a few UAB alums who honest to God thought that Bama football should subsidize UAB football. I looked at them and told them maybe UAB fans could actually start going to their games. Half the time, when it shows the stands for their games, it looks like at most, there's 1000 people in the stands.
I looked at them and told them maybe UAB fans could actually start going to their games. Half the time, when it shows the stands for their games, it looks like at most, there's 1000 people in the stands. Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:08 pm to Chad4Bama
I would think location had a big part in Bham Southern's closure.
If you dont have the big dog--football, its hard to pay for the other sports.
If you dont have the big dog--football, its hard to pay for the other sports.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:09 pm to Amarillo Tide
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I've known a few UAB alums who honest to God thought that Bama football should subsidize UAB football. I looked at them and told them maybe UAB fans could actually start going to their games. Half the time, when it shows the stands for their games, it looks like at most, there's 1000 people in the stands.
Okay, I got an idea. End UAB as a separate university so UAT can claim the medical school and hospital research to become one of the top public research universities. The UAB alums can just root for the Tide then. The separation of these institutions hurts our overall research perception because you basically cannot be elite in research without medicine + hospital but they lack what UA brings to the table in other disciplines.
This post was edited on 2/17/26 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:48 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Okay, I got an idea. End UAB as a separate university so UAT can claim the medical school and hospital research to become one of the top public research universities. The UAB alums can just root for the Tide then. The separation of these institutions hurts our overall research perception because you basically cannot be elite in research without medicine + hospital but they lack what UA brings to the table in other disciplines.
This guy gets it
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