A look around Conference USA
Originally Published: October 5, 2004
By
Adam Rittenberg | Special to ESPN.com
UAB has issued the following memo to its fans during the last two seasons: don't plan on leaving games early.
But so far there's an addendum to this year's message: trust us, you'll have much more to cheer about.
Last season the Blazers lost four games by 11 points or fewer. Only a field goal separated UAB from matching TCU and Georgia, teams ranked 13th and fourth at the time.
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