Columnist JoeGoodmanJr explains how a TWG2022 connection in Birmingham helped bring Trent Dilfer to coach UAB_FB.
There’s this phenomenon I like to call New Birmingham that’s taking place in the city. It’s a whole thing. New Birmingham is a vibe. Great town, New Birmingham. It’s got heart, and a lot of spirit to go along with … a lot of good places to enjoy the vibes.
Everyone piled into The Shed at Sloss Furnaces for the breakdancing competition. Like I said, New Birmingham is a whole vibe. New Birmingham is proud of its past, and looking to the future. Mike Erwin is the Executive Director of Team Red, White & Blue. It’s a nationwide organization that supports veterans and veterans affairs. Birmingham has always supported veterans. It’s the home of the first Veterans Day Parade. Legion Field was built in honor of veterans of WWI. Alabama Veterans Memorial Park is a reflection of the city’s pride for those who serve.
Cavale passed along Dilfer’s number to UAB athletics director Mark Ingram. Ingram says he initially cringed at the idea of hiring a coach from the high school level, but the more he talked to Dilfer the more it became clear to Ingram that Dilfer was more than capable to do the job.Cavale works with a long list of universities within the NIL marketplace. But UAB is the hometown team, he says.
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