The Dragon's Den

Join me as I talk with one of the legendary UAB softball sluggers from the historic team that advanced to the super regionals in 2013, Kristen McGrath! Kristen has her name all in the UAB softball record books and played a critical role in the teams success over her four years with the Blazers. Hear her stories about her growth as a softball player from high school to college, her best memories of games and places she played, see where she is today, and more! Hope you enjoy! Go Blazers!

Follow me on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Join me as I talk with one of the legendary UAB softball sluggers from the historic team that advanced to the super regionals in 2013, Kristen McGrath! Kristen has her name all in the UAB softball record books and played a critical role in the teams success over her four years with the Blazers. Hear her stories about her growth as a softball player from high school to college, her best memories of games and places she played, see where she is today, and more! Hope you enjoy! Go Blazers!

Follow me on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Join me as I talk with one of the first UAB football greats, Cedrick Buchannon, in episode 19! Cedrick and I break down what UAB football was like making the transition from Division III to 1-AA in the early 1990s and playing for Coach Jim Hilyer and Watson Brown. We also discuss his fandom of UAB today, his favorite things to barbecue, some other favorite memories from his time as a player at UAB and the Birmingham Steeldogs, and where he is now! Thanks for listening! 

*I apologize for any audio issues, we did have some technical issues that made the audio not come through as clean as it normally does.*

Join me as I talk with one of the first UAB football greats, Cedrick Buchannon, in episode 19! Cedrick and I break down what UAB football was like making the transition from Division III to 1-AA in the early 1990s and playing for Coach Jim Hilyer and Watson Brown. We also discuss his fandom of UAB today, his favorite things to barbecue, some other favorite memories from his time as a player at UAB and the Birmingham Steeldogs, and where he is now! Thanks for listening! 

*I apologize for any audio issues, we did have some technical issues that made the audio not come through as clean as it normally does.*

Join me as I talk with former UAB basketball forward Lawrence Kinnard. Lawrence is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and while they recruited him, he chose UAB. He goes in-depth into his love of playing against Memphis, knowing their players personally after playing high school basketball or summer ball with them, and having his family come down and watch the games. Lawrence is one of the most underrated forwards UAB has had this century since he was so versatile with guard quickness and shooting ability. We talk about his friendships with former players, the coaching styles of Mike Anderson and Mike Davis, his big game memories, and where he is now! 

Check out my social media pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with former UAB basketball forward Lawrence Kinnard. Lawrence is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and while they recruited him, he chose UAB. He goes in-depth into his love of playing against Memphis, knowing their players personally after playing high school basketball or summer ball with them, and having his family come down and watch the games. Lawrence is one of the most underrated forwards UAB has had this century since he was so versatile with guard quickness and shooting ability. We talk about his friendships with former players, the coaching styles of Mike Anderson and Mike Davis, his big game memories, and where he is now! 

Check out my social media pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with former UAB offensive lineman Matt McCants! Matt went from playing the tuba in the high school marching band through his junior year to playing football his senior season and playing well enough to get a scholarship at UAB. Five years later he's playing in the NFL. Matt shares his awesome story about how playing in the band helped him playing football, his time at UAB with his great teammates, his experience playing pro football in the NFL, AAF, and XFL, and his life now! Be sure to stick around until the end for the sixth edition of This Week in Blazer History with Steve Rutherford. 

We did have some audio problems, so if you hear them, I apologize! 

Be sure to check out my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with former UAB offensive lineman Matt McCants! Matt went from playing the tuba in the high school marching band through his junior year to playing football his senior season and playing well enough to get a scholarship at UAB. Five years later he's playing in the NFL. Matt shares his awesome story about how playing in the band helped him playing football, his time at UAB with his great teammates, his experience playing pro football in the NFL, AAF, and XFL, and his life now! Be sure to stick around until the end for the sixth edition of This Week in Blazer History with Steve Rutherford. 

We did have some audio problems, so if you hear them, I apologize! 

Be sure to check out my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

This week I combine my last two planned This Week In Blazer History segments for one postseason special episode. UAB has a rich history in basketball and this episode recaps great wins like UAB's first NCAA tournament win over WKU, UAB's win over Kentucky's "Twin Towers" Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin in 1981, UAB's win over 1 seed Virginia led by Ralph Sampson in 1982, the win over Alabama (UAT) in 1993, and others! Fantastic game recaps gathered by longtime UAB fan Steve Rutherford! Also stick around until the end to find out about my Friday Giveaway coming up next Friday, March 26. 

Be sure to follow me on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

This week I combine my last two planned This Week In Blazer History segments for one postseason special episode. UAB has a rich history in basketball and this episode recaps great wins like UAB's first NCAA tournament win over WKU, UAB's win over Kentucky's "Twin Towers" Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin in 1981, UAB's win over 1 seed Virginia led by Ralph Sampson in 1982, the win over Alabama (UAT) in 1993, and others! Fantastic game recaps gathered by longtime UAB fan Steve Rutherford! Also stick around until the end to find out about my Friday Giveaway coming up next Friday, March 26. 

Be sure to follow me on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!