The Dragon's Den

Nick Vogel had what a pretty abnormal college career. After not receiving much recruiting in high school, he walked on at UAB. Then the program shut down. Then he came back when they announced the team was coming back even though he didn't know what would happen in the future of UAB football AND he had a scholarship at Southern Miss. His loyalty brought him home. Hear Nick's stories about his time at UAB as the program was rebuilt completely from scratch. "Vogeltron" also dives into his friendships with former teammates Lee Dufour and Ty Long, his technique as a kicker, and some of his favorite off the field memories as a UAB student athlete. 

Be sure to follow the Dragon's Den (@DragonsDenEFEL) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 

Nick Vogel had what a pretty abnormal college career. After not receiving much recruiting in high school, he walked on at UAB. Then the program shut down. Then he came back when they announced the team was coming back even though he didn't know what would happen in the future of UAB football AND he had a scholarship at Southern Miss. His loyalty brought him home. Hear Nick's stories about his time at UAB as the program was rebuilt completely from scratch. "Vogeltron" also dives into his friendships with former teammates Lee Dufour and Ty Long, his technique as a kicker, and some of his favorite off the field memories as a UAB student athlete. 

Be sure to follow the Dragon's Den (@DragonsDenEFEL) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 

For this episode I'm joined by UAB super fan Dave West. A native of nearby Morris, Alabama, Dave has Birmingham in his blood and is well known around the UAB fanbase from his twitter accounts and his time writing for the Daily Dragon. Dave is a great guy with great knowledge of UAB athletics and the city of Birmingham. Re-live some of his glorious, and some infamous, moments as a Blazer fan. 

Be sure to stick around until the end for my second volume of This Week in Blazer History and find out what exciting moments happened this week in UAB athletics history! All stats and facts gathered by Steve Rutherford (@MemphisBlazer on Twitter)! Also be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Thanks for listening!

For this episode I'm joined by UAB super fan Dave West. A native of nearby Morris, Alabama, Dave has Birmingham in his blood and is well known around the UAB fanbase from his twitter accounts and his time writing for the Daily Dragon. Dave is a great guy with great knowledge of UAB athletics and the city of Birmingham. Re-live some of his glorious, and some infamous, moments as a Blazer fan. 

Be sure to stick around until the end for my second volume of This Week in Blazer History and find out what exciting moments happened this week in UAB athletics history! All stats and facts gathered by Steve Rutherford (@MemphisBlazer on Twitter)! Also be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Thanks for listening!

Join me as I talk with former UAB basketball forward Frank Haywood! Frank was known for his tenacity and hard defense on the hardwood for the Blazers. Frank gives very detailed stories about his time at UAB that included playing with former greats like Andy Kennedy, Stanley Jackson, and Elbert Rogers among others. He also gives great insight into big wins over Memphis, who was led by Penny Hardaway, and of course Alabama in the NIT in 1993. Frank is hilarious and adds a lot of color to his stories from back in the early 1990s. Stick around until the end and check out my new segment "This Week in Blazer History" with longtime UAB fan Steve Rutherford supplying some of the most notable events from this week in UAB history. 

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow the Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers! 

Join me as I talk with former UAB basketball forward Frank Haywood! Frank was known for his tenacity and hard defense on the hardwood for the Blazers. Frank gives very detailed stories about his time at UAB that included playing with former greats like Andy Kennedy, Stanley Jackson, and Elbert Rogers among others. He also gives great insight into big wins over Memphis, who was led by Penny Hardaway, and of course Alabama in the NIT in 1993. Frank is hilarious and adds a lot of color to his stories from back in the early 1990s. Stick around until the end and check out my new segment "This Week in Blazer History" with longtime UAB fan Steve Rutherford supplying some of the most notable events from this week in UAB history. 

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow the Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers! 

"They fake it to Elliot, Hackney stepping up and Hackney tucking and OH WHAT A STIFF ARM! GET AWAY! LIKE A LITTLE FLY!". 
"He's shaking his head right now saying 'there will be none of that!'... Some quarterbacks get away from pressure like Doug Flutie, Hackney gets away from pressure like GODZILLA!" 

The Blazer faithful remember that night against TCU very well in 2004 and to the rest of the nation they were introduced to the Godzilla himself, Mr. Darrell Hackney. Join me as I go back in time with Darrell and talk about some of his greatest games, his favorite memories playing UAB, his friendships with former teammates, and see how the big man is doing now! You will never find a man with a higher competitive drive than Darrell Hackney and it shows in the episode! 

Be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you want to see the stiff arm again (and why wouldn't you), the link is below! Thanks for listening! Go Blazers!

https://youtu.be/SD-fkpqiNK0

"They fake it to Elliot, Hackney stepping up and Hackney tucking and OH WHAT A STIFF ARM! GET AWAY! LIKE A LITTLE FLY!". 
"He's shaking his head right now saying 'there will be none of that!'... Some quarterbacks get away from pressure like Doug Flutie, Hackney gets away from pressure like GODZILLA!" 

The Blazer faithful remember that night against TCU very well in 2004 and to the rest of the nation they were introduced to the Godzilla himself, Mr. Darrell Hackney. Join me as I go back in time with Darrell and talk about some of his greatest games, his favorite memories playing UAB, his friendships with former teammates, and see how the big man is doing now! You will never find a man with a higher competitive drive than Darrell Hackney and it shows in the episode! 

Be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you want to see the stiff arm again (and why wouldn't you), the link is below! Thanks for listening! Go Blazers!

https://youtu.be/SD-fkpqiNK0

Join me as I talk with former UAB football kicker Rhett Gallego. Many of you know Rhett as the man who made "The Kick" to defeat the LSU Tigers, coached by Nick Saban, by a final of 13-10. Rhett and I discuss his time at UAB, the LSU game details, his friendships with former teammates at UAB and the Birmingham Steeldogs, and his life now! It's an awesome episode with a lot of great info and even a flashback at the beginning with the call from the legendary radio broadcaster Gary Sanders. Thanks for listening! 

If you haven't checked out my social pages, go like or follow now! The Dragon's Den is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with the handle @DragonsDenEFEL. Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with former UAB football kicker Rhett Gallego. Many of you know Rhett as the man who made "The Kick" to defeat the LSU Tigers, coached by Nick Saban, by a final of 13-10. Rhett and I discuss his time at UAB, the LSU game details, his friendships with former teammates at UAB and the Birmingham Steeldogs, and his life now! It's an awesome episode with a lot of great info and even a flashback at the beginning with the call from the legendary radio broadcaster Gary Sanders. Thanks for listening! 

If you haven't checked out my social pages, go like or follow now! The Dragon's Den is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with the handle @DragonsDenEFEL. Go Blazers!