UAB football fan 'hashtag storm' dominates Twitter

Published: Dec. 2, 2014 at 2:09 AM CST|Updated: Dec. 30, 2014 at 2:25 AM CST

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Fans and supporters of UAB football continued to take to Twitter on Monday, resuming pleas for university staff to reconsider a possible end to the school's football program.

The self-proclaimed "hashtag storm" is an online extension of demonstrations made on campus Sunday and Monday.

The student union at the University of Alabama-Huntsville showed their support, with a photo posted by 'UAB Slant' depicting monitors at the student union with a green version of the normally-blue UAH logo.

Other fans posted pictures of treasured memories spent at Legion Field.

"Everybody in the state should stand up for UAB & help keep their football program alive," former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron tweeted Monday night. "I wish everybody the best. Keep the Blazers alive."

Take a look at just a small portion of the tweets made Monday night. Hashtags #FreeUAB and #SaveUABfootball trended nationally throughout Monday evening.

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