Backing up / restoring system apps

[Johnny.Bravo]

OK, I am about to pull put my hair! Both times Sprint put out an update I had to flash to stock in order to get them because I can't figure out how to back up and then later restore all the bloatware.

-I opened Titanium Backup and backed up all user apps + system data (I have the paid version of TB)
-I then opened Root Manager and backed up all system apps
-Then using Root Manager I removed Asphalt 5 Demo and rebooted
-Next I opened Titanium Backup and found the backup of Asphalt 5, but there was no restore button!!!!
-So I go back into Root Manager, go to App Backup/Restore, switch to Restore Mode and there is nothing there. Zip. Zero. Nada. It didn't back up anything.

WTF am I doing wrong? I really want to get rid of all the Sprint crap but I don't want to have to flash back to stock when the next update comes out. Someone please explain to me how I can back up all the bloatware, delete it and be able to restore it later if need be.