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(12-01-2017 04:50 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 04:38 PM)bftb Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 01:41 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 12:34 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Promise that was made to hate whoever Watts hired as AD, no matter who it was.

He was never given a chance

Ingram came in with the mandate to run Clark off and keep football dead. In doing so he spent months alienating pretty much every person who was associated with the effort to bring UAB football back. He basically told every UAB fan and booster he talked to that they were dumb and misguided and that only he knew what was best for UAB. Not surprisingly he pissed off a large number of people in doing so.

Anyone suggesting that Ingram is somehow a victim quite frankly doesn't know what they are talking about.

I agree with this assessment, and there's plenty of evidence to back it up.

Having said that, I think he has been making a concerted effort to be more engaging and involved of late. I noticed him last night, with his green blazer on, and all but leading a cheer, and even mentioned to my wife, "Hey look, Mark is finally becoming a Blazer!" I hope that is true.

Unless, of course, Tennessee hires him away.

Fulmer was named AD today for the next 2 years. Someday the books on UAB and UT athletics will be best sellers

By happenstance, I walked into an employee lounge at work the day Fulmer gave his press conference live on ESPN, the TV was tuned in to it. I had to do a double take. Because I swear to God when I first looked up at the screen, I thought I was looking at Ray Watts in an orange tie. I just happened to have my UAB Football program on me, and a photo of Watts in it. Did anyone who saw that presser detect a resemblance? Hell, he even sounded like old Pumpkin Head to me!