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(05-20-2014 04:21 PM)stc Wrote:  Going to miss Drew, he's a great guy. Crenshaw would probably do well for us.

Crenshaw is a good guy. I hope it's him or somebody else I like..........whoever it is will have some big shoes to fill!

Maybe if he had toned down the integrity and talent just a little, we'd still have him.

So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

Because they eventually found him worthy to cover that program.

Congrats to Drew.

His new job description demands that I immediately unfollow him on Twitter. Blechhh...

(05-21-2014 09:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

If I were assigned to follow bammer recruiting, here's how I would do it. I would subscribe to TiderInsider, as Rodney Orr is the best out there. Sure beats chasing 5-star headcases in cyberspace. Then, there are at least 4 other paid bammer recruiting sites, that follow it closely (Alabama Rivals, Alabama Scout, Alabama 247, ESPN's Alabama recruiting site).

(05-21-2014 09:25 AM)grendelson138 Wrote:  Congrats to Drew.

His new job description demands that I immediately unfollow him on Twitter. Blechhh...

Same here. Already unfollowed. No longer provides me with needed info.

(05-21-2014 09:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

Why do you think he needed to take it? Or better...why is it a promotion?

(Note: I'm not blaming him for taking it, but he wouldn't need to if we UAB fans made ourselves a bigger deal. We're our own worst enemy.)

(05-20-2014 01:25 PM)jcduncan13 Wrote:  I'll still read his stuff.

Wow. Not me.

(05-21-2014 09:54 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

Why do you think he needed to take it? Or better...why is it a promotion?

(Note: I'm not blaming him for taking it, but he wouldn't need to if we UAB fans made ourselves a bigger deal. We're our own worst enemy.)

News flash: Alabama is a more popular school than UAB. Covering more popular schools is considered a promotion

He was not given a choice in the matter from what I understand. Drew enjoyed covering UAB and Samford. I think Crenshaw will be fine.

(05-21-2014 09:54 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

Why do you think he needed to take it? Or better...why is it a promotion?

(Note: I'm not blaming him for taking it, but he wouldn't need to if we UAB fans made ourselves a bigger deal. We're our own worst enemy.)

I am in full agreement of what I put in bold.

(05-21-2014 10:02 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(05-20-2014 01:25 PM)jcduncan13 Wrote:  I'll still read his stuff.

Wow. Not me.

Not me, either.

With all due respect to Drew, the subject matter he covers went from something I care about a great deal to something that makes my skin crawl.

(05-21-2014 10:13 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:54 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(05-21-2014 09:13 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  So I guess we DO need to make comments and click the links on UAB articles as some of us have said for years!

Why do you think he got promoted

Why do you think he needed to take it? Or better...why is it a promotion?

(Note: I'm not blaming him for taking it, but he wouldn't need to if we UAB fans made ourselves a bigger deal. We're our own worst enemy.)

News flash: Alabama is a more popular school than UAB. Covering more popular schools is considered a promotion

I'm well aware of the popularity of that school, and I'm not suggesting it isn't a promotion. I am saying that we can improve our own stock by showing that we are a larger and more dedicated fan base than we get credit for. Eventually, that outpouring will make us a great school to work for/cover/follow/attend for future employees, students, and/or athletes.

On this board, some UAB fans in the past have claimed that clicking links and commenting on al.com articles is pointless. The same idea has been applied to calling radio shows. My argument is that we will never improve our lot until we show numbers and dedication to these tasks. Could we have saved Drew? No. Someday, could we be a more desirable school to be associated with? Yes.

You don't have to do anything with articles and radio shows (and such), but if none of us do anything, we'll always get what we've always gotten from them. I'd like to see us advance and grow our reputation in a positive way - not just sit back and take our place that is decided by someone else.

(05-20-2014 04:34 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(05-20-2014 04:21 PM)stc Wrote:  Going to miss Drew, he's a great guy. Crenshaw would probably do well for us.

Crenshaw is a good guy. I hope it's him or somebody else I like..........whoever it is will have some big shoes to fill!

If Solomon Crenshaw, Jr is our man, he has already experienced the "filling of big shoes" with coming after his father, Solomon Crenshaw, Sr. His dad was one of the finest leaders the West End community ever had and served WEHS well as President of our PTA for a number of years while his son was one of our finest students in the 70s. That decade in particular was a special time for WEHS with many outstanding students who became doctors, lawyers, nurses, journalists and other such exceptional professionals.

(05-21-2014 10:28 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  He was not given a choice in the matter from what I understand. Drew enjoyed covering UAB and Samford. I think Crenshaw will be fine.

Even if he was given a choice, it would be almost ludicrous for him not to take it. It certainly pays more. And he hasn't exactly covered highlight years for UAB's two major programs while he has been here.

It does not pay more.

(05-21-2014 11:43 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(05-20-2014 04:34 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(05-20-2014 04:21 PM)stc Wrote:  Going to miss Drew, he's a great guy. Crenshaw would probably do well for us.

Crenshaw is a good guy. I hope it's him or somebody else I like..........whoever it is will have some big shoes to fill!

If Solomon Crenshaw, Jr is our man, he has already experienced the "filling of big shoes" with coming after his father, Solomon Crenshaw, Sr. His dad was one of the finest leaders the West End community ever had and served WEHS well as President of our PTA for a number of years while his son was one of our finest students in the 70s. That decade in particular was a special time for WEHS with many outstanding students who became doctors, lawyers, nurses, journalists and other such exceptional professionals.

I will be surprised if it isn't him. Thanks for the information on his dad........sounded like a great man!

(05-21-2014 10:28 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  He was not given a choice in the matter from what I understand. Drew enjoyed covering UAB and Samford. I think Crenshaw will be fine.

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