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(12-31-2014 08:39 AM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I'm not sure why being told UAB will lose more money should be a deterrent. Good. That's what I want. If UAB can't be what we as alumni want it to be, I sure don't want it generating revenue to prop up the campus to the west.

I hope this fight costs the UA system millions of dollars. Not because I want to punish the taxpayers but because the loss of money is the only thing that will grab the attention of these low-lifes.

Once again this is why all loyal Blazers must withhold ALL donations to UAB.
No exceptions. We have to use the only REAL weapon we have and the only real weapon that will be effective. $$$ Do not give a dime or penny. Donations must dry up to almost nothing until we are free and have football back. It is mutually assured destruction time. MAD! There is no real future for any UAB sports without Football. They will tear this university apart brick by brick and they won't stop until Bartow Arena is leveled. This is war and there is no tomorrow. Fire all weapons now and let God sort them out. #freeuab

It seems entirely plausible that the BBA and John Johns would pressure the city to tone down the rhetoric and not rock the boat or risk the loss of even more economic benefits. I bet John Johns was threatening the city generally with future losses even more so than just UAB.

That type of threat alone tells you the state of mind of the individuals who are in leadership positions. Nothing is safe at UAB as long as the BOT is configured the way it is today.

(12-30-2014 11:55 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Jwrw1972 is above reproach. An unimpeachable source! Much more reliable than jwrw1973.

Post.of.the.year.

If that is the post of the year I am shutting this board down and imploding it.

(12-31-2014 10:13 AM)panama Wrote:  

(12-30-2014 11:55 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Jwrw1972 is above reproach. An unimpeachable source! Much more reliable than jwrw1973.

Post.of.the.year.

Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

Let's throw this out there too while we are at it:

John Johns was over the Campaign For UAB.

If this Campaign has hit a roadblock (as we suspect it has) they may be in squirm mode a little.

Whatever those funds were supposed to go to will not get them.

(12-31-2014 10:43 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

True. There seems no bottom to the depths the BOT will go. It's hard to imagine, almost surreal, how lowdown their actions can be, but history shows that we haven't been wearing tin-foil hats and looking for black helicopters without good reason. It continues and seems to be getting only worse.

(12-31-2014 12:27 AM)tibber Wrote:  Is anyone shocked that the city of Birmingham is utterly powerless? There really is no future for this city or this state.

Exactly. Part of the reason my wife and I are moving out of state.

(12-31-2014 10:51 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:43 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

True. There seems no bottom to the depths the BOT will go. It's hard to imagine, almost surreal, how lowdown their actions can be, but history shows that we're haven't been wearing tin-foil hats and looking for black helicopters without good reason. It continues and seems to be getting only worse.

If BOT has their way, we ain't seen nothin' yet.

There is no bottom to cub and buddies.

(12-31-2014 10:59 AM)BlazerFire Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:51 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:43 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

True. There seems no bottom to the depths the BOT will go. It's hard to imagine, almost surreal, how lowdown their actions can be, but history shows that we're haven't been wearing tin-foil hats and looking for black helicopters without good reason. It continues and seems to be getting only worse.

If BOT has their way, we ain't seen nothin' yet.

There is no bottom to cub and buddies.

If the Board of Trustees pulls off something ridiculous, it may be what it takes to change the system we are currently in.

(12-31-2014 11:01 AM)BandGrad Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:59 AM)BlazerFire Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:51 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:43 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

True. There seems no bottom to the depths the BOT will go. It's hard to imagine, almost surreal, how lowdown their actions can be, but history shows that we're haven't been wearing tin-foil hats and looking for black helicopters without good reason. It continues and seems to be getting only worse.

If BOT has their way, we ain't seen nothin' yet.

There is no bottom to cub and buddies.

If the Board of Trustees pulls off something ridiculous, it may be what it takes to change the system we are currently in.

What could be any more ridiculous than murdering a D-1 football program that was on the rise, by using bogus numbers and logic?

(12-31-2014 11:23 AM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 11:01 AM)BandGrad Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:59 AM)BlazerFire Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:51 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(12-31-2014 10:43 AM)rook360 Wrote:  Just one point to be made. Everyone thought Attalla and others were off point about speculation and rumor post until the hammer fell. take everything with a grain of salt, but history has shown us as far as UAB is concerned don't dismiss anything until it's proven untrue.

True. There seems no bottom to the depths the BOT will go. It's hard to imagine, almost surreal, how lowdown their actions can be, but history shows that we're haven't been wearing tin-foil hats and looking for black helicopters without good reason. It continues and seems to be getting only worse.

If BOT has their way, we ain't seen nothin' yet.

There is no bottom to cub and buddies.

If the Board of Trustees pulls off something ridiculous, it may be what it takes to change the system we are currently in.

What could be any more ridiculous than murdering a D-1 football program that was on the rise, by using bogus numbers and logic?

Watts did that.

Watts can't have it both ways.

If he is taking the blame solely for doing this, then his public hanging will be justified.

If he doesn't want to take the sole blame for this, then he should speak out & give us reason to blame someone else.

(12-31-2014 11:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Watts can't have it both ways.

If he is taking the blame solely for doing this, then his public hanging will be justified.

If he doesn't want to take the sole blame for this, then he should speak out & give us reason to blame someone else.

He has told multiple versions of who is to be held accountable. This is the problem (or one of the many) with this man -- he lies incessantly.

I think we all know that even if this were truly Watts decision, it still had to be approved by the BOT. That means there are many folks with blood on their hands and that need to be held accountable for their actions (or lack thereof).

Even many of the neurologists left when Watts took over.

When SACS hit Auburn they got rid of Bobby Lowder.

A SACS investigation at UAB might find all sorts of things we'd rather not know, but it also just might bring us some relief from the SOB's on the BOT. A bonus would be if it resulted in a cut in research funding. It would hurt UAB, but since UAT lives by vampiring off UAB's cash flow, it might bite them worse.

At this point almost anything is better than the status quo.

I say our best allies in this ridiculous fight will probably come outside the state. Let's see what SACS and the La Times can dig up here...