nicknitro19
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RE: Watts update on plan
Watts reinstate football now and resign! You have already done enough damage to UAB.
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BlazerPhil
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RE: Watts update on plan
(01-09-2015 05:33 PM)dblaze Wrote: (01-09-2015 04:33 PM)Cole Wrote: Actually, I think this was a calculated move on his part. He has seen the writing on the wall and, I think, expects the vote of no confidence. By setting up the committee now, he has effectively stopped a president from coming in and reversing the decision immediately. He is forcing us to wait the three months now while this process goes on, thereby possibly hurting us more. Will C-USA wait for the results or kick us out? Will the movement die down in 3 months and not force someone's hand to reinstate the programs?
I think your line of thinking is right. It could be a dilatory tactic designed to win a battle of attrition against UAB football supporters. Under this circumstance we may get football back but at a lower level (FCS).
Right now if the vote of no confidence was to pass and having to deal with the several potential SACS violations he is good as gone. If he can avoid the vote of no confidence he may have the leverage to stay.
Alternatively he may be willing to re-instate football to keep his job and is having another committee to "look into it" so that he can save face. If we get it back we may have a year or so playing at a lower level until we get up to the scholarships we need to compete at D1. If we don't field a team by 2016-2017 season football and our whole athletics department may be in trouble.
We still really need to vote of no-confidence to strengthen our hand and I hope that the faculty senate has not been deceived by his actions.
All of this , plus a lot more.
The BOT needs to keep the FBI out of their offices . That botched coal mine land sale deal got squashed pretty quickly. And someone in their rat pack keeps trying to build the road to nowhere around the north side of the city. Where I assume Cubby & Mr. Drummond already own most of the land.
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2015 06:09 PM by BlazerPhil.)
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