http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/...lan_t.html

And the hits just keep on coming.

Exceprt:

Quote:The public-relations firm that detailed UAB's strategic plan to announce its decision to disband three athletic programs, including football, has ties to a member of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees.

Sard Verbinnen & Co, which put together detailed memos for how UAB should announce its decision as far back as September, previously worked with Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation, whose chairman, president and chief executive officer is UA Board of Trustee John Johns, an Alabama graduate.

I'm pretty sure that's a made up name

John Johns...lol

Lets hope this starts some real action on correcting these wrongs.

I hope UAB gets their program back. This was a sham and ugly situation but even if UAB does get their football program back the big boys at Alabama got what they set out to do. And that's set UAB back at min 6 years but more like 8-10 years.

Johnny Johns also founded the law firm that supplied Watts' outside legal counsel. The firm also employs Finis St. John V, son of Trustee Finis St. John IV. (Those are not made up names, either)

The other PR/lobbying firm (yes, there's more than one involved) has ties to several Trustees, and was used by the Auburn Trustees to try to thwart the SACS investigation down there a few years ago.

(03-23-2015 02:42 PM)58-56 Wrote:  Johnny Johns also founded the law firm that supplied Watts' outside legal counsel. The firm also employs Finis St. John V, son of Trustee Finis St. John IV. (Those are not made up names, either)

The other PR/lobbying firm (yes, there's more than one involved) has ties to several Trustees, and was used by the Auburn Trustees to try to thwart the SACS investigation down there a few years ago.

That's amazing.

G-sus, and people talk about Louisiana politics...