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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 09:58 AM)CajunBlazer Wrote:  Below is the text of my email to the VP. If you would like feel free to use sections, paraphrase, or whatever you would like to do:

I write you today with urgent concern. It has come to my attention that Dr. Watts is strongly leaning towards not bringing back the three athletic programs which he cancelled back on December 2nd despite the fact that all segments of the UAB family have rallied behind that cause.

Dr. Watts laid out a process to investigate reinstating the programs. Hundreds of UAB supporters spent many thousands of hours working through this process, providing information to CSS, gathering irrevocable pledges, and doing anything else possible to comply with the stipulations which Dr. Watts laid out.

I am pleased to be able to say without reservations that those efforts have been very successful; more than enough money has been pledged to bring back the cancelled programs and assure their success Now, no viable reason can be provided for not reinstating those programs. Unfortunately I am also extremely saddened to have to say that if those programs are not reinstated the effect will be that the university I love will be torn apart. The very integrity of the UAB will have been lost.

Dr. Watts will have lost every pretense of having the ability to lead UAB into the future. An organization without a leader is like a ship without a rudder, directionless. I also fear this is but the first of many blows which UAB will absorb in the future as a result of a truly unwise decision by its President.

We cannot stand idly by and allow this to happen. I know as a member of the UAB administration you are in a delicate position with regard to this matter, but of all us, you could probably have the most influence over the outcome. Please do anything you can to avoid this catastrophe.

I did a quick spellcheck/edit of Cajun's post above. You may want to recheck for yourself.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 10:50 AM)UABslant Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 09:58 AM)CajunBlazer Wrote:  Below is the text of my email to the VP. If you would like feel free to use sections, paraphrase, or whatever you would like to do:

I write you today with urgent concern. It has come to my attention that Dr. Watts is strongly leaning towards not bringing back the three athletic programs which he cancelled back on December 2nd despite the fact that all segments of the UAB family have rallied behind that cause.

Dr. Watts laid out a process to investigate reinstating the programs. Hundreds of UAB supporters spent many thousands of hours working through this process, providing information to CSS, gathering irrevocable pledges, and doing anything else possible to comply with the stipulations which Dr. Watts laid out.

I am pleased to be able to say without reservations that those efforts have been very successful; more than enough money has been pledged to bring back the cancelled programs and assure their success Now, no viable reason can be provided for not reinstating those programs. Unfortunately I am also extremely saddened to have to say that if those programs are not reinstated the effect will be that the university I love will be torn apart. The very integrity of the UAB will have been lost.

Dr. Watts will have lost every pretense of having the ability to lead UAB into the future. An organization without a leader is like a ship without a rudder, directionless. I also fear this is but the first of many blows which UAB will absorb in the future as a result of a truly unwise decision by its President.

We cannot stand idly by and allow this to happen. I know as a member of the UAB administration you are in a delicate position with regard to this matter, but of all us, you could probably have the most influence over the outcome. Please do anything you can to avoid this catastrophe.

I did a quick spellcheck/edit of Cajun's post above. You may want to recheck for yourself.

What affect would that have?
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Doesn't a letter of credit have to be repaid, though? UAB doesn't have trouble borrowing money. It's that Watts, Espy, and "Fess" refuse to allow UAB to do so.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Not that it's going to change what I'm doing, but are there any indications that we're having an impact?
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Well, we may not have a university left, but we'll always have spelling jokes. Quite humerus.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 10:28 AM)ICB Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 10:19 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Per Jack Williams on Matt Murphy just now:

Watts and a couple of trustees are on an island.

J. Filler to meet with Watts today and present a $10 million loan guarantee (?) to build on-campus stadium.

I may get blasted for this... but why is he presenting money for stadium, when the program itself is in jeopardy? We are covering every base we know of, leaving no doubt.

There are still excuses Watts can use to get out of bringing back football... including claims that we don't like attending games at Legion Field & that a new stadium is too costly.
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(05-21-2015 10:53 AM)FNblazer Wrote:  Well, we may not have a university left, but we'll always have spelling jokes. Quite humerus.

Thats the spirit!
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
“@Mattk157: Watts just issued a statement saying no decision has been made yet.he ended saying a descion will be made "by" June 1st #freeuab”
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:05 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  “@Mattk157: Watts just issued a statement saying no decision has been made yet.he ended saying a descion will be made "by" June 1st #freeuab”

Kind of like no decision had been made on whether to shut down UAB football the first time. Even though it had been...
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:05 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  “@Mattk157: Watts just issued a statement saying no decision has been made yet.he ended saying a descion will be made "by" June 1st #freeuab”

Maybe the pressure is starting to get to them? Trying to look for positives.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
It's either football or Watts at this point I think. If BOT dissension persists and the VPs revolt, Watts won't remain as president.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 10:49 AM)FNblazer Wrote:  This would be close to $25 million (that we know of) publicly rejected by the Campaign for UAB. I suspect this is why Johns is now joining our side.

Is Johns moving over to our side? Please explain.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 10:50 AM)UABslant Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 09:58 AM)CajunBlazer Wrote:  Below is the text of my email to the VP. If you would like feel free to use sections, paraphrase, or whatever you would like to do:

I write you today with urgent concern. It has come to my attention that Dr. Watts is strongly leaning towards not bringing back the three athletic programs which he cancelled back on December 2nd despite the fact that all segments of the UAB family have rallied behind that cause.

Dr. Watts laid out a process to investigate reinstating the programs. Hundreds of UAB supporters spent many thousands of hours working through this process, providing information to CSS, gathering irrevocable pledges, and doing anything else possible to comply with the stipulations which Dr. Watts laid out.

I am pleased to be able to say without reservations that those efforts have been very successful; more than enough money has been pledged to bring back the cancelled programs and assure their success Now, no viable reason can be provided for not reinstating those programs. Unfortunately I am also extremely saddened to have to say that if those programs are not reinstated the effect will be that the university I love will be torn apart. The very integrity of the UAB will have been lost.

Dr. Watts will have lost every pretense of having the ability to lead UAB into the future. An organization without a leader is like a ship without a rudder, directionless. I also fear this is but the first of many blows which UAB will absorb in the future as a result of a truly unwise decision by its President.

We cannot stand idly by and allow this to happen. I know as a member of the UAB administration you are in a delicate position with regard to this matter, but of all us, you could probably have the most influence over the outcome. Please do anything you can to avoid this catastrophe.

I did a quick spellcheck/edit of Cajun's post above. You may want to recheck for yourself.

I just did a spell check of my original post (and my original email text) in two different systems and they came up no obvious with spelling problems that the systems could catch anyway. However I do note the "spellcheck" above is misspelled, it is two separate words.

But I am afraid that we can worry about spelling at a time like this, we might have our priorities in the wrong order
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
There are meetings and other smoke that would suggest Johns is in favor of reinstatement.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
As head of the Campaign for UAB, seems damaging to turn down an 8 figure sum.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
http://www.abc3340.com/story/29125160/ra...b-football
Quote:UAB sports programs, including Blazers football, President Ray Watts released the following statement:

"No decision has been made yet regarding the reassessment of the future of the football, rifle and bowling programs at UAB. We continue to consult with various stakeholders within the UAB community and consider the findings of the CSS report, along with other important, valuable and mission-critical data, in order to make the best decision for UAB, guided by our vision, mission and strategic plan. We will meet with our constituent groups over the next week to receive their input as part of the decision-making process. We plan to make an announcement by June 1."
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:10 AM)TMcCarty Wrote:  As head of the Campaign for UAB, seems damaging to turn down an 8 figure sum.

He may also have more data to realize at this point how such a decision would be damaging to the Campaign overall, in spite of the numbers Watts and everyone likes to sell everybody about donations increasing.
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'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Is there any insight at all concerning why he's still holding out? He has been given plenty of outs by various entities, and the CSS review itself gave him enough room to gracefully renounce his decision. I just wanted to know if there was a specific excuse or reason he's providing so we could make a concentrated effort to dismantle his lies, but, now that I think about it, I suppose it could just be more of the same grandstanding and hypocrisy.

At any rate, I'll start on personalized emails to every person on the list.
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(05-21-2015 09:55 AM)PTBlazer Wrote:  I spoke with a very senior faculty member. There are no Watzies. As they they put it, "this has nothing to do with football, and it has everything to do with football." There was faculty dissent relative to governance, transparency, personal style, etc. for a very long time apparently.

Regarding Linda Lucas. She is highly respected among faculty and administration. She is not known as a stool pigeon for anyone. It is my strong recommendation that she be offered the utmost degree of support right now. And respect. She is right in the middle of this, and will have a lot to do with what ultimately transpires on 20th Street.

This is no time for labeling or name calling to someone who might be a staunch ally for the future of UAB. If you get my drift.

I called Linda Lucas' office this morning on the way to work and politely asked that she support football. I said that it seemed she had Dr. Watts ear so I was hoping she could help out. I was very polite and the secretary was nice as well. She said she had had a few calls this morning already.
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