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Bust the BOT. We need a Board of Regents for the entire group of UA's and individual boards for each, with representatives from each serving on the Board of Regents. Much better model for management and permitting more independence for each institution, with much less risk for packing the board with folks all marching to the same drummer.

A pair of giant middle fingers and an F-U.

Ghosts in the Machine.

The article referenced the Machine influence on the BOT. Taking out the Governor, and Tommy Bice, who are not elected, and counting in Paul, Jr., there are 15 members. Of those, I know seven and possibly as many as 9 are former machine members. Quite a voting block. Those seven are pretty much all the white guys except Vandervoort, Gray. and Johns, who I don't know about. Quite a voting block.

After Dec.2nd, 2014, several things became signs of what many believed could not happen. The one year lease on Legion Field, the end of football scheduling after 2016, the short contract for FBHC Clark were then understood as precursors of the end of UAB football. As is often said, "Hindsight is 20/20".

Now those who ask if that is the only target if the system BOT or is it just the first target of others yet to be realized? As with the killing of FB, if the design is to further diminish UAB as this article suggests, then there will have to be steps along the way. For instance, are there any new undergrad buildings planned for UAB? Any new classrooms or dorms starting up now? At one time, the UAB campus looked like a construction derrick farm with them sprouting up all over. Are any to be seen today?

We were concerned that UAB might run out of room within its present footprint. If the BOT is actually carrying out this described plan, UAB may already have far more land now than it will need for a very long time. What signs will UAB supporters look back on and say "now I see why this or that was not done or built" just as we do now about FB?

(05-21-2015 10:43 PM)PTBlazer Wrote: [ -> ]Ghosts in the Machine.

The article referenced the Machine influence on the BOT. Taking out the Governor, and Tommy Bice, who are not elected, and counting in Paul, Jr., there are 15 members. Of those, I know seven and possibly as many as 9 are former machine members. Quite a voting block. Those seven are pretty much all the white guys except Vandervoort, Gray. and Johns, who I don't know about. Quite a voting block.

Johns is thoroughly Machine; his father JD was big in the Gadsden alumni operation and his uncle Willie was the Machine SGA prez who "buried the hatchet" with Auburn in 1948.

Vanessa Leonard is a wholly-owned subsidiary (as Barbara Humphrey is of Junior) and those two votes should be considered Machinereliable as well.

(05-22-2015 06:28 AM)58-56 Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-21-2015 10:43 PM)PTBlazer Wrote: [ -> ]Ghosts in the Machine.

The article referenced the Machine influence on the BOT. Taking out the Governor, and Tommy Bice, who are not elected, and counting in Paul, Jr., there are 15 members. Of those, I know seven and possibly as many as 9 are former machine members. Quite a voting block. Those seven are pretty much all the white guys except Vandervoort, Gray. and Johns, who I don't know about. Quite a voting block.

Johns is thoroughly Machine; his father JD was big in the Gadsden alumni operation and his uncle Willie was the Machine SGA prez who "buried the hatchet" with Auburn in 1948.

Vanessa Leonard is a wholly-owned subsidiary (as Barbara Humphrey is of Junior) and those two votes should be considered Machinereliable as well.

That's Eight then. A majority, or tie at best.

(05-22-2015 06:44 AM)PTBlazer Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-22-2015 06:28 AM)58-56 Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-21-2015 10:43 PM)PTBlazer Wrote: [ -> ]Ghosts in the Machine.

The article referenced the Machine influence on the BOT. Taking out the Governor, and Tommy Bice, who are not elected, and counting in Paul, Jr., there are 15 members. Of those, I know seven and possibly as many as 9 are former machine members. Quite a voting block. Those seven are pretty much all the white guys except Vandervoort, Gray. and Johns, who I don't know about. Quite a voting block.

Johns is thoroughly Machine; his father JD was big in the Gadsden alumni operation and his uncle Willie was the Machine SGA prez who "buried the hatchet" with Auburn in 1948.

Vanessa Leonard is a wholly-owned subsidiary (as Barbara Humphrey is of Junior) and those two votes should be considered Machinereliable as well.

That's Eight then. A majority, or tie at best.

Eight directly. Three more employed (or spouse employed) by Machine members. The two other white guys (one on the record backing Junior), one potted plant (Urquhart) and the noodle-spined Judge England.

(05-22-2015 12:41 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: [ -> ]After Dec.2nd, 2014, several things became signs of what many believed could not happen. The one year lease on Legion Field, the end of football scheduling after 2016, the short contract for FBHC Clark were then understood as precursors of the end of UAB football. As is often said, "Hindsight is 20/20".

Now those who ask if that is the only target if the system BOT or is it just the first target of others yet to be realized? As with the killing of FB, if the design is to further diminish UAB as this article suggests, then there will have to be steps along the way. For instance, are there any new undergrad buildings planned for UAB? Any new classrooms or dorms starting up now? At one time, the UAB campus looked like a construction derrick farm with them sprouting up all over. Are any to be seen today?

We were concerned that UAB might run out of room within its present footprint. If the BOT is actually carrying out this described plan, UAB may already have far more land now than it will need for a very long time. What signs will UAB supporters look back on and say "now I see why this or that was not done or built" just as we do now about FB?

How about ZERO debt in the athletic department over the past five years! There have been no investments approved by the Bryant Bank UABOT for UAB athletics.

I guess the new soccer stadium will break that streak.

It's about half to mostly donations.