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President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
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12-15-2015 05:53 PM |
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blazinrunner
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
FIRE RAY WATTS!
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12-15-2015 06:02 PM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
Just unbelievable.
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12-15-2015 06:51 PM |
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rook360
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
Now people remember we're suppose to be more open minded and supportive of Dr. Ray L Watts so we can get our team back and new shiny facilities. He's turned a new leaf and all those transgressions of the past are gone. The Preacher said it absolved him. It's forever faithful, forever loyal from here on out. The BOT says all his sins is warshed away, including that football team he killed. C'mon in boys, the water is fine.
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12-15-2015 07:32 PM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
(12-15-2015 07:32 PM)rook360 Wrote: Now people remember we're suppose to be more open minded and supportive of Dr. Ray L Watts so we can get our team back and new shiny facilities. He's turned a new leaf and all those transgressions of the past are gone. The Preacher said it absolved him. It's forever faithful, forever loyal from here on out. The BOT says all his sins is warshed away, including that football team he killed. C'mon in boys, the water is fine.
Amen to that Delmar. I love me some O Brother
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12-15-2015 07:51 PM |
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Blazer_pidelta517
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
This needs to be in the Bar & Grille forum...
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12-16-2015 12:16 AM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
(12-16-2015 12:16 AM)Blazer_pidelta517 Wrote: This needs to be in the Bar & Grille forum...
As soon as Punkin Head is no longer Blazer-related.
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12-16-2015 07:24 AM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
He was at the Seattle game, I actually passed him in the concourse after the game when I was on my way to the men's room. No more security apparently. He's ready to mix with the rabble.
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12-16-2015 09:03 AM |
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Pavy78
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
If he's there tonight, there needs to be a FRW chant, especially if anything is said about today's FB signings. I would love to see him squirm. I honestly think he only owns 1 UAB article of clothing. It was 74 degrees the night of the Seattle game and he was still wearing the same jacket he wore in Louisville.
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12-16-2015 09:41 AM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
This isn't particularly encouraging towards the rumors that he would be leaving at the end of the year
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12-16-2015 10:08 AM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
I figure that the powers that be mentioned to Watts that if he wants to stick around that he must not run around as much with guards surrounding him.
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12-16-2015 10:26 AM |
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mixduptransistor
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
(12-16-2015 10:26 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: I figure that the powers that be mentioned to Watts that if he wants to stick around that he must not run around as much with guards surrounding him.
I don't know about that (it's possible), but I do know that the faculty senate was giving him the business about how much that extra security was costing at the same time that there have been multiple publicized criminal incidents on campus. It was becoming incredibly hard to cut budgets and not increase police patrols when he had 2-3 officers on him all the time.
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12-16-2015 10:28 AM |
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the_blazerman
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
That would be possible as well.
Hard to even begin to take him seriously when he has guards surrounding him.
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12-16-2015 10:30 AM |
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12-16-2015 02:47 PM |
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12-16-2015 03:00 PM |
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dirt!
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
(12-16-2015 09:41 AM)Pavy78 Wrote: If he's there tonight, there needs to be a FRW chant, especially if anything is said about today's FB signings. I would love to see him squirm. I honestly think he only owns 1 UAB article of clothing. It was 74 degrees the night of the Seattle game and he was still wearing the same jacket he wore in Louisville.
He's actually been at most home games this year. The amount of fans that have been showing up to games, he might not even be able to hear the FRW chants...
(This post was last modified: 12-16-2015 03:16 PM by dirt!.)
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12-16-2015 03:15 PM |
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Pavy78
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
(12-16-2015 03:15 PM)dirt! Wrote: (12-16-2015 09:41 AM)Pavy78 Wrote: If he's there tonight, there needs to be a FRW chant, especially if anything is said about today's FB signings. I would love to see him squirm. I honestly think he only owns 1 UAB article of clothing. It was 74 degrees the night of the Seattle game and he was still wearing the same jacket he wore in Louisville.
He's actually been at most home games this year. The amount of fans that have been showing up to games, he might not even be able to hear the FRW chants...
I think the crowds have been decent, given the quality of the opponents (by quality, I mean "known names", not actually quality play). I have been to every home game + @AU + Destin. The students have also been impressive other than Sunday evening, but they are out of school now, so they have an excuse.
(This post was last modified: 12-16-2015 03:45 PM by Pavy78.)
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12-16-2015 03:41 PM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
In his first full day as Chairman of the BBA, he's front-and-center at the ribbon cutting for the new IMS (Integrated Medical Systems) facility downtown:
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/201...lty_s.html
I have a feeling we're going to be seeing President Watts in the news A LOT over the next year. This is something good for UAB & B'ham... this is the stuff he should be doing, not cutting programs at UAB.
(This post was last modified: 12-16-2015 03:45 PM by UABslant.)
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12-16-2015 03:43 PM |
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RE: President Watts officially 2016 B'ham Business Alliance Chairman
If he's going to be hanging around, he might as well get to work helping spinoff life science companies from UAB to satisfy his roles as UAB president and BBA Chairman.
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12-16-2015 03:46 PM |
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