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demiveeman · 03-31-2016 11:58 PM

(03-31-2016 11:54 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: I really look forward to the days when we can follow our division III badmiton club team.

I'm starting to think you honestly are.

BlazerPhil · 04-01-2016 12:15 AM

(03-31-2016 11:58 PM)demiveeman Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:54 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: I really look forward to the days when we can follow our division III badmiton club team.

I'm starting to think you honestly are.

I hope it was hyperbole.

I saw the best days of UAB Athletics first hand and as a student in the 80's. This team is close to having that talent. This team is on the cusp of being a juggernaut for many years. I want those days back.

Ingram has a great chance to be the hero here. But he can't treat hiring a basketball coach like its a circus act.

ICB · 04-01-2016 12:38 AM

The Jason Terry interview was leaked; most likely intentionally. This interview has garnered more national publicity for UAB than any interview leaked to date.

Jason Terry was not on anyone's radar, but he expressed serious interest in the job and got a interview. Big deal. Also, there are other "Haase" type candidates (Assistants from well known programs) who are being interviewed for this job, but names have not been leaked for obvious reasons.

Who knew Haase was interviewed prior to being announced he had the job? There might be reasons for pitch forks someday, but you'd be foolish to badger the man over interviews.

demiveeman · 04-01-2016 01:13 AM

Mississippi State was targeting Haase while we were...but they didn't know we were going after him. If fans had badgered the process as much as they are trying to now, we may have never gotten him here.

LairDweller · 04-01-2016 06:19 AM

(03-31-2016 11:42 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:39 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: Ingram supporters - Why do y'all think Haase left ?

Um, because he got a a really sweet job offer maybe? I'm sure the reasons are far more dire but of course they're all super secret.

dont forget to add that there were rumblings of wanting Haase fired just over a year ago...and THEN he got a really sweet job offer

***ATTALLABLAZE*** · 04-01-2016 07:23 AM

More at play here than meets the eye. Much more than when Hasse was hired. All I'm sayin.

BlazerPhil · 04-01-2016 07:33 AM

(04-01-2016 07:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: More at play here than meets the eye. Much more than when Hasse was hired. All I'm sayin.

But, but, but, but, but that doesn't fit in with "you're a crackpot with a conspiracy theory" and the "you're just a blowhard fan, like me, so you can know anything important" crowds.

LOL

KevMo4UAB · 04-01-2016 07:34 AM

(04-01-2016 06:19 AM)LairDweller Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:42 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:39 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: Ingram supporters - Why do y'all think Haase left ?

Um, because he got a a really sweet job offer maybe? I'm sure the reasons are far more dire but of course they're all super secret.

dont forget to add that there were rumblings of wanting Haase fired just over a year ago...and THEN he got a really sweet job offer

The rumblings were building last year as UAB finished the regular season with losses at FAU and FIU. That left UAB 16-15 overall and 12-6 in the conference. UAB won the next four games and the rest is history, but what a fine line. UAB beat WKU by 1; beat LaTech in OT; beat MT by 13; and then beat Iowa St. by 1. Then of course the team got clobbered by UCLA (17 points). It was an incredible four-game run, but two of the wins were by 1 point and another was in OT. That season was followed by one of the weakest schedules in UAB history. What a fine line between mediocrity and success, and a job offer from Stanford.

BlazerPhil · 04-01-2016 07:39 AM

(04-01-2016 07:34 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:
(04-01-2016 06:19 AM)LairDweller Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:42 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:39 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: Ingram supporters - Why do y'all think Haase left ?

Um, because he got a a really sweet job offer maybe? I'm sure the reasons are far more dire but of course they're all super secret.

dont forget to add that there were rumblings of wanting Haase fired just over a year ago...and THEN he got a really sweet job offer

The rumblings were building last year as UAB finished the regular season with losses at FAU and FIU. That left UAB 16-15 overall and 12-6 in the conference. UAB won the next four games and the rest is history, but what a fine line. UAB beat WKU by 1; beat LaTech in OT; beat MT by 13; and then beat Iowa St. by 1. Then of course the team got clobbered by UCLA (17 points). It was an incredible four-game run, but two of the wins were by 1 point and another was in OT. That season was followed by one of the weakest schedules in UAB history. What a fine line between mediocrity and success, and a job offer from Stanford.

Yeah, it probably didn't have anything to do with finishing 16-7 after starting 4-9.

The Answer UAB · 04-01-2016 07:41 AM

(04-01-2016 07:39 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:
(04-01-2016 07:34 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:
(04-01-2016 06:19 AM)LairDweller Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:42 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:39 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: Ingram supporters - Why do y'all think Haase left ?

Um, because he got a a really sweet job offer maybe? I'm sure the reasons are far more dire but of course they're all super secret.

dont forget to add that there were rumblings of wanting Haase fired just over a year ago...and THEN he got a really sweet job offer

The rumblings were building last year as UAB finished the regular season with losses at FAU and FIU. That left UAB 16-15 overall and 12-6 in the conference. UAB won the next four games and the rest is history, but what a fine line. UAB beat WKU by 1; beat LaTech in OT; beat MT by 13; and then beat Iowa St. by 1. Then of course the team got clobbered by UCLA (17 points). It was an incredible four-game run, but two of the wins were by 1 point and another was in OT. That season was followed by one of the weakest schedules in UAB history. What a fine line between mediocrity and success, and a job offer from Stanford.

Yeah, it probably didn't have anything to do with finishing 16-7 after starting 4-9.

What about falling apart in his 2nd year with a senior heavy team + Chad Frazier?

That was Haases biggest failure IMO.

The guy is not John wooden. He was a pretty good coach that was getting better. His results were pretty good at UAB, but nothing crazy. I have my doubts about what he'll be able to do at Stanford..

the_blazerman · 04-01-2016 07:45 AM

(03-31-2016 11:36 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:17 PM)demiveeman Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:10 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: So now YOU think WE are paranoid.

And 16 months ago who was called paranoid ?

Don't pull that on me. I'm not some casual Alabama fan you can dismiss like that.

I went to UAB. I've been a season ticket holder and donor for UAB. I was one of the initial 140 pledgers for the UAB Football Campaign. I went through it, same as you.

But this poisonous attitude is nuts. In a span of a month, this place has turned from a champion fanbase to a Donald Trump rally.

+1

Or a Bernie Sanders rally.

KevMo4UAB · 04-01-2016 08:55 AM

(04-01-2016 07:39 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:
(04-01-2016 07:34 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:
(04-01-2016 06:19 AM)LairDweller Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:42 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:
(03-31-2016 11:39 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: Ingram supporters - Why do y'all think Haase left ?

Um, because he got a a really sweet job offer maybe? I'm sure the reasons are far more dire but of course they're all super secret.

dont forget to add that there were rumblings of wanting Haase fired just over a year ago...and THEN he got a really sweet job offer

The rumblings were building last year as UAB finished the regular season with losses at FAU and FIU. That left UAB 16-15 overall and 12-6 in the conference. UAB won the next four games and the rest is history, but what a fine line. UAB beat WKU by 1; beat LaTech in OT; beat MT by 13; and then beat Iowa St. by 1. Then of course the team got clobbered by UCLA (17 points). It was an incredible four-game run, but two of the wins were by 1 point and another was in OT. That season was followed by one of the weakest schedules in UAB history. What a fine line between mediocrity and success, and a job offer from Stanford.

Yeah, it probably didn't have anything to do with finishing 16-7 after starting 4-9.

Well, the competition dropped off considerably after the 4-9 start.

GoBlazers468 · 04-01-2016 09:02 AM

(03-31-2016 11:04 PM)demiveeman Wrote: It's an old trick.

Interview an out-of-nowhere candidate to get everyone distracted talking about that so you can conduct your interviews in peace without fans and reporters messing with your process.

UAB has some of the nuttiest, borderline unhealthy, fans ever. Remember when people were trying to contact and harass AD candidates so that they wouldn't take interviews and some even talked about driving to hotel/airport interview sites to protest. What sort of message is this sending to people?

Damn, some of you "fans" could be causing more damage than you think Ingram might do.

Probably the best thing I've every read on this board

hooverblazer · 04-01-2016 09:48 AM

From Drew:

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/...iver_index

ICB · 04-01-2016 10:14 AM

(04-01-2016 09:48 AM)hooverblazer Wrote: From Drew:

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/...iver_index

Quote:One of Terry's family members connected with a UAB supporter who has influence earlier this week. The message was relayed to the UAB search committee.

So a booster got Terry the interview? Wow, much different than being portrayed here.

BAMANBLAZERFAN · 04-01-2016 11:09 AM

(04-01-2016 10:14 AM)ICB Wrote:
(04-01-2016 09:48 AM)hooverblazer Wrote: From Drew:

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/...iver_index

Quote:One of Terry's family members connected with a UAB supporter who has influence earlier this week. The message was relayed to the UAB search committee.

So a booster got Terry the interview? Wow, much different than being portrayed here.

Someone has to make that first connection in any interview process. It is called "networking" in most industrial business relations. At its best, it gives an employer the chance to meet every potential candidate. At its worst, it can also be the "Good ole boy's" insider process.

CyberBlazer · 04-01-2016 11:36 AM

Terry said he isn't sure yet whether he'll retire at the end of the season, but he wanted to have options.

"In this business, you have to plan for your post-career," he said. "This is no different, being prepared. You always have to be prepared. Would I like to play a couple more years? Yes. But I have to leave my options open And if this offer is better than what I have on the horizon, then I'm going to have to jump head-first in it. There is some longevity in it, and it is my passion."

This should read: if everything else fails. Call me at home only as a last resort/option

BlazintheATL · 04-01-2016 11:47 AM

It sounds like this interview was done as a courtesy to a friend of the program and to give Terry the experience of interviewing for a coaching job because that seems to be what he wants to do in the future. The offshoot is that it gave UAB some national exposure. I see absolutely nothing wrong with this.

demiveeman · 04-01-2016 11:48 AM

Just have to address this from BlazerMatt in the other thread...because it is an absolute lie.

Quote: You realize that Ingram wasn't even a the top 3 finalist for the AD job, right? He was hand picked by Watts over the objections of the search committee, surely you know this.

He was part of the process from the very beginning. There was an argument on whether he should be 4th or 5th in line...there was heated discussion on whether he should be the 4th pick because the thought was that one of their Top 3 may not make it through to the hiring process because they dropped out or were hired somewhere else before the process was complete....and it was known that anybody in the Top 3 could be hired by the administration.

If he was handpicked by anybody it was Frank Messina...who convinced the younger folks on the committee that Ingram deserved to be in the mix at 4, despite their reservations. Ingram was initially at 5...and Messina encouraged everyone to put him in at 4...as he was a favorite candidate of his. The top guy in the search dropped out, as many expected, and it put Ingram in the Top 3...as was also expected.

This kind of stuff should stay internal to the committee but instead we have people claiming to know stuff they don't just to defame a person. THE COMMITTEE SELECTED INGRAM. They knew what they were doing when they did it.

Get your facts straight and stop spreading garbage.

***ATTALLABLAZE*** · 04-01-2016 11:51 AM

Frank regrets it................ It is what it is.

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