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Seems like everything was being declined for some reason.

(11-25-2014 09:14 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Clark was referring to turf at first. If you'll remember it was reported last spring that we got a pledge of a couple hundred thousand to put turf down on one practice field. That got nixed.

Have to wonder if stuff like this would give him legal grounds to sue the university for negotiating in bad faith when they hired him in the first place? Not sure that he would pursue such a strategy but it's always possible that part of a settlement could stipulate that Watts and Mackin being banned from working as employees for the state of Alabama...a sort of giant F*** You on the way out.

Nixed by whom?

(11-25-2014 09:11 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Clark has a gained a lot of support in the communities, etc since he has been coaching.

He has a supporter who wanted to donate towards the IPF & our administration/BOT did not want to accept the donation.

Remember that building anything like an OCS/ IPF would be establishing a foundation for the program that some do not want.

Only at UAB can this bullsh*t happen.

(11-25-2014 09:23 PM)BlazerGrad88 Wrote:  Nixed by whom?

That is the question. We suspect the evil 3 on the BOT of course.

Was Watts & Mackin involved?

Kind of strange if they were but with the lack of support both are providing you have to wonder.

(11-25-2014 09:22 PM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:14 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Clark was referring to turf at first. If you'll remember it was reported last spring that we got a pledge of a couple hundred thousand to put turf down on one practice field. That got nixed.

Have to wonder if stuff like this would give him legal grounds to sue the university for negotiating in bad faith when they hired him in the first place? Not sure that he would pursue such a strategy but it's always possible that part of a settlement could stipulate that Watts and Mackin being banned from working as employees for the state of Alabama...a sort of giant F*** You on the way out.

It's an interesting question. From his telling there certainly were promises made that they either didn't have the authority to make or they out and out lied. Either way they were acting on behalf of the university and state and brought him here under false pretenses. He would probably have an action.

(11-25-2014 09:23 PM)BlazerGrad88 Wrote:  Nixed by whom?

He didn't say but I'd be interested to know.

Damn it, don't give us money! We're about to shut down because we don't have any money!

This has Monte Python skit written all over it.

(11-25-2014 09:28 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:22 PM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:14 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Clark was referring to turf at first. If you'll remember it was reported last spring that we got a pledge of a couple hundred thousand to put turf down on one practice field. That got nixed.

Have to wonder if stuff like this would give him legal grounds to sue the university for negotiating in bad faith when they hired him in the first place? Not sure that he would pursue such a strategy but it's always possible that part of a settlement could stipulate that Watts and Mackin being banned from working as employees for the state of Alabama...a sort of giant F*** You on the way out.

It's an interesting question. From his telling there certainly were promises made that they either didn't have the authority to make or they out and out lied. Either way they were acting on behalf of the university and state and brought him here under false pretenses. He would probably have an action.

I'm curious if McGee was also brought here under these same pretenses. Was he promised things and didn't get them so he left.

Seems to be a common occurrence.

(11-25-2014 09:44 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:28 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:22 PM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:14 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Clark was referring to turf at first. If you'll remember it was reported last spring that we got a pledge of a couple hundred thousand to put turf down on one practice field. That got nixed.

Have to wonder if stuff like this would give him legal grounds to sue the university for negotiating in bad faith when they hired him in the first place? Not sure that he would pursue such a strategy but it's always possible that part of a settlement could stipulate that Watts and Mackin being banned from working as employees for the state of Alabama...a sort of giant F*** You on the way out.

It's an interesting question. From his telling there certainly were promises made that they either didn't have the authority to make or they out and out lied. Either way they were acting on behalf of the university and state and brought him here under false pretenses. He would probably have an action.

I'm curious if McGee was also brought here under these same pretenses. Was he promised things and didn't get them so he left.

Geez this could be the first class action in the history of coaching

(11-25-2014 09:40 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Damn it, don't give us money! We're about to shut down because we don't have any money!

This has Monte Python skit written all over it.

That...is a dead football program.

No it's not. It's resting.

Resting??? You've got them playing in Legion Field. It's a dead football program.

No listen. Hut hut hut. See that football program is fine

That was you. You hired Neil Callaway. That is a dead football program

They're pining for the fjords.

(11-25-2014 09:44 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:28 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:22 PM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(11-25-2014 09:14 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Clark was referring to turf at first. If you'll remember it was reported last spring that we got a pledge of a couple hundred thousand to put turf down on one practice field. That got nixed.

Have to wonder if stuff like this would give him legal grounds to sue the university for negotiating in bad faith when they hired him in the first place? Not sure that he would pursue such a strategy but it's always possible that part of a settlement could stipulate that Watts and Mackin being banned from working as employees for the state of Alabama...a sort of giant F*** You on the way out.

It's an interesting question. From his telling there certainly were promises made that they either didn't have the authority to make or they out and out lied. Either way they were acting on behalf of the university and state and brought him here under false pretenses. He would probably have an action.

I'm curious if McGee was also brought here under these same pretenses. Was he promised things and didn't get them so he left.

Maybe.

Clark has talked about facility improvements since the day he was hired. McGee said he could win with what we had right then. Only one of them proved it was possible.

I think we have all been around long enough to know how our programs are kneecapped by the evil ones.

It happened under Anderson & it happens every time we show a glimmer of hope.

(11-26-2014 01:24 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  I think we have all been around long enough to know how our programs are kneecapped by the evil ones.

It happened under Anderson & it happens every time we show a glimmer of hope.

I believe that is called "a pattern", if you will...And you are absolutely right.