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This is bs

I wished to be a fly on the wall in that board meeting. You know it was not unanimous.

(01-12-2015 11:32 PM)jcduncan13 Wrote:  This is bs

Sure is.

Wes is way too tied to Watts is what it means.

Chicken **** needs to feel our wrath as well.

BS

We need to remember all of the Watts supporters after he's gone and clean house. Wes needs to go...

This doesn't sound right. We need clarification.

Is this his reply or official NAS reply? Big difference

Is there a process to remove leaders of the NAS by popular vote?

This is crafty. Get us fighting other alumni just before the No Confidence vote.

(so crafty that it's got to be coincidence; Ray isn't that smart)

Looks like there needs to be a FreeUAB slat of board candidates for the next NAS election.

NAS has no standing. Faculty and USGA vote of no confidence will mean more in the grand scheme of things. Besides this just pissed off all alumni.

(01-12-2015 11:42 PM)JxGx78 Wrote:  Looks like there needs to be a FreeUAB slat of board candidates for the next NAS election.

Then sign up, pay your dues, and get involved.

Shouldn't be a huge surprise if Wes said he was proud of Watts after the decision to review the numbers. Newsflash, Wes... We shouldn't be reviewing numbers. We shouldn't even have to be justifying something that an overwhelming majority of major stakeholders support.

Gutless! Isn't Smith the same guy heading the study of the study task force? To go against the expressed wishes of the people you represent is a slap in the face to them. Where do their interests lie? Who are the beholding too? With friends like these...

(01-12-2015 11:44 PM)PTBlazer Wrote:  

(01-12-2015 11:42 PM)JxGx78 Wrote:  Looks like there needs to be a FreeUAB slat of board candidates for the next NAS election.

Then sign up, pay your dues, and get involved.

I've been a due's paying member for years, and I'm working on getting more involved.

(01-12-2015 11:44 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  Shouldn't be a huge surprise if Wes said he was proud of Watts after the decision to review the numbers. Newsflash, Wes... We shouldn't be reviewing numbers. We shouldn't even have to be justifying something that an overwhelming majority of major stakeholders support.

You know what Blazer? I respect you, I really do. But I have no idea how someone who joined the NAS two days ago gets off talking about what "an overwhelming majority of major stakeholders support." I can assure you with great confidence that the "major stakeholders" in any way you want to define that are members of the NAS. And have been for a very long time.

Wes Smith has supported this University with his time, money, and energy for many years. He deserves the right and opportunity to have his voice heard, and I don't disagree that reviewing the numbers is something to be proud of. It's a start.

What more do you want, a lynch mob? The only way you get football, or board independence, or shared governance or anything else you believe is important is to get involved in the process in a manner which encourages intelligent conversation.

Quote:"The only thing I have is my credibility," [Wes Smith] said.

(01-12-2015 11:56 PM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  

Quote:"The only thing I have is my credibility," [Wes Smith] said.

You know what? He's earned it.

Ugh. Let's hope this isn't foreshadowing for the Thursday vote. I fear many Faculty Senators feel as if they can use Friday as a way out.