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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Watts - "We will meet with our constituent groups over the next week..."

He just issued this statement and if he makes an announcement tomorrow that would be a very short week.
05-21-2015 11:17 AM
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:11 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  http://www.abc3340.com/story/29125160/ra...b-football
Quote:UAB sports programs, including Blazers football, President Ray Watts released the following statement:

"No decision has been made yet regarding the reassessment of the future of the football, rifle and bowling programs at UAB. We continue to consult with various stakeholders within the UAB community and consider the findings of the CSS report, along with other important, valuable and mission-critical data, in order to make the best decision for UAB, guided by our vision, mission and strategic plan. We will meet with our constituent groups over the next week to receive their input as part of the decision-making process. We plan to make an announcement by June 1."

Same PR garbage. There's no way in the world they actually think anyone is going to believe them. What a waste of university resources.
05-21-2015 11:19 AM
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 10:53 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  Doesn't a letter of credit have to be repaid, though? UAB doesn't have trouble borrowing money. It's that Watts, Espy, and "Fess" refuse to allow UAB to do so.

Not by the beneficiary. It is paid by the issuers if it is drawn on by the beneficiary, which in this case, I assume to be UAB.

Basically, it is a promise to pay guaranteed by the Bank. If UAB is the beneficiary, they call the Bank, the Bank ships the funds over, and then the Bank has to settle up with the issuing parties.

I assume the bank is comfortable and has collateral or other security from the issuers, which I assume are big dollar donors.

They can be structured any number of ways, but that's it in its simplest form.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
That statement is simply a Control+V of last week's from the PR firm with a "no decision has been made" qualifier on the front of it.
05-21-2015 11:20 AM
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:17 AM)ICB Wrote:  Watts - "We will meet with our constituent groups over the next week..."

He just issued this statement and if he makes an announcement tomorrow that would be a very short week.

So my read of this means you're right, a decision announced tomorrow is unlikely. However, it still doesn't mean that Watts hasn't already made up his mind.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Bammer Bakken forgot to cut that out as he was pasting into the email to al.com.
05-21-2015 11:34 AM
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Where did the info that an announcement was coming tommorow come from. Watts said last week and today the announcement would be 6/1. For whatever reason, it appears Williams is trying to force his hand.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:37 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Where did the info that an announcement was coming tommorow come from. Watts said last week and today the announcement would be 6/1. For whatever reason, it appears Williams is trying to force his hand.

He said by June 1st.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:13 AM)Hopeful Wrote:  Is there any insight at all concerning why he's still holding out? He has been given plenty of outs by various entities, and the CSS review itself gave him enough room to gracefully renounce his decision. I just wanted to know if there was a specific excuse or reason he's providing so we could make a concentrated effort to dismantle his lies, but, now that I think about it, I suppose it could just be more of the same grandstanding and hypocrisy.

At any rate, I'll start on personalized emails to every person on the list.

Self preservation.

My guess is if he reinstates football, he's immediately fired since he's admitting that he created a very costly boondoggle.

If he doubles down, he can continue saying he did the unpopular, yet necessary "right thing."
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:39 AM)jthrashr Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 11:13 AM)Hopeful Wrote:  Is there any insight at all concerning why he's still holding out? He has been given plenty of outs by various entities, and the CSS review itself gave him enough room to gracefully renounce his decision. I just wanted to know if there was a specific excuse or reason he's providing so we could make a concentrated effort to dismantle his lies, but, now that I think about it, I suppose it could just be more of the same grandstanding and hypocrisy.

At any rate, I'll start on personalized emails to every person on the list.

Self preservation.

My guess is if he reinstates football, he's immediately fired since he's admitting that he created a very costly boondoggle.

If he doubles down, he can continue saying he did the unpopular, yet necessary "right thing."

Could still get fired for refusing a crap ton of money.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
Watts made the decision Tuesday night per multiple sources. I could tell you more then I would have to make you disappear. ;-) Jack is not trying to force anything I assure you.

I think efforts of the Football Foundation and the BlazerNation have bought us more time to fight. We were able to get ahead of Watts.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
This would be why Filler kept quiet and didn't show his hand.
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exactly
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:50 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  This would be why Filler kept quiet and didn't show his hand.

Logic?
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:13 AM)Hopeful Wrote:  Is there any insight at all concerning why he's still holding out? He has been given plenty of outs by various entities, and the CSS review itself gave him enough room to gracefully renounce his decision. I just wanted to know if there was a specific excuse or reason he's providing so we could make a concentrated effort to dismantle his lies, but, now that I think about it, I suppose it could just be more of the same grandstanding and hypocrisy.

At any rate, I'll start on personalized emails to every person on the list.

No reason he can justify. That's why the announcement will be in the dead of night by social network and press release...
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:56 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 11:13 AM)Hopeful Wrote:  Is there any insight at all concerning why he's still holding out? He has been given plenty of outs by various entities, and the CSS review itself gave him enough room to gracefully renounce his decision. I just wanted to know if there was a specific excuse or reason he's providing so we could make a concentrated effort to dismantle his lies, but, now that I think about it, I suppose it could just be more of the same grandstanding and hypocrisy.

At any rate, I'll start on personalized emails to every person on the list.

No reason he can justify. That's why the announcement will be in the dead of night by social network and press release...

AD announcement was also late on a Friday night. Textbook PR 101.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
What is the estimate for a new stadium?
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(05-21-2015 11:55 AM)ICB Wrote:  
(05-21-2015 11:50 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  This would be why Filler kept quiet and didn't show his hand.

Logic?

If Filler makes an announcement, Watts issues a press release spinning it the way he wants to... X million was not enough, the money isn't real money, just promises, yadda yadda, we've seen it before.

If Filler lets him announce, and then goes to the press and says, "We have a signed letter of credit for twenty million dollars, and we have donors lined up who will pay for new turf on the practice field, an indoor practice facility, and the new coach's office complex" then everything Watts said is exposed as a lie. This is especially true given that the finances was the reason given for shutting it down, if he refuses to bring it back and that kind of money is left sitting on the table the hypocrisy and lies are blatantly obvious for all to see. I think that something on this order is why nothing further was announced other than Justin's "I think we can make twenty million" quote.

My guess is that Filler went in there this morning and told Watts he has something similar, a big freaking pile of money and whatever building commitments, and then said "Now, it's your call. Announce you are shutting it down and I go to the press and tell them this is what I offered and you turned down, or figure out some kind of PR spin, save what face you can, and get out in front and pretend that things came out right and you were able to save football."
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 12:16 PM)SMUfan Wrote:  What is the estimate for a new stadium?

Seventy million or so, in that neighborhood. The first proposal was at a time when construction costs and interest rates were at near all time lows, so it is up a bit from then. That's part of why it didn't make sense to kill it in the first place.
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RE: 'Strong indications' UAB will not reinstate football, State Rep. Jack Williams says
(05-21-2015 11:45 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Watts made the decision Tuesday night per multiple sources. I could tell you more then I would have to make you disappear. ;-) Jack is not trying to force anything I assure you.

I think efforts of the Football Foundation and the BlazerNation have bought us more time to fight. We were able to get ahead of Watts.

Attalla,

Was a specific / or general reason given for his justification to his decision made on Tuesday night?

.....I am assuming cuz PBJ said so. Both of them are worthless.
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