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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
(06-30-2015 04:28 PM)rook360 Wrote:  
(06-30-2015 04:22 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  What a pessimistic bunch.

Can yoy blame us. I don't remember you being so jovial when people brought up basketball being cancelled or moved to FCS level.

Oh boy, we haven't squared off in a football vs. basketball tussle in a couple of weeks. Good thing you got one started. Those are always fun.
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
Big "bad" news doesn't come from an AD spending a half hour on a radio show. But then, neither does big "good" news.

The wild card of course is that this is Ray Watt's UAB we're talking about.

Frankly, I don't know what the hell to expect.
06-30-2015 04:55 PM
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
(06-30-2015 04:28 PM)rook360 Wrote:  
(06-30-2015 04:22 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  What a pessimistic bunch.

Can yoy blame us. I don't remember you being so jovial when people brought up basketball being cancelled or moved to FCS level.

You probably don't remember because what you stated was never a possibility. Ijs..........

Do you have a better analogy?
06-30-2015 05:20 PM
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
How can a basketball program be placed in FCS (FOOTBALL Championship Series). Haase better stop worrying about finding a big man and get someone who can throw long. 03-lmfao
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
Ingram should feel free to announce the public fundraising kickoff or facilities updates. To me, he has no business announcing a start date or any correspondence with the NCAA unless it is at a press conference with Coach Clark.

If he chooses to drop 2017 on everyone while Coach is on vacation, I may have to send Dr Knox and GN $1,000 to print some FIRE MARK INGRAM bumper stickers.
06-30-2015 06:10 PM
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Speculation is fun.

I'll play.

Ground to be broken on Bartow-McCallum Stadium, meanwhile federal criminal indictments unsealed against Paul William Bryant, Jr. Joseph C. Espy III, and Finis St. John IV.

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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
Mark Ingram is the athletic director. He can announce anything he wishes that is related to the athletic department, which he is in charge of. Clark works for him, not the other way around.
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While that may be true, Ingram may be too obtuse to understand that working with Clark builds his credibility to his stakeholders. Undermining him gets a nice banner made for the basketball home opener. 05-stirthepot
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**** Ingram
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
Well, some of you are true to your word. Some said they would dog whoever Watts hired as AD as soon as he was on board and he wouldn't stand a chance. That pretty much has happened. The personal attacks on twitter are pretty low though.
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Yeah, I don't get that. I'm watching him carefully, and haven't seen any deal-breakers yet. He has probably the most thankless AD gig in America: A fanbase and a president who hate and don't trust each other.
06-30-2015 09:40 PM
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(06-30-2015 09:40 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Yeah, I don't get that. I'm watching him carefully, and haven't seen any deal-breakers yet. He has probably the most thankless AD gig in America: A fanbase and a president who hate and don't trust each other.

That's how I feel. The only thing I don't love so far is he seemed to indicate 2017 as the restart date for football. He was thrown into a terrible situation. He may be what many think he is, or he may be something completely different. I do know one thing, it's far too early to tell right now.
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(06-30-2015 09:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Well, some of you are true to your word. Some said they would dog whoever Watts hired as AD as soon as he was on board and he wouldn't stand a chance. That pretty much has happened. The personal attacks on twitter are pretty low though.

He's getting his chance.....
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No he isn't. The attacks on him by some have been relentless since Day 1.
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
He's digging his own grave.
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(06-30-2015 09:59 PM)Blazer Engineer Wrote:  He's digging his own grave.

How exactly?
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I understand he reports to Watts, but he isn't making friends and influencing friends right now with alot of people. He may turn out ok, we will see
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
That's messed up.

I mean, what is there to even hate on the guy for when he hasn't really done anything yet? The contract negotiations are one thing, and, even then, there are understandable obstacles at this juncture. He can't be faulted for his proximity to administration or for being all about the company line in released statements, either.

What good does insulting the guy from day one do for anyone aside from the people looking to hand out some 'told-you-so's after a mishap?
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(06-30-2015 10:12 PM)Blazer Engineer Wrote:  but he isn't making friends and influencing friends right now with alot of people.

And how exactly do you know this?
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RE: Per Tony Kurre: UAB AD with a big announcement
I like the Jox news leaks. More exposure for the program.
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