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Quote:...As Athletics Director Mark Ingram reaches his one-year anniversary on the Southside - his hire was announced May 1, 2015 - multiple sources close to the program paint him as part of the problem, not part of the solution.

Those sources describe a growing friction between Ingram and a number of UAB head coaches, including head football coach Bill Clark, sparked by what they called Ingram's heavy-handed micromanagement that goes beyond a new boss running a tighter ship than the old boss.

Those sources expressed concern that Ingram may not fully support Clark, the popular coach who stayed to revive the program after President Ray Watts shut it down in December of 2014. Ingram, who's in his first stint as an athletics director, didn't hire Clark. Former AD Brian Mackin did.

The concern among some UAB supporters has reached the point that they've discussed privately how to convince the university administration that Ingram is the wrong man for the job and should be replaced...

This is what you get when you let Ray Watts win, which is what happened when he kept his job.

Fire Ray Watts.

Nothing there that those in the know haven't been saying for months.

Was thinking this article was coming out much sooner than it did. ;-)

Obviously the big boosters are frustrated, but what leverage do we have with the administration that hired him? Ingram is Watts' man so I wouldn't think Watts would be too keen on dismissing Ingram.

I'll make it easy for them. If Ingram continues to be obstructionist and heavy handed to the point Clark and staff can't do their jobs effectively I have no qualms about killing any future giving to ANYTHING associated with UAB. Ingram is a rookie being in charge of a dept and is making typical rookie mistakes. I'm not talking about the cluster that he walked in to with football I'm talking about just common personnel handing and booster relations. I'm on the hook for a significant amount of money to athletics and my total interaction with him has been one form letter

(04-30-2016 12:04 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Nothing there that those in the know haven't been saying for months.

That's weird, those in the know around here have been singing Ingram's praises over the past couple of weeks

Lol. I forgot. He is great. Please don't hire him away.

Yea we were singing his praises. Lol

It's easy to praise someone for achieving great things like the Memphis home-and-home and the Texas A&M game, plus the hiring of Rob Ehsan, but if he's a complete butthead in how he's handling day-to-day activities, I guess that pretty much negates that, right?

Yes, this news brought me out of hiding!

Let's face it. His signature accomplishment so far has been getting Memphis on the schedule. Fundraising has been accomplished by others in the dept and Hatton. Getting TAMU on the football schedule wasn't rocket science since I could go to the web and see who has dates available and when. Hiring Ehsan was a good way to avoid the a serious backlash from just about everyone and he got him for a steal compared to what he was going to have to shell out for an experienced coach.

I really really want Mark to succeed. First he has to learn to get out of his own way.

(04-30-2016 12:15 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Was thinking this article was coming out much sooner than it did. ;-)

Usually, when these types of things happen, it's a call to arms.

It's been said Haase cited an untenable relationship with Fumbles on his way out the door as well. Not that he wasn't going to take the job at Stanford anyway, but it certainly made it easier to leave.

(04-30-2016 12:32 PM)biglizard Wrote:  I'll make it easy for them. If Ingram continues to be obstructionist and heavy handed to the point Clark and staff can't do their jobs effectively I have no qualms about killing any future giving to ANYTHING associated with UAB. Ingram is a rookie being in charge of a dept and is making typical rookie mistakes. I'm not talking about the cluster that he walked in to with football I'm talking about just common personnel handing and booster relations. I'm on the hook for a significant amount of money to athletics and my total interaction with him has been one form letter

And they have no qualms about killing football again when the donations dry up.

Boosters and coaches got to learn to deal with it for now.

Withholding money is not the answer. There is a reason why this came out and it is because it was needed.

How often do we see a weakened leader (one who has barely survived numerous "No Confidence" votes) hire a strong person to a support position? Such leaders usually hire those he/she considers to be little threat to their own position. Strong leaders don't usually fear strong subordinates, but consider them as dependable allies. Weaker leaders want "Yes Men" types who make themselves appear strong.

I've seen no evidence that Watts barely survived anything. Those No confidence votes obviously had no teeth. His job has never been in jeopardy. He is not a weakened leader.

(04-30-2016 02:19 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(04-30-2016 12:32 PM)biglizard Wrote:  I'll make it easy for them. If Ingram continues to be obstructionist and heavy handed to the point Clark and staff can't do their jobs effectively I have no qualms about killing any future giving to ANYTHING associated with UAB. Ingram is a rookie being in charge of a dept and is making typical rookie mistakes. I'm not talking about the cluster that he walked in to with football I'm talking about just common personnel handing and booster relations. I'm on the hook for a significant amount of money to athletics and my total interaction with him has been one form letter

And they have no qualms about killing football again when the donations dry up.

Boosters and coaches got to learn to deal with it for now.

The giving I was referring to is not for athletics

(04-30-2016 02:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  I've seen no evidence that Watts barely survived anything. Those No confidence votes obviously had no teeth. His job has never been in jeopardy. He is not a weakened leader.

Hard to see anything from hundreds of miles away.

(04-30-2016 02:46 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(04-30-2016 02:37 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  I've seen no evidence that Watts barely survived anything. Those No confidence votes obviously had no teeth. His job has never been in jeopardy. He is not a weakened leader.

Hard to see anything from hundreds of miles away.

What the hell does that mean. It must have not been reported online about Watts almost losing his job. Don't let your wishes blind you from seeing reality.

So the man reinstates football and fundraises at levels unprecedented at UAB and is under scrutiny because HCs are unhappy. Let me give you a little hint. The HCs ran the roost under softy BM. When someone comes to actually manage the staff, they get their feelings hurt. Not only is the UAB fan base the most cynical fans on the planet, but the HCs are entitled pricks as well (Haase and Townsend the exception). 0 collaboration across that hornet's nest of a department.

(04-30-2016 03:02 PM)GreenAndGold Wrote:  So the man reinstates football and fundraises at levels unprecedented at UAB and is under scrutiny because HCs are unhappy. Let me give you a little hint. The HCs ran the roost under softy BM. When someone comes to actually manage the staff, they get their feelings hurt. Not only is the UAB fan base the most cynical fans on the planet, but the HCs are entitled pricks as well (Haase and Townsend the exception). 0 collaboration across that hornet's nest of a department.

What man has done this? Ingram can't take credit for any of it!

lol. Drugs are bad........... Did Frank Cuervo sign up at BT?