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From UABOT meeting today at UAH:

Ed Enoch @EdEnoch

It looks like the board is adding a resolution on the BJCC stadium project, recognizing the groups involved in the project.

This is like BP congratulating Gulf Shores for beach revitalization

Like Nazis saying conrats with Isreal.

Like Darkseid congratulating the universe on surviving his attempts to wipe it out.

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Ed Enoch @EdEnoch

...Trustee Finis St. John is presenting the resolution recognizing stadium project at BJCC.
..."We have been very involved and very supportive of this project," St. John said.
...The resolution recognizes city, county, state, UAB athletics foundation, corporate partners who worked on stadium project, which would be home of UAB football in the future.
...Trustee John England notes the conversation about a stadium in Birmingham has been ongoing for the 20 years he has been on the board. "All I can say at this point and time is we finally did it," England said.

(04-06-2018 11:45 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Ed Enoch @EdEnoch

...Trustee Finis St. John is presenting the resolution recognizing stadium project at BJCC.
..."We have been very involved and very supportive of this project," St. John said.
...The resolution recognizes city, county, state, UAB athletics foundation, corporate partners who worked on stadium project, which would be home of UAB football in the future.
...Trustee John England notes the conversation about a stadium in Birmingham has been ongoing for the 20 years he has been on the board. "All I can say at this point and time is we finally did it," England said.

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While conditioned by past performances to be cautious about anything done by the BOT, we do realize the recent changes in the post Bryant attitude toward UAB. We can hope the new BOT attitude will carry on into the future for the sake of UAB athletics, the status of UAB as a university and the good it will do for the whole state in this new century.

What attitude changes have you seen?

Screw the UABOT! Screw ‘em!

(04-06-2018 01:25 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  What attitude changes have you seen?

Well, they didn't stop UAB from doing positive things. No one removed a pro-UAB item from the BOT agenda without discussion like Bryant did with our on-campus stadium proposal.

They aren't as bad as they were. No doubt they are more UAB friendly than any time in the past.

How magnanimous of them to do so after all these yrs of them being "our" BOT

It would be helpful if they, just once, acknowledged the fact there have been strained relations between the board and UAB. That things have been said and done that turned out to be not in the best interest of UAB, the UA system or the state.

But then I expect monkeys to fly out of my butt before that happens

“We finally did it”

What the...

Congratulations.

Just because it shed it's skin, it's still a snake.

I still don't trust them. England is garbage in my eye and as well as St. John and Espy.

How nice of them to speak out on this after clamming up when Cubby Bear & Fess decided to nix the on campus stadium.

They realize they can't shut us down again without looking over their individual shoulders the rest of their lives so they conveniently congratulate us on this achievement.

(04-06-2018 07:32 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  How nice of them to speak out on this after clamming up when Cubby Bear & Fess decided to nix the on campus stadium.

They realize they can't shut us down again without looking over their individual shoulders the rest of their lives so they conveniently congratulate us on this achievement.

They know they have to have a strong UAB to be able to float the payments on their massive debt!

Ole Fess probably choked on it.

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I'm so happy the BOT allowed Birmingham to vote themselves a stadium.