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Ray Watts' PR Firm Declares War on #FreeUAB
It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html
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(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?
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lol. Ray Watts needs to be relieved of his duties - just spectacularly incompetent.
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This jerk needs to find a hole to hide in.
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(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
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(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
Look I don't want to see any program get the ax, even if would benefit mine. But as it stands right now UAB is shut down, really politically assassinated, but if the only offer on the table would be that you get your OCS and football back at the FCS level would they take the deal or stay shuttered?
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(02-25-2015 11:38 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
Look I don't want to see any program get the ax, even if would benefit mine. But as it stands right now UAB is shut down, really politically assassinated, but if the only offer on the table would be that you get your OCS and football back at the FCS level would they take the deal or stay shuttered?

That would be a compromise. Can you point to a southern sports conference with similar baseball, basketball, soccer, and softball standards as C-USA with FCS football?
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Read that document carefully.
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(02-25-2015 11:26 AM)monarchman Wrote:  lol. Ray Watts needs to be relieved of his duties - just spectacularly incompetent.

^^^^

I would lobby for this troupe 'if'n in a pinch'

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(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  We aren't taking no for an answer.

This how Charlotte got our team. Keep fighting the good fight.
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(02-25-2015 11:52 AM)Dracorex Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:38 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
Look I don't want to see any program get the ax, even if would benefit mine. But as it stands right now UAB is shut down, really politically assassinated, but if the only offer on the table would be that you get your OCS and football back at the FCS level would they take the deal or stay shuttered?

That would be a compromise. Can you point to a southern sports conference with similar baseball, basketball, soccer, and softball standards as C-USA with FCS football?

No, I cant, but if that's the only option is it worth it? Or kill football and try to place basketball in the MVC or another strong basketball league?
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(02-25-2015 12:51 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:52 AM)Dracorex Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:38 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
Look I don't want to see any program get the ax, even if would benefit mine. But as it stands right now UAB is shut down, really politically assassinated, but if the only offer on the table would be that you get your OCS and football back at the FCS level would they take the deal or stay shuttered?

That would be a compromise. Can you point to a southern sports conference with similar baseball, basketball, soccer, and softball standards as C-USA with FCS football?

No, I cant, but if that's the only option is it worth it? Or kill football and try to place basketball in the MVC or another strong basketball league?

The MVC is obviously regionally feasible.
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Non FBS basketball conferences better than C-USA. This isn't even considering our top 25 soccer program.

A-10
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West Coast Conference

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Horizon League
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Big East

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Like Attalla says, read the documents carefully.

Direct Communications never uses the word "football." They have no intention to compromise in any way. Drawing conference maps is a wasted exercise. They have contacted no conferences and have no plans to do so (else they'd be touting that as part of their PR plan).

This is a political war. Their words, not ours. We fight.
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(02-25-2015 11:38 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:35 AM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:17 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  
(02-25-2015 11:06 AM)58-56 Wrote:  It's true, see the pdf attached to the story with the internal docs:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015...ray_w.html

What if the end result would be that UAB could restart football and build an OCS on the condition they play FCS football. Would the support still be there? Or would the university decline?

It will be FBS. There's no way Coach Clark stays other wise. When & if the reinstatement of football occurs, we expect multiple plans for facility improvements to begin. We aren't taking no for an answer.
Look I don't want to see any program get the ax, even if would benefit mine. But as it stands right now UAB is shut down, really politically assassinated, but if the only offer on the table would be that you get your OCS and football back at the FCS level would they take the deal or stay shuttered?

They are a CUSA Football program they will be back as such.
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The administrstion at UAB, our leadership and its reps refer to this situation as "war." Wow! - If taxpayers disagree with a taxpayer funded institution, their opinion is to be treated as an adversary who needs to be destroyed? So, Watts' vision of UAB Forward is to declare "war" on his students, alumni, donors, faculty and business community. How can this be tolerated? Clay Ryan is in the room wasting good peoples time who sincerely want change and football back and he is the guy who is choreographing the "WAR", this must be changed. Watts is not at all sincere and we have proof all of this was a plan to win their WAR against us the supporters.

Borrowed from Old Dragon.
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(02-25-2015 02:45 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  The administrstion at UAB, our leadership and its reps refer to this situation as "war." Wow! - If taxpayers disagree with a taxpayer funded institution, their opinion is to be treated as an adversary who needs to be destroyed? So, Watts' vision of UAB Forward is to declare "war" on his students, alumni, donors, faculty and business community. How can this be tolerated? Clay Ryan is in the room wasting good peoples time who sincerely want change and football back and he is the guy who is choreographing the "WAR", this must be changed. Watts is not at all sincere and we have proof all of this was a plan to win their WAR against us the supporters.

Borrowed from Old Dragon.

his kneecaps should be in danger just for funsies.....

every time I revisit this situation, it just pisses me off......I can only imagine how you guys feel.....

Fight the fight!
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Unbelievable. Just when you think this hind end of a male donkey has hit an all-time low, he digs a little deeper.
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Unbelievable. This school's administration --or whoever is letting Watts do this stuff-- is out of control. Fire Watts, and Free UAB!!!
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