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(11-30-2014 11:07 PM)Southside Blazer 82 Wrote:  Protests that took place in other countries through social media got dictators out. We could be doing something similar here.

Support is pouring in from all over, it's amazing! I hope it makes a difference...They can no longer operate in the shadows, they thought this would be a "quick, painless hit"...they were (bleeping) wrong...

(11-30-2014 11:13 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:07 PM)Southside Blazer 82 Wrote:  Protests that took place in other countries through social media got dictators out. We could be doing something similar here.

Support is pouring in from all over, it's amazing! I hope it makes a difference...They can no longer operate in the shadows, they thought this would be a "quick, painless hit"...they were (bleeping) wrong...

And I'm much more facile with twitter than I was 8 hours ago

(11-30-2014 11:16 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:13 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:07 PM)Southside Blazer 82 Wrote:  Protests that took place in other countries through social media got dictators out. We could be doing something similar here.

Support is pouring in from all over, it's amazing! I hope it makes a difference...They can no longer operate in the shadows, they thought this would be a "quick, painless hit"...they were (bleeping) wrong...

And I'm much more facile with twitter than I was 8 hours ago

My Facebook account has doubled in size.

(11-30-2014 11:05 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  It is is true and their is a meeting tomorrow let's hope its not another lie to get the heat off only to kill it at the trustees meeting or during the holidays. Needs to be a public statement saying there will be investment in UAB football with some specific detail...

Yes! No more of this cloak and dagger bull****!!! They can't buy Coach Clark like they have Watts and Mackin!

(11-30-2014 11:16 PM)biglizard Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:13 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:07 PM)Southside Blazer 82 Wrote:  Protests that took place in other countries through social media got dictators out. We could be doing something similar here.

Support is pouring in from all over, it's amazing! I hope it makes a difference...They can no longer operate in the shadows, they thought this would be a "quick, painless hit"...they were (bleeping) wrong...

And I'm much more facile with twitter than I was 8 hours ago

(11-30-2014 11:20 PM)tibber Wrote:  I appreciate John Rodgers. But if we're counting on him to save us, it's over.

Somebody didn't read the first post.

And you should thank God daily for John Rogers. He's the best friend we have in Fun-gomery.

(11-30-2014 11:20 PM)blazed247 Wrote:  Some of these statements are very disrespectful to rep. John Rogers. He is a huge advocate for UAB and is a very influential person. Let's be respectful guys. I'm pretty disappointed in the class some are displaying.

We need all the allies we can get...He's in UAB's corner, I'm in his...My encounter with him was by mere chance, and truth be told, it was reassuring to hear the confidence in his voice that this will somehow work out for the better, and I'm not the most optimistic guy in the world, it's one of the burdens of being a Blazers fan, but I needed to hear something like that from someone close to the situation. I was getting nothing from UAB administration, Blazer Boosters, the UAB ticket office, the Alumni Association, and was sure as hell getting nothing from those tyrants in tuscaloosa...That 2 or 3 minute talk with Rogers rejuvenated me at a time when I was seriously contemplating throwing in the towel...

(11-30-2014 11:24 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:20 PM)tibber Wrote:  I appreciate John Rodgers. But if we're counting on him to save us, it's over.

Somebody didn't read the first post.

And you should thank God daily for John Rogers. He's the best friend we have in Fun-gomery.

I read it. I appreciate what he's done for UAB but I have to take what he says with a grain of salt.

Jack Williams is UAB's best friend in Montgomery. He is a republican that is getting pounded for what he believes in. Trust me until I hear Coach Clark tell me that everything is okay. We have to keep the pressure on. The only person I trust is Clark.

(11-30-2014 11:37 PM)13-10 Wrote:  Jack Williams is UAB's best friend in Montgomery. He is a republican that is getting pounded for what he believes in. Trust me until I hear Coach Clark tell me that everything is okay. We have to keep the pressure on. The only person I trust is Clark.

Same here! #InClarkWeTrust

(11-30-2014 11:37 PM)13-10 Wrote:  Jack Williams is UAB's best friend in Montgomery. He is a republican that is getting pounded for what he believes in. Trust me until I hear Coach Clark tell me that everything is okay. We have to keep the pressure on. The only person I trust is Clark.

This issue cuts across the political spectrum. It doesn't matter whether our allies are democrats or republicans we just need allies in Montgomery.

(11-30-2014 11:50 PM)kdblazer Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:37 PM)13-10 Wrote:  Jack Williams is UAB's best friend in Montgomery. He is a republican that is getting pounded for what he believes in. Trust me until I hear Coach Clark tell me that everything is okay. We have to keep the pressure on. The only person I trust is Clark.

This issue cuts across the political spectrum. It doesn't matter whether our allies are democrats or republicans we just need allies in Montgomery.

Indeed. This is precisely the sort of outrage that makes for strange political bedfellows.

(11-30-2014 11:01 PM)iam4uab Wrote:  I'm so tired of this roller coaster.

Football Foundation tells us they are killing football\\\Insiders tell us things are actually more positive than they have been///Wait a minute, Mackin fired and football gone\\\The grape vine news says that UAB football is safe, Watts and Clark to meet tomorrow///

Make it stop!

I will say, if it's true about the meeting at 9am with Watts and Clark, then the march couldn't have been timed any better.

About like the local news media too - the anchors open up w/ the rally & say things are positive then the sports segment comes on & they say Mackin's gone along w/ the rest of athletics.

(11-30-2014 11:58 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:50 PM)kdblazer Wrote:  

(11-30-2014 11:37 PM)13-10 Wrote:  Jack Williams is UAB's best friend in Montgomery. He is a republican that is getting pounded for what he believes in. Trust me until I hear Coach Clark tell me that everything is okay. We have to keep the pressure on. The only person I trust is Clark.

This issue cuts across the political spectrum. It doesn't matter whether our allies are democrats or republicans we just need allies in Montgomery.

Indeed. This is precisely the sort of outrage that makes for strange political bedfellows.

Jack may actually be the ONLY Republican in Montgomery that looks out for Birmingham. I haven't heard a peep out of the others...

I'm sure there are plenty of Republican UAB alumni that are livid over this. This has nothing to do with Red vs Blue. If someone wants to make it a fiscal issue then we can hammer them with the spending on the UAT campus that has nothing to do with UAT Football or university profits.

(12-01-2014 12:04 AM)GreenMississippi Wrote:  I'm sure there are plenty of Republican UAB alumni that are livid over this. This has nothing to do with Red vs Blue. If someone wants to make it a fiscal issue then we can hammer them with the spending on the UAT campus that has nothing to do with UAT Football or university profits.

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