re: SIAP: Paul Bryant Jr's Bank Tie That Binds UA BOT

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If you'd stick to President Ray Watts and stop interjecting the football/rifle/bowling teams into the discussion - most folks would probabaly agree with you.

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My point was the Pr firm and the fact the stories keep painting the President in a negative light. Did not want to edit out the athletic parts because that would be disingenuous. Sports is being used as a spotlight against the President, right or wrong, all this press makes it difficult for a savvy administrator to do a good job, let alone someone who is clearly not comfortable in press meetings.

Edit --- the sad truth is the football issue drives the story even though the academic issues are more important. If it was just the academic side, I doubt it would have even made a single headline, but that is a problem much larger than this specific issue.