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Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:17 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:17 am
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@JohnArchibald: Paul Bryant Jr.'s bank is the tie that binds UA trustees LINK via @aldotcom
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They don't call it a family at the University of Alabama for nothing. The connections in those halls of power are woven together like ... houndstooth.
Just look at them.
Karen P. Brooks, who replaced Paul Bryant Jr. as president pro tempore on the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees, is on the board of directors at Bryant Bank - founded by Paul Bryant Jr., son of legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
Gov. Robert Bentley serves by virtue of his office as ex officio president of the UA Board of Trustees. His son, John Mark Bentley, is a vice president at Bryant Bank.
Angus Cooper II is a longtime member of the UA Board of Trustees, and now a trustee emeritus. His son, Angus Cooper III, is a member of the board of directors at Bryant Bank.
Barbara Humphrey, a member of the UA Board of Trustees and the board's athletic committee -considered a UAB-friendly appointee because of her time as an athlete and coach there -- is married to UA football legend Bobby Humphrey. Bobby Humphrey is a vice president at Bryant Bank.
Paul Bryant Jr. is listed as chairman of the Crimson Tide Foundation, which in 2004 reported $34 million in revenue but has since stopped reporting to the IRS in public documents. The elder Cooper served on the board of directors of that group, as does current trustee William Britt Sexton. Treasurer of the foundation, which "provides a channel through which gifts are solicited" for UA athletic programs, is Scott M. Phelps, who is a founding member and director of Bryant Bank.
Asked about the relationships, Board of Trustees spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart issued a statement saying only this: "The Board has rules and procedures in place to protect against conflicts of interest. These include Board Rules 106 and 106.2, both of which can be found on our website."
But it doesn't address the real issue of influence and power. This board doesn't act like a public institution. It acts like a family business, interrelated and dependent, compromised and compromising. It is a family business that, too often, considers its business none of your business.
The Houndstooth Family runs silent.
Remember all the ATPB talk? Maybe more attention should have been paid to UA's Board of Trustees
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 9:22 am
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Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:18 am to undecided
You make the most Alabama threads on this board. I nominate you as the most informative Alabama poster on this board.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:18 am to undecided
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Remember all the ATPB talk? Maybe more attention should have been paid to UA's Board of Trustees
But Pawl...
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:20 am to undecided
Why didn't you discuss this thread on a board devoted to all things Alabama?
https://www.secrant.com/rant/p/56201008/the-houndstooth-family/
https://www.secrant.com/rant/p/56201008/the-houndstooth-family/
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 9:22 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:21 am to undecided
I can't believe the writer of that article, and al.com itself, calls that journalism.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:22 am to AHM21
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Why didn't you discuss this thread on a board devoted to all thing Alabama?
Can you call someone out for discussing a rival team when you are checking out their board?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:23 am to undecided
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They don't call it a family at the University of Alabama for nothing.
We actually don't usually call it a "family" at all.
That's Auburn's schtick.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:23 am to undecided
Wait...so business people actually conduct business with people they know and trust? Shocking. Almost every community bank board is similar. Nobody in the Alabama media cared when Bobby Lowder stacked the Colonial Board with people in his network.
This is such a farce and proves that the whole #FREEUAB fad is simply a passive aggressive way to take swings at UA.
This is such a farce and proves that the whole #FREEUAB fad is simply a passive aggressive way to take swings at UA.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 9:25 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:24 am to piggidyphish
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Can you call someone out for discussing a rival team when you are checking out their board?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:30 am to FairhopeTider
quote:Why would anyone do buisness with a total stranger or some random banker on the street corner?
Wait...so business people actually conduct business with people they know and trust?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:31 am to FairhopeTider
In all fairness to Auburn, through a long and painful public process, we fixed our board of trustees issue. I know there's not a lot of rational conversation on the SECr anymore, but UA needs to address their board issues in regards to UAB.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:32 am to FairhopeTider
This is part of the reason Auburn was put on academic probation a few years ago. Because one person had too much control over the university. Alabama meeting a similar fate would require somebody at Alabama contacting SACS to complain to them like people at Auburn did. That is not going to happen.
Everybody knows Bama is controlled by the baby bear and everybody also knows he is as crooked as a dog's hind leg. The fact that nobody at Alabama speaks out agains him really shows how corrupt the entire school is
Everybody knows Bama is controlled by the baby bear and everybody also knows he is as crooked as a dog's hind leg. The fact that nobody at Alabama speaks out agains him really shows how corrupt the entire school is
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:33 am to undecided
Y u so mad when u post?
Y need more love in your life.
Find a fat boy and free your inter self.
Y need more love in your life.
Find a fat boy and free your inter self.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:35 am to Tuscaloosa
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We actually don't usually call it a "family" at all.
That's Auburn's schtick.
Fambly is Auburn's schtick.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:36 am to auburnphan23
Im adjusting my guess on your original handle. Is that you Trey? Phan...Phish...
I want to believe.
I want to believe.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:38 am to Patton
Interesting theory.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:40 am to undecided
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They don't call it a family at the University of Alabama for nothing.
Yeah, we don't use that cult like language. That's your bag.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:40 am to undecided
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:41 am to auburnphan23
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This is part of the reason Auburn was put on academic probation a few years ago. Because one person had too much control over the university. Alabama meeting a similar fate would require somebody at Alabama contacting SACS to complain to them like people at Auburn did. That is not going to happen.
I'd be very surprised if someone from UAB hasn't already contacted SACS with concerns.
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