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SIAP: Paul Bryant Jr's Bank Tie That Binds UA BOT
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 9:23 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 9:33 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 9:34 am to undecided
It's good to be King
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 9:44 am to undecided
Serious question for the Alabama people: why is Paul Bryant Jr on the U of A BOT at all? I would understand his involvement with the athletic department, but the BOT is primarily tasked with the actual university and its functions, yes? Having an athletics-first individual as the President of the BOT seems like a pretty clear case of the tail wagging the dog, no?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:47 am to undecided
I fail to see why this is "news" - isn't this how most University Systems operate?
And who the hell is calling UA a "family"?
And who the hell is calling UA a "family"?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:48 am to undecided
Well every BOT has someone who is sitting at the top. As far as Junior being crooked, any link to this. Lowder was indeed and charges brought against him. Haven't seen anybody doing that with Junior and until then....Besides, any rich man usually has some skeletons. Any of them.
Posts like this prove what I have been saying. Auburnites and people like Brando and Scarbinsky will tell u this is not an Alabama thing but a do the right thing. THats not entirely true. There are some people that are for anything Bama is against, them included. Why do they care anyway. Where was Brando when Pacific dropped football? How about Wichita State? Those programs were much more viable than UAB.
These people mentioned will tell u they have nothing against Bama but in reality its a chance to take a swing at Bama and nothing else.
Posts like this prove what I have been saying. Auburnites and people like Brando and Scarbinsky will tell u this is not an Alabama thing but a do the right thing. THats not entirely true. There are some people that are for anything Bama is against, them included. Why do they care anyway. Where was Brando when Pacific dropped football? How about Wichita State? Those programs were much more viable than UAB.
These people mentioned will tell u they have nothing against Bama but in reality its a chance to take a swing at Bama and nothing else.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:54 am to undecided
I hope the author of the story lives in a single story.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:26 am to undecided
Serious question: How does several members having a vested interest in the success of a bank introduce a conflict of interest with respect to the treatment of UAB or UAH?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:32 am to undecided
You crapped in your mess kit when you started this thread, Rosco. 
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:10 am to undecided
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Dude, you have issues.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 12:05 pm to undecided
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They don't call it a family at the University of Alabama for nothing
Didn't even get past the first line. What a joke
Posted on 3/27/15 at 1:40 pm to undecided
sorry Barn, The Bank of Bama is too big to fail.
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