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Alabama Gov looking into UAB football
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:12 pm
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Gov. Robert Bentley said today he wanted to learn more about concerns over the future of UAB football and said this season was cause for optimism for the program.
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"Hopefully it's going to survive, and I'm going to find out some more information about the situation over the next day or two," Bentley said.
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Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:13 pm to higgs_boson
Bentley the Bammer swoops in to save UAB
Orchestrated by the evil Bahr Jr probably
Orchestrated by the evil Bahr Jr probably
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:13 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I CANT EVEN TAKE IT ANYMORE PAWWLLL
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:14 pm to higgs_boson
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"Hopefully it's going to survive, and I'm going to find out some more information about the situation over the next day or two," Bentley said as he pulled into his driveway in Tuscaloosa and straighten out the wind twisted UA flag on his porch.
FIFY to include the full quote.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:14 pm to higgs_boson
A program that loses $17 MILLION a year and a government official thinks it may be worth keeping.
My shocked face:
My shocked face:
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:14 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Bentley the Bammer swoops in to save UAB
Orchestrated by the evil Bahr Jr probably
More press = more pressure.
Hell I would be grateful for any Alabama alum to support UAB at this point in time.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:14 pm to Patton
If Bentley is in charge of the UAB relief effort, sayonara UAB football.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:15 pm to higgs_boson
Why are they folding anyway? Because they can't get a new stadium? Why not play at the current one?
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:15 pm to NBamaAlum
again UA fan is not mutually exclusive to UAB fan.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:15 pm to Patton
takes one look at them hemorrhaging money and the lack of fan interest and goes, "Oh, ok."
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:16 pm to higgs_boson
quote:Or any UAB alum
Hell I would be grateful for any Alabama alum to support UAB at this point in time.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:17 pm to higgs_boson
One last quote from Gov
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Asked if he planned to get actively involved in deciding the program's future, Bentley said he had not decided.
"But that is a decision that the Board of Trustees makes, and I am the chairman of the Board of Trustees and I always want people to remember that," the governor said.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:18 pm to higgs_boson
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Hell I would be grateful for any Alabama alum to support UAB at this point in time.
Why?
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:20 pm to higgs_boson
He is saying what he has to say to appease some folks.
Welcome to Politics 101.
Welcome to Politics 101.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:22 pm to NBamaAlum
One more link for those who want to actually talk about y'know facts and stuff.
Birmingham Business Journal
Birmingham Business Journal
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UAB's football program brought in $8,980,301 in revenue and reported $8,956,079 in expenses in 2013, according to federal Equity in Athletics Data.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:25 pm to higgs_boson
UAB football is now the biggest cause de celebre of Auburn fans everywhere. That's enough to know that order has again been restored. Roll Tide, y'all. 
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:26 pm to higgs_boson
Here's the sentence right before that.
Disingenuous a-hole.
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According to CBS Sports, UAB athletics received $85.4 million in direct institutional support and $28.4 million from student fees between 2006 and 2013, with subsidies accounting for 64 percent of UAB's athletic revenue in fiscal year 2013.
Disingenuous a-hole.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:26 pm to higgs_boson
All In
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:26 pm to bamasgot13
Why?
Because a successful UAB helps Birmingham. A thriving Birmingham helps Alabama.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Full disclosure, my wife was an associate prof at UAB, my dad got his Masters of Public Administration at UAB, I was a TA at UAB and I taught in Birmingham City Schools for more than a decade. UAB has a great program for Birmingham City Schools, giving scholarships to kids who pass two or more AP exams.
UAB is a boon for Birmingham and the state. If its undergraduate program continues to grow, it only helps the state.
Because a successful UAB helps Birmingham. A thriving Birmingham helps Alabama.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Full disclosure, my wife was an associate prof at UAB, my dad got his Masters of Public Administration at UAB, I was a TA at UAB and I taught in Birmingham City Schools for more than a decade. UAB has a great program for Birmingham City Schools, giving scholarships to kids who pass two or more AP exams.
UAB is a boon for Birmingham and the state. If its undergraduate program continues to grow, it only helps the state.
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:27 pm to higgs_boson
If only UAB had started slinging toilet paper after wins, that might have saved them.
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