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Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:18 am to northalabamacracker
A successful UAB football program is more of an ally than threat to Crimson Tide nation. At best, UAB could pick off some decent players headed to out of state SEC school's but nobody instate would go to UAB over Alabama. Additionally, a new stadium would help with revitalizing birmingham. Only a small minded prick or tyrant would oppose such measures. I would even start a football program at UAH and give up the hockey.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:19 am to northalabamacracker
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You realize that the President of the Board of Trustees for Auburn is a UA Alumni...
and 15 years ago the President of the Board of Trustees for Alabama was a former Auburn football player
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:19 am to northalabamacracker
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Auburn could always support and prop up UAB football financialy if the
This is really about a BOT not acting in the best interests of the schools under its control. You cannot seriously argue that the BOT is adversarial at the least to UAB. Jimbo Fisher would have cost 300k a year. The BOT shot that down. Do not tell me they were acting in the best interest of UAB.
The BOT should take it stewardship role seriously and as long as Bryant Jr. is there, it will continue to hurt UAH and UAB. This is an abuse of authority. It baffles me some cannot see this.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:23 am to jb4
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A successful UAB football program is more of an ally than threat to Crimson Tide nation. At best, UAB could pick off some decent players headed to out of state SEC school's but nobody instate would go to UAB over Alabama. Additionally, a new stadium would help with revitalizing birmingham. Only a small minded prick or tyrant would oppose such measures. I would even start a football program at UAH and give up the hockey.
First, literally no one at Alabama views UAB as a threat anymore than LSU views ULM or ULL as a threat or Georgia views Georgia Southern. Its laughable to even suggest such. Second, a new stadium is going to cost the taxpayers of Alabama $60 million with absolutely no evidence that it would be a wise investment. Its asinine to think that investing in a football stadium for a program no one cares about over say a new library or expanding the medical school is smart.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:24 am to higgs_boson
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This is really about a BOT not acting in the best interests of the schools under its control. You cannot seriously argue that the BOT is adversarial at the least to UAB. Jimbo Fisher would have cost 300k a year. The BOT shot that down. Do not tell me they were acting in the best interest of UAB.
The BOT should take it stewardship role seriously and as long as Bryant Jr. is there, it will continue to hurt UAH and UAB. This is an abuse of authority. It baffles me some cannot see this.
So why did Alabama allow UAB to have a football program in the first place?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:28 am to higgs_boson
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This is really about a BOT not acting in the best interests of the schools under its control.
what a crock of shite. Best interest of its schools or a school?
UAB is a financial drain athletically.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:30 am to StopRobot
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So why did Alabama allow UAB to have a football program in the first place?
This was done in 1996. Bryant Jr. joined the BOT in 2000. See how it works?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:43 am to northalabamacracker
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UAB is a financial drain athletically.
Well, that is to be expected when the BOT does all it can to make sure you fail. Winning increases revenue, so let's make sure UAB cannot hire Jimbo!
It is clearly better to spend your money on a waterfall than to help keep a program that helps student athletes complete college degrees via scholarships.
Most schools lose money on college football by the way, if your philosophy held true, you would very likely be playing with yourself.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:43 am to jb4
UAB is a commuter school. What difference would on campus arena make to a commuter school. Hardly no one lives on campus.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:43 am to northalabamacracker
The non-alabama fans here act like All UAB does is football.
By no means is it a world class medical school, that also offers business degrees.
Horrible decision to invest in the school, not the suspect football team.
If alabama gets AAU then we may get upwards of $60 mil in research dollars a year.
Sounds like a good deal to me.
By no means is it a world class medical school, that also offers business degrees.
Horrible decision to invest in the school, not the suspect football team.
If alabama gets AAU then we may get upwards of $60 mil in research dollars a year.
Sounds like a good deal to me.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:50 am to phaz
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UAB is a commuter school. What difference would on campus arena make to a commuter school. Hardly no one lives on campus.
This is a good point. However, UAB would not have an SEC sized stadium. The student section would not be the only part. I would have loved to walk to a football game on Saturday and know lots of others in Birmingham would have enjoyed it as well.
UAB has spent the last decade working hand in hand with the city with things like the Woodlawn Project to try and bring revenue back to the city. I think, utlimately, the city will help with a stadium. This is why I think there may be some truth that UA BOT wants to shut them down before this happens.
Again, this is not about UA fans or most alumni. This is about Bryant Jr. and his 20 million dollar influence.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:51 am to Snoop1911
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UAB is the biggest employer in the state
We've already proved this wrong twice in this thread..
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:54 am to higgs_boson
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This is about Bryant Jr. and his 20 million dollar influence.
Bryant isnt even the richest person on the board.. To put this all on him is stupid. Of the 15 people on the board all but only 1 went to UA at some point..
Posted on 11/6/14 at 9:57 am to higgs_boson
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This was done in 1996. Bryant Jr. joined the BOT in 2000. See how it works?
No I don't. Its the stupidest conspiracy I have ever read.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:03 am to higgs_boson
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Good summary of UAB:
UAB
Picture of a UAB football game last year.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:03 am to I-59 Tiger
With all due respect, that's true only in the sense that the University of Alabama School of Medicine operates on the UAB campus. The med school name was basically hijacked from the main campus and had the UAB logo slapped on it about 30 years ago. It has always been the University of Alabama School of Medicine.
Are you still in Bham I-59? You're one of my favorite LSU posters btw.
Are you still in Bham I-59? You're one of my favorite LSU posters btw.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:03 am to blzr
UAB was granted a football team back in the 80's. Start as club ball and move up. UA didn't HAVE to do that but they did. UA would subsidize the program to a point but UAB had to show that it could support and sustain a program. That is not the main campuses job. Does Cal keep UCLA afloat? no. UCLA supports itself. Honestly, this has gone on too long. UAB is an urban campus much like a big east school. Seton Hall decided way back that football would not draw. Uconn and Nova play but not at high levels. Syracuse has had moments but.... UAB could have basketball only and flourish.
One problem nobody mentions is that back in the day there would be several thousand Bama fans at UAB games in the BJCC. THEN, Bartow starts running down the very hand that was feeding him. Whether he was right or wrong, Bartow went way over the line in his statements about Bama. Bama fans stopped going, supporting anything UAB and that was the death of that program. Bartow may have been right on some of his accusations but until you are up and running and not trying to build the program you are better served to keep your mouth shut. I think Bartow even mentioned several years ago to some Birmingham shakers that he wishes he hadn't po'd the Bama brass.
One problem nobody mentions is that back in the day there would be several thousand Bama fans at UAB games in the BJCC. THEN, Bartow starts running down the very hand that was feeding him. Whether he was right or wrong, Bartow went way over the line in his statements about Bama. Bama fans stopped going, supporting anything UAB and that was the death of that program. Bartow may have been right on some of his accusations but until you are up and running and not trying to build the program you are better served to keep your mouth shut. I think Bartow even mentioned several years ago to some Birmingham shakers that he wishes he hadn't po'd the Bama brass.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:05 am to higgs_boson
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This is about Bryant Jr. and his 20 million dollar influence.
Are the BOT votes made public? It would be interesting to see if one man with one vote could single-handedly prevent UAB from doing what it wants.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:12 am to jatebe
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Picture of a UAB football game last year.
And this year
They had around 30,000 for Troy and A&m this year. When they're actually good people come.
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