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re: UA President Bonner to recommend Bill Battle as New AD
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:34 pm to Bellabama
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:34 pm to Bellabama
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Maybe he'll set it up so that Alabama is the secret beneficiary to 1% of all college licensing sales everywhere.
Does he even work for the company anymore
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Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:37 pm to NYCAuburn
Stock options and contacts baby. 
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:37 pm to Choctaw
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that was the day...the muuuuuusic..died. and we were singin'....
Why are some of you people convinced this is a bad hire or that the football program is going to decline? That's wishful thinking and writing it makes you look foolish.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:39 pm to Bellabama
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Stock options
I doubt he still has stock "options", he might still hold stock in IMG
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:40 pm to Bellabama
Bills first cousin is Tommy Battle, Mayor of Huntsville, AL.
Rec gonna Rec
Rec gonna Rec
This post was edited on 3/21/13 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:40 pm to Bama Bird
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Bama Bird
UA President Bonner to recommend Bill Battle as New AD
Firing Hudson should be a day #1 move
Hire Sherri Coale. Guaranteed sellouts.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:42 pm to wdeinttown
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wdeinttown
UA President Bonner to recommend Bill Battle as New AD
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that was the day...the muuuuuusic..died. and we were singin'....
Why are some of you people convinced this is a bad hire or that the football program is going to decline? That's wishful thinking and writing it makes you look foolish.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:43 pm to BamaGradinTn
That would be a great hire. Does she have any ties to Alabama? It would be kinda random for her to leave OU.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:43 pm to NYCAuburn
In all seriousness, I don't know what his ties are now and what the rules are for private ventures for Athletic Directors. I always thought it was pretty strange that Frank Broyles could be an AD and game announcer at the same time. 
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:46 pm to wdeinttown
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Why are some of you people convinced this is a bad hire or that the football program is going to decline? That's wishful thinking and writing it makes you look foolish.
calm down, Mary Sue. i'm just having a little fun. i don't even know who the hell Bill Battle is.
This post was edited on 3/21/13 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:48 pm to RollTide MJ
Didn't read the thread, but I am fricking pumped for this hire.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:48 pm to NYCAuburn
I'd be surprised if he didn't have some sort of stock, but you never know. I really was just engaging in waggish banter.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:49 pm to Bellabama
I think he stayed on as COO of CLC after the IMG purchase. (This may have already been covered)
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:50 pm to NBamaAlum
Isn't it awesome?! I was pretty down about Coach Moore, and this has cheered me up a bit!
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:52 pm to Choctaw
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@finebaum
I've known Bill Battle since I was a student at UT and he is one of the smartest, classiest and most capable men on Earth.
He's show is pretty dumb sometime but he is usually spot on about people and interviewing them. Havent heard anything but good things about Bill so Im happy with the hire.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:53 pm to Choctaw
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i don't even know who the hell Bill Battle is.
Played at Bama and was on Bryant's first championship team, but he's best known for being Tennessee's head coach in the 1970s.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:54 pm to Bellabama
Once his wife finally passed, I always figured it would just be a matter of time before things started happening...I just hate that it had to work out this way. I hope Coach Moore gets a chance to get back healthy and come back to a game to be honored next year.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:55 pm to JustGetItRight
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but he's best known for being Tennessee's head coach in the 1970s.
No. That is ancillary in regard to his reputation. CLC was, and is, a big fricking deal.
This post was edited on 3/21/13 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:58 pm to Bellabama
Freaking Joe Dean Jr. is the AD at Birmingham Southern.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:02 pm to NBamaAlum
Agree 100%. I was hoping when his wife passed away that he would be able to relax a little and do stuff he hadn't been able to do while he was taking care of her. I've been a little mopey since I found out how sick he was.
The article I linked on the second page of this thread is actually an interesting read about the story of Battle's company, his career, and what he's been up to. I am on my phone so I didn't want to link text.
The article I linked on the second page of this thread is actually an interesting read about the story of Battle's company, his career, and what he's been up to. I am on my phone so I didn't want to link text.
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