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Originally Posted by Tourian
Yeah, I saw that. I figured we'd have to wait a few years until the bill worked its way through government and the BOT could be revamped. But with this news coming out and another one talking about his regret, it may be sooner then that.
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This won't cause a Board reorganization. The conversation has been framed as athletic supporters versus Watts. In order to have fallout reach the Board, previous coaches and presidents are going to have to come forward, in violation of NDAs, to shed light on hidden Board agendas.
Watts is also pretty safe. There won't be a no confidence vote once the faculty get what they want out of this. Only a few donors will stop giving and the ones that do stop will continue again once they realize they lost.
The only way Watts leaves is if more third party economists show the flaws in the Carr study and local media begins to hammer home the deceptive practice Watts used to end football. There will probably have to be widespread athletic fallout also, which should happen once UAB is pushed out of CUSA and either Troy or USA take its place. Then, maybe, the Board decides to remove Watts. But that won't be before spring practice starts. Which means even if the interim president reinstates UAB football, (not sure if the Board would have to approve the measure, which doesn't seem likely), the coaches and current SAs would be gone and there would be no schedule for the 2015-16 year. So UAB would have to essentially start a new program in Fall 2016 with no conference affiliation.
If Watts isn't gone before the February system meeting, UAB football is done for good.