"...rallies and protests have erupted on campus, powerful donors have threatened to withhold their support, and the faculty senate approved a resolution of no confidence in President Ray L. Watts's ability to lead the university."
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The message was delivered: Football is a serious matter in Alabama. And up against a wave of opposition, Watts and U.A.B. have cracked open the door for a potential reinstatement of the football program in 2016."
"Susan Key, a member of the faculty senate and a management professor at U.A.B., said she was still struggling to understand why the university - with a budget of more than $2 billion - could not afford football.
"The whole athletic department is a fraction of the budget," she said.""
NYT.com article on UAB football
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The message was delivered: Football is a serious matter in Alabama. And up against a wave of opposition, Watts and U.A.B. have cracked open the door for a potential reinstatement of the football program in 2016."
"Susan Key, a member of the faculty senate and a management professor at U.A.B., said she was still struggling to understand why the university - with a budget of more than $2 billion - could not afford football.
"The whole athletic department is a fraction of the budget," she said.""
NYT.com article on UAB football
