Birmingham, AL learned shortly after 4:45 a.m. CT, January 22, 2015, that it would host the 2021 World Games during a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lima, Peru and Ufa, Russia were the other two finalists to host the eleventh edition of the IOC-recognized event. Continue reading
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UPDATE: Birmingham will host the 2021 World Games
01.22.2015 by André Natta · 1 Comment
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On the agenda: A road swap with noticeable implications
01.21.2015 by André Natta · 0 Comments
Yesterday’s Birmingham City Council meeting saw a couple of major projects move forward. One involves a swap of roadways between the state of Alabama and the City of Birmingham; another involves a new site for a much needed expansion in the community. Continue reading
Digging into the UAB athletics announcement: the historical role of the Southeastern Conference in all of this
01.21.2015 by André Natta · 0 Comments
Last week’s passage of new NCAA Division I governance rules didn’t come without some concern from student-athlete representatives from the Southeastern Conference and Big 12. The concern from the SEC is interesting considering its role in getting to this point in college sports. Continue reading
Digging into the UAB athletics announcement: All eyes shift to Ohio and Kent State University
01.20.2015 by André Natta · 0 Comments
Kent State University announced it will be conducting an exhaustive assessment of their entire athletics department. They are the first NCAA FBS school to make such an announcement since UAB discontinued three athletic programs in early December 2014. Continue reading
Digging into the UAB athletics announcement: A look at C-USA and SEC athletic budgets, subsidies and state appropriations
01.19.2015 by André Natta · 3 Comments
A busy weekend at the NCAA Convention and proposed legislation in Virginia led us to do a comparison of the UAB Blazers 2013 athletics budget against other Conference USA schools and the Southeastern Conference — with interesting results. Continue reading
Digging into the UAB athletics announcement: The Joseph Volker equation
01.17.2015 by André Natta · 6 Comments
As we begin to look at the larger issues affecting the UAB athletics announcement, one of the best places to start is by understanding the mindset and experiences of its founding president (and the first chancellor of the University System of Alabama), Joseph Volker. Continue reading
Digging into the UAB athletics announcement: A timeline of interest emerges
01.16.2015 by André Natta · 0 Comments
A timeline developed as part of a recent presentation to the state chapter of the Public Relations Society of America by this website gains more meaning as a result of minutes from a UAB athletics financial analysis committee meeting in December. Continue reading