re: Truth about AU

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Ever since Shug retired, the big boys at Alabama Poly have never disappointed in their ability to provide high drama and comic relief for the rest of us. It's a combination of the Beverly Hillbillies and The Addams Family. I hope it's never discontinued.

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That is the false propaganda that other fanbases are trying to put out. In the past AU wasn't a rich school and the few who had money had control of everything. These individuals (Lowder and later Rane) did things their way and the school and the fans had to take it. Over time AU has received much bigger money through research and alumni contributions. The big money is now spread over numerous people and the control and management is now with more than one or two Hillbillies like some want you to believe. AU will get richer in the future and that might create more problems, but right now it is the calming water of a bad President and AD in the recent past.