re: UAB Medical School - Montgomery

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The UAB OCS is basically the same dumpster fire the UA BoT put us through with Jimbo Fisher. We had raised the money to hire him but were told no. So we ended up with that shitty coach, Calloway.

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Again, that's not true. UAB's athletic department had been given a mandate to stop running defecits that had to be covered by the university. It presented a balanced budget (which was approved, btw) that included hiring a coach at a salary of $300k per year. The AD promptly went out and made an offer of over $600k to Fisher. That was just dumb. In the real world you get fired over stuff like that.

That's why the contract offer was not approved. Had there been any real money (actual cash) held by the booster club to cover the shortfall (instead of more phantom pledges without any actual cash), the AD could have got it through.

The finances have to be in place to make this thing work long term. The first place to look is in the stands. We need fan support at all the games. We need a capital campaign for a facility fund. Real butts in the seats and real dollars in reserve is how this gets done.