re: Can Auburn Afford to Fire Gus?

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Robert Lowder and Yella Fella won’t bat an eye at that buyout if Malzahn doesn’t produce up to their standards.

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Lowder is a non-factor at AU nowadays, since he ran his bank into the ground almost a decade ago.

Your stuck in the past. Lowder hasn’t been a factor for years since Colonial Bank almost went belly up do to poor mortgage lending during the financial crisis in 2009. BB&T bought the branches for pennies on the dollar. He still has money but knowhere near what he did have.

Rane is reportedly the richest person in Alabama worth close to a billion. Harbert is one of the big dogs now. Graduated from Auburn in 1982 and was immediately made a VP at his fathers firm. Borrowed money from his father and set up and investment firm.

Mcwhorter is the other big dog. So between those 3 they can do what they want. Harbert is the one who reportedly told President Leathe to give Gus the huge contract so he should be the one to foot most of the bill.