It may be wishful, but the blame can't ALL be put on UAB supporters. Boosters and donors were not even aware of imminent shutdown until it was too late, and even then offered money to reverse the decision. That was just too little to late, at the time. Since, a fire has been lit under some very important and influential people to reverse this decision, and there is a June 1 deadline for pledges. There are about 100 other prominent business folks in the B'ham area that are still to be contacted, and some guys have not even announced their contributions yet. $7.5 mil is just the start. And they only need so much to get started. I don't exactly call that wishful thinking on the dollars, considering they now have a precedent on fund-raising when needed. On players willing to come? I think you may be underestimating Bill Clark, if he is in fact coming back. He brought a program from the doldrums, and crap facilities, to a .500 record in short order, and was going somewhere, as far as CUSA teams go.