As an aside, I give UAB football 10 years and we will talking about discontinuing the program. CBC will be fully vested in state retirement by then and the charade and head torch bearer will fade away.
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Well, they've already done better than I than I thought they they would. I predicted that when Ray Watson called their hand on real money support, the "boosters" would fold. To their credit, they didn't.
Still, the true test of a program is how the fanbase supports it when it's struggling even after a major initial capital injection.
I'm far from convinced that, when the emotion of the shutdown / resurrection plays out, and it comes time to pour another $10 million into a program that struggles to break even in a conference that in turn struggles to maintain Group of Five status, they'll pony up.
I think there'll be a ton of long sad shaggy-dog stories. But when it comes time to stroke a bunch of checks, they'll find their collective arms short and pockets long.
If they find the money, I'll stand wrong, and say so on this forum. I don't think I'll stand wrong.