Sorry, y'all - the baby woke up and the wife and I have an arrangement where she sleeps from about 8 - 3 and then I get some sleep. The baby woke up and was fussy about 11 so I couldn't post.
I have heard the Paul Bryant Jr. has publicly stated that he will help do whatever it takes to keep Saban from coming to Texas. While Alabama does have some alums with bank they do not have the bank roll that we do from our donors. And McPhaul hit the nail on the head (been discussed in another thread), but Saban has gotten into some unsuccessful real estate ventures from some of Bama's BMD's and they don't have the ability to offer him other ventures to offset those losses. With Texas he has a number of opportunities to subsidize his salary with markets that are far more stable and provide a much larger ROI than real estate, namely oil and gas.
Has there really been a shift in BMD power away from Red and Joe? Red's not getting any younger so I can see him taking a step back; however, from the little that I know about Joe from lawyer friends who've worked with him and his recent "I'll sue" threats I don't picture him as someone who's willing to take a back seat to anyone on an issue as significant and personal as replacing his client. Is there any chance that he's waiting in the wings to try and complicate the hiring process, especially if Mack is somehow able to win out?
Joe is a fire cracker. I was told he says stuff like that and thee next minute he will say what do I need to contribute to the new coaches salary?
Level 1- Work for the program
That it does.
