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Booster 2 week drive - $6M
SGA - 550K
City of Birmingham - $500K

Surely there is more. Surprised the various groups are publicizing the totals more. Any guesses on the amount to date?

With the three groups you mention above, we're into 8-figure territory. Friday, 15 May 2015 shall forever be known as "Green Friday," the day we gave Ray Watts and his evil overlords a multi-multi-million dollar enema of justice.

Well, since we're talking about pledges, wouldn't we count it as $2.75M and $2.5M? They would just be paying in "installments" of 550K and 500K, respectively.
So...we're at least at $11.25M, correct?

No, not publicly. No need to tip our hand to the BAD guys for no real reason.

Is the $6mil per year?

I'm assuming those in the know we're well aware of these two coming up. The timing appears to be strategic. We raised $6 million without anybody knowing about it. We just raised another 5 from two of the groups that matter the most. We all see what a season ticket drive can do. My guess is by the time this is all said and done we are going to be over $20 million for 5 years. If you asked me if I thought that was possible 6 months ago, I would've said no way. I've been disappointed in the foot dragging to raise money, but it appears that has been done, it's just been done strategically. Who knows how the report will look, but our true leaders have done a hell of a job.

I think we make $20 easily. The wild card is what the big guys do and when they reveal it.

I'm starting to think that it may be much more come payday Fri. It wouldn't surprise me that it might be more corporate related from Filler, Craft & Fine.

(05-12-2015 07:54 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Is the $6mil per year?

No. Over 5 years.

Just imagine the money that could raised be through businesses in downtown Birmingham! Whoops. John Johns, representing the BBA, said Watts made the right decision killing football. Perhaps he wasn't really representing the BBA, but rather his master, PBJ, and his fellow Bryant Bank UA BOT members?

What surprises does tomorrow bring? Do we see more 6 or even 7 figure pledges, or do we get another Bryant Bank UA BOT member interview talking about how painful this decision was for everyone involved?

The "heads in the sand" rhetoric by the BOT really is dumbfounding to me. And Watts is a coward, of course.

Yes...somebody is keeping a running total
Stay tuned

(05-12-2015 08:45 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  Yes...somebody is keeping a running total
Stay tuned

You ain't seen nothing yet!

(05-12-2015 08:52 PM)BlazerBacker Wrote:  

(05-12-2015 08:45 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  Yes...somebody is keeping a running total
Stay tuned

You ain't seen nothing yet!

I'm on pins and needles!

How about:

A Lot...

I think the Foundation guys must have had an idea about this because they stated that UAB isn't just bringing back football but it will be at world class level. To me that indicates some big money that they knew would be coming.

And again I think our guys have at least a prelim indication from CSS about the amount needed by their calculations. I think we will surpass the amount needed as per CSS. At that point Watts and the BOT have absolutely ZERO justification in their decision.

(05-12-2015 10:06 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I think the Foundation guys must have had an idea about this because they stated that UAB isn't just bringing back football but it will be at world class level. To me that indicates some big money that they knew would be coming.

And again I think our guys have at least a prelim indication from CSS about the amount needed by their calculations. I think we will surpass the amount needed as per CSS. At that point Watts and the BOT have absolutely ZERO justification in their decision.

too bad they dont need justification

(05-12-2015 10:06 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I think the Foundation guys must have had an idea about this because they stated that UAB isn't just bringing back football but it will be at world class level. To me that indicates some big money that they knew would be coming.

And again I think our guys have at least a prelim indication from CSS about the amount needed by their calculations. I think we will surpass the amount needed as per CSS. At that point Watts and the BOT have absolutely ZERO justification in their decision.

Perhaps they're raising money for a stadium as well?

I think local banks and law firms would be more likely to put in a larger pledge to buy a box, or pay for naming rights. Shooting for stadium money would make it easier to get a higher dollar value raised, since these firms can justify the cost as an investment that allows them to entertain clients.

(05-13-2015 09:35 AM)sadolakced Wrote:  

(05-12-2015 10:06 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I think the Foundation guys must have had an idea about this because they stated that UAB isn't just bringing back football but it will be at world class level. To me that indicates some big money that they knew would be coming.

And again I think our guys have at least a prelim indication from CSS about the amount needed by their calculations. I think we will surpass the amount needed as per CSS. At that point Watts and the BOT have absolutely ZERO justification in their decision.

Perhaps they're raising money for a stadium as well?

I think local banks and law firms would be more likely to put in a larger pledge to buy a box, or pay for naming rights. Shooting for stadium money would make it easier to get a higher dollar value raised, since these firms can justify the cost as an investment that allows them to entertain clients.

Maybe, but I think that is the next fight. Right now I'm guessing that the announcement by the big donors is about how much they have pledged to bring back football and it is going to be a very large amount.

However, you are correct about luxury boxes on any stadium we propose to build. As you will recall there were a large number of those boxes in the original stadium plan and all of those all but the two which UAB Athletics reserved for their use were "sold" before the plan was set to be presented to the UA BOT for approval. (Of course PBJ pulled it off the agenda before it could be presented.)