May 28, 2015 · 3:32 PM

Now this is all in.

Not dismayed in the slightest by running close to a $13 million deficit in the last fiscal year, Auburn’s athletic department has infrastructure plans on the table that look like they’ll exceed $200 million in costs.

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21 responses to “Now this is all in.”

  1. Chi-town Dawg
    May 28, 2015 at 3:52 PM

    Senator, you’re forgetting about how all the coaching severance payments are winding down, so Auburn has new found money available for all kinds of construction and COA initiatives;-)

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    • Will (The Other One)
      May 28, 2015 at 5:14 PM

      Of course, Gus has had his miracle season already, so it they lose 4-5 games this season, including to us and Alabama, he’ll be well positioned to get fired after they faceplant to a losing season in 2016 (because if you wanna coach the Barn, that means getting fired at some point.)

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  2. Bulldog Joe
    May 28, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    In case the COA advantage isn’t enough, Coach Dye is lobbying the state to bring back those “lucky” slot machines for the ath-a-letes.

    http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/former_auburn_coach_pat_dye_su.html

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  3. Timphd
    May 28, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    God bless them. Hope they run their program into bankruptcy.

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  4. Dog in Fla
    May 28, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    “82-year-old Betty L. Myers of Mobile, Ala., is seen through the Auburn logo as she waits near the head of the line to meet coach Gene Chizik as Auburn University hosts Fan Day 2011 Sunday, August 14, 2011.”

    Setting aside the fact that deficits or current file photos don’t matter at Auburn, I think that shot is a fake b/c 82 y/o Betty L Myers of Mobile looks an awful lot like Bobby Bowden. Betty still thinks Gene is wandering around somewhere in the Wellness Kitchen

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  5. DugLite
    May 28, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    Auburn doesn’t have a soul or brain for that matter. Spending like a drunken sailor.

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  6. nWo "Sting"
    May 28, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    The Auburn Way is very different from the Georgia Way.

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  7. Reverend Whitewall
    May 28, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    Deficit spending is good for the economy, right? 🙂

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    • hassan
      May 28, 2015 at 4:57 PM

      “You know, Paul, Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter. We won the mid-term elections, this is our due.”

      — Dick Cheney (January 9, 2004)

      “You know, Pawwwwl, Saban proved that deficits don’t matter. We won the SEC, this is our due.”

      — Jay Jacobs (January 9, 2014)

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  8. Dog in Fla
    May 28, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    “exceed $200 million in costs”

    Jay Jacob’s CFO sees no problem whatsoever

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  9. AthensHomerDawg
    May 28, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    NIce to see some $ flowing toward more sticks and bricks instead of inflated salaries.

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  10. hassan
    May 28, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    The creative accounting of some of these schools is mind boggling. They move all kinds of money around to show a loss, and then shift it all back when it comes to the arms race.

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  11. Will (The Other One)
    May 28, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    So are they taking financial advice from Bobby Lowder?

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  12. Silver Britches
    May 28, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    “If there’s anything I’ve learned about money, it’s that it never runs out.” – M.C. Hammer and Jay Jacobs.

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  13. Uglydawg
    May 28, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    To be fair to the Barners, the $85K they put in the collection plate in Newnan was tax deductable.

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  14. ctfain
    May 28, 2015 at 10:46 PM

    How long before the first story breaks with financial aid office workers complaining of athletic office/booster meddling? Or before a quiet reshuffling of aid office staffs?

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  15. Spike
    May 29, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    Those AU boobs should work for the government.

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