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ALABAMA FALL CAMP PREVIEW
FINANCIAL GIANT
RECEIVERS
The wide receiving corps is arguably the deepest unit for UA. The fourth installment of an eight-part series counting down the beginning of fall camp looks at Alabama wide receivers and tight ends. The team’s top three receivers — Amari Cooper, Kevin Norwood and Christion Jones — are back, but tight ends Michael Williams and Kelly Williams are gone. Receivers Marvin Shinn and Danny Woodson Jr. transferred.
$37,774,386
$31,807,880
$78,285,095
$32,078,815
$28,053,214
2009
2010
2011
2012
2007
2012 UA football revenue $82,302,856
2008
2009
2010
Sports camps $603,200 Endowment, investment
8
35
Ticket sales
MILLION
MILLION
MILLION
THOUSAND
MILLION
$930,997
MILLION
1.5 1 .5
$2,097,022
2
$2,325,717
MILLION
$1,302,500
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$2,614,890
$3,458,357
Travel
$1,207,121
Athletic student aid
2.5
$1,303,431
Guarantees $2,850,000
.5
$1,962,918
$2,194,743
1
$1,933,734
Game expenses
1.5
$2,194,743
2
$1,311,194
$2,242,383 $
$5,217,576
3
Game expenses $734,191
Support staff Su
2.5
Other/misc.
$730,458
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$2,929,842
$1,284,943 $
$870,438
200
Travel
$2,097,022
$750,045
400
$360,327
600
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Recruiting
$980,882
800
$258,846
$9,473,565
$2,548,861 $
$9,613,865
4
$7,869,343
Fa FFacilities/ Maintenance Ma
6
$5,763,617
$10,678,891
$930,997
8
$6,840,752
Coaches pay
$1,450,572 $
Recruiting
1M
Coaches pay
$10,678,891
10
Med/insurance Me
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
12
Other operating expenses
$546,574
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$877,897
.5
$385,000
1
Guarantees $700,000
2012 UA football expenses $37,774,386
$5,680,302
1.5
$1,042,683
$15,788,146
$15,749,103
$70,645
$11,362,284
5
Program, concessions, novelty sales
$15,871,330
10
$4,273,904
$6,605,465
15
Royalties, licensing, advertising & sponsors
2
$2,495,000
2.5
$4,093,271
Royalties, licensing, advertising & sponsors
$15,788,146
$5,622,458
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
NCAA/SEC distribution
NCAA/SEC distribution
$5,132,332
3
20
$190,041
4
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$6,605,465
Third-party comp & benefits
5
$6,605,465
6
$5,824,239
Broadcast media rights
$18,679,937
2012
Broadcast media rights
7
$6,374,927
$7,801,250
$29,278,884
15
Other operations
$26,969,542
20
$27,683,402
$30,294,245
$26,402,849
25
Ticket sales
$30,294,245
30
$267,427
Contributions
2011
*All fiscal budget years end on June 30 of that year
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 STAFF GRAPHIC | ANTHONY BRATINA
INSIDE RECRUITING
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Players need to get a slice of the pie
A
s two days of budget data — and a waterfall in the football building’s spa pool — would indicate, the University of Alabama athletic department is a financial giant among its intercollegiate peers. The question now is, just who are those peers going to be? Over the past two weeks, starting with Mike Slive at Southeastern Conference Media Days and progressing through the other powerconference commissione r s , t he bat t le lines are b e i n g drawn. T here is CECIL similarity HURT i n t heir speeches about re organization of the NCAA, including the creation of another “tier” made up of at least the 80 or so wealthiest programs and probably some of the other conferences, such as the Mountain West, which is close. But the point was clear. Whether it was the SEC’s Slive or Larry Scott of the Pac-12, the message was the same: Things have to change. The tool to make those changes happen will be money. For instance, most of the major-conference schools (not all) want a stipend for athletes. That costs money. The big schools want a year-round training table for athletes. That costs money. They want to pay for recruits’ parents to be compensated for making SEE HURT | 3C
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2008
MILLION
2007
$2,820,041
Receiver Kevin Norwood
$64,249,624
20
$20,567,007
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$27,638,909
$23,849,001
40
$64,260,880
60
$72,845,206
Revenue Expenses $55,691,213
MILLION
80
*State/government support, indirect facilities & administration support, institutional support, student fees not available
Special teams
Net 44.5M
Total UA football ledger $112,569,318
$124,899,945
$105,068,152
$124,498,616
$98,961,214
30
$90,867,971
60
$100,302,512
90
$130,542,153
120
Revenue Expenses
$82,302,856
Total UA athletic ledger
MILLION
150
$123,370,004
COMING MONDAY
TU TUSCALOOSA | You get what you pay for. Former University of Alabama athletic dirrector Mal Moore believed in that theory. T That’s why he sat on a runway in South Florid ida in January 2007 with an open checkbook, w willing to spend what it took to lure Nick Saban to Tuscaloosa. He got w what he paid for. An exa examination of fi nancial documents obtained Tu by The Tuscaloosa News — starting in 2006, the year Sab before Saban’s arrival, and running through 2011, the
Nick Saban
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Overview: The wide receivers could have a big season with abundant talent at the position. Cooper is a mismatch for most defensive backs with a season of experience under his belt. His blend of speed, quickness and precise route-running makes him a difficult matchup. He also possesses great body control. Black is a threat every time he touches the ball, and Norwood proved his worth during the crucial two-minute drive against LSU last season. Throw in Jones, White, Falkins and Bell, and McCarron has his choice of targets. Replacing Michael Williams won’t be easy. Williams was essentially another tackle on the line. Howard brings an athleticism to the position Alabama hasn’t had. If he learns the offense and becomes adept at blocking, watch out.
most recent year available — revealed Moore’s theory became reality. For the 2006 football season, the University of Alabama football program wrote checks to the sum of $5,763,617 for then-head coach Mike Shula and his nine full-time assistant coaches. A year later, with Nick Saban at the helm, that total rose nearly 19 percent to $6.84 million. By 2011, Saban and his staff nearly doubled the 2006 numbers, earning the whopping sum of $10,678,891 (Saban $5,775,394, assistant coaches $4,903,497). But salaries aren’t the only thing that has grown during the Saban Era. SEE GIANT | 3C
Sports Writer
$87,589,777
Tight ends: Brian Vogler is the most experienced tight end, having played in 23 career games. The 6 -foot-7, 260-pounder has three career catches. Sophomore Malcolm Faciane will compete for playing time. The 6-foot-5, 267-pounder is an athletic tight end who’s played in eight career games. Harrison Jones has played in 18 games with one career catch. UA signed five-star tight end O.J. Howard, and the 6-foot-6, 237-pounder is expected to compete for playing time. Redshirt freshman Kurt Freitag is 6-foot-4, 235 pounds and looking for a role.
By Aaron Suttles
$123,769,841
Wide receivers: Cooper led the team in receiving on his way to freshman All-America honors. The 6-foot-1, 202-pounder broke the school record with 11 receiving touchdowns. He finished with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards. Norwood hauled in 29 catches for 461 yards and four touchdowns. Jones made 27 receptions for 368 yards and four touchdowns. DeAndrew White returns from an injured knee. Kenny Bell played in 12 games, grabbing 17 passes for 431 yards and three touchdowns before his season ended with a broken leg against Auburn. Chris Black missed last season with a shoulder injury, but he is healthy and expected to contribute. Freshman Raheem Falkins has received rave reviews from his teammates and gives quarterback AJ McCarron a big target at 6-foot-4, 203 pounds. Robert Foster is expected to join the team if and when he is cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse.
For Alabama to have one of the top football programs in the country, it takes hard work and lots of money