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"The expectations of boosters and trustees are pushing athletic directors for a larger and larger rate of increase in expenditures,' Brand said. 'And that's where they are getting in trouble.'
Some athletic czars are being devoured by their own design. At one point, setting up athletic departments and booster groups as separate nonprofit 501C3 charities seemed ingenious at universities like Clemson, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana State, Florida State and, most recently, Auburn."