7. Auburn AD John Cohen, who just signed a home-and-home deal with Notre Dame, is hilariously claiming booster influence in coaching hires as a “myth” and says he has no donor pressure and sole decision-making power post-Hugh Freeze firing, as Auburn seeks another coach; meanwhile, Alabama is potentially playoff-bound, as both programs go in different directions.

6. Alabama Public Television believes they risk losing $3.5 million in donor funds from 23,894 members, 80-90% programming like “Sesame Street” and “Daniel Tiger,” thousands of viewers, plus website/media rebuild costs if they drop PBS amid federal cuts and liberal bias debates; but that conversation is long past the point of no return and their failure to mitigate those issues with local leaders and viewers is their fault.

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