I completely believe the "Athletic Department funds only" is being used just for optics. Technically the first 2 payments are being covered by boosters, then they claim it will be athletic dept funds. Sure...funds that are there because boosters have donated it to the AD and they then turn around and pay Jimbo.....
I don't think the war chest is the given some believe, especially with the price of oil plummeting. If they don't hire the correct guy.....ie they go a similar direction they did with hiring Petrino.....those checkbooks will snap shut in a hurry. There is a minority contingent, that I fully expect to go Red McCombs if this thing drags on, that has been heavily involved in the funding that is ticked that Bjork wasn't shown the door with Fisher, not because they blame him for the contract, they just find him to be incompetent and highly embarrassing any time he opens his mouth....including this most recent time.