Alabama AD Greg Byrne quiets critics of drying field with helicopters
By Andrew Olson
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Alabama AD Greg Byrne had the “it just means more” flex of the 2018 season when he tweeted a video of helicopters drying the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of Saturday’s Iron Bowl.
While most major athletic departments function financially independent of the school, it’s natural for people to question whether the money used by the football team for things like “blow drying a football field” would be better spent on academics.
Byrne quieted any critics with a simple tweet.
Helicopters were donated, no tuition dollars used 😊. #RollTide https://t.co/94XV8m4cDT
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) November 24, 2018
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