I deducted that in-order to skirt the rules that boosters aren't allowed to donate money specifically to buy-out coaches that the University is giving $18m to the AD and then the boosters will donate that back to the University for academics.
Tax-wise I can't see any difference for the boosters or the University and the AD aren't completely separate (I believe) like they are at say Florida.
Cool. That makes sense. Thanks.
