Nope, it was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee ---just north of the Alabama border. Citation: Birth of the Ku Klux Klan | History | Research Starters | EBSCO Research
Frustration with the corruption and fraud that created the conditions for a cluster of mediocre programs to prosper at the expense of the rule-abiding.
Earned while Northern schools played by a different set of rules. Now we're living in an era where the gloves are off and there IS a limit where many SEC schools won't be able to keep up. Honestly, we're probably already there. You think Alabama is going to win another trophy in the next five years?
Oh yeah MSU is doing a campaign of their own. It started more recently but has already achieved $1.6B from 130000 donors----an average of 50% more per donor than Alabama's campaign. It also is aiming for $4B, more than double Alabama's biggest campaign in their entire history.
I'm not sure...
Michigan State, one of the less well-off northern schools, just got a $400M donation for athletics. I might be wrong, but I can't seem to find a single Alabama alum who could front that amount.