Meetings of the Alabama Board of Trustees' compensation committee are typically kinda dry.
New contract details are listed off one by one by athletics director Bill Battle. Conversation is rare in what amounts to a rubber stamp formality. That was the case, for the most part, again Tuesday morning. Only Scott Cochran's new deal drew much more that silent nods on the teleconference.
The contract is unique, much like the man who's become a folk hero among Alabama fans. Battle chuckled a moment before listing the details of his amended contract. The AD referred to him as the "loudest and most energetic coach in America.