Typical poor enunciation by Albin at the end where he's trying to make a distinction between "Charlotte athletics" and "Charlotte's athletics." He deemphasizes that final "s" instead of putting extra emphasis on it to make the distinction clear that the script writer was trying to convey.

Thanks. I'd like to blame autocorrect, but that was probably my error. I'll correct it in the original. Maybe my fingers were still in Christmas mode. My fingers and brain sometimes aren't in sync.

Everyone makes mistakes. I certainly make my share. How about if we all focus on peace on earth for the rest of 2025. 2026 will be here be here soon, but let's enjoy the rest of this year.

I didn't have any problem at all understanding what he said or the meaning of his message. My guess is neither did the fine folks of Charlotte. As for him having a "defect" that and many other descriptors went out the window many many years ago. Get with the times my good man.

Ignorance is no excuse when you target folks with a disability. But you go be you. You continue to harp on it and own it. And feel free if you ever hear or see me make fun of something like this, call me out. And as Al says, if get with the times.

Get over yourself, Alan. Language does not trump facts. You probably prefer the term "reproductive freedom" or some similar euphemism rather than the right to abort. That term doesn't hide the fact of what happens in an abortion. This isn't the first time you've gotten all tied up in knots over the use of good, clear English that doesn't fit your sense of what is acceptable. I once referred to a foreign student as a foreign student, and you insisted that this was somehow a horrible sin, as one should say "international student." I'm quite aware of that term. I've personally never particularly liked it. I used foreign student quite on purpose when I made that post. I've been a visitor in many foreign lands in my life. I was always a foreigner there, not an international visitor. Somehow you seem to think reality changes if you just use different words to express that reality. I reject that notion.

One last example that illustrates the point. I had an uncle in Minneapolis who had a slight limp due to having had polio as a child. His name was Bjorn Bjornson. He was a noted journalist in the Twin Cities and he actually wrote for many years a very well-received column for the Minnesota Press Association Newsletter on word usage and grammar. One time he got so fed up with people using various euphemisms to describe his limp that he wrote a column about it. At the end of the column he concluded that people should just say he was a "lame old fart."

What ignorance are you talking about? And, how am I "targeting folks with a disability"? This is crazy language. I simply stated that he did not enunciate the ending of a word very clearly, at least to my ear. Maybe the deficit was on my end, as some others on here said they heard what he said clearly. I did not.

Important Note: He accepted his new job BEFORE the MAC championship game.

Billy is saying you're not allowed to comment on the fact that Albin's occasionally inarticulate because it is, apparently, a speech impediment. And he's trying to act like you've violated the social contract in doing so. It's his usual bad faith nonsense and you can ignore it.

While you all are focused on enunciation and punctuation, focus in Charlotte is more on the failing message. The instructions for this video obviously came from well above Albin's pay grade. It's a (continued) Hail Mary attempt to brand Charlotte (the University) as Charlotte's (the city's) university and, consequently, sport's teams (a heavy lift when you have multiple pro sports teams with considerably more coverage and fans). The University has done well to migrate from under the UNC-Chapel Hill umbrella, but efforts to connect to the city continue to struggle - this is partly due to logistics (the university is well outside the uptown area - think of Ohio being in Nelsonville) and the University City area primarily caters to starter homes and 20-something apartments - a far cry from the businesses and bankers at Trade and Tyron.

It leaves Albin in a precarious position. He's out of his element (nor, arguably should it be his responsibility) connecting with the suits uptown (more of whom went to DUKE or Chapel Hill than Charlotte). He can cut a video to ask for (small) donations from alumni, but a strong NIL program is not powered by a slew of small donations, but rather the input from a few large ones. The University has exploded over the past decade and there are a growing number of very successful graduates, but it takes time (and Albin's is running) before they are prepared to cut large checks. And also all of the above want a solid ROI - which translates to wins on the field - which Albin needs to make happen (with or without the dollars) - as early as next year, especially against instate rivals.


Footnote 1 - his recruiting class is currently ranked last in the AAC.

Footnote 2 - Charlotte had an NIL budget of $1.4 million last year. They have an NIL target of $5 million for next year and have raised over $3 million to date. However, Albin has announced that the money will also be used for coaches salaries as well as to pay players. I think it is safe to say most donors would want their money to go towards the quarterback, not the quarterbacks coach.

Carl, only you could turn a conversation about a plea for funds into a diatribe about abortion and at the same time work a story about some long lost family member of yours into the conversation. You're already past 15,000 posts and well on your way to 20K posts with this constant drivel. As you pointed out, perhaps it's you who has the "defect" which in this case is your hearing.

Actually, they are rated middle to slightly above middle in the AAC:
https://247sports.com/season/2026-football/overallteamran...
https://www.on3.com/rivals/rankings/industry-team/footbal...

As far as Albin's speaking, he has never looked particularly comfortable as public speaker, but he did get better at it as time passed. I have no idea if he's a good fundraiser, but after his first year, he did a good job as a coach at Ohio.