SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI -- A day after seeing a bond issue for facility enhancement turned down by Hattiesburg voters, Southern Miss athletic director Richard Giannini said the university would not attempt a similar effort in 2006.
Instead, USM will begin fundraising efforts to gather the $12 million that would have been earmarked for facility projects.
"I never say never, but the fact is that it was that soundly defeated," Giannini said Wednesday afternoon, "I don't see any other option.