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RE: UAB Gets Approval for $22.5M Football Practice Facility
The Board did approve $100 million in new bonds today for dorms and other amenities on the Tuscaloosa campus, however.
06-17-2016 06:48 PM
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RE: UAB Gets Approval for $22.5M Football Practice Facility
(06-17-2016 06:47 PM)58-56 Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 06:45 PM)blazer-J Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 05:36 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  So I have to ask... prior to shutdown, it seemed to me that "practice facility" wasn't the greatest need for UAB football. The biggest issue seemed to be playing in ancient Legion Field that was 4 or 5 times too big for what was needed with no atmosphere or amenities. From the dollars mentioned here, you would have been close to half of the funding to follow a similar path to what Charlotte has done. I would have thought you'd look for an on campus, modern stadium that you would be able to fill and create an atmosphere would have been the desired goal for a relaunch. Am I missing something?

The board has said they will not approve bonds for an on-campus stadium. Our foundation is working with the city on a new open air stadium downtown next to the convention center (probably 1-2 miles from campus). It will start out at 45k (expandable to 55k-60k) and should have all the modern amenities and revenue sources (boxes, club seats, etc.) We would prefer a 35k on-campus stadium, but the one downtown will be a huge improvement.

The city of Birmingham was a powerful ally, from the mayor and council on down to the cop on the street. They wanted a new stadium downtown with UAB as its primary tenant, and that was a reasonable request given what they'd done to make this happen.

Bryant Junior is rolling over in his grave today.

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06-17-2016 09:15 PM
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RE: UAB Gets Approval for $22.5M Football Practice Facility
(06-17-2016 09:15 PM)ICB Wrote:  
(06-17-2016 06:47 PM)58-56 Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 06:45 PM)blazer-J Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 05:36 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  So I have to ask... prior to shutdown, it seemed to me that "practice facility" wasn't the greatest need for UAB football. The biggest issue seemed to be playing in ancient Legion Field that was 4 or 5 times too big for what was needed with no atmosphere or amenities. From the dollars mentioned here, you would have been close to half of the funding to follow a similar path to what Charlotte has done. I would have thought you'd look for an on campus, modern stadium that you would be able to fill and create an atmosphere would have been the desired goal for a relaunch. Am I missing something?

The board has said they will not approve bonds for an on-campus stadium. Our foundation is working with the city on a new open air stadium downtown next to the convention center (probably 1-2 miles from campus). It will start out at 45k (expandable to 55k-60k) and should have all the modern amenities and revenue sources (boxes, club seats, etc.) We would prefer a 35k on-campus stadium, but the one downtown will be a huge improvement.

The city of Birmingham was a powerful ally, from the mayor and council on down to the cop on the street. They wanted a new stadium downtown with UAB as its primary tenant, and that was a reasonable request given what they'd done to make this happen.

Bryant Junior is rolling over in his grave today.

Oh My... When did he die? I missed it...

His body, not yet. The shriveled lump of lint he calls a soul? Decades ago.
06-18-2016 12:13 PM
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RE: UAB Gets Approval for $22.5M Football Practice Facility
(06-17-2016 09:15 PM)ICB Wrote:  
(06-17-2016 06:47 PM)58-56 Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 06:45 PM)blazer-J Wrote:  
(06-16-2016 05:36 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  So I have to ask... prior to shutdown, it seemed to me that "practice facility" wasn't the greatest need for UAB football. The biggest issue seemed to be playing in ancient Legion Field that was 4 or 5 times too big for what was needed with no atmosphere or amenities. From the dollars mentioned here, you would have been close to half of the funding to follow a similar path to what Charlotte has done. I would have thought you'd look for an on campus, modern stadium that you would be able to fill and create an atmosphere would have been the desired goal for a relaunch. Am I missing something?

The board has said they will not approve bonds for an on-campus stadium. Our foundation is working with the city on a new open air stadium downtown next to the convention center (probably 1-2 miles from campus). It will start out at 45k (expandable to 55k-60k) and should have all the modern amenities and revenue sources (boxes, club seats, etc.) We would prefer a 35k on-campus stadium, but the one downtown will be a huge improvement.

The city of Birmingham was a powerful ally, from the mayor and council on down to the cop on the street. They wanted a new stadium downtown with UAB as its primary tenant, and that was a reasonable request given what they'd done to make this happen.

Bryant Junior is rolling over in his grave today.

Oh My... When did he die? I missed it...

he is undead. he sleeps in a coffin and drinks the blood of children
06-18-2016 02:24 PM
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He is a walker.
06-18-2016 05:17 PM
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in the ultimate irony, the unsuccessful attempt to murder uab football by the slime balls in alabama is going to be one of the worst things that ever happened to the rest of us. uab is going to be truly formidable very soon.
06-18-2016 05:42 PM
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the way this entire story has (r )evolved, it's poetic justice for the folks in b-ham,....

kudos and 04-cheers to continual progress fighting in the shadows....
06-18-2016 07:11 PM
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I don't think there was ever this much community support. Looks like you guys are still capitalizing on that momentum.

Any idea when you will hear something on the stadium? I'm very excited for UAB right now.
06-18-2016 11:08 PM
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(06-18-2016 11:08 PM)FlyHawk98 Wrote:  I don't think there was ever this much community support. Looks like you guys are still capitalizing on that momentum.

Any idea when you will hear something on the stadium? I'm very excited for UAB right now.

Some judicial "red tape" about a sales tax is holding up the stadium for the time being, but hopefully, that stupidity will be pushed aside before Autumn, & we'll be back in the high life again...Thank you and all of the other fellow Conference USA fans and followers that have kept a good thought for UAB.
06-23-2016 09:29 AM
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Congrats Blazer fans - glad you guys are on the up. Keep up the good work!
06-23-2016 12:30 PM
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