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I don't think they were really making that argument - rather that Birmingham is a smaller version of Atlanta.

I've lived in both as well, and I can say that your experiences in either city will vary drastically (like most major cities) on which suburb you live in. In the ATL area I lived in Norcross (horrible - hated it) and Newnan (loved it). In the Birmingham area I lived near Green Springs Hwy (awful) and off of 280 in Mountain Brook (aside from the traffic, awesome).

ATL has at least one benefit - it's divisions are much more easily described to outsiders, thanks to the Perimeter.

Savannah - beautiful place to visit, absolute craphole to live in (my wife lived there for years).

Personally, I grew up in Shelby County (Alabaster to be specific) and I loved that portion of the state.

I would say, though, that considering that the SECCG is already always in Atlanta - probably not there. I think that the baseball tournament should be in Montgomery ( Riverwalk Stadium) or Nashville ( Herschel Greer Stadium), and while the Met is nice, those stadiums are probably nicer. I know that Greer is more iconic.

Considering we're basically talking about the corporate offices of the SEC (as opposed to a fan-based event), I've thought about it a bit and honestly I can't think of a better place than Houston.

agree with this 100%

Bham is certainly a smaller version of Atlanta - the demographics and the mood of the cities are eerily similar

The hoover Met is a nightmare - only one way in and out.

Riverwalk stadium in MGY would be fantastic - that whole area is amazing. But I would also like to see the baseball tourney in Chattanooga - GREAT place to take the kids and their stadium is also amazing.

Railroad Park in Bham? No thank you...