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Tuscaloosa Mayor Says Loss Of Bama Football Season Would Lose Billions In Revenue For City

by Larry LeoJune 24, 2020

Tuscaloosa Mayor Says Loss Of Alabama Football Season Would Loss Billions In Revenue For City

According to Tuscaloosa Walt Maddox said a season without Alabama football could cost the town $2 billion...

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“It would be economically catastrophic for Tuscaloosa if there is no football season,” Maddox said. “Even a mitigated football season with restricted attendance and number of ball games would have dire economic consequences.”

Per FOX Business...

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University of Alabama football means more to the city of Tuscaloosa than just bringing notoriety to the school and the state with a handful of national championships.

The team also brings in significant cash flow and it could mean a major loss should the college football season get canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Walt Maddox told reporters on a video conference call that not having a season could result in about $2 billion in lost revenue.

(Barstool Sports)

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cwe1968

My question is where have the billions been going for the previous years?

Reply•7 months

256bradley

not true

Reply•7 months

catnip

Sorry Mayor, but the political left who is orchestrating this annihilation of our country says too bad but get on the band wagon to destroy it all.

Reply•7 months

ChipDiamond

Get out of here with conspiracy theory bullshiet. No one is orchestrating anything except boomers on facebook making fake ADA anti-mask cards. There's a virus that's spreading like wildfire and has already killed well over 100k people in the US.

7 months

Drizzt

Think of all the trailers that will burn and sisters beaten without the distraction of Bama football.

Reply•7 months

Hellmet

Arkansas will only be out a few thousand dollars.. we finally beat Bama!

Reply•7 months

HubbaBubba

$2 billion? WTF is he smoking?

Reply•7 months

Cherry Cheesecake

Not a bad consolation prize to look forward to if that ever did happen

Reply•7 months

mark65mc

We know about the Chargers. What else are the boosters paying for?

Reply•7 months

LafourcheTiger

Good

Reply•7 months

AU4real35

There’s no other reason anybody wants to go to that turd hole. All of the rednecks pawn off their trailers to attend games yearly.

Reply•7 months

DoubleDown

Literally Auburn is located in Auburn and their campus has a section for trailers. If we're comparing Alabama vs. Auburn, generally, Bama's student body and alumni is the tradition frat boy/business guy. Auburn is the farmer.

7 months

NYCAuburn

Double Down, Literally not true, except Auburn is located in Auburn

7 months

JackieTreehorn

Wire Road is literally trailer park student housing for auburn. Been to many keg parties out at those shite holes.

7 months

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LSUsince74

Especially since LSU is the face of the SEC West now

Reply•7 months

DoubleDown

lol. 1 year win streak and LSU fans have lost their damn minds. String together 2 in a row before you start feeling yourself in our series. You're still little brother, even with a NC.

7 months

Roll Clyde Roll

RTWFY MELT!

7 months

Hangit

How many gumps can Clyde Eddie Hellboy drag for a first down? 8? 9? In the gumps defense, we had already beat them down and made them give up by then.

7 months

NYCAuburn

thats assuming every person attending spends about $2800 on average per game.

Reply•7 months

Geauxboy

As great as this website is, why does Chicken put up with this Larry Leo idiot?

Reply•7 months

luismlg

Would loss?

Reply•7 months

SkyKing101

If the city wants to not lose a ton of money they better stop Saban from being political against over half the population and the patriots and the majority of ala voters. He promoted the democrat senator who then tried to do a coup on the voters and the president Many patriots will now stop their support for u if Aja because of what Saban is doing playing politics and playing against the majority

7 months