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Posted on 10/5/12 at 1:51 pm to AUnite
Posted on 10/5/12 at 1:51 pm to AUnite
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Ever think we have to have promotions bc the UA BoT forces us play in the ghetto, at Legion Field? The area around LF is a dump now and it's amazing anyone goes to games.
That's the Auburn fan in you talking. The BoT doesn't force UAB to play at LF. UAB signed a contract with the city of Birmingham to play there in exchange for the city purchasing 5,000 tickets at face value for each game.
I'm a UAB alum as well, for the record, and would absolutely LOVE to not have to go to LF to watch them play. But until there is enough fan support to pay for a new stadium, I really don't think that's going to happen.
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Posted on 10/5/12 at 1:59 pm to Evolved Simian
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That's the Auburn fan in you talking. The BoT doesn't force UAB to play at LF. UAB signed a contract with the city of Birmingham to play there in exchange for the city purchasing 5,000 tickets at face value for each game.
No, it really isn't. The BoT won't allow us to build an OCS when money was raised and suites were presold. The only option UAB has ever had is to play at LF.
A 14 page business plan present to the BoT showed that at worst, the OCS would be neutral revenue but the projections showed a profit (conservative estimates).
The BoT was supposed to discuss and vote on our OCS but pulled it at the last minute. It's obvious they violated the sunshine law and discussed it behind closed doors.
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