Started By
Message
re: UAB football likely coming back
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:40 pm to yellowhammer2098
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:40 pm to yellowhammer2098
If UAB had a 30,000 seat stadium, how many games would they sell out?
2
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:53 pm to AHM21
quote:
If UAB had a 30,000 seat stadium, how many games would they sell out?
I'm really just playing devils advocate here. I moved to Birmingham last July and had planned on going to a UAB game.. just never made it over there. If UAB had a 40,000 seat stadium, whether it be on campus, in a better part of town, or even Regions Field (similar to the way the old Chargers Stadium was/may still be), I think you'd see an increase in attendance. You'd also see an increase in people going to the businesses around the stadium (Nobody is going to businesses around Legion) and you'd see an increase in my property's value (condo downtown). So I'd love to see it.
This post was edited on 5/29/15 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:56 pm to AHM21
quote:
If UAB had a 30,000 seat stadium, how many games would they sell out?
If that stadium was the on campus one that was proposed right of I-65 in south side, and Bill Clark was he HC and they had a competitive team like this season I don't think it'd be a stretch to sell out 3/6 home games a year.
This season they sold 29k tickets vs Alabama A&M, 28k vs Marshall, and 27k vs Troy.
A Southside stadium would increase attendance. Much more accessible and nicer area than Legion Field. Region Field sells out plenty of Barons games in the vicinity of UAB and not many people in Birmingham care about baseball. Birmingham is the top CFB market in the country though and the whole city isn't in Tuscaloosa or Auburn on Saturday. You put a good football product for a cheap price in the hottest area of the top CFB city in the country and people will show up. Not sure why that's so hard for people to see.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News