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Rode past legion field today
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:41 pm
We need one more iron bowl there. Most everybody here doesn't even remember us playing at legion but the iron bowl lost something when it moved to campuses.
I understand the money, which is why we both eventually took the game to the campuses but that 50/50 ticket split, Birmingham, it just had a feel that made it special. I wish we had a stadium in mobile or somewhere we could play this game. It's not "another" game and shouldn't be treated as such.
I understand the money, which is why we both eventually took the game to the campuses but that 50/50 ticket split, Birmingham, it just had a feel that made it special. I wish we had a stadium in mobile or somewhere we could play this game. It's not "another" game and shouldn't be treated as such.
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Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:43 pm to TouchdownTony
I remember the true iron bowls. What we have now pales in comparison.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:45 pm to TouchdownTony
God Bless you for posting this!
One more for the Old Grey Lady
One more for the Old Grey Lady
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:45 pm to TouchdownTony
Sadly, that's never gonna happen.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:46 pm to TouchdownTony
quote:That was the goal. Mission accomplished.
but the iron bowl lost something when it moved to campuses
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:46 pm to TouchdownTony
Totally disagree. It's in a shitty section of an already shitty city, is in total disrepair, and neutral site games in general aren't as good as home/home series.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:46 pm to TouchdownTony
quote:No we don't.
We need one more iron bowl there
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:47 pm to TouchdownTony
I wish auburn fans would get on board with going back to a 50-50 split in bham.
We could build a huge stadium / dome and name it the iron bowl. Would be great for the state too.
We could build a huge stadium / dome and name it the iron bowl. Would be great for the state too.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:10 pm to TouchdownTony
Never attended an Iron Bowl, but the first couple SEC Champ games there were a blast. Firm believer that football was meant to be played outdoors.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:17 pm to TouchdownTony
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We need one more iron bowl there
You're drunk, go home.
It's a dump in the middle of a demilitarized zone, and was like that 30 years ago.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:21 pm to TouchdownTony
I remember going there when I was a kid to watch the Alabama games. I would walk down to the field level and I was not tall enough to see over the chain link fence around the field. I would press my face against the fence and look through one square and wait for coach Bryant to walk out of the tunnel. It was like seeing Santa Claus. Those are amazing memories!
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:27 pm to TouchdownTony
They should build a stadium in Montgomery. It's centralized between Birmingham and Mobile. And it's a lot easier of a city to handle the extra game day traffic.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:27 pm to TouchdownTony
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Most everybody here doesn't even remember us playing at legion
I remember playing there and the shitty-arse bleachers swaying and almost collapsing. Good riddance.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:29 pm to TouchdownTony
It was and is a shithole that too many people don't remember enough about. You could never be sure that your transportation would be where you parked it after a game, and there were no decent places to eat/drink anywhere near the stadium. The upper deck swayed in the wind, the bathrooms and dressing rooms were horrors from the 50's, and it was already a lousy part of town by the late sixties. They should level the place and never play anything there again.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:37 pm to TouchdownTony
If Birmingham actually built a legit stadium in a good part of Bham then maybe Bama and Auburn could play a game there every now and then.
But as such I have no desire to avoid muggings and tetanus at Legion Field.
I thought it was a dump 20 years ago as a kid when we'd go to games there.
But as such I have no desire to avoid muggings and tetanus at Legion Field.
I thought it was a dump 20 years ago as a kid when we'd go to games there.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:40 pm to TouchdownTony
Man I would love for them to have a stadium large enough to do an IB and split the tickets 50/50.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:40 pm to TouchdownTony
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Rode past legion field today
Why? Were you looking to buy crack?
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:47 pm to TouchdownTony
Put me on the team of "let's tear down Legion Field ".
True, it served it's purpose back in the day, but with the monies involved now and the true campus activities (tailgating,etc) of today, I couldn't care less to have a big time college football rivalry to be held in a urbanized NFL like stadium.
True, it served it's purpose back in the day, but with the monies involved now and the true campus activities (tailgating,etc) of today, I couldn't care less to have a big time college football rivalry to be held in a urbanized NFL like stadium.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 8:30 pm to TouchdownTony
No. Legion Field is not in very good shape. The area it is in has become a bad area, making it scary just to find a parking place.
I get the nostalgia factor, all of that is awesome, but it just isn't practical at this point.
I get the nostalgia factor, all of that is awesome, but it just isn't practical at this point.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 9:32 pm to TouchdownTony
It supposedly wasn't "fair" to Auburn.
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