"I have some definite problems with this stadium. The location is poor. It's not close to campus. They should have built Regions Field in the spot where that stadium is and built the stadium where Regions Park is. Would have made more logistical sense."

Regions Field was a project between the City of B'ham and the Birmingham Barons. It has nothing to do with UAB other than that part of the land was purchased from UAB.

Watch my lips. UAB is not allowed to build an on campus stadium. We are a part of the University of Alabama system. Our trustees are the UA Board of Trustees. We have to get their permission to build anything. The UAT Board refused to allow us to hire Jimbo Fisher back in the day. The BoT was behind shutting down UAB football. They have turned down a funded(to the point of having all but one of the luxury boxes presold)stadium project on campus already. We also have land already purchased for an OCS. *We are not allowed to build an on campus stadium, period.* It took a big community push to end run things and get this stadium built.

That said, Protective Field is closer than Legion Field, in a better part of town, and you can make it from campus to the stadium in ten minutes if you catch the lights.

This post was edited on 7/20/20 at 6:23 pm