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New Birmingham Bowl Stadium Progress
Posted on 7/16/20 at 9:54 am
Posted on 7/16/20 at 9:54 am
For those that have ever been to Legion Field, you can attest that it has passed its former glory days as Football Capital of the South. I grew up in Birmingham and attended many games there in my youth. The surrounding neighborhood was low income, but I never had any issues parking in someone’s yard and walking to the stadium. The residents were always pretty friendly and appreciated the extra income from parking in their yards. Regardless, it was definitely time to move to a newer venue. As a former resident, I have been interested in the new stadium design and following the progress.
A new stadium is being constructed downtown and is located next to the civic center, Sheraton Hotel, Uptown Entertainment District, Top Golf, and the SEC offices. Construction has been taking a while, but it appears to be a quality design versus a lot of the recently quickly constructed stadiums for smaller universities. The grass end zone seating shown in the conceptual drawings has been changed to additional seating. Final seating will be 47,200. This will be a much better home field for UAB and the Birmingham Bowl. Current completion projection is October 2021.
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A new stadium is being constructed downtown and is located next to the civic center, Sheraton Hotel, Uptown Entertainment District, Top Golf, and the SEC offices. Construction has been taking a while, but it appears to be a quality design versus a lot of the recently quickly constructed stadiums for smaller universities. The grass end zone seating shown in the conceptual drawings has been changed to additional seating. Final seating will be 47,200. This will be a much better home field for UAB and the Birmingham Bowl. Current completion projection is October 2021.
Conceptual Drawings
Construction Camera
This post was edited on 7/16/20 at 1:33 pm
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Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:01 am to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:03 am to Ramblin Wreck
Its actually a solid location regarding bars and food. Shame that only trash games will be played there
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:04 am to Ramblin Wreck
Not bad for UAB program
Good revitalization for that area as well.
Not to mention Top Golf will be close
Good revitalization for that area as well.
Not to mention Top Golf will be close
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:06 am to Ramblin Wreck
looks good. I like the design and layout
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:10 am to Ramblin Wreck
Bham is on the uptick
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:52 am to Ramblin Wreck
I'm attending a trade show at BJCC in 10 days, so I'll take a few photos of the construction and post them.
I'll also make sure to flip off Sankey while I'm there too.
I'll also make sure to flip off Sankey while I'm there too.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:55 am to Ramblin Wreck
Why is Birmingham wasting their money on a football stadium for a team with no fanbase unless it's popular for activism, and a tier 3 bowl game?
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:04 am to Ramblin Wreck
Looks nice. Birmingham is a nice place. Not quite so hot and humid in summer.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:10 am to Ramblin Wreck
If UAB was smart, they would start scheduling a few more thursday and friday night games. I would 100% buy season tickets and go to those games.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:13 am to The Winner
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Why is Birmingham wasting their money on a football stadium for a team with no fanbase
Universities count game attendance differently. Most count tickets sold as the official attendance. UAB uses actual fans in attendance. Even using that methodology, they have led CUSA in average attendance during most of the Bill Clark era. I have previously seen their season average attendance numbers slightly below 30,000. They had about 40,000 at their home opener last year. 30,000 in Legion Field looks pretty empty.
This post was edited on 7/16/20 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:19 am to Ramblin Wreck
Legion Field needs to be nuked. It was in bad shape
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:21 am to Ramblin Wreck
UAB gunning for a Big 12 spot
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:26 am to Glorious
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Its actually a solid location regarding bars and food.
Not really. The ones walking distance are in Uptown, and that place has struggled attracting quality places.
It is close enough to downtown that several bars and restaurants are a short drive/Uber away, or a fairly long walk.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:33 am to Drew Brews
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UAB gunning for a Big 12 spot
It would be such a dumb move by the Big 12, but it would be so awesome having Big 12 football in Alabama.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:08 pm to GetCocky11
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It would be such a dumb move by the Big 12, but it would be so awesome having Big 12 football in Alabama.
UAB getting P5 level recruiting with schools nearby showing the footprint for actually playing defense?
UAB might win the Big 12 in a few years with your scenario.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:17 pm to AHM21
The only way the stadium is ever that full is if the Iron Bowl somehow moves back to the city. 
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:27 pm to The Winner
quote:A lot of things could use the stadium besides UAB and the Birmingham Bowl. Magic City Classic, AHSAA championships, bigger ticket soccer games could start coming back to the city (and Bham finally has it's own professional team), etc.
Why is Birmingham wasting their money on a football stadium for a team with no fanbase unless it's popular for activism, and a tier 3 bowl game?
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:38 pm to Glorious
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Its actually a solid location regarding bars and food. Shame that only trash games will be played there
Birmingham gets a bad rap but it is actually a damn nice small city and a fun place to spend a long weekend. They should have built it bigger than 46K! Concept looks sharp!
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:41 pm to Gtmodawg
quote:Nah. That's a good size.
They should have built it bigger than 46K!
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