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University of Alabama BOT to approve scope and budget for "Athletics Competition Arena"
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:23 pm
AL.com - Alabama trustees meeting agenda to include Arena
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Years of talk about the home of Alabama basketball and gymnastics appear to be headed toward action.
The University of Alabama board of trustees are set to meet Thursday and Friday in Birmingham with a few athletics construction matters on the agenda. First, there’s an item for approving “the final project budget for the Bryant-Denny Stadium renovation and addition.”
A few lines later, there’s a resolution to approve the project scope and budget for the “Athletics Competition Arena.” That would indicate the momentum toward building a new facility over renovating Coleman Coliseum was moving toward reality.
The agenda items will be addressed Thursday afternoon as part of the trustees’ physical properties committee. The board will meet in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday.
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Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:25 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I heard they were going to build it in McCalla near the new Amazon warehouse and share it with UAB? 
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:26 pm to I-59 Tiger
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share it with UAB
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:27 pm to SummerOfGeorge
UAB doesn't need to share
Bartow is a legit good arena
frankly I'm jealous of the place - I even saw a Wilder fight there
Bartow is a legit good arena
frankly I'm jealous of the place - I even saw a Wilder fight there
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:27 pm to SummerOfGeorge
What more is there to renovate and add on to BDS? Has the entire stadium been pretty well overhauled in the last 10 years or so?
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:27 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Please do not renovate that pig (again).
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:29 pm to PJinAtl
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What more is there to renovate and add on to BDS? Has the entire stadium been pretty well overhauled in the last 10 years or so?
It's the sort of shite we have to do to convince the old rich folks to let us have our liberal basketball arena. Who knows, probably take more plebe seats for a newer, more expensive, super duper sky club 4.0 or something.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
About time. I knew it wouldn't be long if we got over 20 million to update my sport's facility, right at 4 years ago. If they had money for that, you knew they'd come through for our gymnastics team.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:30 pm to PJinAtl
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What more is there to renovate and add on to BDS? Has the entire stadium been pretty well overhauled in the last 10 years or so?
I may be speaking to old info but this renovation was mostly about a face lift to the exterior, making the luxury boxes bigger or adding more (by removing regular seating), and other infrastructural improvements.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:31 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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It's the sort of shite we have to do to convince the old rich folks to let us have our liberal basketball arena. Who knows, probably take more plebe seats for a newer, more expensive, super duper sky club 4.0 or something.
George, I'm pretty sure that is precisely what is happening. General pop seating decrease to fit more boxes in for corporate stakeholders.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:33 pm to Diego Ricardo
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George, I'm pretty sure that is precisely what is happening. General pop seating decrease to fit more boxes in for corporate stakeholders.
Of course it is. They kicked me out of my seats 2 years ago and they'll probably kick me out of my new seats this time around.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:33 pm to SummerOfGeorge
For fricks sake, I hope its red brick and they attach some white columns to it.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:37 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Where would they build it ? Not much room on Campus without tearing down something.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:38 pm to Irons Puppet
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Where would they build it ? Not much room on Campus without tearing down something.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:39 pm to I-59 Tiger
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share it with UAB?
UAB needs to dissolve all of their athletics programs. They’re a drain of resources and provide no discernible benefit to the University of Alabama system.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:41 pm to Irons Puppet
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Where would they build it ? Not much room on Campus without tearing down something.
It will be built between the softball stadium and Bryce
This post was edited on 2/2/22 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:41 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Not good to put a lot of money into non-football sports.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:41 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:41 pm to mbogo
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Not good to put a lot of money into non-football sports.
Too bad too sad cupcake
Posted on 2/2/22 at 2:47 pm to mbogo
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Not good to put a lot of money into non-football sports.
GTFO
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