http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/09/alabama_to_present_plans_for_s.html
They could have easily worked with the city of Birmingham to use Regions Park for football. They never brought it up.
I scrolled down to the comments, as I usually do, but didn't expect the entire UAB fanbase to be on there. They are screaming it is hypocritical and a double standard, but it seems to escape them that college baseball as a whole isn't revenue sport (save for a handful of programs). That being said, this isn't about the baseball program's ability to pay its way (though I believe a winning product can produce those results), but about an ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT that funds itself.
I think UAB needs something for their football program but a 75 million dollar facility that would be too large for their fanbase isn't it. While Alabama baseball doesn't have the recent success to demand a $30 million dollar upgrade, it has had lots of success over its history and is one of the three best programs in SEC history. That's something UAB football will never demand in negotiating a new facility.
Just wanted to be sure we mean Alabama Baseball. I'm not concerned about UAB.
I won't judge until I see the renderings. From what I've heard from some who have seen them, we'll have one of, if not THE, premier facilities in the SEC. From what I understand, it will be pretty much a whole new structure.
sweet....do cables, heavy equipment, and hard hats become automatic doubles or a do over?
