UAB new football stadium cost is 180 million dollars

[Coach Bill Lewis]

https://uabsports.com/news/2019/9/18/foo...plans.aspx

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/u...091819.pdf

Should be ready for the 2021 football season with a capacity of 45k.  Looks like it'll be a absolutely amazing facility for UAB and best in the entire conference.  Going to make a major impact on recruiting.

 

[TheColonyEagle]

44 minutes ago, Coach Bill Lewis said:

 Going to make a major impact on recruiting.

I remember hearing that about Apogee

[FirefightnRick]

1 hour ago, Coach Bill Lewis said:

... best in the entire conference. .

 

 

An impossibility.  Know why?

IT’S IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA!

 

Rick

[Wag Tag]

Must be nice to have the hometown backing. GMG

[rws69]

Improved venue for the Birmingham Bowl game played at Legion Field.

[Matt from A700]

Th exterior brick and the pressbox remind me of Apogee.

[PlummMeanGreen]

14 hours ago, Coach Bill Lewis said:

“...with a capacity of 45k.”

 

PAC 12 member Washington State’s stadium has a capacity of 35,000.  

I haven’t read the links, but Is UAB’s an on-campus stadium with a prime location between 2 interstates with an IPF near the FB stadium & other major varsity sports venues located in an Olympic style village all within walking distance? Just askin’.🙄 💚

GMG!

GMG!

 

Edited September 19, 2019 by PlummMeanGreen

[GrandGreen]

Looks like a great venue, but UAB is a primary tenant; it is not their stadium.   Looks like a lot of Alabama taxpayer money going into this construction.   Also 3 miles from UAB campus.   

[PlummMeanGreen]

2 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Looks like a great venue, but UAB is a primary tenant; it is not their stadium.   Looks like a lot of Alabama taxpayer money going into this construction.   Also 3 miles from UAB campus.   

Ask Baylor how when they had a stadium 3 or so miles from campus how that worked out compared to what they have now on campus.