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For UAB's purposes, that new 45,000 seat open air (seasonal) stadium makes sense. It just wants to get out of Legion Field and into a new state of the art venue and knows an OCS is not likely. If the MCC is lured away out of state (like the SWAC championship game) and the bowl game is relocated as well, that is not UAB's problem (except for possible rental adjustments).

UAB is not concerned with the city being able to attract major national conventions, major national interest sports events or major concerts year round regardless of weather. That is only a concern for the city of B'ham, and its status among its remaining peer cities (whoever those might still be).

UAB does need to concern itself with static state funding from the SETF which for 2018 is still about $500 million less than in 2007. All post secondary schools (2 & 4 year schools) receive a total of 30% of the SETF "pie" which has shrunk in the past decade. The medical side receives significant federal funding not available to the undergrad schools.