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(07-14-2020 02:44 PM)Plaid Blazer Wrote:  

(07-14-2020 02:10 PM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(06-17-2020 02:41 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  Jon Paepke reporting from the BJCC board meeting that Brasfield & Gorrie has "agreed to add 1,200 seats to the north end zone at no additional cost to the BJCC."

Also said concrete for the lower bowl is 45% poured and "still on schedule to open by October 2021". Hopefully they can close that one month gap to open in time for the first game. It would be weird to switch stadiums during the season.

Someone on the BOT with connections, getting the additional seating added, in hopes we can't fill it. Then, they'll only shoot photos and video in that direction, making it look like no one is there.

True, nobody will ever sit there because it is both in the sun and not along the sideline. Bring in the tarps...

Very true. I think that's the visitor's endzone, correct? At least for half the game.

We played someone last year who had a grass seating area in one of their endzones. WKU, maybe? I thought it was a cool idea but it wasn’t close to full as even their seats were half empty. Given the choice, though, I’m glad we’ll have seats there since we already have the SRO deck in the south endzone.

The size is just right for us. I am so excited.

Look how puny SEC headquarters looks next to it even now!

Can’t wait to have a sellout right outside their doors. Would love for a Thursday night game and they have to leave early because of the crowd.

I expect a sell out for at least the first couple of games.

(07-16-2020 12:51 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  I expect a sell out for at least the first couple of games.

Decided to give you guys some publicity on secrant. Comments are all pretty positive including people stating they would like to see more week night games so they can attend.

https://www.secrant.com/rant/sec-footbal.../90941690/

(07-16-2020 01:07 PM)Ramblin Wreck Wrote:  

(07-16-2020 12:51 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  I expect a sell out for at least the first couple of games.

Decided to give you guys some publicity on secrant. Comments are all pretty positive including people stating they would like to see more week night games so they can attend.

https://www.secrant.com/rant/sec-footbal.../90941690/

Not exactly all positive, especially from the LSU clown and the person from Huntsville. But what would you expect from an SEC site.

(07-16-2020 03:28 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(07-16-2020 01:07 PM)Ramblin Wreck Wrote:  

(07-16-2020 12:51 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  I expect a sell out for at least the first couple of games.

Decided to give you guys some publicity on secrant. Comments are all pretty positive including people stating they would like to see more week night games so they can attend.

https://www.secrant.com/rant/sec-footbal.../90941690/

Not exactly all positive, especially from the LSU clown and the person from Huntsville. But what would you expect from an SEC site.

There always has to be a few, even on this board. LOL

I love the B-12 reference ,,,the fans of the lower thier sec teams are scare of that option ....i dont know if i was able to express my tought correctly ,,,,,,sorry :)

(07-17-2020 07:55 AM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  I love the B-12 reference ,,,the fans of the lower thier sec teams are scare of that option ....i dont know if i was able to express my tought correctly ,,,,,,sorry :)

I gotcha. But I think the B-12 is on the path to becoming a G6 conference and the P4 will consolidate power and move on. Once OU & Texas go PAC in a few years and the B1G goes to 14, what’s left to justify keeping the B-12 remaining among the power conferences in the next contract negotiations? They will raid the MWC and AAC, of course, but it’s just shuffling chairs on the Titanic at that point.

With what the B10 and P12 pulled in the last week there is a huge chasm in the P5 it is already becoming the P3+2. The SEC made it clear they are done cooperating with those two that chose to violate the agreement of working together and blindsided them. The ACC and B12 have seemingly chosen to ride the SEC's coattails and try not to get left behind as the SEC moves forward doing what the SEC wants.

(07-17-2020 07:55 AM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  I love the B-12 reference ,,,the fans of the lower thier sec teams are scare of that option ....i dont know if i was able to express my tought correctly ,,,,,,sorry :)

There were several Big 12 references on that post. Wonder a bit about the guy that stated he knew for a fact that UAB had made a pitch to the Big 12. Maybe that was back when the rumor was floated that they were adding 2 teams. UAB and Memphis would open up a fertile recruiting area and population that watches a lot of college football. Who knows? Maybe some day.

UAB and UCF will be hurthing sec recruiting :)

The press box has started to rise up. The first vertical steel beams are being placed today.

They also did another concrete pour on a second floor starting at 2AM and finishing just before 9AM this morning.

Someone seems to be using the webcam to spy on the Westin Hotel at the moment

(07-21-2020 11:45 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  Someone seems to be using the webcam to spy on the Westin Hotel at the moment

(07-17-2020 08:55 AM)blazr Wrote:  

(07-17-2020 07:55 AM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  I love the B-12 reference ,,,the fans of the lower thier sec teams are scare of that option ....i dont know if i was able to express my tought correctly ,,,,,,sorry :)

I gotcha. But I think the B-12 is on the path to becoming a G6 conference and the P4 will consolidate power and move on. Once OU & Texas go PAC in a few years and the B1G goes to 14, what’s left to justify keeping the B-12 remaining among the power conferences in the next contract negotiations? They will raid the MWC and AAC, of course, but it’s just shuffling chairs on the Titanic at that point.

I have never been on the P-4 bandwagon but I think that ship has sailed. If you think OU and Texas will go to the sinking ship that is the PAC 12 in this lifetime then I have some real estate off Lake Martin that you can have for free. I'm sure those two schools aren't interested in saving another conference. The struggle is real in the PAC-12 and I wouldn't be surprised if the Big 12 is able to snag two teams from them instead of vice versa. At that point, the PAC 12 would just give in and invite Boise and BYU. And the B1G is already at 14 teams so not sure what you meant by that comment.