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Using Legion Field as an excuse not to come to UAB games is just that an excuse. Legion field on game day is one of the safest environment in Alabama on that day. Birmingham Police and there are many there, and very good at what they do, especially in traffic and crowd control.
Anyone who has attended a UAB game in the last 10 years can attest to the placement of law enforcement, the bag policy, the screening process and policemen at are near every stairwell , entrance and exit or other places where crowds may gather are attention may be needed.
When you hear Legion field think Birmingham...its a catch phrase a whistle or sort to say its a dangerous place to be...its in the bad part of town. Well the truth is its not the bad side of town its an older part of town and fear is a perception of Birmingham however that part of town is not bad where football is being played.
Who on here has ever felt afraid to tailgate, walk around the park on game day.
As to attendance I harp on UAB being unable to get their own UAB employees to buy in..If they could get a fourth of their own employees to buy in those employees will bring family and friends.
UAB basketball is a baby boomer program, we are young in athletics, but old in fans. We have to sell ourselves to Millennial and generation X. Most fans who were here at the inception of UAB basket ball are over 60.
When you come to the basketball games look at the medium age for fans in attendance, a good number are over 60. A friend of mines who has purchased season tickets for football and basketball since his thirties had to forgo coming to games for health reasons not because of Legion field..remember Legion field is a whistle. He stream as many as he can now. Question when did we become such a scared and fearful people( not including myself ) and allowing fear to rule...its Birmingham and not legion field. Its age and not evolving, stagnant, new media, convenient, streaming, a sign of the times.. This will be my 38th basketball team and 24th football team to pull for. Yes I will be very happy when we move into the new stadium, new smell, new seating, lighting, excitement, food, Beer and all the new amenities, but where ever UAB teams make their home, I will be there to give them a home field or court advantage. Even scary Legion field.