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(12-03-2019 03:56 PM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  

(12-03-2019 01:18 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 11:12 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  I cant help but wonder if he thinks "if winning 10 games a year isnt enough to get them to come out, what will be?"

New stadium will be a huge factor. Finally getting that albatross off of UAB's neck will be huge and will actually move the needle. People wouldn't even want to come to Legion Field to watch Alabama play at this point

Second part is getting out of the toilet bowl that is Conference USA and start playing relevant teams. More people are going to show up to see Cincinnati than they are Louisiana Tech

I know you're exaggerating but Legion Field would sellout if Alabama played a game there tomorrow. And I refuse to talk down about CUSA because they are the reason UAB isn't in the Sun Belt right now.

The most important thing that needs to happen with UAB attendance is getting the student body more involved. Playing in the AAC would help but they have bottom dwellers like CUSA so we would just be able to rely on a Cincy, Memphis, Navy, etc to help attendance.

My point about Legion Field stands, when UAB moves to the new stadium a lot more casual fans will be unlocked and attendance will improve based on that alone

And I don't see any difference between the Sun Belt and Conference USA today, so what exactly did they save UAB from? Louisiana Tech and UTSA don't really hold much more cache in my mind than Troy or South Alabama. You can say CUSA bailed UAB out and maybe they did, but much like Legion Field that doesn't matter. More people are going to show up for Memphis, Cincinnati, and Navy than they are UTSA and Louisiana Tech