[nimsjus]

I think Mobile's only chance to move up in the sports world is to possibly make a jump to AAA baseball(which is a bit of a long shot still). As much as we like to claim a rich sports history, we really do not support sports well. Alot of that(in my opinion) has to do with Mobile having a relatively low per capita income. People just dont have as much money as those in other places and they do not choose to spend it on tickets to events/sports. Cities with AAA baseball include Las Vegas, Portland, Memphis, Des Moines, etc. These cities are much larger than Mobile. We are actually right where we ought to be/ahead with AA baseball when compared to comparable sized cities. We need to support the Baybears and hope that maybe sometime soon the parent organizations will force us to build a newer/more unique ballpark in a better location than our last attempt(which is pretty lame after going to watch the Baybears play the Biscuits in their new stadium). USA getting football would also be a big step forward. Look at how poor Bham's support for UAB is at Legion Field. Mobile could do at least that good or better, and USA would be playing in an inferior conference in the Sunbelt. If USA could ever get into a similar conference to UAB, then I think the support would be as good or better than the much larger Bham rolls out for UAB. That in itself would be an accomplishment to go along with Senior Bowl, GMAC Bowl, Alabama/Mississippi All Star Game, etc.