Mobile Development Thread - Page 39

nimsjus · #**761** Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 5:20 PM**

The city agreed to let USA use Ladd Stadium for free while they get their football program off the ground. Not sure USA will ever turn into a football powerhouse, but it is a move they have to make. They will be asked to leave the Sunbelt if the don't start a team, plus football brings lots of publicity to a university. I think USA students deserve to have this type of thing to enrich their college experience. I have always thought USA made a mistake when they didn't follow UAB's lead and move up to a better conference with a football program.
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/119693664087120.xml&coll=3

Scottybo · #**762** Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by nimsjus

The city agreed to let USA use Ladd Stadium for free while they get their football program off the ground. Not sure USA will ever turn into a football powerhouse, but it is a move they have to make. They will be asked to leave the Sunbelt if the don't start a team, plus football brings lots of publicity to a university. I think USA students deserve to have this type of thing to enrich their college experience. I have always thought USA made a mistake when they didn't follow UAB's lead and move up to a better conference with a football program.
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/119693664087120.xml&coll=3

Trustees voted in favor. First game will be played in 2009.

SouthSky · #**763** Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scottybo

Trustees voted in favor. First game will be played in 2009.

Anyone know the timetable for USA to move up to Division I football? I was thinking somewhere around 7-10 years.

nimsjus · #**764** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 12:40 AM**

First game-2009
Move to Div I-2013
Still a pretty quick time table considering you have to get 85 scholarship players on board in 5 years.

Bama_75 · #**765** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 1:07 AM**

I will always be a Roll Tide fan, but it will be nice to have a local team to support!!

LHG · #**766** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 2:35 PM**

RE: Airbus article in the B'ham News.

Why on God's green Earth would this not be in the Mobile Press-Register! It makes no sense...

10101000 · #**767** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 4:39 PM**

Well, it is about time that Mobile gets a football team. It will take a little bit to get it off the ground, but still, it is a start.

10101000 · #**768** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 4:41 PM**

The way things are moving, by 2015 Mobile will be an Empire that everybody always wanted. All the sports you could want plus the beach near by and urban life. Where eles could you get that?

SouthSky · #**769** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by LHG

RE: Airbus article in the B'ham News.

Why on God's green Earth would this not be in the Mobile Press-Register! It makes no sense...

I am thinking the Press-Register people are confusing these new developments with the old Airbus tanker news. However, they are closely tied.

Port-City_J · #**770** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 6:46 PM**

Hell yeah we need a football team!!! The Mobile area is by far the most talented area in Alabama, and one of the best in the nation at producing athalets. This team will be good fast!

bayou15 · #**771** Posted **Dec 7, 2007, 10:52 PM**

The Airbus article needs to be on a national news level. We are talking lots of jobs on the line not only in Mobile but the whole Gulf Coast. But will only happen if we get the tanker project. If the national media like USA Today printed this , it would help Mobile's chances BIG TIME

SouthSky · #**772** Posted **Dec 8, 2007, 12:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by bayou15

The Airbus article needs to be on a national news level. We are talking lots of jobs on the line not only in Mobile but the whole Gulf Coast. But will only happen if we get the tanker project. If the national media like USA Today printed this , it would help Mobile's chances BIG TIME

It did make national news, even international. I read the article five days ago in a Guardian article from London, who quoted a German source.

Link to the Guardian article

Link to the WirtschaftsWoche article

initiald · #**773** Posted **Dec 8, 2007, 12:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by nimsjus

First game-2009
Move to Div I-2013
Still a pretty quick time table considering you have to get 85 scholarship players on board in 5 years.

Yeah, they are in the Sunbelt conference in other sports, so most likely will move there when they move to Div. 1A (a.k.a. Bowl Subdivision). Western Ky is in the process of moving up to Sunbelt, and will be in the conference with teams Troy, Middle Tenn., Florida Atlantic/International, La Monroe, La, Lafaytte, Ark. St. and North Texas.

BlessedMobile · #**774** Posted **Dec 8, 2007, 3:47 AM**

I suppose football at South was inevitable but I just wish the administration had not put the budget on the backs of the students. It might make the school into a real college (life after class) but that will be seen in five or so years. If students were so much behind this program why did only a whopping 18% of the 14,000 students sign the petition? Where were the others...oh, they are out there taking night classes and making a living...not exactly jumping at the chance to charge themselves $300 per year so the administration can be entertained. I am willing to bet you that in five years the school will want the city to continue to give them EVERYTHING for free. Just the same...I want this lead balloon to fly.

Port-City_J · #**775** Posted **Dec 8, 2007, 4:32 AM**

4get all that what u sayin. Mobile needs a football team period!!!! And now we got one it's worth the students having 2 pay whatever.

BlessedMobile · #**776** Posted **Dec 8, 2007, 6:07 PM**

I agree that it is here. Mayer Mitchell was opposed to it and that seems like the only reason it did not come sooner; his influence on the board was exceptional. You can read that as being because of the $37,000,000 the Mitchell family had given the school over the course of time....I guess that would influence my vote! You have to wonder what kind of support students will give the program when the games are played on Saturday (suitcase and working students). Good luck South.

SouthSky · #**777** Posted **Dec 9, 2007, 7:01 PM**

WKRG did a story on the Airbus developments related to commercial airplanes being built.

Link

nimsjus · #**778** Posted **Dec 9, 2007, 9:54 PM**

Downtown Mobile Alliance Dec-Jan newsletter is out. I always enjoy the section on a piece of downtown realestate each month. They always give history, tenants and other interesting info about a building that we have all seen a million times, but have no clue about the inside, its past, etc.
http://www.downtownmobile.org/images/news/dan_decjan.pdf

bayou15 · #**779** Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 1:14 AM**

Wow! Said if we don t get the tanker project, Still a chance Mobile will build the planes. I wonder how many jobs this will produce?

On another note....Does anyone neaux about the RSA tower ? How much space is filled...60% yet ?

LHG · #**780** Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 2:28 PM**