University of Alabama updates - Page 84

Packer16 · #**1661** Posted **Aug 11, 2026, 11:49 PM**

Spawn, I agree. Rip that band-aid off and put the students on one side of the court. I think the season ticket holders would agree, if approached properly. RTR

atlanta68 · #**1662** Posted **Aug 12, 2026, 1:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpawnOfVulcan

Great observations by John Mitchell with the Bama Hammer about Coleman Coliseum.

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I agree 100%. Some of our alumni need to swallow their pride and do what is best for the university overall. It makes no sense for Auburn to have their students in full view at center court, while ours are tucked away in the corner. Drives me crazy. Then to see these older alumni sitting on their ass, quiet as mice, not even wearing school colors. It's just so wrong.

Packer16 · #**1663** Posted **Aug 12, 2026, 2:53 AM**

atlanta, I remember when I was a student, it was halftime at an SEC game and a couple of buddies and I decided to go sit in three seats in a large hole of empty seats at midcourt. We sat down and were watching the game with enthusiasm. A few minute went by, then, an usher tapped my friend on the shoulder and said, "You guys are going to have to move. You're sitting in this man's seats". We turned around and it was a man with two kids. Maybe, he had a good reason to show up in the second half of the game, but, the bastard scowled at us like we were criminals. It took a lot of restraint, but, we moved over a few seats (because there were so many available) and we enjoyed the rest of the game. Technically, they were his seats. But,....... RTR

SpawnOfVulcan · #**1664** Posted **Aug 12, 2026, 4:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by atlanta68

I agree 100%. Some of our alumni need to swallow their pride and do what is best for the university overall. It makes no sense for Auburn to have their students in full view at center court, while ours are tucked away in the corner. Drives me crazy. Then to see these older alumni sitting on their ass, quiet as mice, not even wearing school colors. It's just so wrong.

Exactly, students should all be crowding the southern side of the court. If these older, rich alumni want to sit courtside SOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad, they can just pay more to make it worth someone's while to give up their tickets. They want the seats? Let'm pay for them.

Packer16 · #**1665** Posted **Aug 12, 2026, 5:04 PM**

The new High Performance Computer Center is about to be put to work. RTR

https://news.ua.edu/2026/08/ua-genesis-mission-award-will-create-ai-tool-for-particle-physics/

Robert Van de Graaff and Lou Rosen would be proud.

Packer16 · #**1666** Posted **Yesterday, 3:32 PM**

New changes at UA are attracting International attention. RTR

https://news.ua.edu/2026/07/ua-joins-inaugural-u-s-entente-cordiale-challenge/

chadinhsv · #**1667** Posted **Yesterday, 3:41 PM**

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New changes at UA are attracting International attention. RTR

https://news.ua.edu/2026/07/ua-joins-inaugural-u-s-entente-cordiale-challenge/

What an incredible honor to be selected as the first US contingent along Ivy League and D.C. area schools! Speaking of International attention, I believe UA is increasing it's International acceptance. If you go on reddit r/capstone you will notice a ton of posts from International students moreso than you would have a few years ago. I will be interested to see the numbers when the factbook comes out for this year.