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Originally Posted by Bamablazer
I have always wondered why UAB chose not use the West Campus Field to play football as well as soccer. It seemed to me it would have been a great place to start out, spend the money on the needed preparation and have an instant on campus stadium.
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An FBS stadium should seat at least 20k, really no less than 25k. The footprint in West Campus ins't large enough for a 25k seat venue. Besides, the plan calls for a soccer, tennis, and track/field complex to be built where the WCF and intramural fields are now. The intramural fields are to be moved across University Blvd adjacent to the practice field.
Building a 15k-17k seat erector-set style stadium on the WCF site, would succeed in moving football on-campus, but it couldn't/wouldn't be built as a permanent facility and that wouldn't meet the needs of the University or the athletic department.