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In sports, there is an insatiable hunger for both fans and the program fielding the team. The fans pang for success in the form of wins, titles and recruiting domination, while the program trying to feed those fans what they want has a craving for even more fans to feed.

When that hunger is satiated in the form of success, more people will want to be a part of the “revolution” that they’re witnessing.

Alabama basketball has announced that Coleman Coliseum will hold more than 6,700 season-ticket holders, more than any other season in program history.

This news is huge for Crimson Tide sports lifers like myself. The energy inside the Coliseum should prove beneficial.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Good deal. The staff is working their ass off, so no reason the fans shouldn't show up and support.

Time for Byrne to pull the trigger and start the damn renovation too.

 

[TerryP]

Time for Byrne to pull the trigger and start the damn renovation too.

It's my understanding Culverhouse has "mended" fences with the UA admin. Now, this opinion is connecting dots ...

... BUT, this story about the two leads to the opportunity for a new law school building.

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The thing that jumps to mind is with a little less than 7K season tickets sold that only leaves 3-4K for students and other attendees. We've seen rumors of 10-12K seating for basketball. With these numbers, 12K seems the logical route.

 

[alabama mike]

I just hope and pray that the season ticket sales result in a record breaking season as well. That would be awesome!

 

[Bammerboy321]

It's my understanding Culverhouse has "mended" fences with the UA admin. Now, this opinion is connecting dots ...

... BUT, this story about the two leads to the opportunity for a new law school building.

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The thing that jumps to mind is with a little less than 7K season tickets sold that only leaves 3-4K for students and other attendees. We've seen rumors of 10-12K seating for basketball. With these numbers, 12K seems the logical route.

From Grant's first year to after Avery's second, we averaged right around 12k. Mind you, this includes the OOC games against the likes of South Dakota State where there were maybe 5k in attendance.

I didn't like the initial proposal of reducing capacity to under 10k, but it's understandable considering the trend of fans realizing the luxury they have at home. But our fans have shown more than enough times that they'll fill an outdated arena like Coleman if there's a good product on the court. It's nothing like LSU, where they couldn't give two shits about the program.

Regardless, it's time for Alabama to realize they've screwed around for too long and make a big move. I don't know if Oats will stay for a while or not, but I guarantee he'd be pretty frustrated if he put all this work into the program and not get any return from the athletic department.

 

[BamaFan334]

It's my understanding Culverhouse has "mended" fences with the UA admin. Now, this opinion is connecting dots ...

... BUT, this story about the two leads to the opportunity for a new law school building.

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The thing that jumps to mind is with a little less than 7K season tickets sold that only leaves 3-4K for students and other attendees. We've seen rumors of 10-12K seating for basketball. With these numbers, 12K seems the logical route.

What happened with Culverhouse?

 

[TerryP]

this includes the OOC games against the likes of South Dakota State

A word of caution. I wouldn't, if I were you, go into the game with South Dakota State thinking "the likes of ____" (if it was meant to undervalue that team.) They have one of the more experienced rosters we'll see Bama face this season. They are right at two deep with guys who were averaging 10+ minutes per game.

(Same goes for La Tech, don't over look them.)

 

[TerryP]

What happened with Culverhouse?

That's a Google search, Casey. Too long for me to type...boils down to moral/political views on Alabama's abortion law(s.)

I've been told there's been a "settling of disputes." I can't confirm it's true; just what I've heard through the proverbial grapevine.

 

[#80]

If you build it they will come.

 

[BamaFan334]

That's a Google search, Casey. Too long for me to type...boils down to moral/political views on Alabama's abortion law(s.)

I've been told there's been a "settling of disputes." I can't confirm it's true; just what I've heard through the proverbial grapevine.

I heard about this a while ago. I thought you may have been talking about the Business School and maybe something new. Forgot they were naming the Law School after the son Culverhouse.

 

[TerryP]

I heard about this a while ago. I thought you may have been talking about the Business School and maybe something new. Forgot they were naming the Law School after the son Culverhouse.

Sr. has been dead for 25+ years...Jr. has been holding the purse strings for awhile now.

 

[Bammerboy321]

A word of caution. I wouldn't, if I were you, go into the game with South Dakota State thinking "the likes of ____" (if it was meant to undervalue that team.) They have one of the more experienced rosters we'll see Bama face this season. They are right at two deep with guys who were averaging 10+ minutes per game.

(Same goes for La Tech, don't over look them.)

Just using them as an example, which was bad on my part. Even when we opened with them under Grant, it took a last second shot by Trevor Lacey to win. But to our attendance for OOC games before SEC play hasn't been great unless the product was there.

 

[rick4bama]

When someone say Alabama most think football, be great it soon be basketball!!

 

[mando]

Bama basketball historically was pretty good. It wasn't until the last 15+ years that it had gotten really bad. Glad to see it back to being relevant and hopefully beyond historical highs.

 

[rick4bama]

 

[#80]

Tuesday night 9 EST SECN lets get it on!

 

[Bammerboy321]

Not official, but there's talk of a new arena being built next to the softball field. Site is not final, nor is a new arena. But the dominos are beginning to fall for a big plan.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Not official, but there's talk of a new arena being built next to the softball field. Site is not final, nor is a new arena. But the dominos are beginning to fall for a big plan.

Byrne is starting to be a bit more open about it, but he's been trending that way since he got some big money commitments towards it months ago. From what I understand, they are waiting on some homework to be completed and if the results are good (which I think they except), it's a go.