⚾ 🥎 The SEC Softball Tournament will head to Madison, Alabama starting in 2027.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

That game Bama played there last season played a big part in getting this deal done and approved. It was a trial run of sorts.

 

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[Rsedge72]

Hello temporary fences!!!!

 

[Rsedge72]

It’s a nice complex for sure, but if your looking for a minor league facility??!?

Blue wahoos stadium is hands down the best I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a lot of em..

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

It’s a nice complex for sure, but if your looking for a minor league facility??!?

Blue wahoos stadium is hands down the best I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a lot of em..

They wanted somewhere that was centrally located within the SEC footprint (for travel reasons)... kinda like Hoover and the SEC baseball tournament.

 

[Rsedge72]

They wanted somewhere that was centrally located within the SEC footprint (for travel reasons)... kinda like Hoover and the SEC baseball tournament.

Yeah I can understand that. Temporary fences are really my biggest gripe, really just gets under my skin for some reason.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Huntsville metro isn't slowing down. It's only half the size of the Greenville, SC MSA, but they are similar, and so many things are lined up for continued crazy growth. Significant influx of industry, and with significant government contracting (Madison bests this one).

I think of car tags. You have Jefferson/Mobile/Montgomery as 1/2/3 in historical population, giving them an extra number due to their size. Now they're alphanumeric, so there's greater capacity. When Madison County (47) passed Montgomery County in total population some years ago, it was announced that there would be no change in county, which would've had a cascading effect for all counties below "M". Now that they've passed Mobile County, too, I guess they don't take 2, either. Quite a feat, given the growth on the Eastern Shore.

 

[Rolltide24]

Huntsville metro isn't slowing down. It's only half the size of the Greenville, SC MSA, but they are similar, and so many things are lined up for continued crazy growth. Significant influx of industry, and with significant government contracting (Madison bests this one).

I think of car tags. You have Jefferson/Mobile/Montgomery as 1/2/3 in historical population, giving them an extra number due to their size. Now they're alphanumeric, so there's greater capacity. When Madison County (47) passed Montgomery County in total population some years ago, it was announced that there would be no change in county, which would've had a cascading effect for all counties below "M". Now that they've passed Mobile County, too, I guess they don't take 2, either. Quite a feat, given the growth on the Eastern Shore.

Interesting. I used to carry a card in my wallet that listed all the counties and their tag number/code. After either 4 or 5, it just started alphabetical order. Like Colbert was 20, Franklin was 33, and Lauderdale was 42. Those were the tags I saw every day. But Lauderdale was the largest of the 3 counties. But that was 30 years ago.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Yeah I can understand that. Temporary fences are really my biggest gripe, really just gets under my skin for some reason.

Same here. If they added some rows of bleachers behind a temporary "wall" it would look much better... but with so many seats available, I doubt they go that route. Or even a fence or wall with billboard type advertisements behind and above it which block the rest of the view some.

 

[TerryP]

That game Bama played there last season played a big part in getting this deal done and approved. It was a trial run of sorts.

 

[TerryP]

Hello temporary fences!!!!

IMO, they did a pretty good job for the game Brandon referenced earlier. Now, with the SEC behind the stadium preparation? I find that to be a good question. One thing that comes to mind is the Big 12 and how we've seen complaints about different women's tournaments in that conference. But the Big 12 ... not the same in this situation.

I have to give the SEC the benefit of the doubt. They'll have this baseball stadium set up for softball and they'll do it very well. One thing that makes me think this?

Six teams in the top ten this week. 10 in the top 25.