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Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com
Small change coming to Alabama Walk of Champions.
Glitter littered the north plaza leading to Bryant-Denny Stadium on another Thursday afternoon in Tuscaloosa. Another day of graduation photoshoots outside the Alabama football stadium left behind evidence.
After January, this stretch of bricks has been subject to a degree of speculation. Built in 2006 as the Walk of Champions, the path leading to the Crimson Tide locker room is paved with national championship plaques. As it stands today, 16 title teams are commemorated every 12 or so feet.
There's one glaring issue.
The Walk of Champions is running out of room.
The 2015 title team took up the last remaining slot in path as it was built. It was the fourth championship team since the plaza's construction.
So, where will 2017 go?
It's going to take some minor reconfiguration with truly nowhere to go from here.
There's a plaque one row of bricks from the stadium steps that tells the story of Bryant-Denny Stadium and the walk.
It, a university spokesman said, will be moved to a nearby wall so the 2017 national championship commemoration can take its place.
Any future titles would require some major reorganization or expansion of the plaza.
The area is the welcoming spot for thousands of fans on game day. They line the center sidewalk with the plaques where the team walks from the buses to the locker room before every home game.
Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com
With Alabama Walk of Champions out of room, where 2017 title team will go
Glitter littered the north plaza leading to Bryant-Denny Stadium on another Thursday afternoon in Tuscaloosa. Another day of graduation photoshoots outside the Alabama football stadium left behind evidence.
After January, this stretch of bricks has been subject to a degree of speculation. Built in 2006 as the Walk of Champions, the path leading to the Crimson Tide locker room is paved with national championship plaques. As it stands today, 16 title teams are commemorated every 12 or so feet.
There's one glaring issue.
The Walk of Champions is running out of room.
The 2015 title team took up the last remaining slot in path as it was built. It was the fourth championship team since the plaza's construction.
So, where will 2017 go?
It's going to take some minor reconfiguration with truly nowhere to go from here.
There's a plaque one row of bricks from the stadium steps that tells the story of Bryant-Denny Stadium and the walk.
It, a university spokesman said, will be moved to a nearby wall so the 2017 national championship commemoration can take its place.
Any future titles would require some major reorganization or expansion of the plaza.
The area is the welcoming spot for thousands of fans on game day. They line the center sidewalk with the plaques where the team walks from the buses to the locker room before every home game.
Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com
With Alabama Walk of Champions out of room, where 2017 title team will go
