This is why Alabama paid Nick Saban $4 million a year to coach the Crimson Tide: An 11-0 record this season translates into a huge demand for Crimson Tide home game tickets. With more than 10,000 people on the waiting list for Tide season tickets, Alabama is planning a Bryant-Denny Stadium expansion that will take the capacity to more than 101,000. The cost is $80.6 million.
According to calculations, the new portion of the stadium will bring in $9.25 million annually. The expansion will include an 8,500-seat upper deck, an upper concourse with concessions stands and rest rooms, 34 sky boxes, two expanded sky boxes, a 1,700-seat capacity South Zone club, a 1,500-seat capacity Stadium club, two corner video boards and other amenities. No state funds will be used.
Alabama System Board of Trustee president pro tem Finis St. John said one of the main reasons for expansion is to increase student seating. He also said there is no definite timetable for expansion, particularly with the shape of the national economy.
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Comments » 12
Go4Two writes:
What happens when Nick takes someone elses money and moves on.
VolinCalif writes:
He gets richer
kantanuuv writes:
He humiliates the Vols with another team.
WeLoveTennesseeVols writes:
Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, and He shall lift you up! Ten million a year for 8 years is a break even fact. Where will Saban be in 8 years? Where will you be?
pdhuff#552644 writes:
I heard from Dupree that the extra $12.50 per barrel tax on mullet grease put them on easy street.
Fla-Bama will be a war.
xvolx writes:
maybe tenn. could get in on the ala. bailout money.
blitzshoot writes:
Quit handling those snakes. See what happens?
murrayvol writes:
Much as admire Saban's coaching ability I can imagine no scenario that would allow Bama to win this game.
Well, maybe one. Many, many critical UF turnovers.
murrayvol writes:
Give mine to Gladys.
stesandangel#663346 writes:
if you don't care about Bama then why are you responding like a grade schooler????
the article is about the Crimson Tide.i don't think it
said anything about Indiana or the vols so STFU and go home troll.
TommyJack writes:
sounds like the pot calling the kettle...
stesandangel#663346 writes:
well tommie boy,nobody asked
you but thanks for your commentary.next time i post i'll run it by you first.K?
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