BBJ - Birmingham should pursue USFL for Protective Stadium
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:12 pm
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>> The United States Football League is coming back to life, and many hope the Birmingham Stallions will be part of the comeback.
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We wholeheartedly agree with efforts to breathe new life into the Legion Field property with a primary goal of revitalizing and uplifting the surrounding area. But we don’t think attempting to maintain the aging stadium’s status as a professional football venue is the best avenue to do that.
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For that to happen, we first need to convince the USFL to come to the Magic City. The new Protective Stadium offers the best avenue for that, but we think there’s a good way the Legion Field area can also win, even without hosting the games. <<
We are starting to see cities discuss the USFL - this is free publicity and should grow. This is what using the USFL name brings to the table.
>> The United States Football League is coming back to life, and many hope the Birmingham Stallions will be part of the comeback.
~
We wholeheartedly agree with efforts to breathe new life into the Legion Field property with a primary goal of revitalizing and uplifting the surrounding area. But we don’t think attempting to maintain the aging stadium’s status as a professional football venue is the best avenue to do that.
~
For that to happen, we first need to convince the USFL to come to the Magic City. The new Protective Stadium offers the best avenue for that, but we think there’s a good way the Legion Field area can also win, even without hosting the games. <<
We are starting to see cities discuss the USFL - this is free publicity and should grow. This is what using the USFL name brings to the table.