Build this man an arena now

[dayhiker]

The cost of a new arena isn't going to go down, just upwards...

That's not necessarily true.

 

[TideEngineer08]

The actual truth is that we did not need the last improvement/upgrade to Bryant-Denny.

That was a lot of wasted money, in the grand scheme, which should have gone towards a new Coleman Coliseum.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Original price was $175 million. To build that same facility, it's now approaching $300 million.

Hmmm. I thought it was $80M and it went to $185M...

If it is $300M, it won't ever be built.

 

[dayhiker]

Here's an article from a month ago. It went from $183M to $250M. $250M was as of Feb 2023

Latest from Alabama AD Greg Byrne on new arena at end of February

Here's what Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne said at the end of February about the new arena for Alabama basketball, gymnastics.

www.tuscaloosanews.com

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Here's an article from a month ago. It went from $183M to $250M. $250M was as of Feb 2023

Latest from Alabama AD Greg Byrne on new arena at end of February

Here's what Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne said at the end of February about the new arena for Alabama basketball, gymnastics.

www.tuscaloosanews.com

Yeah, it keeps going up. Note that the $250 million figure is 14 months old. A friend heard Byrne speak a few months ago, and he said $275 million then. That's where the "approaching $300 million" came from.

 

[dayhiker]

I bet they're waiting for interest rates to go down and the construction cost drop that comes with a recession.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Here's an article from a month ago. It went from $183M to $250M. $250M was as of Feb 2023

Latest from Alabama AD Greg Byrne on new arena at end of February

Here's what Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne said at the end of February about the new arena for Alabama basketball, gymnastics.

www.tuscaloosanews.com

Wow! That is just crazy!

 

[Cruiser]

If Oats keeps winning and promoting; Coleman's 15k seats will be filled on a regular basis. Bama has underrated basketball following.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Original price was $175 million. To build that same facility, it's now approaching $300 million.

Yep. Copper has been rising, hovering around $4 a pound now, be interesting to see if the other materials follow.

 

[AirGuardUA]

How much have you donated to the cause?

Money doesn’t grow on trees and Byrne is trying to to raise the money to build it. It’s not a lack of want to that ground hasn’t already been broken.

I was one of the first two donate to the Crimson Standard when it was initially announced that Coleman would get a complete rebuild.

Thanks for asking!

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Yep. Copper has been rising, hovering around $4 a pound now, be interesting to see if the other materials follow.

Well, that would definitely affect the plumbing and electrical pricing.