Sports-themed resort coming to Tuscaloosa in 2025
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oh, it's true...
thepointsguy.com
Travel + Leisure Co. and Sports Illustrated launch new resort brand for college towns - The Points Guy
Travel + Leisure Co., the membership travel brand formerly known as Wyndham Destinations, is rolling out a new offering for college sports fans who want game day to last from check-in through checkout.
My initial take is that SI has some cajónes in doing this given the hatchet job they did on us / Coach Stallings during the Langham issue and subsequent NCAA smoking gun stupidity.
btw, who even reads SI anymore? I used to literally read every page of it until Aug 1995 and canceled it then when the hatchet job Bama Busted issue came out and Coach said they didn't even try to talk to him. They made a TON of money on the 92 championship issue (and re-issues)
Needless to say, as for me and my house, we won't be visiting (or investing in) SI Resort. I would encourage all of you to follow your Bama conscience, as well.
btw, who even reads SI anymore? I used to literally read every page of it until Aug 1995 and canceled it then when the hatchet job Bama Busted issue came out and Coach said they didn't even try to talk to him. They made a TON of money on the 92 championship issue (and re-issues)
Needless to say, as for me and my house, we won't be visiting (or investing in) SI Resort. I would encourage all of you to follow your Bama conscience, as well.
Not gonna lie. I think this sounds stupid. A “resort” in Tuscaloosa? Lol. This isn’t Vegas.
Wake me up when they open the SI swimsuit "entertainment".
Apparently they did a recent swimsuit issue from their first sports resort in the Dominican Republic so it could happen.
Yet, Bama Rush girls are spending $20K on OOTD
Who's to say what's a resort and what isn't?
I've always thought of T-town as Football Mecca. We have $2mm+ condos next to the stadium (and elsewhere)... who woulda thunk it? (and, btw, remember we have CNS to thank for all of this exposure and bling bling - directly or indirectly!
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Where is the market for this outside of 7 weekends in the fall?
But hey... it's not my money.
Oh wait. We're a basketball school now. So I guess that's what, 20 or so weeks in the winter/spring?
But hey... it's not my money.
Oh wait. We're a basketball school now. So I guess that's what, 20 or so weeks in the winter/spring?
and don't forget resurgent baseball and spring training! So, only summer remains an issue.
Maybe a stay would include a package for some noodling in the Black Warrior during the summer months.
Nothing like dropping hundreds per night in July in T-town for a room and catching a 50 lb. catfish with your hands!
There's some truth to that. I've got a sister-in-law from Indiana who lives in Alabama now and she complains about the start of fall every year because she likes it hot.
I just can't understand it. I hate hot weather!!! But maybe it's because I grew up in the south!
I'm probably wrong but this seems like the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.
Whoever believed the feasibility study should be strung up. Football is maybe 21 days a year (7 home games, three days max each). Interest accrues and investors demand a return 365 days a year.
I love Tuscaloosa. I live here. I don't see this as a profitable venture. Plus, they'll probably get it completed (if they break ground at all) about the time Saban retires.
If they think there won't be a downturn in the Tuscaloosa economy when that happens, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I need to sell cheap....you know, for tax purposes.
I love Tuscaloosa. I live here. I don't see this as a profitable venture. Plus, they'll probably get it completed (if they break ground at all) about the time Saban retires.
If they think there won't be a downturn in the Tuscaloosa economy when that happens, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I need to sell cheap....you know, for tax purposes.
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The RSA has a resort hotel and golf course in Opelika. Why they haven't found a way to open one near Titel town is beyond me.
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