This is a little late in coming, as this was first announced in April, but the PapaJohns.com Bowl - the Cadillac of NCAA bowl games hosted in Birmingham - has changed their format to make the event even better. Traditionally, the bowl was host to a team from the Big East conference and Conference USA. […]
It was announced recently that the ESPN regional NCAA bowl game that has been hosted in Birmingham for the last two years will remain in the city for at least another two. Boasting 30,000+ tickets sold each year ESPN claims that they have been reasonably happy with the Birmingham support.
” ‘With the Papajohns.com Bowl being […]
The All American Football League is the newest concept in a long line of professional sports leagues to come to Birmingham. Building on the deep traditions of college football here in Alabama, the AAFL is hoping to attract Alabama and Auburn fans out to games to see some familiar faces. Former in state college football […]
Last month Birmingham hosted it’s second PapaJohns.com Bowl game. Not only did this new bowl game signify the return of a NCAA Bowl to the city, but it also provided some pretty interesting statistics to math nerds and Dome proponents alike.
From Wikipedia:
“The Papajohns.com Bowl marked the return of post-season football to the city of Birmingham, […]
A dome is only worth the trouble if it opens opportunities for a major-league sports team to come to the city. A domed stadium in and of itself is of course pointless. What we need is a professional sports team to fill the dome with thousands of season ticket holders and millions of dollars in […]