MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Way back in 2001, I wrote a column in which I
encouraged Alabama State to build an on-campus stadium.At the time, a powerful board of trustees member had come up with a plan for the stadium, along with a move up to the NCAA’s top football level.
It was a bold move that was supported by a majority of people on the ASU campus. But it was getting resistance from a couple of board members — one in particular — and eventually that plan fell through.
I assumed it was a dead idea. With the renovations of Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl and the steady deterioration of the SWAC — the conference in which ASU competes — I figured the idea of an on-campus stadium had been pushed to the back burner, maybe even completely off the stove.
I figured wrong.
ASU officially opened the doors to its shiny, new stadium, as it welcomed a packed house to an on-campus Turkey Day Classic against Tuskegee, which the Hornets lost 27-25.
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ASU's 89th Turkey Day Classic Parade
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