BJCCC

[Vaughnbama]

Thursday and Saturday, BJCCC will be the center of the College Basketball Universe.

 

[BamaNavyCPO]

Thursday and Saturday, BJCCC will be the center of the College Basketball Universe.

I hope we have better luck than our last few games there.

 

[TideFever]

The BJCC got stupid lucky with their bid to host being a year where they get Bama there as the overall #1 and the barn also plays an 8/9 game. There aren't many fanbases that will travel far for early tournament games and they got teams within a couple hours of the arena. So it could have easily been another mostly empty arena but it will be a hard sellout. And yet I've heard someone complain that the city of B'ham is going to lose on this because no one is traveling to the city with everyone driving to the game and leaving immediately after.

I hope we have better luck than our last few games there.

Yeah, the thing no one is talking about is we've had some very ugly games there over the years. Some losses that were strange upsets. For whatever reason we never play our best there. At least not in that arena.

 

[Bama924]

The BJCC got stupid lucky with their bid to host being a year where they get Bama there as the overall #1 and the barn also plays an 8/9 game. There aren't many fanbases that will travel far for early tournament games and they got teams within a couple hours of the arena. So it could have easily been another mostly empty arena but it will be a hard sellout. And yet I've heard someone complain that the city of B'ham is going to lose on this because no one is traveling to the city with everyone driving to the game and leaving immediately after.



Yeah, the thing no one is talking about is we've had some very ugly games there over the years. Some losses that were strange upsets. For whatever reason we never play our best there. At least not in that arena.

I think the last really good game we played there was Derrick McKey team. Was around that time anyway

 

[jtr4dad]

I think the last really good game we played there was Derrick McKey team. Was around that time anyway

We played there in the 1987 regional. Beat NC A & T in round 1 and then boat raced Ladell Eckles and UNO in the second round. That Bama team finished 28-5, with 2 of the losses being by just 1 point.

 

[Bama924]

We played there in the 1987 regional. Beat NC A & T in round 1 and then boat raced Ladell Eckles and UNO in the second round. That Bama team finished 28-5, with 2 of the losses being by just 1 point.

Yep. I went to one of those games

 

[kgivhan2007]

The BJCC got stupid lucky with their bid to host being a year where they get Bama there as the overall #1 and the barn also plays an 8/9 game. There aren't many fanbases that will travel far for early tournament games and they got teams within a couple hours of the arena. So it could have easily been another mostly empty arena but it will be a hard sellout. And yet I've heard someone complain that the city of B'ham is going to lose on this because no one is traveling to the city with everyone driving to the game and leaving immediately after.



Yeah, the thing no one is talking about is we've had some very ugly games there over the years. Some losses that were strange upsets. For whatever reason we never play our best there. At least not in that arena.

I hope the atmosphere is as good as we expect. I am a 30 year season ticket holder and have 4 seats on the floor. I’m one of those people everyone likes to hate because we have been accused of leaving our seats empty and affecting the atmosphere. That being said my wife and I never miss a game. The purpose of this post is to tell you all obviously we are excited about post season and ordered every ticket available to us . I was informed today that we get 4 seats to the sweet sixteen and 4 to the final 4 if we make it but none to Birmingham. Unbelievable but I guess typical Birmingham sold out to the corporate entities. I can promise given what I have given to Tide Pride over the years, if I can’t get tickets then those seats won’t be filled with Bama season ticket holder. Oh well, hope bunch of Bama fans hooked up with the corporate folks. There is a good lesson here , the loyalty of the University to its long standing supporters. We are recently retired and they may have just shown me that there are better things that I can use the $10000 I give annually to watch basketball games

 

[xcop]

I heard UA got 400 tickets

 

[kgivhan2007]

I heard UA got 400 tickets

Sounds about right, I was told tickets went to player families and university faculty with the few remaining going to the absolute highest level Tide Pride participants. Oh well , I have a great high def TV with no food or beverage lines and the restroom is always open

 

[BamaNavyCPO]

Anybody know the capacity at BJCC? Four hundred tickets is kind of skimpy for UA with all of its followers.

 

[jtr4dad]

Anybody know the capacity at BJCC? Four hundred tickets is kind of skimpy for UA with all of its followers.

I think it's around 18,000 for sporting events. A little more than that for concerts.

 

[BamaNavyCPO]

I think it's around 18,000 for sporting events. A little more than that for concerts.

Thanks. I've been there many times, but couldn't judge the capacity. Four hundred tickets out of possibly 18k seats is definitely low. REC fail!

 

[Bama924]

Yep. I went to one of those games

That was the Derrick McKey team that lost to Providence.

 

[Vaughnbama]

I bet there are a few more than 400 Bama fans in the house. I am looking for a full turnout for the day and night session.

TicketMaster They think a lot of their tickets.

AAATix Much more reasonable

StubHub Plenty of tickets, but you will need a Bank Loan.

After the first round games there will be people selling their Saturday tickets, so you might want to check the resellers after the Thursday games.

 

[MobileBama]

Any good bars or restaurants right around the arena? Any good breweries within walking distance?