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result, he said, is the culmination of
some of the best amenities from the
stadiums they visited.
Of the 25,000 or so Hancock
Whitney Stadium can hold, fans can
access one of its 11 suits or 42 loge
boxes, choose from bench seating
or premium chairback options, have
the choice of 95 concession stands,
or congregate and socialize in the
Michelob Ultra Terrace - an openarea
concept with several rows of
walk-up drink rails that offers an
intimate and immersive view of the
game from field level of Abraham A.
Mitchell Field, an astroturf surface.
" The terrace can target basically
general admission and students. It can
also be segmented into areas of the
terrace to serve groups of 100 or 300
for in-game events, " Erdmann said.
" We believe through that design we're
serving the people who love football,
and other customers who love the
gameday atmosphere, but also want to
walk around and have fun. I think we
hit the mark in that area. "
Above the Michelob Ultra Terrace
in the south end of the stadium is
where the crown jewel of Hancock
Whitney resides - its state-of-the-art
video board. With the Daktronics
high-definition video board, coupled
with Daktronics HD sound system
and built-in fireworks housing units,
South Alabama now boasts a techsavvy
stadium on par with the best in
the country.
" Take the video board aspect with
the sound system and fireworks and
as much as we'd like to have the
social interaction that the stadium
was built for - once we get that
back - the fan engaging, customerfriendly
stadium we built will be
second to none, " Williams said.
As for the locker rooms, the
Jaguars opted away from a
competitive edge by installing
what Erdmann described as " one
of the nicest visiting locker rooms
at all levels. " While the home team
gameday locker rooms are spacious,
clean, and contemporary, the visiting
team's locker rooms are equally that.
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entered into a 10-year relationship to
host the Senior Bowl - continuing
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a tradition that was previously held
at nearby Ladd-Peeples Stadium, a
municipal stadium that's located nine
miles from campus.
The addition of the $78 million
stadium not only will bring more
people on campus, but solidifies the
commitment for the Jaguars football
program - which has only been
around since 2009.
" I think it makes a loud statement
about our serious intent and believe
in the football program, " Erdmann
said. " It means support of not only
the football program but also the
athletic program as a whole. And
on an even larger scale, it speaks
to the continuing evolution and
development of the University of
South Alabama. We think Hancock
Whitney Stadium is going to serve
many different groups and bring
many people to our beautiful campus.
Our gameday atmosphere is going to
be as good as it gets. "
All that's left is to get back to
normal and pack the stadium come
next fall.
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