Important Parking News For USA Game

Alabama Mobile Don't necessarily expect to park in Ladd-Peebles Stadium's parking lot.

by Steve Alexander

Published: Fri, September 04, 2009 - 9:25 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, September 04, 2009 - 9:46 pm CST

MOBILE, Alabama - If you're going to watch the South Alabama Jaguars play their first football game Saturday afternoon, know that some things are going to be different from other football games played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Crews painted the football field Friday.
All the stadium needs now is fans, and there should be plenty.
Travis Toth, South Alabama's Associate Athletic Director, said, "We were probably sitting around 25,000 tickets, and that's sold and distributed. As you know, our students are free, so we're anticipating about 5,000 to 6,000 students which go into that number."
A high school game between Citronelle and LeFlore was played Friday night at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, so stadium officials had less than 24 hours to get the stadium ready for the college game.
Paul Christopher, the general manager of Ladd-Peebles Stadium, said, "Probably the biggest thing that we have to do is to change out the goalposts. High school goal posts are wider than college goal posts, but, other than that, what we refer to as the 'get-ready' is the same: the bathrooms, the concourses, the cleanup."
If you're used to going to football games at Ladd Peebles Stadium one thing will be very different Saturday: parking.
You have to have a parking pass to park in the stadium parking lot and those are sold out.
Toth said, "Out of the 1400, 1500 parking spots, those were all dedicated season ticket holders. As you can imagine, we had over 2000 accounts, so we gave every season ticket holder the option first to purchase for the year, and we sold out."
Of course, you can park around the neighborhood or take a shuttle to the stadium.
There will be continuous shuttle service to the stadium from Bel-Air Mall Saturday starting at 11 am.
The cost will be $2.50 round trip.

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southfan1981 Says:

Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Mounted Units parking was well done according to some who took advantage of it. The shuttles were popular option and the students reported their buses were perfect for enjoying the ride without the hassle of parking. Otherwise, the tailgaiting was fabulous with plenty of great neighbors and terrific food. The USA athletic dept and the Ladd Peebles’ staff did a great job. It was first class!

USA, the real SOUTH!

sheltiedad Says:

Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 1:11 pm

I’ll bet the thugs are gearing up for the game tonight.

Just think of the hundreds of nice cars all vying for parking places in the neighborhoods around the stadium. As the owners are in the stadium, these cars will be available for the thugs to practice their chosen profession.

I’ll bet the big rim stores and the nail salons will be doing a booming business next week after the loot has been fenced.

framkly Says:

Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 9:27 am

USA football will get big once they have a on campass stadium. I would love to go the their games, but with the parking it’s too much trouble.

rmseek1234 Says:

Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 8:12 am

I heard that MPD is also offering parking at the Mounted Units lot-at Virginia and ?Ann. There is supposed to be a shuttle, the area will be secure(patrolled), and the cost is $10.00