you could build the stadium inside the dorms and it wouldn't make a dent in their attendance...
6 winning seasons since 1991 (24 seasons)
1 bowl game...ever....
2 wins over Marshall...ever... (we were shit from 2005 until 2013)
99.9999999999% of everyone in Birmingham (including UAB students AND athletes) are Auburn or 'Bama fans...
stadium location means dick if you have zero program history, zero following, and zero interest in your program. UCF has 60,767 students AND an on-campus stadium. in 2013 they finished 12-1 in brand new conference. they went to and won the Fiesta Bowl. they averaged 42,000... coming off the miracle season that anybody in college football would kill for, they averaged 37,000........ this year they dropped to 30,000..........
Marshall, with student population of 13k, averaged 26k in 2015.... 4k less than a school with 47,000 more students and a much better schedule quality.....