Tuscaloosa Mayor: Lost Football Season Could Cost Town $2 Billion

As we've endured three months and counting without live team sports, it's become clear how much they matter in the grand scheme of the economic ecosystem. It's not just players and owners losing money, it's stadium vendors, businesses around venues, the TV and radio industry, and on and on down the line.

This would only be magnified if we were to lose football season, which is an economic driver of many regions across America. Speaking with CBS 42 in Alabama, Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox said a season without Crimson Tide football could cost the town $2 billion.

“It would be economically catastrophic for Tuscaloosa if there is no football season,” Maddox said. “Even a mitigated football season with restricted attendance and number of ball games would have dire economic consequences.”
























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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.