re: USFL - Philadelphia Stars (1-2) vs Shea Patterson's Michigan Panthers (1-2) at 9:00 on FS1

For anyone thinking of making a trip to Birmingham, I would recommend NOT coming:
1) All the parking lots they advertise as “available” right next to the stadium are actually “reserved” when you get there. 15 more minutes of driving and you can find a spot on the street in the ‘hood north if the stadium. Birmingham built the stadium with zero parking and it was a nightmare for UAB games and the Birmingham Bowl. Even with a sparsely attended USFL game, it’s no better.
2) Bought tickets at the window ($12 each, vs. $18.50 each with the fees from TicketMaster!). Idiot lady gave me tickets for the game NEXT WEEK. Ticket taker sends me back over to ticket window to swap. Finally in after standing in three lines.
3) 300-lb’er at Customer Service can’t even get off her phone to answer a question.
In short, this is done about as well as you’d expect a city like Birmingham to do something. Which is not well at all!