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FOR JOINING US HERE AT TEN. I’M GLADYS BAUTISTA A BIG NIGHT IN THE SPORTS WORLD OVERALL. BUT FOR FOOTBALL IT IS THE START OF THE SPRING SEASON. THE BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS RETURNING TO THE FIELD TODAY IN TEXAS. BUT IT DIDN’T STOP LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM MAKING SURE FANS HERE AT HOME ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. �������� 13 S AARON LEWELLYN JOINING US LIVE TONIGHT. AND AARON, YOU SPOKE WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS TODAY. HOW ARE THEY LOOKING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPRING SPORTS SEASON? TAKE ADVICE. YEAH. GLADYS ONE BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS FAN THAT I TALKED TO SAID THAT 150 TO 200 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE WATCH PARTY EARLIER TODAY. NOW A MANAGER THAT I TALKED TO SAYS THAT AS LONG AS SPORTS FANS ARE LOOKING FOR A SPORTS ATMOSPHERE, TO WATCH THE GAMES AND SUPPORT THE TEAM, WEATHER HERE OR ON THE ROAD, THEY’LL MAKE SURE TO GIVE IT TO THEM. SPRING IS IN THE AIR AND FOR SOME SPORTS FANS, GIDDY UP! IT’S TIME FOR SOME SPRING FOOTBALL. AND IT’S NOT JUST THE FANS GETTING IN ON THE WINS. SATURDAYS ARE ALREADY PRETTY BIG FOR US. WE STARTED OFF WITH THE STALLIONS GAME THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS HIS BACK 40 BREWERY, WHERE TURNER MAY IS ONE OF THE MANAGERS. WE’VE GOT THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND US, UH, BEER FLOWING AND WE’VE GOT A KITCHEN THAT CAN JUST KEEP UP WITH THE VOLUME OF HAVING A LARGE CROWD HERE. ONE OF THE BEST BURGERS IN TOWN. UH, PIZZAS ARE GREAT. ALL OF THIS DRAWING FANS FROM ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR THE FIRST WATCH PARTY OF THE SEASON TO CHEER ON THE TWO TIME USFL CHAMPIONS, THE BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS. THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT DROVE FROM YOU KNOW, TUSCALOOSA, MONTGOMERY KIND OF ALL OVER. SO, OH, ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD A BLAST. BRETT HERE SAYS HE’S BEEN A FOOTBALL FAN ALL HIS LIFE. IT’S ADDICTIVE. IT’S A FUN TIME. IT’S VERY AFFORDABLE FOR THE FAMILY. WE, UH, IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE TEAM DESERVES THE SUPPORT. AND FOR HIM, I DON’T KNOW. THERE’S JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT SPRING FOOTBALL IS IT’S SPIRITED. IT’S TOUGH TO EXPLAIN IF YOU HAVEN’T WENT TO A COUPLE GAMES AND KIND OF GOT INVOLVED, BUT TEER SAYS EVEN WITH THE TEAM’S SUCCESS, HE WISHES EVENTS LIKE THESE WERE MORE PACKED. THAT’S WHY HE HOPES MORE PEOPLE WILL LEARN THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE IS RIGHT HERE IN THE MAGIC CITY. I BELIEVE IF PEOPLE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO IT AND THEY’LL GIVE IT 2 OR 3 YEARS, IT’LL IT’LL GET SOME TRACTION AND IT’LL BE HERE FOR THE LONG TERME AND MAHOMES. THESE WATCH PARTIES CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE A PLACE SPORTS FANS CAN COME FOR THE ULTIMATE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT BE FOOTBALL OR. AND WE’RE HAPPY TO SEE, UH, AN ALABAMA TEAM STILL IN THE ELITE EIGHT THAT GIVES A BIG CROWD FOR US. UM, AND ANYTIME WE’VE GOT BASEBALL COMING UP, WE GET A BIG BRAVES, UH, DRAW HERE. NOW, THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY WATCH PARTIES THAT BACK 40 WILL HOST. THEY’LL BE OPENING THEIR DOORS AGAIN NEXT WEEK TO FANS WHILE THE BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS ARE ON THE ROAD TO INVITE THEM BACK TO SUPPORT THEM WHILE THEY PLAY OUT OF TOWN. BUT THE STALLIONS WILL PLAY THEIR HOME OPENER THIS SEASON IN JUST TWO WEEKS AT PROTECTIVE STADIUM IN TERRACE IS INVITING ANYONE OUT WHO WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THAT SPRING FOOTBALL SEASON RIGHT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM.