Fate Of The Senior Bowl Could Be Decided Thursday

The fate of the Senior Bowl in Mobile is still up in the air despite claims by Ladd-Peebles Stadium officials that keeping the game here is all but a done deal.

Today, the Mobile Arts and Sports Association, the owner of the Senior Bowl, issued a news release in which chairman Victor Lott said the organization is reviewing the proposed facility lease agreement with Ladd-Peebles---and they'll take it up in a meeting on thursday.

Lott said MASA's board will consider the agreement with the stadium board and consider their intentions to continue or to discontinue discussions with other cities, that have expressed remarkable interest in hosting the senior bowl.

All of this comes after announcements by city officials including Mayor Sam Jones, and Ladd-Peebles board chairman Milton Joyner that an agreement was all but a sure thing and the only thing left to do was sign the contract.

According to Joyner the deal calls for a nine year agreement between Ladd and the Senior Bowl, with options at 3 years and 6 years. Joyner said he expected to sign the contract yesterday but that didn't happen. Victor Lott, in today's news release said the Mobile Arts and Sports Association will release the results of its discussion after the meeting on thursday.

Senior Bowl and MASA officials declined to comment beyond their news release. Milton Joyner did not return a call for comment.