Recent History
Cramton Bowl is widely regarded as being functionally obsolete for major sporting events. It is not the stadium's relatively small capacity that is a concern as much as its age and condition. The stadium has not been well maintained over the years, and by the start of the 21st century it was actually crumbling. These issues were factors although not the predominant ones, in the Blue-Gray Game not being held in 2002 and its subsequent relocation in 2003 to Troy, Alabama's Movie Gallery Stadium, about 50 miles (80 km) from Montgomery.
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