a lot of STHers for a lot of the teams down here come from Broward/PB. the marlins learned this hard way. canes and fins have the most out of town STHers than any of the other teams here.
Ok fine, just make sure I have a ramp from the turnpike or 95 directly to the parking lot, and an open air spot, no **** parking garage! What I think you're missing is the importance of the tailgate experience. And that goes for any college or pro stadium. Ex. Giants & jets play in jersey plenty land an parking.. mass transit doesn't work for football!Oh boy. You're not following and you're kinda putting words in my mouth indirectly. Let me sorta bulletpoint it:
This is not a transportation discussion. This is an attendance discussion.
Most people drive to the game. AGREED!
Having a stadium in a park surrounded on all sides by densely populated neighborhoods will add incremental attendance to what would already come.
People within walking distance will walk. Because why wouldn't you? Much easier than driving, dealing with traffic, getting in and out. It will be a nice thing. You will see throngs of fans waking down the tree lines streets towards the stadium on game day. People will have tailgates IN THEIR FRONT YARDS.
Some people that live a little further to where the walk might be a bit annoying or unrealistic will ride bikes, scooters, you name it. Any new stadium is going to be designed to cater to anyone not driving. Charging stations, VIP bike parking, etc. Green initiative are encouraged. Why? Because for some people it's much easier than driving, dealing with traffic, getting in and out. It will be a nice thing that actually saves time.
And some of them will also take game day shuttles. When you have so many people living so close, you can move people from very close to their homes to the stadium very quickly. Those shuttles can make endless runs.
Whether they are walking, riding, scooting OR EVEN DRIVING A MILE IF THEY WANT TO, having tens of thousands of people living so close to the stadium will create a new group of attendees, new fans, in addition to people who are already UM fans, attended UM, etc. And again, there are 34,000+ UM employees and students who spend 5-7 days of their week on a campus 10 minutes away. So you now have a rich target audience with some skin in the game who logically live pretty close by. They can pop over for the game without having to drive through Miami. Converting more of them on game day will be a lay up for the AD.
Game day will be a visible, highly interactive experience that will extend into the neighborhoods. It won't be a thing that occurs in a vacuum in a pit off of the turnpike that you get a glimpse of while you are doing 80 up to Boca to see Aunt Rosie.
The people who are walking and driving are probably 95% incremental ticket sales, new fans taking advantage of something that is new to the community.
This is not a transportation discussion. This is an attendance discussion.
Again, most people will still drive to the game.
Having the stadium in a population center will increase attendance.
Fin.
we've done the tickets sold at the OB too.
people would rather tailgate than actually go inside. thats the event that draws people
. I'm there at least once or twice a year.
Agreed, no doubt; hence, y I’ve advocated for a more suitable stadium for The Canes that sits 55k that can can expand to 62k vs. a 65K+ stadium.
theyre trying to pretend miami is something that it isnt.
Student attendance would be a lot better if they didn’t have to spend 2hours in traffic for every game, also to watch horrific football
It wasn't all that much better when Miami was DOMINANT and all the students had to do was show up to the Metrorail and ride it to the OB. This is something our fans, most of whom couldn't find campus with GPS refuse to understand. Even when the team is elite, unless it's a huge game, the students don't care. Want an example? Look at the basketball program. Even though L has taken Miami a HISTORIC ride, you can see that the kids only really care about the big games. That's a facility ON CAMPUS, all you have to do is walk over to the Watsco, and there are STILL games where the student section is half full, and it holds far less than what a football stadium does.
The student section for basketball was pretty solid, it’s been a lot better than it’s been in the past, and we’ve packed the big games. As said given the options in the city we’re not like most college town, but Watsco + performance has made basketball games a joy to attend, and is a helluva lot better than football.
Oh boy. You're not following and you're kinda putting words in my mouth indirectly. Let me sorta bulletpoint it:
This is not a transportation discussion. This is an attendance discussion.
Most people drive to the game. AGREED!
Having a stadium in a park surrounded on all sides by densely populated neighborhoods will add incremental attendance to what would already come.
People within walking distance will walk. Because why wouldn't you? Much easier than driving, dealing with traffic, getting in and out. It will be a nice thing. You will see throngs of fans waking down the tree lines streets towards the stadium on game day. People will have tailgates IN THEIR FRONT YARDS.
Some people that live a little further to where the walk might be a bit annoying or unrealistic will ride bikes, scooters, you name it. Any new stadium is going to be designed to cater to anyone not driving. Charging stations, VIP bike parking, etc. Green initiative are encouraged. Why? Because for some people it's much easier than driving, dealing with traffic, getting in and out. It will be a nice thing that actually saves time.
And some of them will also take game day shuttles. When you have so many people living so close, you can move people from very close to their homes to the stadium very quickly. Those shuttles can make endless runs.
Whether they are walking, riding, scooting OR EVEN DRIVING A MILE IF THEY WANT TO, having tens of thousands of people living so close to the stadium will create a new group of attendees, new fans, in addition to people who are already UM fans, attended UM, etc. And again, there are 34,000+ UM employees and students who spend 5-7 days of their week on a campus 10 minutes away. So you now have a rich target audience with some skin in the game who logically live pretty close by. They can pop over for the game without having to drive through Miami. Converting more of them on game day will be a lay up for the AD.
Game day will be a visible, highly interactive experience that will extend into the neighborhoods. It won't be a thing that occurs in a vacuum in a pit off of the turnpike that you get a glimpse of while you are doing 80 up to Boca to see Aunt Rosie.
The people who are walking and driving are probably 95% incremental ticket sales, new fans taking advantage of something that is new to the community.
This is not a transportation discussion. This is an attendance discussion.
Again, most people will still drive to the game.
Having the stadium in a population center will increase attendance.
Fin.
There's a ton in Palm Beach too.
He has no clue. He actually thinks people will walk to Tropical park. LOL
