So y have some been advocating for our own stadium, & does where you play matter?
I did a little exercise to see if I was just tripping or does having your own stadium actually make a difference. I’m not just talking about W/L’s, I’m also referring to the manner of how you lose. Those who have been pro-HRS have said the same things in defense of the venue:
-It’s easy to get to
-The amenities are great for them
-It’s a world class venue
-Super Bowls are held there
-Tennis matches are held there
-Formula 1 Racing is held there
-2017 Notre Dame
OK, none of that solve or resolve the crux of the matter; is HRS a home field advantage for The Hurricanes?
From 1983-2007 (not including any bowl games), Miami went 130-23 (.850) at The OB. Those 23 home defeats avg. 10.6 ppg.
By contrast:
From 2008-present (not including any bowl games), Miami has gone 67-27 (.710) at SLS/HRS. Those 27 home defeats avg.
15 ppg.
To put this is in to further context, I chose several, random suck *** teams since 2008 to see if my theory is semi correct. (
My criteria was choosing teams whose stadium’s occupancy was at least 60k)
Ole Miss: 66-38 at home (.630). Those 38 home defeats avg. 11.5 ppg
Nebraska: 66-37 at home (.640). Those 37 home defeats avg. 10.9 ppg
UNC: 64-33 at home (.660). Those 33 home defeats avg. 11.3 ppg
Pitt: 65-34 at home (.660). Those 34 home defeats avg. 13.5
Pitt shares a NFL stadium like us, however it’s been well documented that the Rooney Family have a special relationship with Pitt, & all their facilities are shared, along w/ making sure (no pun intended) Acrisure Stadium is fully utilized by Pitt as a home field.
Now on the surface, u can look at the winning % & say, “see, HRS is not a bad home field compared to others.” Again, let’s dive in further to provide even more context:
Not only are our margin of defeat much higher since moving to SLS/HRS compared to the OB or these examples, but when looking at the caliber of opponents we’ve played at HRS, it’s even more damning.
Since 2008:
-Ole Miss have faced 31 Top 25 opponents at home, yet their avg. margin of defeat is only 11.5
-Nebraska have faced 21 Top 25 opponents at home, yet their avg. margin of defeat is only 10.9
-Pitt have also faced 21 Top 25 opponents at home, yet their avg. margin of defeat is only 13.5
-Miami have only faced 17 Top 25 opponents at home, yet our avg. margin of defeat is 15!!
-Only UNC have faced less Top 25 opponents at home in this experiment (15), & again, their avg. margin of defeat is 11.3
When you also factor in that we have grossly out recruited these teams in this example, well, u kinda get the point.
Again, this was a random experiment to test a theory. Also didn’t see any 58-0 scores against any of those teams at home, despite winning maybe 2 or 3 games on the yr.
Just an interesting tidbit, but don’t think it’s a coincidence.