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rokulika said:
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I've been to Miami many, many, many times to go to games, hang w/ my frat, etc...and Miami's traffic ain't no different than Los Angeles traffic. Getting to the Coliseum is a major pain, but getting to the Rose Bowl, nestled right outside of a residential neighborhood in Pasadena, is an absolute nightmare...but guess what? When UCLA is winning, that joint is sold out and folks are making the arduous trip there. We gotta just pony up the money. We can have a very nice multi-faceted facility that can hold 47-50k of fans. We reserve one game out of the year to play at SLS for the big match up like Texas and Oklahoma does at AT&T stadium in Austin and everyone's happy.
 
It is funny you ask this.

In the same meeting I asked Donna about our coaching staff, someone else asked about an on-campus stadium. Her exact words were "I have been fighting that off for years. Unless students want to give up the IM fields then it won't happen".

There is enough space. Coral Gables isn't the problem. The school's leadership is. She flat out said she has been fighting this for years.

#OverIt
 
The irony is the driving distance from the UCLA main campus to the Rose Bowl is almost identical from the University of Miami to SLS. Traffic to the Rose Bowl is awful. I'm sure they fixed it and it's been years since I've been to the Rose Bowl but it was hard to access as well.
 
wherrera8 said:
It is funny you ask this.

In the same meeting I asked Donna about our coaching staff, someone else asked about an on-campus stadium. Her exact words were "I have been fighting that off for years. Unless students want to give up the IM fields then it won't happen".

There is enough space. Coral Gables isn't the problem. The school's leadership is. She flat out said she has been fighting this for years.

#OverIt
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Interesting that she would actually phrase a response so bluntly to that. You're right though in that we all should have been over the idea for years. I do however think the Gables would become a HUGE problem if we ever started talking about it seriously. And if we're all being honest it would actually be wayyyyy worse a nightmare negotiating US-1 than the Beckham Port idea even would have been.
 
People could park at the church across the street, Metrorail, tons of parking spots on campus. A stadium at the IM fields could work.
 
i can't wait for donna to leave!!! she's holding up this entire process of us getting everything we deserve. she gave two f@&ks about NFLU...now that she's built up our academics, maybe we will have a President that atleast give one f@&K about our athletic dept and get this show on the road.
 
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The city won't even allow the BUC to install all the seats....no way do they allow a stadium to be built.

Tropical Park is the only hope.
 
wherrera8 said:
It is funny you ask this.

In the same meeting I asked Donna about our coaching staff, someone else asked about an on-campus stadium. Her exact words were "I have been fighting that off for years. Unless students want to give up the IM fields then it won't happen".

There is enough space. Coral Gables isn't the problem. The school's leadership is. She flat out said she has been fighting this for years.

#OverIt
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Dude it's gables trust me. We had a homecoming concert shut down bc of the city of coral gables for going past midnight. the residents of gables hate the school and its students. Tropical park is the only way to go
 
i kind of like the stadium being off campus...dont know what the drinking policy would be at an on campus stadium but its nice having a full bar at the games....not many college stadiums even sell beer at the games let alone whiskey and liquor.

im pretty excited about the proposed renovations to be honest...seats closer to the field and a canopy containing all the sound should really help our atmosphere, which even these days when we have a packed house is pretty nuts. obviously no OB and we'd all love to still be there, but the renovations at least make a sh**ty situation a little bit better.

check this out on the seattle stadium...the canopies are the reason it's so loud. although theirs are parabolic and redirect all the sound to midfield like a satellite dish, but still. stadium design has so much to do with it.

http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/09/17/the-science-of-sound-how-seattle-got-so-darn-loud/
 
Rellyrell said:
I've been to Miami many, many, many times to go to games, hang w/ my frat, etc...and Miami's traffic ain't no different than Los Angeles traffic. Getting to the Coliseum is a major pain, but getting to the Rose Bowl, nestled right outside of a residential neighborhood in Pasadena, is an absolute nightmare...but guess what? When UCLA is winning, that joint is sold out and folks are making the arduous trip there. We gotta just pony up the money. We can have a very nice multi-faceted facility that can hold 47-50k of fans. We reserve one game out of the year to play at SLS for the big match up like Texas and Oklahoma does at AT&T stadium in Austin and everyone's happy.
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TX/OU is in Dallas every year, in the Cotton Bowl, which is not in AT&T stadium in Arlington, nor is it in Austin.
 
I just want to keep hope that the renovations to Sun Life will really make a difference for the Canes. The partial roof/canopy thing, 10,000 fewer seats, seats closer to the sidelines, etc... That's what are in the plans so I'm resigned to just putting my hopes on that.

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I completely forgot about Sun Life getting renovated. Who knows, it could make it pretty awesome. If they can move the seats closer and they put those sun blocker deals on the top it could seem to be a completely different atmosphere and be all we need as far as game day atmosphere.
 
DrCane said:
There are roughly 7 home games per year. Most CG residents wouldn't care about 7 days a year of traffic/madness. It's literally like 70 hours of game day environment per year. That is not the problem.
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Big false on this one. CG is as uptight as you're gonna find. They even require permits for small interior renovations and anything not deemed "acceptable" ain't getting permitted. Miami building dept is a banana republic, but CG is off the charts ridiculous.

When i was at UM in the 90's, there was a city ordinance that you weren't allowed to park a full size pickup in your own driveway in the gables. The neighbors might think you were -gasp- a tradesman.
 
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MizCane said:
I completely forgot about Sun Life getting renovated. Who knows, it could make it pretty awesome. If they can move the seats closer and they put those sun blocker deals on the top it could seem to be a completely different atmosphere and be all we need as far as game day atmosphere.
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Can't move seats closer, can only add new seats closer....90% of seats will continue to suck
 
DrCane said:
nikkoum said:
Its not a question of room. Room could be made and/or a creative vertical design that saves space could be created.

The problem is that Coral Gables just doesnt want the game day atmosphere. Its great when its a tradition but its not great when you own the property and are thinking of all the half drunk or fully drunk tailgaters walking through your front yard and parking all over your flower garden on saturdays. If we had some sort of small place a long time ago that grew over the years this would be accepted. Think BC and the nice neighborhood in chestnut hill. However here you are starting from scratch and people don't want to change what they are used to.

Really thats it. Rich people who have lots of power and political muscle and nice property don't want it and do whatever they can to block any bill to allow it.
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There are roughly 7 home games per year. Most CG residents wouldn't care about 7 days a year of traffic/madness. It's literally like 70 hours of game day environment per year. That is not the problem.
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******* clueless. this has been proven wrong over and over again- they wouldnt even let the BUC go to full capacity.
 
Pentagon Cane said:
The irony is the driving distance from the UCLA main campus to the Rose Bowl is almost identical from the University of Miami to SLS. Traffic to the Rose Bowl is awful. I'm sure they fixed it and it's been years since I've been to the Rose Bowl but it was hard to access as well.
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so you are comparing the Rose bowl. possibly THE most renowned stadium to Sun life?
 
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