potential new home field?

[DTP]

If the day eventually comes where we get our own stadium close to campus, I’ve always said that I’m in favor of a smaller stadium right on top of the action with awesome acoustics. When I said that I didn’t mean 25k small . 50-60k would be the perfect size, IMO.

Hard Rock is 65,000 seats. There’s no such thing as a small 60,000 seat stadium.

 

[hoops156]

Northwestern had a stadium on campus to begin with, That's the big difference. SMU had a similar situation. It's a lot easier when you already have land purposed for a stadium. A lot of our fans don't(or can't) understand that there is ABSOLUTELY no place to place a stadium on the Coral Gables campus. Barring someone buying Sunset Place and most of the surrounding area, levelling it and gifting the land back to the University for a facility, it's unlikely there is any feasible plan in existence that involved a stadium within walking distance of the University.

someone already bought sunset place. I believe most of that area is being turned into mixed use development

Sunset Place Demolished for Foodie Hub - THesis Hotel Miami

THesis Hotel Miami’s neighborhood is getting a new look as Sunset Place transforms into a vibrant re village.

thesishotelmiami.com

 

[hoops156]

1. Marlins don't own the stadium; The City of Miami and Miami-Dade County do.

2. It's completely selfish and from a student perspective, but there was nothing like going to a game down there. From the gables campus, to rocking the metro-mover (ran every few minutes for games), and then walking over the 12th ave bridge, it was essentially on campus. IYKYK.

The OB was the best place for our team to play.

the current UM student isnt taking a metro to the games lol. the current student has changed from the past as the city itself has changed.

 

[GOCANES05]

someone already bought sunset place. I believe most of that area is being turned into mixed use development

Sunset Place Demolished for Foodie Hub - THesis Hotel Miami

THesis Hotel Miami’s neighborhood is getting a new look as Sunset Place transforms into a vibrant re village.

thesishotelmiami.com

I was there the other day for a movie, SP is a ghost town.

Gangs and punk kids has chased away all the families and ladies.

One thing I learned from Bar Rescue series was if there’s no ladies in your establishment it will die a slow death.

The Falls experienced this , the young punks are arrogant threatening and just look to steal merchandise and harass people.

In the movies there loud and throw things at the screen.

I really don’t know how Dadeland has been so successful, but whatever they’re doing everyone should follow.

 

[DoctorKrazey]

Hard Rock is 65,000 seats. There’s no such thing as a small 60,000 seat stadium.

I would lean closer to 50k. My main point is that we don’t need a gigantic stadium. Cameron Indoor Stadium only holds a little over 9,000 fans but is still regarded as one of the loudest venues in all of college basketball. Give me a smaller stadium with rabid fans and great acoustics and that’s all we need. This is all hypothetical anyways, but IF it ever happens that’s the way to go.

 

[hoops156]

I was there the other day for a movie, SP is a ghost town.

Gangs and punk kids has chased away all the families and ladies.

One thing I learned from Bar Rescue series was if there’s no ladies in your establishment it will die a slow death.

The Falls experienced this , the young punks are arrogant threatening and just look to steal merchandise and harass people.

In the movies there loud and throw things at the screen.

I really don’t know how Dadeland has been so successful, but whatever they’re doing everyone should follow.

Falls has had a bit of a rebirth after the lifetime
Opened up there

 

[Pearson704]

Neither the Marlins nor the city of Miami is putting anything into upgrades at the stadium and the city owes billions for the stadium as is.

If you are actually advocating that taking the Metrorail to Overtown, getting on a bus, and traveling to the OB was easier than just getting on a bus from campus to HRS I'm not sure you'll be able to sell too many people on that.

Nah...

There's no bus necessary from Culmner or Jackson (Civic Center) stops. You walk over the bridge like walking through the parking lot at HRS. It's a great time and people (not just students) did it for years before we moved in 2008.

 

[Pearson704]

the current UM student isnt taking a metro to the games lol. the current student has changed from the past as the city itself has changed.

Based on what?

We used it from 1984 to 2007 and I'm not sure why students would change now; especially when you consider traffic in Miami & the rise of crowd-sourced transportation.

I think the opposite would actually be true.

 

[Jonnyblaze]

I was there the other day for a movie, SP is a ghost town.

Gangs and punk kids has chased away all the families and ladies.

One thing I learned from Bar Rescue series was if there’s no ladies in your establishment it will die a slow death.

The Falls experienced this , the young punks are arrogant threatening and just look to steal merchandise and harass people.

In the movies there loud and throw things at the screen.

I really don’t know how Dadeland has been so successful, but whatever they’re doing everyone should follow.

Gangs? I live in the area and know SP well. Never heard that one.

 

[hoops156]

Based on what?

We used it from 1984 to 2007 and I'm not sure why students would change now; especially when you consider traffic in Miami & the rise of crowd-sourced transportation.

I think the opposite would actually be true.

The change in the actual student type and the change in the city itself. It isn’t the old Miami anymore

 

[hoops156]

Gangs? I live in the area and know SP well. Never heard that one.

Same.
Idk many gangs running around pinecrest

 

[Pearson704]

The change in the actual student type and the change in the city itself. It isn’t the old Miami anymore

What specific changes in the city and student body support your belief?

Traffic patterns and usage of crowd-sourced transport negate your statement.

 

[ssvir]

Stop complaining and go to games mi Hermano.
PACK THE ROCK!!

Wasn't a complaint. I have had season tickets since I graduated and go to every game ... you are kidding yourself if you think there will be 64k butts in seats for games against Central Michigan, Duke, and BC

 

[ssvir]

I would lean closer to 50k. My main point is that we don’t need a gigantic stadium. Cameron Indoor Stadium only holds a little over 9,000 fans but is still regarded as one of the loudest venues in all of college basketball. Give me a smaller stadium with rabid fans and great acoustics and that’s all we need. This is all hypothetical anyways, but IF it ever happens that’s the way to go.

This might be the worst comparison ever.

The athletic department is in the business of generating revenue, not noise.

Big games at HRS are plenty loud and a big home field advantage.

 

[ST26]

For one thing, they expected to be in the championship game as soon as they won the Big 10. We were still a long shot at making the CFP. Once we did, many people didn't even notice the Dec 8th email from the school about championship tickets. Nobody expected us to be as good as we were, including our own fans. By the time they did, the tickets were gone.

My friend and his family got their hotels and flights the day after the b10 championship. I think the athletic department reserved them tickets shortly after I believe.

 

[DTP]

I would lean closer to 50k. My main point is that we don’t need a gigantic stadium. Cameron Indoor Stadium only holds a little over 9,000 fans but is still regarded as one of the loudest venues in all of college basketball. Give me a smaller stadium with rabid fans and great acoustics and that’s all we need. This is all hypothetical anyways, but IF it ever happens that’s the way to go.

I get the point and I agree. Besides modern stadiums are all downsizing with an emphasis on more expensive, premium seating at the expense of cheap bleachers that can pack more people. But if you think about the footprint. The sheer amount of space you need for even a 50,000 seat stadium plus parking, the difference of an extra 10,000 seats or so is meaningless. You either have to go with something in the are of HRS or downsize significantly to something more like UCF or FAU

 

[GOCANES05]

Falls has had a bit of a rebirth after the lifetime
Opened up there

I remember Friday or Saturday dinner and movie actually that hamburger joint next to theaters worked well , ice cream after

Falls always pretty place to stroll , we left years ago because of bad elements

 

[Angry Ibis]

If you're referring to my epithet in post 71, that was specific to those who claimed this was a home game as opposed to a game in our home stadium. You're just questioning the numbers disparity, therefore you don't qualify as a dim bulb.

I explained one possible reason for the disparity in post 100. Indiana jumped on tickets early because they expected to be there. We had no idea if we'd get past aTm.

 

[GOCANES05]

Gangs? I live in the area and know SP well. Never heard that one.

Gangs of kids black hoods aggressive behavior.

Alls I know scarry place at night weird turns corners dark.

This was back years ago chased me and many away, not good being on alert for being bumped , just wasn’t a comfortable place .

Obviously many felt someway and left, maybe different now no wildness because nothing to be pushy with it’s empty.

In its prime SP was awesome, I supplied materials for that project from my HUGE DESK, nice project it was

 

[Ispyin]

Hard Rock is the best stadium in the country

it is a great stadium but nowhere close to being the best at this stage. top tier though yes