the irony is that the things you rightfully complain about are easily fixable.
There’s nothing fixable about this. I don’t know how many times I have to post this & I’ve been posting this since SLS became HRS:
This is Ross’ stadium & Ross’ stadium only. We are a business venture for him, nothing more or less. We got complacent & lazy by not having a contingency plan in place when the OB was demolished, after moving to LSS, SLS.
Blake James tried to spin to the public & alumni base how these renovations were going to help recruiting:
"Kids want to play where the NFL players play. This is something that will be a recruiting weapon for us."
Ross completely remodeled the Stadium b/c his Stadium was not deemed SB host ready. He also was not generating the revenue needed in the new landscape of football ownership, & needed to maximize his revenue stream from a stadium he outright owns. So the teal seats, the Dolphins merchandise, the advertisement of upcoming events is all for his earning interest. His only interest in us is the revenue he generates from us as tenants.
This is not a partnership like Pitt has w/ The Steelers, where formerly known as Heinz field easily transitions from a Pitt home games to a Steeler’s home game. The sooner everyone understands this relationship, the sooner the narrative of “things can be fixed” can be nixed under this current relationship.
Finally, hanging on to the ND game in 2017 is also moot. You had four phenomena that created the perfect storm:
1. ESPN Game Day was held here for 1st time in 15 yrs
2. This was the 1st time in 13 yrs that we ranked in the top 10, facing another top 10 team at home
3. This top 10 team happened to be an old rival who we hadn’t played in Miami in 28 yrs
4. Evening game, which became an event
That’s y it was an animal house; it was lightening in a bottle; which is y is hasn’t been duplicated since or prior to. It’s also y this argument to justify staying at HRS is moot.