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"A six-pack of Tuesday night notes to supplement our Dolphins post from earlier:
• With Sun Life Stadium upgrades running several weeks*behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget, UM athletic director Blake James said this week that UM is putting contingency plans in place in case the stadium is not playable in time for the Sept. 3 opener against Florida A&M. UM also plays at home the next Saturday, Sept. 10, against FAU.
The Dolphins said they fully expect the stadium will be ready by their Aug. 25 preseason home*opener against Atlanta on NBC but nevertheless have their own*top-secret contingency plan. Other than Marlins Park (which is hosting its baseball team on Aug. 25 but not Sept. 3),*FAU’s stadium would be the next closest option with 30,000 seats. The Dolphins also could look to a city upstate.
From a UM standpoint, FIU Stadium would be available Sept. 3. So that's one of several options. But FAU's stadium is not available Sept. 3.
It's difficult to see the Dolphins not doing everything humanly possible for the stadium to be ready, but they admit a weather disaster, such as a hurricane, could cause a delay. And there could be a delay even if there's no hurricane, because they're significantly behind schedule."
"A six-pack of Tuesday night notes to supplement our Dolphins post from earlier:
• With Sun Life Stadium upgrades running several weeks*behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget, UM athletic director Blake James said this week that UM is putting contingency plans in place in case the stadium is not playable in time for the Sept. 3 opener against Florida A&M. UM also plays at home the next Saturday, Sept. 10, against FAU.
The Dolphins said they fully expect the stadium will be ready by their Aug. 25 preseason home*opener against Atlanta on NBC but nevertheless have their own*top-secret contingency plan. Other than Marlins Park (which is hosting its baseball team on Aug. 25 but not Sept. 3),*FAU’s stadium would be the next closest option with 30,000 seats. The Dolphins also could look to a city upstate.
From a UM standpoint, FIU Stadium would be available Sept. 3. So that's one of several options. But FAU's stadium is not available Sept. 3.
It's difficult to see the Dolphins not doing everything humanly possible for the stadium to be ready, but they admit a weather disaster, such as a hurricane, could cause a delay. And there could be a delay even if there's no hurricane, because they're significantly behind schedule."
