Sun Life Renovations Begin

[Dingaan1828]

looks like they are going to lower the field a little and that is how they will add more rows in front with decent sightlines. if you have ever sat in the first few rows there you know what I am talking about. I could be wrong and I am no engineer but that's what it looks like to me.

Pretty sure Sun Life had the furthest distance from the stands to the field of any stadium in the NFL, and I'm sure one of the biggest distances in the NCAA.

You may be right it was either Sun Life or the Chargers stadium

At the 50 yard line Qualcomm in San Diego is farther from the stands to the sideline than SunLife. Because of the curvature of the stands, Qualcomm's distances diminish as you go toward the endzone. SunLife doesn't curve, so the distances stay the same as you go toward the endzones.

 

[Rellyrell]

I'm sorry for asking b/c I'm sure I missed this somewhere, but when r the renovations expected to be complete?

 

[Hurricanes_1983]

At this rate we'll never get a stadium!!! Either way I still support my Canes! I'm at every home game no matter the weather nor the record!

you are the problem

I'm a loyal fan and I'm the problem?

you aren't a loyal fan. you're an idiot that gives this admin your money.

 

[RickyDaKing]

Kill yourself clown!

 

[561Cane]

2016

I'm sorry for asking b/c I'm sure I missed this somewhere, but when r the renovations expected to be complete?

 

[Hurracanes]

This is what the new seats will look like, no more orange.

This stadium will scream Dolphins more than ever.

 

[Dingaan1828]

Renters can't complain. Well, they can, but don't have any leverage.

 

[caneworld]

This looks like the Canes Football program after AL and the midget are done with it this year!!!

 

[hoops156]

This is what the new seats will look like, no more orange.

This stadium will scream Dolphins more than ever.

Well the dolphins own the stadium

 

[User-4525]

@CanesWarningFS: According to Dolphins' CEO, Tom Garfinkel, the sideline stands at Sunlife will be 24 feet closer to the field.

 

[ball915]

@CanesWarningFS: According to Dolphins' CEO, Tom Garfinkel, the sideline stands at Sunlife will be 24 feet closer to the field.

nice, on each side or 12 per sideline?

 

[svenben]

They're redoing they entire lower bowl.

I dont think so, could be wrong but I think the concrete is only being gutted on the sidelines. The endzone bowl can not move any closer to the field, its already right on it.

 

[svenben]

This is what the new seats will look like, no more orange.

Still a little too light IMO, will showup bright on a sunny day.

This would be a good color.. and actually closer to the hurricane color green.

 

[svenben]

looks like they are going to lower the field a little and that is how they will add more rows in front with decent sightlines. if you have ever sat in the first few rows there you know what I am talking about. I could be wrong and I am no engineer but that's what it looks like to me.

Pretty sure Sun Life had the furthest distance from the stands to the field of any stadium in the NFL, and I'm sure one of the biggest distances in the NCAA.

They are actually shifting the skyboxes out towards the field a little bit and bringing the seating down from that level. It will result in more seating closer to the field on the sidelines. However, it will still be further away than most stadiums.

They are not lowering the field, the water table is too high. Duke is lowering their field right now to bring seats closer to the field. Miami is redoing the sideline bowl by extending rows forward but the bowl will be at a more shallow angle. I don't see anywhere where they are "shifting the skyboxes out toward the field" that would be very difficult, but possible I guess.

 

[canesstevealum08]

Right now row 1 on each sideline was at 90ft each will be at 65 come august

 

[4th-and-14]

They are not lowering the field, the water table is too high. Duke is lowering their field right now to bring seats closer to the field. Miami is redoing the sideline bowl by extending rows forward but the bowl will be at a more shallow angle. I don't see anywhere where they are "shifting the skyboxes out toward the field" that would be very difficult, but possible I guess.

Great info. Thank you. Do we know if they are doing that on the corners? anything they can do there?

 

[itsacanething]

This is what the new seats will look like, no more orange.

Still a little too light IMO, will showup bright on a sunny day.

This would be a good color.. and actually closer to the hurricane color green.
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this configuration will look amazing in my opinion.

 

[Calinative]

Yeah, unfortunately this won't have too great of an effect. It just changes the angle of view slightly. To get the affect everyone wants, they would have to lower the field, so that the additional seats would be better used.

 

[unionandsixth]

This looks like the Canes Football program after AL and the midget are done with it this year!!!

Time to walk off the job and just leave it like this. I doubt anyone will notice.

 

[INCaneFan]

What a crazy world we live in where 350 million (I'm sure that number will be much higher when it's completed) is dropped into a stadium that wasn't structurally unsound, but basically not pretty enough.

The amount of money spent on these types of things could go a long way to improving areas of society with far reaching impact. Sport is great and all, but man are our priorities out of whack.