48,000 seat stadium is all we need.

[Notsince1985]

It's a horse **** stadium as well. Was designed so that more fans were inside, shopping and watching the game on moniters than in the stands. Low Life Stadium.

That's the truth

 

[PharmCane305]

Its funny you mention this, apparently some billionaire in Europe has been trying to get an MLS franchise to Miami and has been consulting with UM students with the design. As an alum and supporter, I would like to see this plan for a 20,000 seat stadium expand to a 50,000 seat stadium. With the Billionaire and the school splitting the costs and revenue. While we would have to share with a soccer team, the smaller more intimate feel of the stadium would provide a better game day environment. Not a fan of the downtown location though, I would prefer the tropical park location

Well that would be nice to see if it ever plays out, downtown though?

IMO the stadium must be near campus to help with out students and the feel of having a college football team, the seats be close to the field to give that homefield advantage and hold 55k, max 60k.

 

[Cal jimmy]

I blame the lame Canes fans, who were watching yesterday's game on TV somewhere within 100 miles of the stadium. There were tens of thousands doing that!




Maybe the U ought to re-evaluate their admissions as well, and cut down on the high number of wierd foreign types, who don't go to the games as students and will never go to the game as alumni.

(The U has it's share of weird foreign students)

This has to be a joke? Right? "weird foreign students..." Come on, can't be serious...

A criteria for admission is if you will go to football games? Smh

Just win with swagger; the rest will take care of itself

 

[cane305]

Its funny you mention this, apparently some billionaire in Europe has been trying to get an MLS franchise to Miami and has been consulting with UM students with the design. As an alum and supporter, I would like to see this plan for a 20,000 seat stadium expand to a 50,000 seat stadium. With the Billionaire and the school splitting the costs and revenue. While we would have to share with a soccer team, the smaller more intimate feel of the stadium would provide a better game day environment. Not a fan of the downtown location though, I would prefer the tropical park location

Well that would be nice to see if it ever plays out, downtown though?

IMO the stadium must be near campus to help with out students and the feel of having a college football team, the seats be close to the field to give that homefield advantage and hold 55k, max 60k.

we would need more than a billionaire to grease the crooks at Coral Gables.

 

[mavericksouth]

Its funny you mention this, apparently some billionaire in Europe has been trying to get an MLS franchise to Miami and has been consulting with UM students with the design. As an alum and supporter, I would like to see this plan for a 20,000 seat stadium expand to a 50,000 seat stadium. With the Billionaire and the school splitting the costs and revenue. While we would have to share with a soccer team, the smaller more intimate feel of the stadium would provide a better game day environment. Not a fan of the downtown location though, I would prefer the tropical park location

Well that would be nice to see if it ever plays out, downtown though?

IMO the stadium must be near campus to help with out students and the feel of having a college football team, the seats be close to the field to give that homefield advantage and hold 55k, max 60k.

Im not a fan of the downtown plan either. I think something similar to the University of Utah's Rice Eccles Stadium would be perfect for both Football and their soccer team. Around 45-50,000 with the potential to expand to 55k for bigger games.

 

[D7.]

you want it to be big enough for the big game crowds. 55-60K -ish

F the "big game" fans, support the team every game!
50k is perfect.

Agreed. Limited supply would also make demand go up that much higher causing most to buy season tickets.

YES.

 

[CaneAlmighty]

Golden is the type of coach that can get a stadium built.
Only thing is not sure he wants to stick around that long. Could be a 5 year or more process.

 

[Stony157]

Its funny you mention this, apparently some billionaire in Europe has been trying to get an MLS franchise to Miami and has been consulting with UM students with the design. As an alum and supporter, I would like to see this plan for a 20,000 seat stadium expand to a 50,000 seat stadium. With the Billionaire and the school splitting the costs and revenue. While we would have to share with a soccer team, the smaller more intimate feel of the stadium would provide a better game day environment. Not a fan of the downtown location though, I would prefer the tropical park location

This might work if the County would approve a stadium at Tropical. One problem is that a soccer field is 74 yards wide and football is 53.3 yards wide. That requires just over 10 yards extra width on both sidelines which is why Sun Life stadium is so far from the sidelines. One solution would be to have retractable stands for the first few rows which would retract for soccer and extend for football.

 

[supacane]

I think David Beckham is trying to get a MLS Franchise. Not sure if its in Miami but I think it is.

 

[Canesfan1899]

I'll say around 55,000 but yeah we don't need a big stadium. Look at Autzen, not big and still one of the best home fields in the country.

I would love this. Never going to happen, but it would be awesome.

 

[SoFlaSmitty]

Is there parking down there? Can't tailgate in a garage! Building the stadium at the 55-60k size is a great idea, but if it requires garage parking we will eliminate tailgating. Tailgating is huge when it comes to college football.

 

[BigCaneAl]

Tropical or Magic City Casino are the two most viable locations....now all we need is 250 million. Almost there.

 

[canesproponent]

Tropical Park could only hold 35,000 maximum - even with a retrofit. No one from Fort Lauderdale or Palm Beach would ever attend a game again.

There are only two options: (1.) play out the lease in Joe Robbie and hope the Marlins depart (unlikely because Loria can and will sell in 3-years); or (2.) find a wealthy alum that is willing to donate $200 million. In that case, UM could probably raise the majority of the rest and borrow some funds as well. Those are the 2 only options.

I, personally, would do what the Sounders in Seattle do. Build "advertising screens" that cover all but 55,000 seats. For the non sold out games, I would place the screens in the upper level. Sounders draw 40,000 to a 72,000 person stadium and they produce a better atmosphere than most NFL teams.

 

[bomb]

I blame the lame Canes fans, who were watching yesterday's game on TV somewhere within 100 miles of the stadium. There were tens of thousands doing that!




Maybe the U ought to re-evaluate their admissions as well, and cut down on the high number of wierd foreign types, who don't go to the games as students and will never go to the game as alumni.

(The U has it's share of weird foreign students)

Great and completely bigoted and racist idea. Turn away qualified academic candidates from all over the world, in order to hopefully sell a few more football tickets in 2024.

This is subtly the worst post of the year. Smh. A new low, even for you, Smokey.

I'll kindly pass the mic back to you and yours so you can call me some names now. Thanks.

 

[JefeGringo]

A 50K seat stadium would be perfect, make it something like Minnesota's or Oregon's. Oh, and make it a wigger free zone.

 

[mapcane]

Agree with Bomb. This is a candidate for worst post of the year. lol.

I blame the lame Canes fans, who were watching yesterday's game on TV somewhere within 100 miles of the stadium. There were tens of thousands doing that!




Maybe the U ought to re-evaluate their admissions as well, and cut down on the high number of wierd foreign types, who don't go to the games as students and will never go to the game as alumni.

(The U has it's share of weird foreign students)

Great and completely bigoted and racist idea. Turn away qualified academic candidates from all over the world, in order to hopefully sell a few more football tickets in 2024.

This is subtly the worst post of the year. Smh. A new low, even for you, Smokey.

I'll kindly pass the mic back to you and yours so you can call me some names now. Thanks.

 

[bomb]

Agree with Bomb. This is a candidate for worst post of the year. lol.

I blame the lame Canes fans, who were watching yesterday's game on TV somewhere within 100 miles of the stadium. There were tens of thousands doing that!




Maybe the U ought to re-evaluate their admissions as well, and cut down on the high number of wierd foreign types, who don't go to the games as students and will never go to the game as alumni.

(The U has it's share of weird foreign students)

Great and completely bigoted and racist idea. Turn away qualified academic candidates from all over the world, in order to hopefully sell a few more football tickets in 2024.

This is subtly the worst post of the year. Smh. A new low, even for you, Smokey.

I'll kindly pass the mic back to you and yours so you can call me some names now. Thanks.

**** FREEZES OVER!!

How are ya Map?

 

[TheCaneShow]

Because of limited future bowl opportunities, the five smaller FBS conferences are starting three new bowl games in the Bahamas, Boca Raton and Miami in 2014, sources told ESPN.

The bowls will be unique in that the five conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt) will provide the teams as part of a coalition, sources said. The bowls and five conferences will work together to determine which teams will play in the bowls each year.

"The non-power leagues were denied opportunities in other bowls, so they had to create opportunities for their teams," a source said. "The new bowls are a result of existing bowls not entertaining opportunities for those five (non-power) conferences.

"The old days for one conference to have a deal are dead. It will be very fluid."

In August, the MAC and Sun Belt announced the creation of the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., in 2014. That means there will be four additional bowl games for a total of 39 bowls, including the College Football Playoff title game.

The Miami bowl, created by the American Athletic Conference, is expected to be held at Marlins Park, home of the Miami Marlins. The American Athletic will be the "anchor" conference and its opponent would come from the other four non-power leagues, a source said.

In August, ESPN reported that the Bahamas Bowl will be held at Thomas Robinson Stadium and would be the first postseason bowl played outside the United States since the International Bowl in Toronto from 2007-2010.

A news conference will be held Oct. 14 to officially announce the Bahamas Bowl. All five non-power leagues will rotate in the game.

The Boca Raton Bowl will feature teams from Conference USA, MAC and the American Athletic. The game will be held at FAU Stadium on the Florida Atlantic campus. FAU is a C-USA member.

Besides the new bowls in the Bahamas, Boca Raton, Miami and Montgomery, another new bowl will be played in Detroit at Ford Field between the Big Ten and ACC in 2014. It will replace the Little Caesars Bowl, also held in Detroit.

Of the 39 bowl games in 2014, there could be at least 20 that exclusively pair Power Five league opponents (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC). The remaining 19 bowls would be either Power Five league opponents against non-Power Five league opponents or teams from two non-Power Five leagues playing each other.

It begins.

 

[hoops156]

Troll thread ppl. Stadium isn't happening unless you ppl complaining donate 100-200 million to the school. Good luck getting ppl to put their money where their mouth is.

 

[bathtubgin]

lulz

smokey just gets it.