You think owning your own stadium, ensuring stability of venue, and maximizing revenue vs. being a second tier tenant who pays rent and loses a lot of game-day revenue is a... trade(off)?
Then I really don't know what to say.
Oh wait... but "headaches" lol. Come on, mang. Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure that a world-class 18,000 student and 16,000 employee university with a $3B+ annual budget and three campuses spread across 400 acres with four hospitals and housing for thousands and an on-campus arena can figure out a way to operate a stadium like the other 100+ D1 universities do lol. You simply hire a stadium operations team and make lots of bank deposits. Life isn't that hard.
As far as being "cavalier about alienating fans" I am doing nothing of the sort. If I were advocating building a stadium
farther away from campus to serve my desires, there would be a conversation to be had because that would indicate bias. But bringing the stadium home, close to campus, where the students are, where the players are, where we practice, where the faculty is, WHERE THE UNIVERSITY IS, only makes sense. It's natural. It's the goal of every U. It helps build a stronger connection between the university community and the game day experience. It enhances the student experience.
There are plenty of UM fans, wealthy donors, and alumni from Brickell on down too, you know. They are just as important as the fans that live up north. It's not binary, it's zero sum. Some benefit, others will actually have to visit the U for the first time in ages. When you make assumptions that imply that fans located close to the U are somehow automatically "casual" and those up in Broward and PBC are all "donating alumni," it's hard to take your position seriously.
And if it's "all about money" like you say, and I mostly agree, then they we will do whatever we can to get our own revenue-producing home. But as I mentioned, having program security is just as important. As is playing University of Miami football games as close to the University of Miami as we can.
So... Pembroke Pines? Delray? Where do you live?