Awsi Dooger
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Overcast day here in Orlando. Some brief rain about a half hour ago. Forecast is lousy for tomorrow and some indications it might arrive early, in time for tonight's game.
Regardless, it can't be worse than my only previous trip to this stadium. Some old timers might remember it, the infamous Tangerine Shake of 1976, when the Canes lost to Florida, 19-10. When everyone was asked to stand for the national anthem, the upper deck shook wildly. Screams everywhere, with fans dashing for the exit ramps. It was a sustained back and forth shake, and felt like at least 2-3 feet of sway. I'll certainly never forget it. I thought it would collapse. We stayed in the upper deck but many fans left and never returned. For the remainder of the game fans were hesitant to stand up in the upper deck.
it was a big story for several weeks, although strangely I can't find online references anymore. I did read some a few years ago. I remember that articles appeared in the Herald and News, with engineers pictured standing outside the stadium, looking up at the structure. There were insulting quotes that the fans had imagined it. Yeah, I felt like we were about to crumble onto the deck below but it was all an invention.
Reports started to surface that the structural problems were well known in the Orlando area for nearly a year, but none of the Miami or Florida fans had been warned. This online article from 1975 references those issues, including trembling seats and bowed beams. Drag the box at right to scroll lower in the article:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...0dNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6262,2772061
Regardless, it can't be worse than my only previous trip to this stadium. Some old timers might remember it, the infamous Tangerine Shake of 1976, when the Canes lost to Florida, 19-10. When everyone was asked to stand for the national anthem, the upper deck shook wildly. Screams everywhere, with fans dashing for the exit ramps. It was a sustained back and forth shake, and felt like at least 2-3 feet of sway. I'll certainly never forget it. I thought it would collapse. We stayed in the upper deck but many fans left and never returned. For the remainder of the game fans were hesitant to stand up in the upper deck.
it was a big story for several weeks, although strangely I can't find online references anymore. I did read some a few years ago. I remember that articles appeared in the Herald and News, with engineers pictured standing outside the stadium, looking up at the structure. There were insulting quotes that the fans had imagined it. Yeah, I felt like we were about to crumble onto the deck below but it was all an invention.
Reports started to surface that the structural problems were well known in the Orlando area for nearly a year, but none of the Miami or Florida fans had been warned. This online article from 1975 references those issues, including trembling seats and bowed beams. Drag the box at right to scroll lower in the article:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...0dNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6262,2772061
