Miami-Dade commissioners sound gung-ho about Soccer stadium

[Hstokes1447]

If this deal goes though The U might have a new home.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/12/17/3823998/miami-dade-commission-oks-major.html

 

[nystateofmind]

I thought it was only gonna hold 20,000?

 

[miamifan007]

How are we supposed to bring 40k-60k fans per game to downtown Miami? Parking anyone?

 

[Canecanecane]

How many people go to like ultra and these other crazy events. It can be done.

 

[Canecanecane]

Just need the school to try and really get involved. This is their only shot.i mean we are talking about 6-8 games a year and not sure the true number but the amount of people living in close proximity will benefit greatly!

 

[Kirijax]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

 

[Fly1]

Supposedly the David Beckham led efforts want a stadium much larger than 25K.....UM MUST jump on this

 

[ramcanes]

UM needs to get involved in this .Email Donna It doesn't have to be a 25K stadium. They can change the design for a 45-50K stadium. THis will be UM only opportunity to move into a beautiful urban stadium,which the students can easily ride Metrorail/Metromover and be at the location within 10-15 minutes

 

[Gi0logy]

If this happens I highly doubt UM will be allowed anywhere near it. MLS is strict about new franchises and their stadiums. Basically they have to be soccer specific and almost all of them seat less than 25k. LA Galaxy play in the largest soccer specific stadium (and one of the first built) and it seats 27k. All the new ones are less than that.

Good idea but unfortunately it there is very little chance it happens.

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

Blake James has already said that UM is very interested in the Beckham stadium situation. UM will do its part to try to make it happen.

LINK

 

[GrozDozer]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

 

[asfasfasf]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

fan support for any team playing in an nfl stadium is pathetic. something needs to be done. play in the ******* marlins stadium, its way closer to campus.

 

[DHucks]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

For whatever reason, our fans hold on to this 50k number..........

 

[Kirijax]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

I get what you're saying but I can't see how they would put the Canes in a 25,000 seat stadium. Personally, I think they should have a 35,000 seat stadium that is close enough for the students to be close enough to get excited about. It's hard to blame the fan support right now. The stadium is 22 miles away from the school. It's beyond ridiculous.

 

[Notsince1985]

Here's the key part from the linked article for all you lazy mofos

James said Friday he is interested in the idea of moving to a stadium built in Miami by a group led by David Beckham.

“We would be interested in exploring any opportunity that makes sense for the program,” James said as the Hurricanes warmed up at Heinz Field before playing Pittsburgh.

To be clear, UM moving to such a stadium is a scenario that is far from reality.

Beckham, the now-retired international soccer star, recently asked the City of Miami to consider allowing his group to build a soccer stadium at PortMiami, a site off the downtown coast. The city has yet to approve the venture and Major League Soccer has yet to give an expansion franchise to Miami.

What the potential stadium could look like is unclear; the Daily Mail (U.K.) reported this week Beckham envisioned a 75,000-seat stadium, while the Miami Herald reported PortMiami had enough space for a building of around 25,000 seats.

Then there are the hurdles UM must clear. The school is five years into a 25-year lease it signed at Sun Life Stadium. Breaking that lease would create a significant legal battle. Also, UM likely would not wish to play in a facility of only 25,000 seats. UM’s average attendance at Sun Life this year is 53,785, its highest total since moving to Sun Life Stadium in 2008.

James said UM officials have not spoken to Beckham’s camp.

 

[GrozDozer]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

I get what you're saying but I can't see how they would put the Canes in a 25,000 seat stadium. Personally, I think they should have a 35,000 seat stadium that is close enough for the students to be close enough to get excited about. It's hard to blame the fan support right now. The stadium is 22 miles away from the school. It's beyond ridiculous.

I think 35,000 is just fine. And the distance from school only plays a part in the STUDENT presence. I gladly drive the 30+ miles from Palm Beach to attend Canes games and will gladly drive the 50+ miles if it is moved down to the Bay. Its more the ****** fan culture who takes this team for granted.

 

[Kirijax]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

I get what you're saying but I can't see how they would put the Canes in a 25,000 seat stadium. Personally, I think they should have a 35,000 seat stadium that is close enough for the students to be close enough to get excited about. It's hard to blame the fan support right now. The stadium is 22 miles away from the school. It's beyond ridiculous.

I think 35,000 is just fine. And the distance from school only plays a part in the STUDENT presence. I gladly drive the 30+ miles from Palm Beach to attend Canes games and will gladly drive the 50+ miles if it is moved down to the Bay. Its more the ****ty fan culture who takes this team for granted.

I hear you. I would gladly drive any distance if I lived on the same continent! lol

 

[Notsince1985]

35,000 is not fine. Come on. Our attendance sucks now, but if we are indeed on our way back we're going to need a stadium bigger than 35,000. People always point at our 2001 season as evidence that our attendance sucks, and it was not good that year for one of, if not our best team ever (averaged around 47-48,000 per game). If we're winning 9-11 or more games a year and competing for ACC and National titles (where we want to be) we're going to be getting more than what those pictures show. The embarrassing pictures and attended games we've had the last 5 or so years have been a bi-product of 10 years of mediocrity. In 2001 our worst attended game was Rutgers. We had 39,000 and that was because the game was played in a monsoon. The other lower attended games were Temple and Troy State which were in the mid-40,000s. We also did not inflate our attendance back then the way we do today, so they were a lot more accurate in terms of actual fans. The next two years, we had much higher average attendance (helped by FSU and Florida, but not just them). We had 65,000 for East Carolina in '03 and 68,000 for BC in '02. Win consistently, and even for "bad" games and we'll get at least 40,000, with bigger games in the 50s and the biggest games in the 60s or sellouts (if we stay in Sun Life or a stadium of that size).

 

[ssvir]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

I get what you're saying but I can't see how they would put the Canes in a 25,000 seat stadium. Personally, I think they should have a 35,000 seat stadium that is close enough for the students to be close enough to get excited about. It's hard to blame the fan support right now. The stadium is 22 miles away from the school. It's beyond ridiculous.

STFU about the stadium being too far from campus already.

There are less than 5,000 students that live on campus and a large number of them already go to the games. People like you that regurgitate the the same stupid argument over and over again have no f'n clue. Did you go to school there? I did, and I walked to the metrorail, rode the metrorail, then took a bus to the OB. If students want to go they will. It has nothing to do with proximity to the campus.

We averaged 50k+ in ticket sales this year. Do you think UM is going to give up that revenue?

No team in Miami fills a stadium unless its a winner and its a good game. Ever look at the actual Heat attendance when they play the Milwaukee Bucks?

 

[Dandycane]

If it's for 20,000 people it will be too small. But if they could get it up to 50,000 then they need to make this happen. Then when the soccer team leaves Miami, the Canes can take over. lol

50,000? Why? So ESPN can show the 30,000 empty seats first home game? Fan Support for this team is pathetic.

I get what you're saying but I can't see how they would put the Canes in a 25,000 seat stadium. Personally, I think they should have a 35,000 seat stadium that is close enough for the students to be close enough to get excited about. It's hard to blame the fan support right now. The stadium is 22 miles away from the school. It's beyond ridiculous.

STFU about the stadium being too far from campus already.

There are less than 5,000 students that live on campus and a large number of them already go to the games. People like you that regurgitate the the same stupid argument over and over again have no f'n clue. Did you go to school there? I did, and I walked to the metrorail, rode the metrorail, then took a bus to the OB. If students want to go they will. It has nothing to do with proximity to the campus.

We averaged 50k+ in ticket sales this year. Do you think UM is going to give up that revenue?

No team in Miami fills a stadium unless its a winner and its a good game. Ever look at the actual Heat attendance when they play the Milwaukee Bucks?

stop. we need no more than a 42 to 48 k stadium. anythng larger is ridiculous. move the FSU game sun life every other year and be done with it.