Miami-Dade commissioners sound gung-ho about Soccer stadium

[Ned_Zawalski]

There's no way that Blake James would say that we're actively looking at options if he (and Shalala by extension) felt we'd never get out of the lease.

Respectfully, that's not what he said. “We would be interested in exploring any opportunity that makes sense for the program” is a far cry from "we are actively looking at options". If someone plopped down $300 million and said make it happen, he would explore it, as it makes sense for the program.

His quote is one step above "we will never leave Sun Life" simply because he knows better than to back himself into a corner with an absolute statement.

 

[Burr]

Some of you asking for 50k are ******* delusional

 

[TheMatador]

Oh, c'mon guys.

Is that the one that's supposed to be floating in the bay?

You know, if they expand it up to 50K it will probably sink, or it might even capsize if they get too many fans on one side.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

I appreciate any post that rips Sun Life. I have season tickets and every time I set foot in the place I conclude that we have no idea what we are doing. If we don't know what we are doing, I don't see how that translates to a national championship.

I refuse to believe we'll be stuck in that dump for 25 years. Idiocy has to run into a wall at some point.

 

[NoVaCaneFan]

No offense NoVACane but you're a complete idiot. I also guarantee you did not attend the school.

Sooooo Donna hasn't run Miami football into the ground??? The program hasn't gotten worse and worse under her leadership??

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

There's no way that Blake James would say that we're actively looking at options if he (and Shalala by extension) felt we'd never get out of the lease.

Respectfully, that's not what he said. “We would be interested in exploring any opportunity that makes sense for the program” is a far cry from "we are actively looking at options". If someone plopped down $300 million and said make it happen, he would explore it, as it makes sense for the program.

His quote is one step above "we will never leave Sun Life" simply because he knows better than to back himself into a corner with an absolute statement.

We've heard for years from various ADs and Shalala herself that we are happy with our home in Sun Life and intend to stay there for years, potentially with slight modifications to the stadium. That has always been the standard answer whenever questions arise regarding our future.

When given in answer to a direct question about the potential of exploring a partnership with Beckham, James' answer is MUCH different than "we will never leave Sun LIfe." With all due respect.

 

[ramcanes]

There's no way that Blake James would say that we're actively looking at options if he (and Shalala by extension) felt we'd never get out of the lease.

Respectfully, that's not what he said. “We would be interested in exploring any opportunity that makes sense for the program” is a far cry from "we are actively looking at options". If someone plopped down $300 million and said make it happen, he would explore it, as it makes sense for the program.

His quote is one step above "we will never leave Sun Life" simply because he knows better than to back himself into a corner with an absolute statement.

We've heard for years from various ADs and Shalala herself that we are happy with our home in Sun Life and intend to stay there for years, potentially with slight modifications to the stadium. That has always been the standard answer whenever questions arise regarding our future.

When given in answer to a direct question about the potential of exploring a partnership with Beckham, James' answer is MUCH different than "we will never leave Sun LIfe." With all due respect.

You're correct. His response leaves a door open

 

[88]

Some of you guys are ******* cokeshanwhateverized. If this football team ever doesn't suck *** then Miami will jump back on their ****s. Who wants to be stuck with 35k seats for big games when Miamis on top. 50 k is a good number, now get out there and stopping sucking

 

[MGreen26]

Fake James answers to Donna. Donna does not want to devote the time or the money to exploring stadium options that would give Miami a home field advantage and game day experience. That view is irresponsible and not defensible. The real answer is a 200 million dollar stadium at tropical park. If you are able to generate 5 million in revenue a game, it would be paid back in about six seasons. The stadium could also house a state of the art sports medicine facilit that partners with UHealth and the med school. But hey, that would just make too much sense. P.S. go look at hurricanesports.com. The school is "so proud". It is committed to building championships and asks for your help to raise a whopping 7 million dollars for an indoor practice facility. That tells you what the focus is a practice facility.letthat sink in

 

[OldhamA]

Some of you guys are ****ing cokeshanwhateverized. If this football team ever doesn't suck *** then Miami will jump back on their ****s. Who wants to be stuck with 35k seats for big games when Miamis on top. 50 k is a good number, now get out there and stopping sucking

I'd take a 35-40k stadium if it provided a great atmosphere. For the UF/FSU games you can play at a bigger venue.

For most of our games, 35-40k would be sold out. That would make Canes tickets a hot commodity, rather than now where you can rock up and take your pick of seats.

 

[OldhamA]

Fake James answers to Donna. Donna does not want to devote the time or the money to exploring stadium options that would give Miami a home field advantage and game day experience. That view is irresponsible and not defensible. The real answer is a 200 million dollar stadium at tropical park. If you are able to generate 5 million in revenue a game, it would be paid back in about six seasons. The stadium could also house a state of the art sports medicine facilit that partners with UHealth and the med school. But hey, that would just make too much sense. P.S. go look at hurricanesports.com. The school is "so proud". It is committed to building championships and asks for your help to raise a whopping 7 million dollars for an indoor practice facility. That tells you what the focus is a practice facility.letthat sink in

$5m per game?

Manchester United makes roughly £1m per game - that's a sold out, 75k seater stadium. How are the Canes going to more than double that?

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

Fake James answers to Donna. Donna does not want to devote the time or the money to exploring stadium options that would give Miami a home field advantage and game day experience. That view is irresponsible and not defensible. The real answer is a 200 million dollar stadium at tropical park. If you are able to generate 5 million in revenue a game, it would be paid back in about six seasons. The stadium could also house a state of the art sports medicine facilit that partners with UHealth and the med school. But hey, that would just make too much sense. P.S. go look at hurricanesports.com. The school is "so proud". It is committed to building championships and asks for your help to raise a whopping 7 million dollars for an indoor practice facility. That tells you what the focus is a practice facility.letthat sink in

This is perhaps the stupidest post I've ever seen here. Some people really have no clue.

 

[GoldenShowertheGators]

No Life made sense at the time because we had NO other option and apparently, financially it makes more sense than the deal we has with the Old Gal.

However, this opportunity could be waaaay to good to pass up and solves a boat load of issues we have at the current locale. There would FINALLY be an actual demand for season tickets and this partnership in time can turn into a cash cow for the university. Aside from sharing in home game profits, thinks of all the other events this place could hold at such a perfect location? It does not take a mogul developer to figure that out. James and Donna see it that is why James' answer was drastically different than the other 500 about a stadium.

We do have outs in the lease so this can happen if beckhams camp and U see eye to eye.

 

[MGreen26]

Here is the 5 million. 50k tickets at an average of 100 a pop is 5 mil, parking for 5,000 cars at 50 dollars a pop is 250k and 50k times average of 10 aperson at concessions is 500k. That is about 5.75 million gross. School is not sharing the revenue with anyone. What are the expenses? All of you want to ***** about the atmosphere at the worst college game day experience in the country and then defend the only person who can change it. It's not rocket science. Temple is getting a stadium.

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

Here is the 5 million. 50k tickets at an average of 100 a pop is 5 mil, parking for 5,000 cars at 50 dollars a pop is 250k and 50k times average of 10 aperson at concessions is 500k. That is about 5.75 million gross. School is not sharing the revenue with anyone. What are the expenses? All of you want to ***** about the atmosphere at the worst college game day experience in the country and then defend the only person who can change it. It's not rocket science. Temple is getting a stadium.

Christ, people complain about $25 tickets and $25 parking, and you think we're going to consistently sell out 50k seats at $100 and $50 parking??? What universe do you live in?

 

[Ned_Zawalski]

Here is the 5 million. 50k tickets at an average of 100 a pop is 5 mil, parking for 5,000 cars at 50 dollars a pop is 250k and 50k times average of 10 aperson at concessions is 500k. That is about 5.75 million gross. School is not sharing the revenue with anyone. What are the expenses? All of you want to **** about the atmosphere at the worst college game day experience in the country and then defend the only person who can change it. It's not rocket science. Temple is getting a stadium.

Our tickets aren't going to average $100 each for a whole season
Not every game will sell out
People complain about $30 parking now, but you want to raise it to $50?
Do you know how many workers it takes to be able to run an event with 40,000+ people?
Do you know how much electricity is used up by a stadium?
Do you know that the food isn't free to the school before they sell it to fans?

Your $5 million net revenue estimate is so far off that you have to be trollin'.

 

[Problem2]

Stadium threads always bring out the stupid in posters.

 

[MGreen26]

I think we should do an audit on a theoretical stadium. The point that you are missing is that if the administration cared one single lick about the athletic program or had an ounce of foresight there would be plans for a stadium. The erector set at UCF probably cost 50 million to build. Please defend the fact that the university hasn't even attempted to undertake a grass roots effort to build a home. It's bad business that they have not. Do you want to share the revenue or keep it all. Eventually you will pay off the expenses of building the stadium and have more profit going forward than with leasing the barn and giving the lion's share of the pie to Mr. Ross.

 

[Ned_Zawalski]

Eventually you will pay off the expenses of building the stadium.......

But you said we would pay off a $200 million stadium in six years. Are you backing away from that now?

 

[SpikeUM]

We aint going nowhere, its as simple as that.