Why isn't there a bigger Miami (FL) fanbase on here?

OregonDucks · Nov 8, 2017

Always thought Sebastian looked like what Puddles would look like after a weekend in Miami.

Jekku · Nov 8, 2017

AlaskaGuy said:
@Jekku

Miami fans suck? It's a pro sports town, primarily. It's been like this since the 80's.

Jekku · Nov 8, 2017

Btw, nice to see Miami relevant again

:P

GeekSportsFan · Nov 8, 2017

Sgt Brutus said:
Sure it isn't da U of the early 2000s, but it is one of the 3 premier programs in Florida and they have a huge history of success and NFL talent.

The lack of ACC fans in general on here is.. interesting.

I wouldn't mind 3 or 4 of them telling us why the playoff committee should have the Hurricanes ranked higher.

I think the Cane fan base on the Hoop is small because most prisons limit Internet access.

MAIZEandBLUE09 · Nov 8, 2017

Sgt Brutus said:
Sure it isn't da U of the early 2000s, but it is one of the 3 premier programs in Florida and they have a huge history of success and NFL talent.

The lack of ACC fans in general on here is.. interesting.

I wouldn't mind 3 or 4 of them telling us why the playoff committee should have the Hurricanes ranked higher.

I think part of it has to do with being a private small school without it's own college stadium. Their total enrollment is only around 16,000 students.

JuiceTheGator · Nov 8, 2017

outofyourmind said:
Caneman disappeared and never came back.

I think Cane Woman was riddled with STDs and was forced to move to an isolated island somewhere.

NolePride · Nov 8, 2017

Communication is the problem.

It has long been a complaint of Miami fans that when the referee is explaining a call,
it needs to be spoken in multiple languages.

rsw626 · Nov 8, 2017

I'm guessing all three of their fans work during the day? :noidea:

Sgt Brutus · Nov 8, 2017

JuiceTheGator said:
I wasn't even pickin' on Meeahmee...just spelling it out. It's just a little private school that was able to tap into the city ghetto in the 80s and build a legacy. The stands are always half empty for games.

MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
I think part of it has to do with being a private small school without it's own college stadium. Their total enrollment is only around 16,000 students.

That's a fair point, but with FSU and UF in the northern part of the state, you'd think they'd be able to get a following similar to USC. A lot of bandwagon fans en such.

The stadium situation seems like a real fuck up. Should have had it on campus.

MAIZEandBLUE09 · Nov 8, 2017

Sgt Brutus said:
That's a fair point, but with FSU and UF in the northern part of the state, you'd think they'd be able to get a following similar to USC. A lot of bandwagon fans en such.

The stadium situation seems like a real fuck up. Should have had it on campus.

USC's enrollment is almost 3x larger at 44,000 and they have an on-campus stadium.

OregonDucks · Nov 8, 2017

does Miami seriously not have like a few acres to build a 25,000 seat stadium on campus? They draw about that amount at the Hard Rock/Orange Bowl/Sun Life Stadium/Dolphin Stadium.com thing they are at now. At least increase the game day atmosphere by having an on field stadium no matter how small it is.

Sgt Brutus · Nov 8, 2017

OregonDucks said:
does Miami seriously not have like a few acres to build a 25,000 seat stadium on campus? They draw about that amount at the Hard Rock/Orange Bowl/Sun Life Stadium/Dolphin Stadium.com thing they are at now. At least increase the game day atmosphere by having an on field stadium no matter how small it is.

From what I can find, no

In a city where construction plagues just about every street and highway in sight, I cannot envision any way that the city would willingly agree to put down the funding for such a project. With all the backlash that came about from building the Marlins’ new stadium, which was erected right where the Orange Bowl used to be, most taxpayers won’t exactly be lining up to give up more of their own cash.

There’s no space in Coral Gables to build it, and even so, zoning laws here are incredibly strict and would be very complicated.

Closer stadium not feasible

jjc2009 · Nov 9, 2017

Sgt Brutus said:
From what I can find, no

Closer stadium not feasible

^^ THIS.

There will never be a major football stadium built in or near Coral Gables. That is some of the highest value real estate in Dade County, and the building restrictions and restrictive covenants in Coral Gables are draconian. The city was meticulously planned in the early 1900's and they didn't have major college football in mind when building it. Indeed, the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the campus are all residential, with home values probably averaging $900,000. You'd have to condemn several blocks of those to build a stadium with adequate parking, even if you could convince the city to build it (you won't). And the remaining homeowners wouldn't want the rabble roaming around the neighborhood on game days.

The old Orange Bowl, while still a ways from campus, was much closer. It was in a shitty neighborhood and nobody cared about the traffic or chaos on game days. Most of the people lived there rented out their driveways for parking so what did they care.

jjc2009 · Nov 9, 2017

Aside from the bandwagon fanbase, Miami doesn't necessarily have the university support it once did to really build the program back up.

First, hiring Donna Shalala as university president, she didn't give a rats ass about Miami's athletic department or its football team, so resources and administrative support to do much with the program just wasn't there during her tenure. Add to that the whole Nevin Shapiro mess and they were really touchy about doing much.

Opening up the checkbook and hiring Richt was a big deal at the time, and show somewhat of a re-commitment to the football program that was lacking for a long time.

ktg8trgrl · Nov 9, 2017

Sgt Brutus said:
Man fuck low intelligence hoop ball

meh.. Canyon Berry says hello :nono:

NolePride · Nov 9, 2017

jjc2009 said:
^^ THIS.

There will never be a major football stadium built in or near Coral Gables. That is some of the highest value real estate in Dade County, and the building restrictions and restrictive covenants in Coral Gables are draconian. The city was meticulously planned in the early 1900's and they didn't have major college football in mind when building it. Indeed, the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the campus are all residential, with home values probably averaging $900,000. You'd have to condemn several blocks of those to build a stadium with adequate parking, even if you could convince the city to build it (you won't). And the remaining homeowners wouldn't want the rabble roaming around the neighborhood on game days.

The old Orange Bowl, while still a ways from campus, was much closer. It was in a shitty neighborhood and nobody cared about the traffic or chaos on game days. Most of the people lived there rented out their driveways for parking so what did they care.

They can buy Tropical Park. (The old racetrack) They just don't have the money.

jjc2009 · Nov 9, 2017

NolePride said:
They can buy Tropical Park. (The old racetrack) They just don't have the money.

The county owns Tropical Park. Plenty of space to build a stadium.

poewelch84 · Nov 9, 2017

I'm guessing there will be a large group of Notre Dame fans at the game.

podsox · Nov 9, 2017

What happened to the one came fan? He was always fired up after cane losses

NolePride · Nov 9, 2017

jjc2009 said:
The county owns Tropical Park. Plenty of space to build a stadium.

I know, and that has been rumored many times as a Miami possibility.

The Orange Bowl was one thing. Where they play now is 25/30 frickin' miles away from
campus.

Why isn't there a bigger Miami (FL) fanbase on here?

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