First off let me apologize for the infrequency of recent postings. I've had a lot on my plate recently between some family health issues, the continued professionalizing of my soccer blogging and podcasts (which previously was a hobby much like Canes Rising, but now has become a legitimate side business since I am now writing about soccer for newspapers, websites with 10,000 + daily hits, and doing multiple radio shows a week which of course requires me to keep up with soccer news from around the globe which isn't easy since so many different leagues and competitions take place at once.) , and my usual work time has been hard to come by. However, come August I am making plans to be around here more, just in time for Fall Practice. I want to thank those of you who have continued to come to the site as the recent poll numbers indicate (on the right hand side of the site), we still have quite a few unique readers even in this dead period.
Now back to the subject at hand. The Hurricanes move to stadium formerly known as Joe Robbie Stadium. According to numerous press reports the "U" will not be painted at midfield until the Marlins season is over. Now the Marlins are in the playoff race (I don't watch much Baseball but do know the Marlins have a good shot of winning the NL East) so conceivably if the Fish go on a 2003 like playoff run, the "U" logo will not appear at midfield until the November 13th game versus Virginia Tech. In addition, the baseball infield will dawn the playing surface at the new "home" of the Canes.
How many injuries will this cause to college kids? How many more pieces of evidence do we need to demonstrate the extra effort should have been made by UM officials, the City of Miami and other interested parties including those who value South Florida's history to save the Orange Bowl?
Playing in a major conference without a true home stadium and down several players thanks to recruiting mistakes of the previous coaching regime isn't fun and games. Every single road game the Hurricanes face this season will be in front of potential ruckus crowds, save the trip to Durham to face Duke. Is it really fair to the kids who dawn Hurricane orange and green on Saturday afternoons to judge them when they have been handed such a severe disadvantage by their own school?
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
"U" Logo will be absent from Midfield at Canes New "Home"
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Glad to have you back on the Canes beat but you have to get over this OB stuff. It's over, done with, alright?
Embrace the new stadium. It's all we got.
I agree w/ Kartik.
This whole episoide has been a disgrace and preciesly why we never should have made the move.
At least Hoocutt forced the Dolphins to relent. They were going to keep Dolphin markings on the field on saturdays prior to the compromise!
When Miami's plays their games in front of 50,000 fans...oops 50,000 empty orange seats they are going to look like a laughing stock to potential recruits.
The problem is UM's greedy athletic department who is not in touch with the economic realties demonstrated by how much they are charging for season tickets.
Let alone the General Admission will not be in the end zone, it will be in the upper deck.
Let me state further, that UM's athletic department did have the sense they needed to move out of the OB into a new stadium.
The issue I have has to do with their poor attendance.
Take away the FSU and VT game, I'm betting Miami does not average 30,000 per game this season.
Kartik,
You knew the city of Miami was never going to do anything to make the OB. They're so corrupt there wasn't enough money in it to fill their pockets.
Plus, besides the atmosphere there was nothing worth retaining from the stadium.
Kartik,
You knew the city of Miami was never going to do anything to make the OB. They're so corrupt there wasn't enough money in it to fill their pockets.
Plus, besides the atmosphere there was nothing worth retaining from the stadium.
The whole thing makes me sick.
Thank you Paul Dumbo Dee.
Well without Kyle Wright the infield will be less of a factor. Can you imagine how many times he'd go down easy on the dirt?
CANES BITE!
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