OrangeCrush said:
Dolphin fans are pathetic...I remember one of their playoff games being blacked-out like 5 years ago.
I'll tell ya why it's tough to fill the Stadium.... Miami is one of the most culturally diverse cities on Earth, and there is a TON of stuff to do here. Plus it is very HOT this time of year. Therein lies the problem...
Most of Miami-Dade county is Latin. The Latin's I know, only follow Baseball, as Baseball is huge in Latin countries, Football is Soccer, and many don't bother to understand NFL football and frankly can't figure out what we love about it. So, most of the people going to the game on Sunday, are driving from Fort Lauderdale area (Broward County), or they drive down from Palm Beach County, which is a VERY long drive.
The fact that it is so hot makes it difficult for anyone to want to be inside a stadium in the baking sun, where there is very little air circulation and 75,000 98.6 degree cheering heaters around them on a Sunday afternoon, when they could be catching a beach breeze beach, sipping Rumrunners, while pretending not to see every thong within 300 yards, or in an air conditioned mall, movie theater, etc. (insert your interest here, and times it by 5 simply because you're in MIAMI) and you get the point.
Now, compared to other NFL cities, where everybody LIVES for football. People here simply don't, or should I say, not enough to go spend half a week's pay to go sweat and not see anything. Sure Green Bay has sold out every game for many many years, reason being, there is NOTHING ELSE TO DO THERE! Come to think of it, I would much rather live in Miami and have a blacked out Dolphins game once in a while, than be anywhere else in the world!!
