Nice improvement. Not sure why it took so long. Seems like the back is angling back a little bit more than previously. I hope not, because that would mean less room for fans shuffling back and forth in the rows, while others are trying to watch the game.
All of these changes are technically an improvement. That doesn't change the fact that it was a flawed choice that leaves us further behind, once new stadiums like Atlanta's show up in place after place. Not everybody will be dense enough to patch. We may be alone. The location is dreadful, as others have emphasized. To prioritize access roads as opposed to vital location is comically overmatched. That's the adjuster angle. Paul Dee occupied that level when he rationalized the Canes moving to Sun Life based on alumni distribution. Now that's brilliant. We'll remove ourselves 45 minutes from campus because some of our alumni live in Broward and Palm Beach. Dee didn't understand how he could be so far ahead of the curve. The trend will sweep the nation.
I agree the Canes have no beef about the color scheme. Hopefully this slight will be necessary evidence to them that they don't mean anything to Ross or the Dolphins, and a needed slap to actually find a new venue. As bad as that stadium is for pro purposes, it doesn't qualify as a college football venue at all. Coral Gables is not an option, as others have mentioned. They'll never get an on-campus or nearby stadium approved, just like UCLA has no chance in Westwood, given the wealth and influence of that area and surrounding communities. Too bad Schellenberger's astute plan fell through in the early '80s. That was the one legit hope, and might have happened with some belief from Tad Foote. Schnellenberger left the program after the '83 season partially because of Foote's failure to follow through on the stadium proposal, after pledging to give it weight as soon as Schnellenberger won the national championship. Of course, Foote believed that prospect was absurd, and had no ammo once it actually happened on January 2, 1984.
All of these changes are technically an improvement. That doesn't change the fact that it was a flawed choice that leaves us further behind, once new stadiums like Atlanta's show up in place after place. Not everybody will be dense enough to patch. We may be alone. The location is dreadful, as others have emphasized. To prioritize access roads as opposed to vital location is comically overmatched. That's the adjuster angle. Paul Dee occupied that level when he rationalized the Canes moving to Sun Life based on alumni distribution. Now that's brilliant. We'll remove ourselves 45 minutes from campus because some of our alumni live in Broward and Palm Beach. Dee didn't understand how he could be so far ahead of the curve. The trend will sweep the nation.
I agree the Canes have no beef about the color scheme. Hopefully this slight will be necessary evidence to them that they don't mean anything to Ross or the Dolphins, and a needed slap to actually find a new venue. As bad as that stadium is for pro purposes, it doesn't qualify as a college football venue at all. Coral Gables is not an option, as others have mentioned. They'll never get an on-campus or nearby stadium approved, just like UCLA has no chance in Westwood, given the wealth and influence of that area and surrounding communities. Too bad Schellenberger's astute plan fell through in the early '80s. That was the one legit hope, and might have happened with some belief from Tad Foote. Schnellenberger left the program after the '83 season partially because of Foote's failure to follow through on the stadium proposal, after pledging to give it weight as soon as Schnellenberger won the national championship. Of course, Foote believed that prospect was absurd, and had no ammo once it actually happened on January 2, 1984.
