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Great article on the new seating....

Wow, that was interesting on the broker seats. Glad they addressed that. For those that can't follow the link, here's a quick look at what that means.

New ticket policy

But it had the dubious reputation of being a place where fans rooting for the visitors could come to take over. When hosting Pittsburgh, Buffalo, the Jets and lately even the Patriots, Dolphins players could sometimes look in the stands and witness an undeniable and depressing swath of fans in opposing jerseys cheering against them.

The reason is some years as many as 9,000 seats the Dolphins sold on a season-ticket basis went to brokers. The brokers turned around and sold those tickets to out-of-town fans and an average of 5,000 to 6,000 mingled with Miami fans every game. Sometimes the numbers were higher.

No wonder the parking lot in October 2010 was brimming with people in Ben Roethlisberger jerseys.

That isn’t likely to be the case this year because brokers are now getting perhaps 1,000 tickets.

“It should feel different,” Garfinkel said, “when you look around the lower bowl, particularly on the visiting sideline.”

The reason for the difference is the Dolphins did a brilliant thing in relocating season-ticket holders into seats that in the past were bought by brokers. And in so doing, this team is primed to offer the least number of tickets on the secondary market in the NFL in 2015.

That means seats formerly occupied by people who bought from brokers — usually fans of the opposing team — will now be occupied by Dolphins season-ticket holders who are much less likely to resell their tickets on the secondary market.

This is the business side of the organization potentially helping the football side increase its home-field advantage.

That is excellent news for coach Joe Philbin’s team.

Maybe the house Joe Robbie built and Stephen Ross is rebuilding can finally be a home.
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It will be very cool to see the stadium finished. I was able to get there and experience the old set up.
Now I need to get back and feel the new and improved stadium. I know it was freaking loud last year opening day. And it's only gonna get louder. Time is coming for Miami to have a lethal home field and team competing.
 
Djavelin said:
It will be very cool to see the stadium finished. I was able to get there and experience the old set up.
Now I need to get back and feel the new and improved stadium. I know it was freaking loud last year opening day. And it's only gonna get louder. Time is coming for Miami to have a lethal home field and team competing.
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That's why I never agree on us NOT having any HF advantage. If the Dolphins gave us a reason this stadium was always loud. This year it will be even better and next year: roof and scoreboards filling in the corner gaps. Holy macaroni.

And if you make it you are invited to a good old fashion tailgate.
 
Excellent move that should insure a true home crowd :up:
 
Wow had no idea it was like that. Great info!
 
That was pretty interesting, one thing I found strange though was that we lost almost 10,000 seats, but that is somehow going to lead to an increase in noise. :confused:

I really wish the renovations would stop here though, I like the idea more video screens for next year, but hate the roof. I know I'm probably in the minority but when I go to a game in Miami, I want to feel that oppressive south Florida heat, it's part of the atmosphere of going to a game in Miami.
 
DolfanAdam said:
That was pretty interesting, one thing I found strange though was that we lost almost 10,000 seats, but that is somehow going to lead to an increase in noise. :confused:

I really wish the renovations would stop here though, I like the idea more video screens for next year, but hate the roof. I know I'm probably in the minority but when I go to a game in Miami, I want to feel that oppressive south Florida heat, it's part of the atmosphere of going to a game in Miami.
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Believe me you still will feel the heat. It is not air conditioned. As a matter of fact it may just be hotter because the hot air is trapped and no breeze coming by. In the summer time it does not matter in south Florida if you are in the sun or in shade: it is hot and humid, no matter what. The roof essentially has only three functions: reducing the sun exposure, keeping the rain out from the crowed and increase the noise factor. But heat and humidity will be as dreadful as it always has been.

In regards to noise level: I think they explained it quite well. Moving the fans closer to the field and reducing scalper tickets to enable more Dolphins fans to go.

Seattle's stadium holds only 67k as well but it is loud because of the engineering marvel of the roof. It was designed for maximum crowd noise funneling towards the field.

The seating decks and partial roof, both trap and amplify exceptional amounts of noise and reflect it back onto the field.[73]
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It all sounds good. The organization is setting the team up for good things. I've never seen such a positive vibe about this team before. It's up to them to bring it.
 
Hopefully this is the start of developing a great home field advantage. Heat and humidity combined with hurry up fast paced O should definitely be a winner, and add a loud home crowd could make a real difference to our record this year. I remember the Pats doing the hurry up O to use and Sean Smith and/or Vontae cramping up, I think it was the game Welker had a really long distance play on us.
 
DolfanAdam said:
That was pretty interesting, one thing I found strange though was that we lost almost 10,000 seats, but that is somehow going to lead to an increase in noise. :confused:

I really wish the renovations would stop here though, I like the idea more video screens for next year, but hate the roof. I know I'm probably in the minority but when I go to a game in Miami, I want to feel that oppressive south Florida heat, it's part of the atmosphere of going to a game in Miami.
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The roof can be closed during the monsoon rains or opened when it is nice and sunny. Having sat through many of those down pours, they are no fun at all. The quality of football suffers too.

Keep in mind, Ross made all the improvements to get the Super Bowls back in Miami. I think he accomplished a lot. The stadium is updated, and the roof is a great addition.
Getting rid of portion of the opposing teams fans is huge. The visitors fans get fewer seats.
Also, I believe(may be wrong here) the seating was made more vertical on the 2nd level. It was more of a wider bowl with the old layout.
Having fewer visitors cars also help with getting into the stadium, getting out, and parking in general. I will miss seeing the visiting fans getting knocked out after talking trash on the gravel lot.
LOL
 
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