Dammit... everyone knows...
its all, about... the "U"
its all, about... the "U"
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theres basically nothing else for UM... our future is pretty much decided... usc and texas aint gonna lose, usc wit cal, ucla, and fresno state and iono who texas has, but no1 that will put up much of a fight... bama mite lose, they got some tough game, but even if they dont it doesnt matter cause they still wont get into the title game... miami wins out the next three, beats fsu for the acc title (we shouldnt have a problem with them this time, the game we played at the beggining of the season was horrible and since then weve stepped it up, our o-line stuffed vtech, and their dline is twice wat fsu's was) and plays in the orange bowl... nothing much we can do to stop that, except maybe get cocky and lose one of the three we got and vtech will take us in the acc coastal
i hate the fukin bcs system... playoffs and wed take the national championship mother fukr! (well, mayb not, but at least we would have a shot at it)
i hate the fukin bcs system... playoffs and wed take the national championship mother fukr! (well, mayb not, but at least we would have a shot at it)
if miami plays fsu for the acc title, they would be playing jacksonville
You never know who will win a FSU/Miami game. Although FSU has had some struggles in the past few weeks, everyone should be healthy by the FLorida game, a week before the acc championship. Not only that, but remember the game is in Jax, pretty much a home game for Florida State. Although Miami will be favored (they have looked good in the past few games) it will be nice to watch. Remember, Miami still has to get to the championship game. You never know what can happen in college football.
ican't believe the canes lost last night,it seems that everytime i don't watch a canes game they lose-the only time in the last 4 years where i've watched the canes lose was the fsu game and the vt game.
i was there man... rode the whole way home in silence... was one of the single worst experiences of my life
the offense lost the game... the line was almost as bad as it was in the fsu game... i dont understand how they can destroy v tech and then get their asses kikd by fsu and g tech... but w/e seasons over... national champs next year
if usc had lost i wouldve have killed some1...
the offense lost the game... the line was almost as bad as it was in the fsu game... i dont understand how they can destroy v tech and then get their asses kikd by fsu and g tech... but w/e seasons over... national champs next year
if usc had lost i wouldve have killed some1...
One word...overconfidencenimbyhater said:i was there man... rode the whole way home in silence... was one of the single worst experiences of my life
the offense lost the game... the line was almost as bad as it was in the fsu game... i dont understand how they can destroy v tech and then get their asses kikd by fsu and g tech... but w/e seasons over... national champs next year
if usc had lost i wouldve have killed some1...
USC barely escaped yesterday as well
This is a little off topic. But, UF just beat FSU 34 to 7. It was almost a shut out.
Just heard it today on Hank Goldberg's radio show..."The Orange Bowl to be torn down to build a new football and soccer only stadium for the U". They will not remodel the Orange Bowl but build a new one. It will be a 65,000 seat stadium. The Canes will play for the next two years at Dolphins Stadium. This deal does not involve the Marlins, it is only for the University of Miami.
I heard that too. If they do go through with it, I hope they maintain as much of the "ambiance" of the original Orange Bowl as possible and don't go for the antisepticness of a stadium like Dolphins Stadium. The seats should be right on top of the field. Hopefully since it will still be a college stadium luxuries like levels and levels of luxury suites and the big spaces between seats like you see at NFL caliber facilities will not be necessary. College games have the entertaining atmosphere they do precisely because they lack these luxuries.
Well Hank said that there is not much space to build a Dolphins Stadium style building at the Orange Bowl site so the new one will probably maintain the ambience of the old Orange Bowl. The U owns the land and after Wilma damaged the OB I guess it made more sense to build a new stadium from scratch than to keep upgrading the old one. Th cost will not be that much higher and most of the money will probably be private. I just hope the Marlins get off their A$$ and put up more money from their pockets towards a new stadium somewhere in Dade :bash:
http://www.nbc6.net/sports/5433658/detail.html#
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Miami Considers Proposal To Tear Down Orange Bowl
Facility Suffered Damage During Hurricane Wilma
POSTED: 8:56 am EST November 30, 2005
MIAMI -- The city of Miami is considering a proposal to tear down the historic Orange Bowl stadium.
The stadium, which was built in 1936, suffered structural damage when Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida on Oct. 24.
Miami City Manager Joe Arriola said city officials have not discussed the proposal with the University of Miami, which uses the stadium for its home football games.
Arriola said officials are concerned about the structural integrity of the stadium. City officials could decide to make repairs to the facility or tear it down.
At a game on Oct. 29, just days after Wilma, UM fans were moved from the upper deck of the stadium as a safety precaution even though city officials deemed the facility structurally safe after Wilma passed through.
Well, no more than attend the UM games they could probably play in Bayfront Park while constructing a new stadium. 
Yes, hopefully a parking garage remains in the plans. It'd be nice if they could continue attracting foreign soccer games to the new stadium.
ok how much do we need to pony up for this stadium?
unlike for the marlins,i wouldn't mind paying some money for DA U,to get a new stadium but i feel like if they build a stadium they should build it on campus,but they have no space,so i guess its not an option...although DA U has a ton of money and should be able to build its own stadium,they've always contributed to the community and i feel like we owe them something...and although the OB was the first place i ever saw a football game i think it was definatley time to get rid of it.
unlike for the marlins,i wouldn't mind paying some money for DA U,to get a new stadium but i feel like if they build a stadium they should build it on campus,but they have no space,so i guess its not an option...although DA U has a ton of money and should be able to build its own stadium,they've always contributed to the community and i feel like we owe them something...and although the OB was the first place i ever saw a football game i think it was definatley time to get rid of it.
no fukin way they should tear down the orange bowl... its the little bit of history that we actually have in this city... its so old school, and although some find it ugly in its age and outdated, i and most of the people i know find it quite bad ass... i mean, if it costs the same to build a new one, why not fix up what little we have... and come on, its the freakin orange bowl man
and reducing capacity? wats wit that?
and reducing capacity? wats wit that?
Yeah, you can forget about it... for now.
Posted on Thu, Dec. 01, 2005
MIAMI
Orange Bowl won't be torn down
Miami leaders say they have no intention of tearing down the Orange Bowl and sending the University of Miami looking for a temporary home.
BY CHARLES RABIN AND MICHAEL VASQUEZ
[email protected]
After comments by City Manager Joe Arriola about demolishing the Orange Bowl left some Miami elected officials scratching their heads Wednesday, he backtracked -- slightly.
Arriola denied media reports that he said the Orange Bowl may have suffered structural damage from Hurricane Wilma and that plans were being considered to build a new stadium on the Little Havana site.
He claimed his statements were taken out of context, mixing answers from two different topics: damage sustained from Wilma and long-standing plans to refurbish the stadium.
He admitted to previously telling University of Miami athletic director Paul Dee that if renovations warrant it, the football team might have to find another place to play in 2007 -- though he called that unlikely.
UM, which has a contract with the city of Miami to play in the Orange Bowl through 2009, is the stadium's main tenant. The city has a long-planned $110 million renovation for the stadium that is supposed to get under way after the 2006 football season.
Some media outlets reported that Arriola had said earlier in the day that if enough structural damage was found from Hurricane Wilma, the venerable 68-year-old building could be torn down.
Later, he denied that.
''I don't believe there's anything wrong,'' Arriola told The Herald. ``Our engineers said there's nothing wrong.''
The Associated Press quoted Arriola as saying: ''We might tear it down and build a new Orange Bowl.'' Local NBC affiliate WTVJ-6 said Arriola said he was concerned with the structural integrity of the stadium.
`I'LL BE DAMNED'
News that the UM Hurricanes could be looking for a new place to play football in the 2007 season spread quickly. And Arriola's reported statements left some Miami commissioners miffed and bemused.
''First of all, Joe Arriola does not make that decision. Policy decision is made by the commission,'' said Commissioner Johnny Winton, a longtime Hurricane season ticket-holder. ``There's no plan to tear the Orange Bowl down. And I'll be damned if I do anything to send the Hurricanes to Dolphins Stadium.''
Commission Chairman Joe Sanchez was just as blunt:
``There's no truth to it. He just got back from vacation; maybe he's just jet-lagged or something.''
Mayor Manny Diaz, through a spokesman, said much the same thing.
''There are no plans to bring down the Orange Bowl,'' said Alejandro Miyar, Diaz's press secretary.
Arriola did say that now that the Florida Marlins were no longer in the picture, the city and the university could move forward with plans to upgrade the Orange Bowl.
The Marlins' plans to build a new baseball stadium next to the Orange Bowl died last week after the team threatened to move to another city and quickly traded away several prominent players. The Marlins play their home games at Dolphins Stadium.
Arriola said in past renovation discussions with Dee, he mentioned the possibility of UM being displaced for a season. ''It's what I've been saying for the past two years.'' said Arriola. ``I don't want to make the mistakes of the past patching up the Orange Bowl.''
Miami now has about $80 million for repairs and refurbishment of the stadium beginning in 2007, though the total project is expected to cost more than $100 million.
City leaders hope to make the Orange Bowl attractive enough to draw other professional sports, like international soccer.
Dee said he recalled some mention of razing the 72,319-seat structure, but only during discussions that involved the Marlins building a new ballpark at the site.
Dee also denied the structure was unsafe, saying UM and the city never would have let students and the public into the stadium for games after Wilma against Atlantic Coast Conference foes North Carolina, Georgia Tech, and Virginia.
Wilma damaged the stadium's light banks, a chain-link fence on the upper deck and a radio tower.
But the building itself was declared structurally sound.
''They wouldn't let them go in there if there was any question,'' Dee said.
TALKS NEXT WEEK
UM and Miami officials are set to meet next week to discuss the future of the Orange Bowl -- one of the nation's most well-known sporting venues, but old and rickety and lacking skyboxes and modern bathrooms and concession stands.
The Hurricanes have played in the Orange Bowl since it opened in 1937. And Winton said as long as he has a say, their play there will not be interrupted.
''If a nuclear bomb is dropped in Miami, we may have to consider several options,'' said Winton. ``But there is no plan to tear down the Orange Bowl.''
damn straight...
Besides, I think the Canes prefer the decrepit stadium, something to do with their thuggish personna.
what a crazy game today..........great game by the dolphins.atcually great 4th quarter...bad game for the dolphins
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