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8 months ago
in Barca Miami Expansion Bid Is Far From Perfect on Major League Soccer Talk
Florida University? You live in South Florida and don't know the name of the university?
And as for fixture congestion, how many home games do you think FIU plays?
In 2005, they played five home games, and three of those were after November 19.
In 2006, they played six home games, four of them after November 11.
In 2007, five home games - three after November 17.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
And as for fixture congestion, how many home games do you think FIU plays?
In 2005, they played five home games, and three of those were after November 19.
In 2006, they played six home games, four of them after November 11.
In 2007, five home games - three after November 17.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
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kkfla737
Now that FIU is in the Sun Belt they will play at minimum five home games, likely more a season. Couple that with the fact that in College Football due to the vast amounts of TV money and number of networks that carry live games (ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN CL, CBC CS, CBS, ABC, BTN, VS, etc, etc) game times are only set 13 days before the game actually takes place. For example Miami's November 1st game at Virginia was just set for Noon ET because it will be syndicated on Raycom. The game a few weeks back against FSU was played at 3:30 and shown nationally on ABC even though the "official schedule" before the season did not list 3:30 as the start time.
So sharing a stadium with a college football team whose games are also played on saturday and whose game times change is a risky proposition. Add turf to the mix, something that in football more than any other sport affects the play and you have a situation where they need to build a stadium in downtown, or dare I say it, even play at Lockhart.
So sharing a stadium with a college football team whose games are also played on saturday and whose game times change is a risky proposition. Add turf to the mix, something that in football more than any other sport affects the play and you have a situation where they need to build a stadium in downtown, or dare I say it, even play at Lockhart.
Cheers,
The Gaffer