01-14-2016, 11:05 PM
(01-14-2016, 05:44 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: I've always felt that Miami was a bad sports town. Every single team down there is always brought up when it comes to empty stadiums. I believe Miami U. had a photo posted on Twitter right at kickoff of every game this year and the stadium is practically empty. Think about that, The U can't attract anyone. Heat games were empty until LeBron got there. Florida Panthers games were known for extremely low attendance (34 could tell us about that). The Marlins built a new stadium and no one goes. A guy wrote about going to their new stadium within the first month of the season and had the left field grandstands all to himself.
Thinking about the Jags, Bucs, and Rays. Florida just seems bad in general for sport. Florida and Florida State are the only teams who can attract anyone.
Florida teams do really well when they are winning. Otherwise, there are just too many things to do. You brought up University of Miami... they have been bad for so long that it's not even funny. The Marlins have a fire sale just about every year. The Rays play in a dungeon... it is difficult to get to and was not built for baseball. That said, when they are winning attendance goes way up. Up to a couple years ago, Bucs tickets were extremely difficult to come by.
