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Miami Hurricanes Miami Gardens Sport reviews
Not the best college football environment
First off, I have to say that the staff at Sun Life Stadium were incredibly friendly and helpful. It was blazing hot and sunny (90 degrees and humid), and they made sure my elderly aunt had a seat in the shaded wheelchair section even though we were not ticketed for that area.
I just could not believe how few Miami fans show up to support their team. It is not like NC State is a big draw, but you would think Miami would have put more than 30000 fans in their own stadium for a conference game. Maybe because there is a constant audible assault on your ears with rap music the entire game. Literally through every timeout or stoppage of play, right up until the snap of the ball, there was constant music and noise so loud that you had to yell to speak to the person sitting next to you. Once the whistle blew a play dead, it started up again. I guess that is Miami's version of a home field advantage since there is absolutely no noise from the crowd to impact the opposing teams pre-snap communication.
On the plus side, the stadium was easy to get in and out of, had a nice tailgating area for each parking space, and concessions and bathrooms were plentiful with minimal wait. It was also nice to have an actual seat rather than bench seating of most college stadiums.