The Miami Hurricane · Aug 30, 2020
Are Hard Rock Stadium’s fan attendance protocols doomed to fail?
Canes football fans watch as Miami takes on Virginia Tech at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on Oct. 5, 2019. Photo credit: Jared LennonThe world we are living in today has been characterized by a lack of precedence, and the ever-evolving impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been felt in every facet of our society. In the sports world, the changes have been obvious. Stadiums and arenas were left vacant, quiet. The NBA – after having its season suspended in March – has successfully adapted to the times by adopting a “bubble” strategy to resume play as safely as possible. Meanwhile, the MLB and MLS have found greater difficulty keeping its schedules intact following outbreaks of Covid-19 within teams.