Georgia Tech Game Information
Follow Live with The HurricaneSports Gameday Companion: REPLACE_ME
HurricaneSports.com has revamped its Gameday Companion for the 2011 Miami football season. The interactive webpage, which will be at the front of HurricaneSports.com at kickoff tonight, provides the UM radio broadcast, live stats, a live blog and the @HurricaneSports twitter feed all in one browser window.
GAME 7: MIAMI at GEORGIA TECH
Date: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011
Location: Sun Life Stadium (74,916/Grass) in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Kickoff: 3:36 p.m.
TV: ESPN – Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color), Samantha Steele (sideline)
Parking Lots: RV open at 9:30 AM. Green Tailgating Lots open at 10:30 AM. All lots open at 11:30 AM
Flagship Radio 560 WQAM (www.wqam.com) –Joe Zagacki (play-by-play), Don Bailey Jr. (color), Josh Darrow (sideline)
Click HERE for a full listing of radio affiliates that carry Hurricanes’ games. The broadcast can also be found on Sirius channel 93 and XM channel 197
Spanish Radio CIMA 106.3 FM –Jose Campos (play-by-play), Joe Martinez (color)
Websites
Miami: www.HurricaneSports.com
Miami Blog: www.TheUFootball.com
Georgia Tech: www.ramblinwreck.com
Watch Parties
For those ‘Canes fans who are unable to travel to Miami Hurricanes football games, be sure to join your fellow alumni and friends at University of Miami Alumni Association Game Watch Parties taking place across the country! Hosted by UM Alumni Association Alumni Clubs, Game Watch Parties are the perfect opportunity to cheer on the ‘Canes and to meet local alumni and UM fans in your area.
Click HERE to see the full listing of Miami Hurricanes Watch Parties across the country.
Hurricane GameDay
UM Honoring Past Champions
Members of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, the university’s third undefeated football team, have been invited to the game as honorary guests in a ten-year anniversary celebration of the fifth national championship in program history. Kickoff for the game against Virginia is set for 8pm on ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN3D.
The football team will be joined by several other UM Champions in a new tradition of honoring both team and individual National Champions on key anniversaries. Moving forward, the UM Athletic Department will honor individual and team national champions the year after their accomplishment, in addition to publically recognizing their five, 10 and 25-year anniversaries.
In addition to former members of the football program, members of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team have also been invited to the game in honorary celebration of their historic season. Hurricane baseball legends Tom Farmer, Kevin Brown and Charlton Jimerson, as well as manager Jim Morris and the rest of the 2001 championship team, will all be honored athalftime of the game.
Employee Day
The Offices of the President and the Provost and the Department of Athletics have announced that the Homecoming Day game versus Duke University on Saturday, November 5 at Sun Life Stadium has been designated the 2011 Verizon Wireless Employee Day football game. This year’s Employee Day game will be bigger and better than ever with the addition of UM Employee Stadium Bucks, discounted parking for all participants, and a host of other employee-related promotions.
The 2011 Employee Day Offer includes:
• One complimentary ticket.
• The opportunity to purchase up to three additional tickets for only $1 each.
• New this year: Complimentary $10 UM Stadium Bucks voucher with each ticket; vouchers are good at stadium concession stands and merchandise stores.
• New this year: Regularly priced $25 advanced sale parking will be reduced to $10 parking for employees.
All participating employees will be automatically entered into a raffle for UM football memorabilia and will be eligible to participate in a variety of VIP, game-day, and on-field promotions, including the opportunity to enjoy the game from UM Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst’s suite.
Tickets will be available to full-time and part-time benefited employees as well as contract employees, and may be purchased at on-campus sales sites or at the Hecht Athletic Center beginning Tuesday, October 18. All on-campus sales will be cash transactions only. Sales representatives at the Hecht Athletic Center will accept credit cards. The Hecht Athletic Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All eligible employees must present their valid ‘Cane Card at the time of purchase; only one ‘Cane Card per person will be permitted, and only one transaction per person will be allowed.
Ticket sales representatives will be on campus beginning Tuesday, October 18.
ACC 3 Game Pack
The University of Miami is introducing a three-game ticket package for upcoming ACC home games against Georgia Tech, Virginia and Boston College.
The pack includes five different pricing levels, with two options in both the 100- and 400-levels and one in the Club Level.
In the 400 level, packages are going for low as $75 in the orange sections and $120 in light green. The 100-level seating packs are priced at $150 (green) and $210 (blue), while Club Level seating in the aqua sections are available at $270.
Click HERE for a seating map of Sun Life Stadium and HERE to purchase your three-game pack today.
Miami will host Virginia on Thursday, Oct. 27 and Boston College on Friday, Nov. 25. The Virginia game is slated for an 8 p.m. kickoff, Boston College is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Call 1-800-GO-CANES or visit HurricaneSports.com to take advantage of the ticket deal.
3-GAME PACK PRICING
400 Level Light Green – $120
400 Level Orange – $75
100 Level Green – $150
100 Level Blue – $210
Club Level Aqua – $270
GameDay Companion
The Miami Hurricanes are offering fans the chance to experience the gameday atmosphere from the comforts of their own computer screen. “Gameday Companion 2.0” will supplement the ESPN national broadcast (3:30 p.m.) with tweets from @HurricaneSports, streaming audio from 560 WQAM, live individual and team statistics, as well as an exclusive opportunity to chat with Hurricane fans and insiders, all in one easy-to-navigate page. GameDay Companion will be available starting at 3 p.m., approximately 30 minutes before kickoff.
Click HERE to access the GameDay Companion
