Fans cheer at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1996. Miami will play home football games at Dolphin Stadium starting in 2008, leaving the historic but decaying Orange Bowl after seven decades.

Coral Gables, Fla. ? Miami football called the Orange Bowl home for seven decades – but after this year, no more.

The Hurricanes will play at Dolphin Stadium starting in 2008, in what university president Donna Shalala called “a painful and sad decision.” University trustees voted to make the move Tuesday, despite the offer of $206 million by city officials to renovate the Miami landmark.

With the Hurricanes set to depart, the Orange Bowl will no longer have a primary tenant – putting its future in serious doubt. Some believe demolition is an option. The site also has been mentioned as a possible home for the Florida Marlins.