Poor Miami.

“The U” is one of college football’s storied programs, but the last few years have been rough both in the wins column and the attendance department.

So bad that they’re apparently deciding to use Photoshopped images of Miami Dolphins games to promote their product.

The Hurricanes play their home games at Sun Life Stadium, which is home to the Miami Dolphins and approximately a 35-40 minute drive from the university.

So when things aren’t going particularly well, it’s tough for the private university in South Florida to fill 76,100 seats. Or even sometimes when things are going well.

That’s evident by the pictures floating around the internet from Hurricanes games, such as these:

So, when a Reddit user got a look at some of the promotional pictures used on HurricaneSports.com, it got people to wondering exactly when this picture was taken:

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The answer: Not at a Miami Hurricanes football game.

This clearly is a Photoshopped picture from a Miami Dolphins game.

The bottom left of the image even admits that it is an “artistic rendering — subject to change.”

But if you need further proof, check the alignment of the hashmarks, which are clearly spaced to NFL regulation.

You could also point to the hastily applied ACC logo between the 20 and 30 yard lines, the clearly fake banner around the wall, and the overwhelming amount of teal shirt/jerseys in the crowd.

There has to be a certain amount of sympathy for the Miami athletic department on this one.

What else are these supposed to do? They can’t promote the venue with pictures of their actual crowds without ridicule. They’re doomed for criticism either way.

One thing we know for sure: This would never happen in the SEC, which enjoys the best attendance numbers in the country. Even Vanderbilt, which struggles from time to time with its own attendance issues, has several sold-out stadium images to use in these scenarios.