Vikings announce $1 billion stadium deal

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May 10, 2011 5:40 PM
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/121580574.html

I guess this means they're safe to stay in Minnesota and not move to LA any time soon. It was a possibility if they ended up getting stuck with the Metrodome.
May 10, 2011 5:40pm
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May 10, 2011 5:47 PM
Good news for the NFL....as a Browns fan I don't want to see any teams relocate, much less a team with a history like the Vikings.
May 10, 2011 5:47pm
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May 10, 2011 5:56 PM
I'm pretty amazed they were able to get $650 million from the state and county chipped in.
May 10, 2011 5:56pm
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May 10, 2011 7:02 PM
Jacksonville or New Orleans to LA. Buffalo to Toronto.
May 10, 2011 7:02pm
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May 10, 2011 7:18 PM
I can see Jacksonville going to LA, but not New Orleans. I hope Buffalo doesn't go to Toronto, that would be a crime. I have no data to back up my statement, but I really don't think Canada would embrace an NFL team.
May 10, 2011 7:18pm
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May 10, 2011 9:38 PM
Also, I don't think an NFL team should just be put into a CFL city. Find a spot in the USA for the Bills if they move them from Buffalo.
May 10, 2011 9:38pm
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May 10, 2011 9:57 PM
Now Jacksonville would certainly be another story. There are already two football teams in Florida, which happen to be on opposite sides of the state, so the need for 3 teams just really isn't there.
May 10, 2011 9:57pm
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May 10, 2011 10:04 PM
Terrible, terrible plan.
May 10, 2011 10:04pm
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May 11, 2011 10:00 AM
Too bad the proposed stadium is a dome...it makes so much sense to have an open stadium in Minneapolis -- fingers pointing at the Twins.
May 11, 2011 10:00am
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May 11, 2011 10:02 AM
Honestly for football, it does make sense. Nothing better than football in the elements if you ask me. Granted, they almost certainly are going with a dome so they can try to attract the Super Bowl/Final Four.
May 11, 2011 10:02am
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May 11, 2011 10:18 AM
I am a "naturalist" too when it comes to sports.

I like the elements. I like the weather. But, I would NEVER want to play in Minneapolis in December outdoors. Being a Packer fan, Lambeau is really a lot of the same -- so I excuse outdoor stadiums a lot, I just know that many Minnesota-ians do not really like the lack of a dome in a baseball stadium and probably want a dome for football also.
May 11, 2011 10:18am
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May 11, 2011 10:38 AM
OSH;764879 wrote:I am a "naturalist" too when it comes to sports.

I like the elements. I like the weather. But, I would NEVER want to play in Minneapolis in December outdoors. Being a Packer fan, Lambeau is really a lot of the same -- so I excuse outdoor stadiums a lot, I just know that many Minnesota-ians do not really like the lack of a dome in a baseball stadium and probably want a dome for football also.

I like football outdoors. However, I can understand why they would want a dome so that it can be used more than 10 times a year. In addition to other sporting events, it could be used for conferences, concerts, etc. A price tag of a billion dollars is hard to justify for a facility that would only be used a handful of times a year.
May 11, 2011 10:38am
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May 11, 2011 12:29 PM
When Ralph Wilson keels over Buffalo will be moving to LA
May 11, 2011 12:29pm
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May 11, 2011 12:42 PM
Yeah..I prefer outside......on the grass....but it only makes sense, especially up there to have a domed, or retractable, stadium.
Hopefully the kid from our town, Ross Homan, who got drafted by the Vikes will make the team and get to playa there some day.
May 11, 2011 12:42pm
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May 11, 2011 12:57 PM
jordo212000;765022 wrote:When Ralph Wilson keels over Buffalo will be moving to LA

I hope someone steps up and keeps the Bills in Buffalo when Wilson passes. They belong in Buffalo.
May 11, 2011 12:57pm
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May 11, 2011 1:37 PM
Just read that Zygi Wilf hopes that the new stadium will bring in a MLS team too...I just don't know about that one.
May 11, 2011 1:37pm
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May 12, 2011 10:21 AM
Al Bundy;764896 wrote:I like football outdoors. However, I can understand why they would want a dome so that it can be used more than 10 times a year. In addition to other sporting events, it could be used for conferences, concerts, etc. A price tag of a billion dollars is hard to justify for a facility that would only be used a handful of times a year.
This. Makes economical sense with such an expensive stadium to retain the ability to use it for things other than football.

However, a team like the Vikings could really have a home field advantage with an open stadium late in the season and they are a team built to use that advantage, running the ball and playing tough defense. Or they could just get a quarterback and become a pass happy dome team.
May 12, 2011 10:21am