gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 10, 2011 5:40pm
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.
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.
Y-Town Steelhound
Posts: 1,388
May 10, 2011 5:47pm
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.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 10, 2011 5:56pm
I'm pretty amazed they were able to get $650 million from the state and county chipped in.
oberhaus
Posts: 868
May 10, 2011 7:02pm
Jacksonville or New Orleans to LA. Buffalo to Toronto.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
May 10, 2011 7:18pm
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.
jspitaleri
Posts: 161
May 10, 2011 9:38pm
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.
Y-Town Steelhound
Posts: 1,388
May 10, 2011 9:57pm
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.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
May 10, 2011 10:04pm
Terrible, terrible plan.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
May 11, 2011 10:00am
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.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 11, 2011 10:02am
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.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
May 11, 2011 10:18am
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 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.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
May 11, 2011 10:38am
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.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 11, 2011 12:29pm
When Ralph Wilson keels over Buffalo will be moving to LA
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
May 11, 2011 12:42pm
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.
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.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
May 11, 2011 12:57pm
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.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
May 11, 2011 1:37pm
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.
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I Am Ahab
Posts: 478
May 12, 2011 10:21am
This. Makes economical sense with such an expensive stadium to retain the ability to use it for things other than football.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.
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.