Comments on: Vikings closing in on deal for new stadium in Minnesota http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 17:32:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: alreggie http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1471067 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:03:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1471067 LA > MN. Maybe, in smelling like pee for sure.

]]> By: kake1972 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1470235 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:43:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1470235 I took the time to read this story because I am a Viking fan all the way. It’s very good news and I’m hoping that it will maybe a little oophm into the team and get some winning seasons going.
What I can’t figure out, is the people on here that are NOT Viking fans. Why would you read this article? I would imagine that whatever team you cheer for has their own site and articles for you to read and comment on. If you’re not a fan, get the hell off this page and go somewhere else!

]]> By: mediasloppy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1470227 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:41:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1470227 If I was a Packer fan, I’d have to spend a good portion of my day apologizing for the bunch of lame idiots that troll this forum 24/7, because I’d hope most fans of any team have more class.

]]> By: turboe44 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1470139 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:14:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1470139 For the guy that said all other 31 teams have never had a blackout. That is an easy one to shoot holes in. I know from experience being down here close to Jacksonville the last 10 years, but just to put some facts to it here is what I could find quickly. 13 home games have been blacked out this season alone (encompassing 4 different teams) they are as follows:

9/11 Lions at Bucs
9/25 49ers at Bengals
9/25 Falcons at Bucs
10/02 Dolphins at Chargers
10/02 Bills at Bengals
10/16 Colts at Bengals
10/16 Saints at Bucs
11/13 Texans at Bucs
11/27 Browns at Bengals
12/04 Panthers at Bucs
12/04 Titans at Bills
12/11 Texans at Bengals
12/11 Bills at Chargers

Again I am sure if you go back and look at the last 10 years you will find other franchises that have had the same situation. So overall the Vikings have been very well supported by the local fans. When you consider the population base that MPLS has to draw on 3.2M (including the surrounding counties of WI which are notably occupied by Cheeseheads) compared to San Diego at 4M, Buffalo 1.2M (but 8.1M in the golden horseshoe of Canada not far over the border) it is even more impressive.

Go Vikes, and long live the MINNESOTA Vikings!!! Thanks for getting a stadium deal done if it does finally get done…

]]> By: dtrb10 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1468889 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:58:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1468889 That goes for any hillbilly who posts on here because they care enough about our team to read the posts and comment so I’d be willing to bet they are all residents of our great state and all of them will be helping to fund our great purple and gold stadium. Or at least 40 percent of all minnesotans are packer fans right gb13mn0? Lolololololololol. Thanks for the help fudge packers.

]]> By: dtrb10 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1468879 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:52:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1468879 @packercpa

And you know what the funniest thing is. You are going help pay for it in one way or another. Lol. Go back to hillbilly land. Punk!

]]> By: mht410 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1468270 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:01:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1468270 Remember Viking fans, they have not been to the big game since they have moved indoors. Gophers have a new outdoor stadium, the owner right should be outdoors..

]]> By: khmer379 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467758 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467758 Git it done!

]]> By: dontouchmyjunk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467710 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:54:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467710 Come back home, Rams! We’re building a new house for you.

]]> By: throwntothelions http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467688 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:39:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467688 To the person who said that the rest of the 31 teams didn’t have blackouts.

Detroit- 9 out of 16 games in 2008-2009
Jacksonville- 7 out of 8 in 2009
KC-1 game in 2009
Oakland- 7 out of 8 in 2009
ST Louis 3 out of 8 in 2009

MN last blackout 1997

At least if you comment take the time to know what you are commenting on.

Disclaimor- the data as I interpret it was in response for a survey for 2010 with the blackouts occurring the preceding years.

]]> By: squared80 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467681 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:33:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467681 goforthanddie:

The Twin Cities are a Vikings town. Heck, it’s a Vikings state. It’s not even close, not even with the Twins. The minority crowds are usually the loudest. That’s why it’s always a mere 3-4 people getting in the way of a stadium plan.

]]> By: fargovikesfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467665 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:23:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467665 i love how some Packer “fans” have to come on a Vikings story and spew their cheese and and booze induced vomit. True fans of the team and of the rivalry would not want the team to leave. Those that have nothing better to do than continue to hit F5 on their computer, waiting for a Vikings story to add stupid comments to, are not real fans. They are alcohol induced morons that probably jumped on the packer bandwagon after the superbowl. its people like that that give ANY fan base a bad name. I despise the packers with every fabric of my being, but always respect the rivalry (also the ones with the Bears and Lions). The Vikes belong in MN, they belong in the NFC North, and they need to keep the rivalries with the Packers, Bears, and Lions intact. what would you haters (and you’re not fans, you are haters), do if the Vikings did move? You’d look pretty stupid making comments on a LA team blog. Oh wait… you already do.

]]> By: 1captain1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467633 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:57:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467633 What bad economy?

Christmas was great this year!

]]> By: totpackage http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467630 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:52:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467630 If greenbay and Wisc. IS so great why do all you cheese Heads live In Minnesota?

]]> By: totpackage http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467625 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:43:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467625 To all packer fans : to bad your state sucks and you have to come to minnesota to work and make a desent living and have a nice place to raise your family! thats why you got fans every where because no one can stand to live in your state!

]]> By: zenofobe http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467594 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:08:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467594 This Lions fan is glad the Vikes are staying. I like the old rivalries.

BTW, all Packer fans can’t be as dumb as some that have posted here-it would be an evolutionary impossibility.

]]> By: denverdude7 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467579 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:45:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467579 rcunningham says:Dec 25, 2011 9:59 PM

What blackouts are you guys talking about? Pretty sure we haven’t had a blacked out game since 1997.
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He meant the way the Vikings play INDUCES blackouts. For the lucky ones at least, large portions of recent Vikings games are simply missing. A repressed memory of a horrible event too gruesome to be thought of again.

]]> By: dd393 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467569 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:16:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467569 And all the liquor stores and boat rental operations rejoice.

]]> By: packercpa http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467564 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:49:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467564 Ziggy is not the greatest owner in the league. He is the slickest salesman in the league. Ziggy is not contributing $ 400 million to this stadium. Most of that $ 400 is money from the NFL. Ziggy is saving his money for all of the infrastructure around the stadium. That is where he will make his money as he gouges the football fans. And of course, we the people of MN will just bend over and ask for more.

]]> By: socaldave2011 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467549 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:50:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467549 My family has had season tickets for 40+ years I’ll bet the price skyrockets in the new stadium….sigh….I miss the old Met stadium….It was a dump…but at least the games were played outside on real grass………..

]]> By: danetow http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467544 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:19:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467544 “Come on NFL, just force the team to leave. The league doesn’t need even more blackouts. Over 40% of NFL fans in Minnesota are Packer fans anyway.”

This guy obviously has no idea what he is talking about.

]]> By: impracticalautomobilist http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467528 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:08:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467528 pack13queens0 says: Dec 25, 2011 9:27 PM

And the other 31 NFL teams have NEVER had a home game blacked out.
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Really? Actually, 17 NFL teams have had blackouts since the Vikings in 1997, Including 4 teams this past season. (Bucs, Bills, Bengals, and Chargers). Do yourself a favor and know what you are talking about before you comment.

]]> By: saintssince8 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467516 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:04:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467516 good for MN…LA does not need the Vikings.

]]> By: kmossg http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467508 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:44:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467508 First good thing to happen to this team in about two years, things are finally looking up in Minnesota

]]> By: saintssince8 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467507 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:42:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467507 I do not even like the vikings, but I am against any team relocating from any city, let alone a team that has been there since ’61. Glad to hear they are staying…

]]> By: rcunningham http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467506 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:33:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467506 pack13queens0 says:
Dec 25, 2011 9:27 PM
veence69 says:
Dec 25, 2011 8:53 PM

(Btw, The Vikings haven’t had a blacked out home game since 1997)
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And the other 31 NFL teams have NEVER had a home game blacked out.

Umm yes they have? Just off recent memory, I KNOW the Lions and Jags have.

]]> By: raidersfreak http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467504 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:31:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467504 I bet you every city will get a new stadium and the Real deal is AEG wants San Diego to L.A.

Later perhaps when the Stadium is thriving an NFC team such as the Rams might come home to L.A.

Then there is My Raiders LOL. They will probably get a penalty flag thrown at them for trying to get a stadium LOL. Oh I love my raiders they will still be playing in the same 1960s stadium for another 30 years. Oh I kid but but not everyone can move to l.A. like the NFL want you to believe

]]> By: adap28fan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467499 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:20:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467499 You know what, I don’t CARE that Wilf gets money out of this thing, he bought the friggin team. If you want everybody to get a slice of the pie go be a packers fan. I love how the packets have it set up to be publicly owned, but the fact of the matter is that Wilf owns the team. What I’ve heard is that that man is donating over $400,000,000 to build this stadium. Yes, I would love to see him foot the whole damn bill, but what the hey that is far more 0′s than most of us will make in our lifetimes.
This is great news for the Vikings, their fans, and the NFL. The story will continue for me to tell to my son when he’s born. SKOL VIKINGS!

]]> By: athleticmedic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467485 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:03:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467485 Anybody on the site ever notice that the Packer fans spout off half-truths fairly consistently? Sell outs since 1997 and some guy mentions “every other team sells out every game”…except Cincy and Jacksonville … Packer fans truly are the most ignorant fans in the NFL

]]> By: cbt22 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/25/vikings-closing-in-on-deal-for-new-stadium-in-minnesota/#comment-1467482 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:02:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175437#comment-1467482 and those who say Zigy doesnt care is completely stupid because zigy is the best owner and actually OFFERED TO GIVE THE MOST MONEY FOR A STADIUM then any other NFL owner and also give a lot more to the team then any other owner us Minnesotans have seen.

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