MINNEAPOLIS - New Vikings Stadium (65,115)

[wherespancakehouse]

Originally Posted by nomarandlee

If the Vikings move the name without a doubt HAS to be stripped.

Amen. I think I would almost be more disgusted by the idea of them moving to LA and keeping the Vikings name than I would be by the actual move itself. If it ever comes to that, I would hope it would be a repeat of the Baltimore Ravens-Cleveland Browns maneuver.

I always thought it seemed somewhat artificial and contrived for the NFL to declare Baltimore an expansion team, and the new Browns a continuation of the old Browns. However, I do think it was essential for Cleveland to be reunited with their rightful colors and team name.

This way I could at least feel reasonably optimistic that an expansion or relocated team would eventually fill in the 16th largest market (which is extremely provincial - I think most Vikings fans would pick up the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before adopting the Packers or Bears). I would much rather restart the old Vikings heritage than root for a team with some stupid expansion era nickname like the Renegades, Swarm, or whatever is fashionable in 2020.

[singhinderjit95]

wow
they should build this thing

[MillerTime]

Any thoughts on how the roof collapse at the dome may impact the Vikings getting a new stadium built?

[weava]

Originally Posted by MillerTime

Any thoughts on how the roof collapse at the dome may impact the Vikings getting a new stadium built?

I'm guessing none, just sew up the tear and air the stadium back up, its not the first time its happened.

[Franchise646]

Originally Posted by weava

I'm guessing none, just sew up the tear and air the stadium back up, its not the first time its happened.

That statement is a big problem. Vikings need to turn that in to a new stadium, but at this point I think Minnesota is going to lose the vikings. I have never heard a good thing about the infrastructure in Minnesota. They seem to have bridges falling down and other issues that can only be fixed by state spending. For the state to spend, they need to raises taxes, and they is no way that seems like it's going to happen and that's for infrastructure (the things the people of the state need to work). It really doesn't seem like the people Minnesota are going to pay for a stadium to keep there team. And if that's the case then we can't feel bad for them if the Vikings pick up and leave. They told them, that they needed a new stadium, Minnesota said no, then they said please, and Minnesota said no again. Normally that means it's OK to pick up and leave.

[Westsidelife]

Please find a way to get this thing built. I do not want the Vikings moving to LA.

[soup or man]

^ If for no other reason other than the fact that Minnesota will be hating Los Angeles forever. I can see the headlines in the news paper if the Vikings move here: 'First the Lakers, now the Vikings.'

[slipperydog]

I'd be okay with Adrian Peterson. Plus if people don't like the name I'm sure they can change it. I would prefer the Rams, but the Vikings wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. They just need to find a damn quarterback. How long has it been since Culpepper?

[jandeczentar]

Now that there is no roof on the Metrodome, could something be done to rennovate or partially rebuild it? Leave the stadium roofless and keep or rennovate the existing 3 sides. Demolish the side adjacent to the parking lot and rebuild it so that it is stuffed full of boxes and resteraunts (which, I presume, is what the current building lacks and why the owners want a new one). It probably wouldn't be as good as building a new stadium but it would be cheaper. Since funding seems to be one of the problems with building a new stadium it could be a viable alternative (and keep the Vikings in Minnesota).

[Bobby3]

They didn't take the roof off, it's just deflated.

[jandeczentar]

Originally Posted by Bobby3

They didn't take the roof off, it's just deflated.

True, but this could be the spur that is needed to take some action, be it rennovation, rebuilding or demolition in favour of a new stadium elsewhere.

[spectre000]

Originally Posted by jandeczentar

Now that there is no roof on the Metrodome, could something be done to rennovate or partially rebuild it? Leave the stadium roofless and keep or rennovate the existing 3 sides. Demolish the side adjacent to the parking lot and rebuild it so that it is stuffed full of boxes and resteraunts (which, I presume, is what the current building lacks and why the owners want a new one). It probably wouldn't be as good as building a new stadium but it would be cheaper. Since funding seems to be one of the problems with building a new stadium it could be a viable alternative (and keep the Vikings in Minnesota).

The Vikings are hell bent on not playing in the Metrodome anymore. Period. Nothing short of a brand new "Taj Mahal" of stadiums will do for them.

[spectre000]

Originally Posted by jandeczentar

True, but this could be the spur that is needed to take some action, be it rennovation, rebuilding or demolition in favour of a new stadium elsewhere.

In 4 or 5 years if/when a new stadium opens, this event could be looked back upon as a great blessing. The Commissioner is meeting with the new Governor-elect on monday. Funding ideas will definitely get thrown around.

[pudgie_child]

Originally Posted by spectre000

The Vikings are hell bent on not playing in the Metrodome anymore. Period. Nothing short of a brand new "Taj Mahal" of stadiums will do for them.

Let the Vikings move. It would be good for the Gophers and good for the Big Ten.

[spectre000]

Originally Posted by pudgie_child

Let the Vikings move. It would be good for the Gophers and good for the Big Ten.

It would be good for the B10 to have another powerhouse team. But if the Vikes leave and I don't see how that's going to improve the Gophers.

I hate the thought of the team leaving and the state being without a NFL team for 5-10 years. Eventually a new team will relocate or form and it's going to wind up costing us taxpayers even more money.

Interest rates are low and construction costs are down, but the state also has a $6.2 billion deficit. So the two kind of cancel each other out.

[dfwabel]

Originally Posted by spectre000

In 4 or 5 years if/when a new stadium opens, this event could be looked back upon as a great blessing. The Commissioner is meeting with the new Governor-elect on monday. Funding ideas will definitely get thrown around.

However when members of the legislature say the following, meeting with the governor-elect, current governor, or former Gov. Ventura, does not mean much.

"A lot of people want things," Sen. David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, an incoming assistant Senate majority leader, told the Star Tribune. He said the Metrodome's roof collapse "doesn't elevate this to a crisis."

[Gianny]

It will be stupid if the State of Minnesota pays for that Stadium. Atleast other stadiums can hold multiple events, conventions to pay for it.

The Vikings might as well just move. It is not cost effective for the Tax-Payers of the State when services are been cut.

[spectre000]

We'll have to wait and see what the serious funding proposals entail. Up to this point it's been all generalities. Nothing specific. The talk is now mostly user based fees/taxes (parking, ticket sales, memorabilia). But I'm skeptical as to how much money can be raised with that route. Naming rights on an NFL stadium could help out tremendously though.

[pudgie_child]

If Ziggy really doesn't like domes, then the solution is obvious: upgrade TCF Bank Stadium.

1. Replace the benches with seats (reducing capacity), and then...
2. Close in the Western end to increase seating capacity
3. Build a suite tower on the North for Vikings revenue
4. Buy out the contract from TCF and resell naming rights

If the Giants and Jets can share a new stadium, so can the Vikings and University of Minnesota.

[rantanamo]

you forgot to add heating coils to the playing surface.