Because when you ask for hundreds of millions of dollars of public dollars it is harder to justify an outdoor stadium that will not be able to be used for the multitude of events (Final Four, Super Bowl) that an indoor facility can.
New VIkings stadium design unveiling
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Because when you ask for hundreds of millions of dollars of public dollars it is harder to justify an outdoor stadium that will not be able to be used for the multitude of events (Final Four, Super Bowl) that an indoor facility can.
You do remember the reason why the Metrodome collapsed in the middle of the season a couple of years ago? Minneapolis blizzards are worse than the Green bay ones. The season goes into January which is the snow central and it's going to happen every year. There were also a couple of blizzards during the season last year. May not be -20 but a crap ton of snow is going to happen.
I think everyone agrees on that except the market. If the Vikings (or any other team) say that there will be no public funding, that franchise will be in LA in two years. They will gladly pay top dollar for a $1,000,000,000 stadium.
Minnesota's weather is worse than Iowa's no question. More snow, colder, shorter summers. I think Whatchagonnado is drunk.
Sorry... Minnesota and the Dakotas have it the worst in the ConUS. It's the wind and it's flat up here.
You have added some very compelling and logical arguments to this conversation.
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Blame the league for that one. Like has been said, any time a fuss gets raised over public funding, all of a sudden rumors about the team moving to LA start popping up. The league has these cities over a barrel, and they know it. Stand up to the NFL and lose your team.
Congrats Vikings fans that looks awesome. And the best thing about it is it keeps the Vikings in Minn.
I love the fact they weren't afraid to take some risk and do something not traditional. Look at what happened in NY with the new Yankee's stadium and Metlife. People are not happy with either of those venues. I think Yankee's stadium has been accepted but Metlife never will be, it removed the fans from the game. To me this design appears to keep the fans in the game while also giving the city a excellent piece of architecture.
For those that are railing that they need to play out doors. Sorry it isn't 1950 anymore, the NFL is finding out just like MLB and the like people will stay home if they are not entertained and warm. GB being the exception, but that is tradition there. Considering the Vikings have played in a dome for so long now, i doubt the fan base would be thrilled to be going back out side. Let alone the fact that has been pointed out about the amount of public dollars pumped into it.
Now if we could just get Ricketts to accept the fact that Wrigley is over blown, and to build a new completely modern baseball stadium things would be really right with the world.
I love the fact they weren't afraid to take some risk and do something not traditional. Look at what happened in NY with the new Yankee's stadium and Metlife. People are not happy with either of those venues. I think Yankee's stadium has been accepted but Metlife never will be, it removed the fans from the game. To me this design appears to keep the fans in the game while also giving the city a excellent piece of architecture.
For those that are railing that they need to play out doors. Sorry it isn't 1950 anymore, the NFL is finding out just like MLB and the like people will stay home if they are not entertained and warm. GB being the exception, but that is tradition there. Considering the Vikings have played in a dome for so long now, i doubt the fan base would be thrilled to be going back out side. Let alone the fact that has been pointed out about the amount of public dollars pumped into it.
Now if we could just get Ricketts to accept the fact that Wrigley is over blown, and to build a new completely modern baseball stadium things would be really right with the world.
Well... I guess I'll stop pining for the return of Viking football. What happened to the retractable roof?
