Vikings fans unite for new stadium

[oxboro]

Truthhurtz wrote:

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Let's view this in another light.
No stadium means no Vikings.
No Vikings means relative obscurity.
Name a state that thrives without an NFL team.
Let me help your narrow mind.
These are the states without teams.
Oregon
Iowa
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Maine
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
I am quite sure I forgot many more because that is how obscure they have become.
The only state above that enjoys any fame is Nevada.
Now think about this.
If the Vikings leave You can watch Minneapolis turn into the worlds largest innercity cesspool.
Democrats are like teets on a bull.

North Dakota is thrving, they are one of four states that are operating in the black through tough economic times

[What the]

The unemployment rate is 10% and these clowns want public funding for a stadium?

[IrishMN]

Teachers are underpaid and teach with outdated text books.

Children go hungry every day.

Homeless people are freezing on our streets every night due to a lack of shelters.

And rich Republi-thugs block tax increases to help the plight of any of these people. Yet when it comes to building monuments to the billionaire owners of sprots teams, and millionaire players, you vote these tax increases in every time.

Republi-thugs are a very strange bunch.

[stinamond5]

I was not for the Excel Center,The Target Center,or the new Twins stadium. I'm not a big Gopher fan but have no problem with their stadium. There should not be CORPORATE WELFARE for these good old boys. Don't try that jobs crap either,putting cheese on nachos is not a career path. There must be some real shenanigans going on between the tribes and politicians for them to not consider a Racino. That appears to be the only way the average taxpayer wouldn't have to foot the Vikes building bill. Makes too much sense though,so it won't happen.

[A New Day]

benigan wrote:

and just how much would it cost a family of four to attend a Vikings game?

If they buy tickets in the nose bleed section it would no doubt cost $200.00. Better tickets are much higher. Then of course they will have to buy hot dogs etc. so I would think a round number of $350.00 would be cutting it close. Oh I forgot the parking, but maybe they will take the bus. Now this was a loball amount and it could be much higher depending on the price of tickets and the seats you buy. Who knows so a family of 4 has to rethink do I want to go to the football game or eat for a week. Not a difficult decision to make.

[NightRider]

If these teams can afford to pay their players millions of dollars - they can afford to pay for their owns stadiums!!! NO CASH FOR THESE CLUNKERS!!!

[purpleandgold4ev er]

A New Day wrote:

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The difference between the Vikings and Packers, the Packers rebuilt through the years. I am sure people in other parts of your state will be in favor of a lottery - NOT. What is in it for them? There is a waiting list for Season Packer Tickets. Minnesota last year had a hard time filling their stadium. The Packers have a history that no other NFL team has and that is why the citizens of Wisconsin support the Packers.
http://www.ticketwaitinglist.com/2009/06/gree...

hey green bay packers fan, get off our website and stop ur anti-vikings rant about how no one here should raise taxes to build a new stadium so we can KEEP the vikings here.

[A New Day]

purpleandgold4ever wrote:

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hey green bay packers fan, get off our website and stop ur anti-vikings rant about how no one here should raise taxes to build a new stadium so we can KEEP the vikings here.

Hey it is about time you come back to earth. Evidently I haven't been banned so you have to take the good with the bad. The only difference between Viking Fans and Packer Fans is that the Packer fans know what reality is. Viking Fans are in denial.

The truth Hurts---------

[purpleandgold4ev er]

A New Day wrote:

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Hey it is about time you come back to earth. Evidently I haven't been banned so you have to take the good with the bad. The only difference between Viking Fans and Packer Fans is that the Packer fans know what reality is. Viking Fans are in denial.
The truth Hurts---------

you're right.. the truth does hurt!! how does it feel to have ur packers hand over a game they were favored to win to the the formerly winless bucs? OUCH!!

[Dum Founded]

Wow. The next time I have six people over at my house, I will be sure to call the Pioneer Press so they can write a story about it.

[Zigster]

Now that I have the gay brokeback quarterback, it's off to LA and change the purple to pink and have a stadium fill of married couples. Life doesn't get any better. You Queens fans are all suckers. I'm moving the team regardless

[Pete]

It all about the Vikings. The ticket prices are outrageous, the owner is filthy rich, the players make millions and they want taxpayers to build them a new stadium to further line their pockets. They gotta lot of nerve.

[Sam]

Here's some interesting reading on the topic. It would be nice if the local media did their homework and educated the public on the issues.

Robert A. Baade.“Professional Sports and Catalysts for Metropolitan
Economic Development.” Journal of Urban Affairs 18 (1996): 1.
•Robert A. Baade and Richard F. Dye.“The Impact of Stadiums
and Professional Sports on Metropolitan Area Development.”
Growth and Change 12 (1990): 1.
•Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys.“The Growth Effects of
Sport Franchises, Stadia and Arenas.” Journal of Policy Analysis and
Management 18 (1999): 601.
•John L. Crompton.“Analysis of Sports Facilities and Events:
Eleven Sources of Misapplication.” Journal of Sports Management 9
(1995): 14.
•Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist. Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The
Economic Impact of Professional Sports Teams and Stadiums. Washington,
D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1997.
•James P. Quirk and Rodney D. Fort. Pay Dirt: The Business of
Professional Team Sports. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.
•Mark S. Rosentraub, David Swindell, Michael Przybylski, and Dan
Mullins.“Sports and Downtown Development Strategy: If You
Build It, Will Jobs Come?” Journal of Urban Affairs 16 (1994): 221.

[Curly]

Here are the numbers for how much the dome has earned for the state...spolier alert: a lot more than it cost.
http://www.msfc.com/images/dynImages/RSM.McGl...

[Larry]

Truthhurtz wrote:

<quoted text>
Let's view this in another light.
No stadium means no Vikings.
No Vikings means relative obscurity.
Name a state that thrives without an NFL team.
Let me help your narrow mind.
These are the states without teams.
Oregon
Iowa
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Maine
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
I am quite sure I forgot many more because that is how obscure they have become.
The only state above that enjoys any fame is Nevada.
Now think about this.
If the Vikings leave You can watch Minneapolis turn into the worlds largest innercity cesspool.
Democrats are like teets on a bull.

Missouri has two teams. Rams and Chiefs

[Third Dakota]

Vikings Fan wrote:

Taking money by force from someone to give to another is criminal. No founding father would be proud of giving citizens money to the very wealthy. This is stealing. Call it by other names but you are taking my kids' college savings from me to give to others. If I don't pay, I go to jail. Shame on you!
Thomas Jefferson worried that he was violating the constitution when he purchased the Louisiana Territory. He would laugh at our state and federal governments, and then cry.
Stealing to give to millionaires. Wow, how government serves the middle class. We pay for the poor and we pay for the rich.
This should be illegal!

Haha. That's right! Stealing from the middle class is much better! Go ahead, Shaniqua, have another child. On us!

[A New Day]

purpleandgold4ever wrote:

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you're right.. the truth does hurt!! how does it feel to have ur packers hand over a game they were favored to win to the the formerly winless bucs? OUCH!!

I think the Vikings were the only ones thinking the Packers would win. Remember it is just a football game. The world will not come to an end win or lose. Of course Packer fans are upset but not as upset as you will be when you lose. It can happen you know. Favre is known to throw the football widly when in a binder. Maybe you remember last year when the Packers were playing the Giants. Who lost the game for the Packers? It was a win win for the Packers UNTIL the inevetible happened Favre threw an interception.
Favre handed the Giants a trip to the Superbowl.

[Truthhurtz]

IrishMN wrote:

Teachers are underpaid and teach with outdated text books.
Children go hungry every day.
Homeless people are freezing on our streets every night due to a lack of shelters.
And rich Republi-thugs block tax increases to help the plight of any of these people. Yet when it comes to building monuments to the billionaire owners of sprots teams, and millionaire players, you vote these tax increases in every time.
Republi-thugs are a very strange bunch.

I believe enough of my taxes support deadbeats like yourself already.

[Truthhurtz]

Larry wrote:

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Missouri has two teams. Rams and Chiefs

Yes sir my bad.
Knew I was writing a check that my a s s couldnt cash in that category.
LOL

[Truthhurtz]

A New Day wrote:

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I think the Vikings were the only ones thinking the Packers would win. Remember it is just a football game. The world will not come to an end win or lose. Of course Packer fans are upset but not as upset as you will be when you lose. It can happen you know. Favre is known to throw the football widly when in a binder. Maybe you remember last year when the Packers were playing the Giants. Who lost the game for the Packers? It was a win win for the Packers UNTIL the inevetible happened Favre threw an interception.
Favre handed the Giants a trip to the Superbowl.

I might not know that Missouri houses the Rams and Chiefs but I do know that Favre played for the Jets last year and the Packers were not in the playoffs.