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Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:30 am
by Wedgebuster
Who would have thunk it might snow in Minneapolis some day? :dunce: :dunce:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/displa ... collapses/

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:38 am
by Wedgebuster
Monday night game in Kansas City then?

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:04 am
by Gil Dobie
Might play at TCF Stadium.

The Roof has collapse once or twice in the past. :ohno:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:51 am
by ASUG8
The dome is just now catching up with the Vikings' season? :lol:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:06 am
by 93henfan
They should be an outdoor team anyway. Why would you not want to get that kind of home-field advantage, like Green Bay?

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:07 am
by 93henfan
I hope this game gets tied up until Tuesday. Eagles play the Giants next week. :D

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:56 am
by UNHWildCats
The NFL is looking at Ford Field for the game tomorrow since FOX already has equipment in place there.

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:04 am
by UNHWildCats
It's official, Detroit will host its first Monday Night game in 10 years. Giants vs Vikings 7:20 EST

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:17 am
by TwinTownBisonFan
this isn't the first time this has happened - in 82 and 83 - before we figured out how to handle the roof properly (inflating and deflating to accommodate snow) it collapsed three times.

this time however - there was a catastrophic breach of the roof. odds are decent the bears game next week won't be here either.

something tells me this might get the vikings stadium efforts moving...

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:15 am
by DJH
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Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:16 am
by AZGrizFan
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:this isn't the first time this has happened - in 82 and 83 - before we figured out how to handle the roof properly (inflating and deflating to accommodate snow) it collapsed three times.

this time however - there was a catastrophic breach of the roof. odds are decent the bears game next week won't be here either.

something tells me this might get the vikings stadium efforts moving...
The phone is ringing right now at the Univeristy of Minnesota's facility. :rofl:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:19 am
by UNHWildCats
AZGrizFan wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:this isn't the first time this has happened - in 82 and 83 - before we figured out how to handle the roof properly (inflating and deflating to accommodate snow) it collapsed three times.

this time however - there was a catastrophic breach of the roof. odds are decent the bears game next week won't be here either.

something tells me this might get the vikings stadium efforts moving...
The phone is ringing right now at the Univeristy of Minnesota's facility. :rofl:
They couldnt do the game tomorrow there because the stadium has already been shut down for the year and they say it would take several days to prepare it, but certainly its an option for next weeks home finale vs Chicago.

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:26 am
by AZGrizFan
UNHWildCats wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
The phone is ringing right now at the Univeristy of Minnesota's facility. :rofl:
They couldnt do the game tomorrow there because the stadium has already been shut down for the year and they say it would take several days to prepare it, but certainly its an option for next weeks home finale vs Chicago.
That's what I'm talking about, not this weekend.

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:35 am
by TwinTownBisonFan
it only holds about 43,000... i feel bad for the 20,000 fans with tickets who will be SOL in that scenario...

on the plus side - it'll be 10 degrees at game time and all the tard monkeys yakking about an outdoor stadium will be silenced...

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:44 am
by UNHWildCats
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:it only holds about 43,000... i feel bad for the 20,000 fans with tickets who will be SOL in that scenario...

on the plus side - it'll be 10 degrees at game time and all the tard monkeys yakking about an outdoor stadium will be silenced...
Well the other possible scenerios would be changing the game to Chicago or going in Detroit again, neither of which would help those 20,000 fans... or the other 43,000 either. Besides with that team the fans may like the idea of getting their money back.

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:55 am
by AZGrizFan
UNHWildCats wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:it only holds about 43,000... i feel bad for the 20,000 fans with tickets who will be SOL in that scenario...

on the plus side - it'll be 10 degrees at game time and all the tard monkeys yakking about an outdoor stadium will be silenced...
Well the other possible scenerios would be changing the game to Chicago or going in Detroit again, neither of which would help those 20,000 fans... or the other 43,000 either. Besides with that team the fans may like the idea of getting their money back.
They may find 43,000 want their money back, and only 20,000 want to attend. :coffee:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:14 pm
by AZGrizFan
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Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:45 pm
by danefan
I wonder what kind of attendance they'll get in detroit?

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:14 pm
by SuperHornet
Is the Vikings' old outdoor stadium still around?

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:24 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
SuperHornet wrote:Is the Vikings' old outdoor stadium still around?
sweat merciful crap...

Metropolitan Stadium? here's what it looks like now

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Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:29 pm
by DSUrocks07
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:Is the Vikings' old outdoor stadium still around?
sweat merciful crap...

Metropolitan Stadium? here's what it looks like now

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Its funny how the Vikings have not won anything since they left "The Met"

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:59 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
DSUrocks07 wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
sweat merciful crap...

Metropolitan Stadium? here's what it looks like now

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Its funny how the Vikings have not won anything since they left "The Met"
it's funny how they never won anything "in the met" either... :coffee:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:32 pm
by Gil Dobie
TwinTownBisonFan wrote: it's funny how they never won anything "in the met" either... :coffee:
I was thinking the same thing. :lol:

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:14 am
by Gil Dobie
It's not certain that the Metrodump can be repaired in time for Da Bears game. TCF at the U of M still has 4 foot drifts to cleanup in several sections and the concessions need to be open as they had been winterized and shut down. Should be an interesting week. And Favra just may be done forever.

Re: Metrodome Collapses!!

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:58 am
by AZGrizFan
Gil Dobie wrote:It's not certain that the Metrodump can be repaired in time for Da Bears game. TCF at the U of M still has 4 foot drifts to cleanup in several sections and the concessions need to be open as they had been winterized and shut down. Should be an interesting week. And Favra just may be done forever.

Oh God, PLEASE make it so. :nod: :nod: :nod: