Vikes fans

[JohnRandle]

Congrats to Chris Doleman on the Hall of Fame!!
Bummer about Chris Carter not getting in. Best hands in the history of NFL. He'll get in sooner or later.

 

[anythingispossible]

listening to him this week and it sure sounded like he wanted it.
Chris Carter

Congratulations to Dolmen

And happy birthday to Fran Tarkenton this week what is he 100 and something.

 

[JohnRandle]

LMAO!! Yep, he's 106 years young..
What up AP??

 

[anythingispossible]

 

[anythingispossible]

Watching the wild play the stars. We're down 1-0 in third.

 

[JohnRandle]

Morning MVF,
Helluva game last night.
I didn't give a shit who won, so I was happy it was exciting to watch.

 

[powerchord86]

Morning MVF,
Helluva game last night.
I didn't give a shit who won, so I was happy it was exciting to watch.

It was a good game. I was rooting for the Pats to win but in the end I was just glad that it wasn't another boring blowout superbowl.

 

[JohnRandle]

New Vikes stadium could go next to Dome

The newest plan for a Vikings stadium would build the stadium just east of the Metrodome on a parking lot. (AECOM-City of Minneapolis via Associated Press)

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February 6, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Another site is being proposed for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

The new plan would put the stadium just east of where the Metrodome now stands on what is currently a parking lot.

Earlier plans to build on the Metrodome site would require the Vikings to move elsewhere for as long as three years, likely to TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.

Ted Mondale, chairman of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, said the plan -- which is still being shaped -- could see a new stadium as much as three-fourths done before the Metrodome would have to be demolished. Mondale said in that scenario the Vikings could stay in the Dome through 2015, with a new stadium complete by 2016.

Lester Bagley, the Vikings vice president for stadium development and public affairs, said the goal is to cut down on time the team plays at TCF Bank Stadium. Playing at the university stadium would also require about $50 million to make the facility NFL-ready.

"It's the dome site proposal but shifting it," Bagley said. "The idea is to eliminate the three seasons we're playing at the university."

Bagley said the Vikings, city and state officials are looking to prepare a funding package for this newest proposal in the next week to 10 days. Bagley said the team isn't convinced the new plan is affordable.

The Vikings have said their preferred site is the St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, but the site's been ruled out by Gov. Mark Dayton without any clear source of local government revenue. Another site near a historic church on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis has also been rejected.

Stadium bill sponsor Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, said a new proposal would have to be ready in the next couple of weeks for lawmakers to consider it this session.

 

[JohnRandle]

Get'er done..

 

[MISKO]

they need stadium parking so people can tailgate

 

[JohnRandle]

There's only one site for that, and no funding yet.

 

[MISKO]

There's only one site for that, and no funding yet.

I know I watch the news

 

[JohnRandle]

I was going to say, you live here, you should know the scoop. If the Vikes could wait another year, I'll bet they could get Arden Hills funded.

 

[MISKO]

I think so too jr

 

[powerchord86]

I know I watch the news

Well played sir.. lol

 

[anythingispossible]

It is only 16 days until the Combine.

 

[JohnRandle]

Free agency starts in March..

 

[JohnRandle]

Vikes 60/1 odds to win Super Bowl. If a guy had a grand to waste on a bet it would be a nice little payday.

 

[powerchord86]

Vikes 60/1 odds to win Super Bowl. If a guy had a grand to waste on a bet it would be a nice little payday.

Keyword. lol

 

[JohnRandle]

Keyword. lol

I chose my word carefully there. lol