tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post7419182350725785346..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Vikings to Arden Hills? XIII -- Voice of the People?Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-4238667706230967142011-09-29T23:42:38.547-05:002011-09-29T23:42:38.547-05:00los angeles already has an ivestor willing to come...los angeles already has an ivestor willing to come up with 1 billion to build the stadium, without govt funds.<br /><br />within 5yrs, they will have a team. i'm sure of it.<br /><br />just a matter of which one.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-67024853302962123962011-09-29T17:46:39.629-05:002011-09-29T17:46:39.629-05:00I know that the Big 12 has an opening, that might ...I know that the Big 12 has an opening, that might work for the Vikes, too. Some of their teams have smaller outdoor stadiums, and I think the Vikes could have a winning record. Trouble is, can they handle the academics?CousinDan 54915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-70410542210372438112011-09-29T11:23:21.061-05:002011-09-29T11:23:21.061-05:00As a member of a family that held season tickets s...As a member of a family that held season tickets since 1961 I can say, sadly, yes.<br /><br />It would be terrible to see this franchise move from Minnesota, if only in part that I'm sure 10-15 years later we'd be trying to land an expansion team at twice the price. But this isn't a negotiation, it's a hostage taking. Wilf is getting everything he wants with the Arden Hills site and giving up almost nothing in return.<br /><br />Think about the Twins stadium in 2006. Regardless of how good or bad you thought the legislation was, what did the team want at the time? An outdoor stadium with a retractable roof. Ample parking that the Twins owned. A stadium that held 55,000+. They got none of those items.<br /><br />Instead, the Twins stadium is 40,000 seats that can never have a roof over them, surrounded by parking that the Twins don't profit from while built next to a garbage burner in a shady neighborhood. Sounds awful, right? The Twins wouldn't trade it for anything - now.<br /><br />Renovate the Dome slightly, sell it to the Vikings and tell them they can do with it what they want. If that's not good enough for them in a recession, then the decision to move is theirs and theirs alone.First Ringernoreply@blogger.com