infrared41 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 One of the few but rare instances a game is postponed despite playing in a dome!This just means Roger is saying, "You better vote for a new stadium or we will relocate the team."Ok, I have to hear your logic on this one. Care to elaborate?They weather system was apparent days ago, yet NYG Team VP of communications Pat Hanlon wrote on his Twitter account the organization ,?monitored weather all week and moved our departure time up 3.5 hours? from the originally scheduled 1 p.m. departure. Hanlon continued, ?As late as (Saturday) morning and while en route, we were still within the window to make our landing in Minneapolis.? You leave on Friday.Also remember, NFL officials also call Soldier Field one of the best surfaces in the league.So Roger Goodell is going to relocate the Vikings because there was a snow storm in Minnesota and the Giants botched their travel plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 While I will not totally go "Bengals D" and flinch on your hard count, the MN governor recount was recently decided, and the Vikings are will enter their final year lease at Mall of America Field @ HHH Metrodome in the 2011-12 season. The NYG still could have flown in on Friday night and the snow issue or snow accumulation issue could have been dealt with earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Reports from Minneapolis is that the roof of the Metrodome has actually collapsed.Wow. What happens now?The game is played at a neutral site? | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Star Trib reporting half of Metrodome roof panels are gone; press conference at 10AM.I wonder if they'll move the game to TCF Bank Stadium (or just wait until St. Brett is able to play). On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Reports from Minneapolis is that the roof of the Metrodome has actually collapsed.Wow. What happens now?The game is played at a neutral site? Right now, ESPN is saying that it's unclear if they have to reschedule the game again. If they do though, they ought to just play it at New Meadowlands and just call it a Vikings 'home game' like they did for the Saints in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina hit and tore the Superdome a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Reports from Minneapolis is that the roof of the Metrodome has actually collapsed.Wow. What happens now?The game is played at a neutral site? Right now, ESPN is saying that it's unclear if they have to reschedule the game again. If they do though, they ought to just play it at New Meadowlands and just call it a Vikings 'home game' like they did for the Saints in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina hit and tore the Superdome a new one.Detroit or Indy is a logical site to play it at if they can't in the Metrodome...somewhat close to Minneapolis & Kansas City (where each team currently is), they don't have to worry about groundskeeping, they can just show up on a field and play.Though it would be awesome to see a Vikings home game in bitter cold temperatures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Current pic of the Metrodomebowl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 That is incredible!! Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Are there any alternative facilities where they could play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 FOX will show the game at 8pm ET only in the local markets.Does Rochester, NY count as being in the Giants market or is it Bills only territory. I'm asking this because that's the other FOX channel I get.Funny you should ask, because ESPN's ticker just said that the rescheduled game would indeed be televised in the market of Rochester......Rochester, Minnesota, that is.Update: On SportsCenter this morning they reported that Favre would not have been able to start the game had it gone off as scheduled. No doubt the conspiracy theorists will have a field day with that bit of news.They also reported that TCF Bank Stadium was unlikely as an alternate venue because the Giants didn't bring their cold-weather equipment with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 FOX will show the game at 8pm ET only in the local markets.Does Rochester, NY count as being in the Giants market or is it Bills only territory. I'm asking this because that's the other FOX channel I get.Funny you should ask, because ESPN's ticker just said that the rescheduled game would indeed be televised in the market of Rochester......Rochester, Minnesota, that is.DirecTV will carry this game on Sunday Ticket for you out-of-marketers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRangersFan Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Current pic of the Metrodomebowl: Wow. I am surprised the roof has survived as long as it has. This gives Zygi Wilf a lot more leverage in his quest to get a new stadium or move, doesn't it? May God bless you all and fill your hearts with faith, hope, and love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Wow! This is insane. I'm completely shocked. I know it collapsed one other time, during baseball season with the Twins, but I'm pretty sure it was never that severe. facebook | @thebugcollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 This is actually at least the 4th time it's happened, and the second time that affected a Vikings game. (The first was in 1982; the game went off as scheduled* but much of the field was soaked by melted snow from the roof.)NFL Network just announced that the game has officially been called off for Monday night. "Tuesday Night Football" is not an option either, because the roof damage can't be repaired in time.* This was a game that had already been rescheduled because of the players' strike earlier that year. It was also the same game where Tony Dorsett had his 99-yard TD run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Current pic of the Metrodomebowl: Wow. I am surprised the roof has survived as long as it has.I'm watching weather channel, apparently it's collapsed a few times before. Normally, they just get the snow off of it & then pump it back up, but that's obviously not gonna happen in time for Monday.So yeah, once again, what happens now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRangersFan Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 FOX will show the game at 8pm ET only in the local markets.Does Rochester, NY count as being in the Giants market or is it Bills only territory. I'm asking this because that's the other FOX channel I get.Funny you should ask, because ESPN's ticker just said that the rescheduled game would indeed be televised in the market of Rochester......Rochester, Minnesota, that is.Update: On SportsCenter this morning they reported that Favre would not have been able to start the game had it gone off as scheduled. No doubt the conspiracy theorists will have a field day with that bit of news.They also reported that TCF Bank Stadium was unlikely as an alternate venue because the Giants didn't bring their cold-weather equipment with them.Another reason the Vikings won't want to play at TCF Stadium is because they don't sell alcohol there. At least that was a major reason why the Vikings refused to partner with the U of M when the Gophers were planning their new stadium. May God bless you all and fill your hearts with faith, hope, and love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 This is actually at least the 4th time it's happened, and the second time that affected a Vikings game. (The first was in 1982; the game went off as scheduled* but much of the field was soaked by melted snow from the roof.)NFL Network just announced that the game has officially been called off for Monday night. "Tuesday Night Football" is not an option either, because the roof damage can't be repaired in time.* This was a game that had already been rescheduled because of the players' strike earlier that year. It was also the same game where Tony Dorsett had his 99-yard TD run.Which was all the more impressive since the Cowboys only had 10 men on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 NFL Network was seriously talking about it being played at TCF Bank, as if it were the frontrunner as far as possible locations go. Man, that would be incredible!But in this weather, Favre's arm would probably freeze and crack off. So the NFL wouldn't allow that. facebook | @thebugcollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Reports from Minneapolis is that the roof of the Metrodome has actually collapsed.Wow. What happens now?The game is played at a neutral site? Right now, ESPN is saying that it's unclear if they have to reschedule the game again. If they do though, they ought to just play it at New Meadowlands and just call it a Vikings 'home game' like they did for the Saints in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina hit and tore the Superdome a new one.Detroit or Indy is a logical site to play it at if they can't in the Metrodome...somewhat close to Minneapolis & Kansas City (where each team currently is), they don't have to worry about groundskeeping, they can just show up on a field and play.Though it would be awesome to see a Vikings home game in bitter cold temperatures...St. Louis has a roof and the Rams are on the road.... On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRangersFan Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 John Clayton on ESPN just said that Detroit is the most likely site, with St. Louis the second most likely site. Outdoor stadiums, including TCF Bank Stadium, are unlikely, he said. May God bless you all and fill your hearts with faith, hope, and love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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