Los Angeles has to be happy with what happened at the Metrodome (1 Viewer)

[gandalas]

I saw it in another post from a Minn. resident - why is it that voters continually vote this down? Has it really been horrible deals for the voters? Seems like they would want to support their local team. Is it strictly that the voters feel the NFL and the Vikings have enough money to do it themselves and just won't?

Educate me, please.

BTW - here is a decent link with the various proposals and news about the Vikings attempts to get a stadium:

http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/Minnesot...gs/newindex.htm

Why should taxpayers pick up the tab?

This.NFL owners can pony up for their own new stadiums.

I have always wondered why more NFL cities don't offer to pay for the stadiums, in exchange for a percentage of future profits. Sure, we will pay for your stadium, but we now own 10% of your team (rough example...)

Makes sense to me....

 

[The Football Freak]

If the Vikings move to LA, they should at least change the name. I vote the Vipers.

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[RandyDB]

It'll get done in MN this legislative session. The roof collapsing will marginally help the Vikings as it will be a talker. MN knows the Metrodome is crap and now that the Twins have had a year under their belt in the beautiful Target Field, the public has a taste for how much better the fan experience can be in a state of the art venue.

Latest insta polls have pubic going from 60% to 71% in favor of new stadium on the tax payers dime.

And when the 2011 season gets canceled due to squabbling between millionaire players and billionaire owners, this number will drop to well below 40%.

Won't come to that the Vikings new field will be approved by the end of May. I have done work for the MN House before and come June they are gone for the summer! If bill is not passed by than the Vikings will be gone and everyone in house and Senate jobs that come up in the next election will be too. You don't piss off 70% of your voter base. With Republicans wining the house and senate they will get it done. And the new governor is willing to support the bill, I have as much hope as I had when I knew that Target Field deal was going to get done.

Won't there be a definite go/no-go on the season before May?I'll vote against any politician supporting a publicly funded Vikings stadium. Whether Republican or Democrat.

I'll vote against any politician unwilling to support a publicly funded Vikings stadium. Whether Republican or Democrat.

 

[tietzjd]

It'll get done in MN this legislative session. The roof collapsing will marginally help the Vikings as it will be a talker. MN knows the Metrodome is crap and now that the Twins have had a year under their belt in the beautiful Target Field, the public has a taste for how much better the fan experience can be in a state of the art venue.

Latest insta polls have pubic going from 60% to 71% in favor of new stadium on the tax payers dime.

And when the 2011 season gets canceled due to squabbling between millionaire players and billionaire owners, this number will drop to well below 40%.

Won't come to that the Vikings new field will be approved by the end of May. I have done work for the MN House before and come June they are gone for the summer! If bill is not passed by than the Vikings will be gone and everyone in house and Senate jobs that come up in the next election will be too. You don't piss off 70% of your voter base. With Republicans wining the house and senate they will get it done. And the new governor is willing to support the bill, I have as much hope as I had when I knew that Target Field deal was going to get done.

Won't there be a definite go/no-go on the season before May?I'll vote against any politician supporting a publicly funded Vikings stadium. Whether Republican or Democrat.

And that's your right, sorry but that's answer I got when I was in the minority. Over the last 5 years the mood as gone from 70% against the stadium to 70% for.It will get done and as for the NFL season they could say lets do it on week one, give teams 2 weeks of camp/Preseason and than start a 14 game season. Or even longer, I think one of the strike years was only 8 games?

 

[Jobber]

And that's your right, sorry but that's answer I got when I was in the minority. Over the last 5 years the mood as gone from 70% against the stadium to 70% for.

It will get done and as for the NFL season they could say lets do it on week one, give teams 2 weeks of camp/Preseason and than start a 14 game season.

Or even longer, I think one of the strike years was only 8 games?

Not to be argumentative but can you link your "insta-poll" you cited in this thread yesterday?

You stated that voters went from 60% FOR publicly financed to 70+%. All of the recent polls I can find show voters 60-75% AGAINST public funding. All the way up to December 9th (pre-collapse). And as others have mentioned, MN is running a pretty big deficit right now and has to make some difficult choices in the next few months. Dropping a $1bn stadium on top of that will not sit well. Even $500million if the NFL/owner pony up 50%.

Quick Google search on Vikings Stadium Poll:

Mpls Star Tribune Oct 25: 75% Oppose

MinnPost Dec 9 - 61% Oppose, but FOR Racino funding the stadium

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[Andrew Garda]

If the Vikings move to LA, they should at least change the name. I vote the Vipers.

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LA Raza

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[tietzjd]

We can just call it differnce of option.

Here is the poll I was speaking of

http://www.startribune.com/polls/111752964...p;pid=111752964

Edit Add: I prefer Racino and think this is the way it will go with either the Twins Tax contained or new 1/2 cent sales tax for Ramsey county witch I would support as Ramsey county resident.

 

[Jobber]

We can just call it differnce of option.

Here is the poll I was speaking of

http://www.startribune.com/polls/111752964...p;pid=111752964

Edit Add: I prefer Racino and think this is the way it will go with either the Twins Tax contained or new 1/2 cent sales tax for Ramsey county witch I would support as Ramsey county resident.

Thanks for the link. I'm all for the Racino plan as well.