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(Message started by: StegRock on May 15th, 2003, 1:35pm)
Title: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 15th, 2003, 1:35pm
:P :P :P :P :P How does that sound? :P :P :P :P :P

That's what the piece currently atop "The REAL Feed" is talkin' about.  Doesn't that just have a terrible, incongruent ring to it?  I guess no worse than did the L.A. Lakers after they made their move from Minnesota.  The Minnesota Vikings are such an institution, though.  They move them; it's eventually going to be the Cleveland Browns situation all over again. :P :P :P :P :P [smiley=nono.gif]
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by Walker Boh on May 16th, 2003, 8:07pm
I don't like it either.  [smiley=thumbsdown.gif]

If LA gets a new team, I want it to be a new team.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by Philly on May 17th, 2003, 10:06am
I for one don't want any NEW teams entering the league... the talent pool is so stretched already.  As for the Vikings going to LA... it would suck, but Minnesota is doing very little to keep its professional teams in state.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by FourTwoOh on May 17th, 2003, 10:41am
How was the Cleveland deal actually reached? Did Modell voluntarily give up the naming rights to the Browns? Was he paid x number of dollars for them? Just a straight up "I'm Tags, and what I say goes!"? Never really new the scoop. Had hoped it woould become the default process. You move the team, you leave the name and colors. Any history lessons guys?
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on May 17th, 2003, 4:08pm
L.A doesn't want a football team that THEY have to use their TAXES on.

This won't happen unless the NFL pays for the arena to be built.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by sporto on May 17th, 2003, 6:51pm
I think it was Mel Kiper who said today on ESPN radio that L.A. was at least 5 yrs away from a team.

Just my two cents
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2003, 1:40am
How about this report currently toppin' "The REAL Feed"? ...

As NFL drives towards L.A., Vikes are in the traffic jam
StarTribune: Sports (20.07.2003 00:06)  
LOS ANGELES -- Training camp is set to begin Friday in Mankato, but Vikings owner Red McCombs is stuck in L.A. traffic, bumper-to-bumper with a handful of other NFL moguls and their teams.

Yucky! :P
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Aug 14th, 2004, 12:49pm
From "The REAL Feed":

Taylor hovers: Is sale in the air?
StarTribune: Sports (14.08.2004 08:28)
MANKATO -- Fact: The Vikings are for sale. Fact: NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has expressed a strong desire for a local-minded owner to step forward. Fact: Glen Taylor is the only Minnesotan with both the means and desire to buy the franchise from Red McCombs.

I am not a [smiley=viking.gif] fan, but as an NFL fan, I would hate to see the Vikings moved,... period, no less to L.A. >:(
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by twelve12 on Oct 27th, 2004, 12:26am
To bring back a dead thread.
I always thought that the Jaguars should move to L.A.
They could stay in the AFC South and actually still be in the South. And does Jacksonvile really need a football team or any pro team for that matter.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by DUKE0313 on Oct 27th, 2004, 10:56pm

on 10/27/04 at 00:26:37, twelve12 wrote:
To bring back a dead thread.
I always thought that the Jaguars should move to L.A.
They could stay in the AFC South and actually still be in the South. And does Jacksonvile really need a football team or any pro team for that matter.

Well, JAX has almost THREE times the population of Buffalo, NY!!!
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by Philly on Oct 28th, 2004, 3:15pm

on 10/27/04 at 22:56:19, DUKE0313 wrote:
Well, JAX has almost THREE times the population of Buffalo, NY!!!


And LA has how many times the population of Jacksonville and Buffalo combined???

Anyway, it's all about the attitude.  The best football city in the US is Green Bay, Wisconsin.  What is their population?  Buffalo has a strong football tradition.  Their fans are diehards.  LA and Jacksonville???   :-/

The best situation would have been to move the Arizona Cardinals to LA if the league is so determined to have a team there.  But LA is not a football city.  Let them have their Lakers and Dodgers and be happy with that.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by captainpurple on Oct 28th, 2004, 5:09pm
Last I heard, if any team was moving to LA, it was Indy.  Cards are in a top 6 market, so they aren't going anywhere.   The NFL wants Bidwell to start fielding a good team so they can take advantage of the market.  As it is, they blackout most of the season.

Vikings are pretty rock solid in MIN for now, as they have a pretty ironclad legal lock on the team.  If San Diego and/or Indy don't go though, Vikes are probably 3rd on the list.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by Philly on Oct 28th, 2004, 5:29pm

on 10/28/04 at 17:09:28, captainpurple wrote:
Last I heard, if any team was moving to LA, it was Indy.  Cards are in a top 6 market, so they aren't going anywhere.   The NFL wants Bidwell to start fielding a good team so they can take advantage of the market.  As it is, they blackout most of the season.


Arizona is the team I would like to see move, but it won't happen.  They're actually building a new stadium from what I understand.  I'm sure it will be smaller than the college stadium they play in now, so maybe there will be fewer blackouts (especially with the Sheriff in town and a hope for improvement).

Indy is a team that would make sense too.  There's no dearth of NFL teams in the midwest, so they could take the hit.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Apr 7th, 2005, 12:59am
A plan to save the Minnesota Vikings impresses Tagliabue!  From "The REAL Feed":

Tagliabue impressed by Blaine stadium plan (http://www.startribune.com/stories/503/5333430.html)
StarTribune: Sports (06.04.2005 22:09)
NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue endorsed the concept of a new Vikings stadium development in Blaine Wednesday.

The issue of ownership still remains unclear, though.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by gridiron_legends on Apr 16th, 2005, 9:45pm
Yeah, what is going on with that?  I mean, has McCombs sold the team yet?  What's blocking that deal?
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 12th, 2005, 5:08pm
Okay, maybe it won't be the Vikings, but the NFL REALLY wants a team back in L.A.  From off "The REAL Feed":

The NFL's road back to Los Angeles (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/05/12/2020.ap.fbn.nfl.notes.adv14.1253/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (12.05.2005 13:45)
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 17th, 2005, 1:15pm
The Minnesota Vikings may be close to having a new owner (in essence) that will thankfully keep them put.  According to "The REAL Feed":

Zygi Wilf is confident he will soon own Vikings (http://www.startribune.com/stories/503/5407266.html)
StarTribune: Sports (16.05.2005 23:02)
SHORT HILLS, N.J. -- A confident Zygi Wilf said Monday that he will become the lead investor in the Minnesota Vikings and that NFL owners, meeting next week in Washington, D.C., will approve his purchase of the team.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Jun 14th, 2005, 7:13pm
Above deal done.  From "The REAL Feed":

Sale of Vikings to Wilf group finalized (AP) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vikingssale&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Yahoo! News: Democratic Party (14.06.2005 15:20)
The Minnesota Vikings are officially under new ownership. A group headed by New Jersey real estate developer Zygi Wilf closed late Monday on the $600 million purchase from Texas businessman Red McCombs. McCombs, speaking from his San Antonio office, said he spoke with Wilf Tuesday morning to off...

All indications seem to be that this guy will keep the Vikings where they belong... in Minnesota that is.  I hope that remains the case.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Jun 15th, 2005, 11:43am
Just thought I'd add this LOCAL report from "The REAL Feed" regarding the sale:

McCombs turns over Vikings; Wilf era begins (http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/football/11895634.htm?source=rss&channel=twincities_football)
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Football (15.06.2005 03:32)
The Red McCombs era ended Tuesday as New Jersey land developer Zygi Wilf officially took control of the Vikings. Although the NFL approved Wilf's $600 million purchase of the Vikings from McCombs on May 25 in Washington, the paperwork and terms were completed Monday night.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Jun 17th, 2005, 5:20pm
More on the new majority owner of the Vikings... from "The REAL Feed":

Wilfs aim to be next Rooneys in NFL after purchasing majority of Vikings (http://www.canada.com/sports/football/story.html?id=2d65a2e6-8cd0-48ef-91eb-b86757bc3b00)
FaceOff: Football (16.06.2005 21:18)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - After finally joining the exclusive NFL owners club, new Minnesota Vikings majority owner Zygi Wilf said he plans to stick around for a while.

Well, it's good to hear that he is aspiring in the right direction.
Title: Re: The Los Angeles Vikings
Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2006, 6:49pm
Looks like they'll be stayin' put... according to "The REAL Feed":

Wilf: Suburb still No. 1 site for new Vikings stadium (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2525315&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (20.07.2006 17:16)
Zygi Wilf said that the team's partnership with Anoka County and Blaine for a proposed new stadium remains strong, but skyrocketing construction costs are presenting a problem.

I, for one, do not want L.A. stealing yet another Minnesota team (that belongs nowhere else but Minnesota; the VIKINGS [smiley=viking.gif], like the Lakers [smiley=drown.gif] before them, belong RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE...  Makes me think wasn't Kobe Bryant on the "Love [smiley=boobies.gif] Boat" [smiley=sailin.gif] last year,... evidence the Lakers belong back in Minnesota ;))!!!
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Apr 19th, 2009, 5:05pm
On keeping the team in Minny in 2011 and beyond...  LOCALLY off "The REAL Feed":

Fan's view: New stadium deal that benefits team and state is possible (http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/118061/)
Duluth News-Tribune: Football (19.04.2009 02:22)
As a fan of the original Cleveland Browns, I know what it's like to lose a cherished NFL franchise. I also know Cleveland's loss means any NFL city, with the possible exception of Green Bay, can lose its NFL franchise.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Oct 8th, 2009, 2:39pm
The talk of a move to Cali rears its ugly head yet again... in this LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed":

California group to target would-be NFL tenants (http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/63720272.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr)
StarTribune: Sports (08.10.2009 08:23)
After expected approval of an $800 million project, investors will court teams, such as the Vikings, with unfavorable ballpark issues.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Oct 15th, 2009, 8:58pm
Update on L.A. front... :-/ from a LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed":

Vikings, six other teams targets for L.A.-area stadium (http://www.startribune.com/local/64452377.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr)
StarTribune: Sports (15.10.2009 20:07)
The Vikings quest to leave the Metrodome has put them on a list of seven NFL teams that will be courted for a new stadium near L.A.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Nov 18th, 2009, 10:54pm
Vikes not looking to stay in Minny, at least not "as is"...  From "The REAL Feed":

Minnesota Vikings vehemently reject Metrodome extension (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4668947&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (18.11.2009 19:41)
The Vikings have rejected a proposed extension to their lease at the Metrodome, saying their future in Minnesota is in jeopardy.

Could this be the beginning of the end of the Vikings in Minnesota? :-/
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 10th, 2011, 11:25pm
Minnesota still in the running... according to "The REAL Feed":

Vikings agree to new site for stadium (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Minnesota-Vikings-agree-to-new-site-for-stadium-051011)
FOXSports.com :: NFL (10.05.2011 15:02)
Officials in a Twin Cities suburb said Tuesday they have reachedan agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to lure the NFL team awayfrom their longtime home in Minneapolis with a retractable-roofstadium built on a Superfund site.

While not a Vikes' fan, I sincerely do not want them to go the way of the Lakers... [smiley=nono.gif]
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Oct 18th, 2011, 1:57pm
Vikings to remain in Minnesota?  We'll have to wait and see.  From "The REAL Feed":

Minnesota governor promises special session on stadium bill (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8233b0b9/article/minnesota-governor-promises-special-session-on-stadium-bill)
NFL.com (18.10.2011 02:17)
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday he wouldcall a special legislative session this fall for a vote on a Vikings stadium bill, even if there's not a specificproposal tied to one of several possible sites.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Oct 23rd, 2011, 12:36pm
San Antonio [smiley=cowboy.gif] being bandied about yet again... on "The REAL Feed":

Vikings eyeing San Antonio? (http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/313590-vikings-could-land-in-san-antonio?xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (23.10.2011 10:10)
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Nov 5th, 2011, 5:58pm
There appears to be another way to make the Vikes stay put... at least for another season... according to what's currently atop "The REAL Feed":

Clause in lease could keep Vikings in Metrodome for 2012 (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d823cc5a2/article/clause-in-lease-could-keep-vikings-in-metrodome-for-2012)
NFL.com (05.11.2011 16:12)
The Minnesota Vikings' lease at the Metrodome is again a point of contention as the team seeks a new stadium deal.

I guess for Minnesotans that would be the "Santa [smiley=santa.gif] 'Clause'"... ;D
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Dec 4th, 2011, 11:23am
Not likely to be Los Angeles, they say... [smiley=mustread.gif] From a LOCAL source rolling [smiley=rollin.gif] off "The REAL Feed":

Vikings-to-L.A. move wouldn't be easy (http://www.startribune.com/local/east/134943253.html)
StarTribune: Sports (04.12.2011 00:48)
Such a move is possible, experts say, but the NFL has made sure its relocation process doesn't let owners simply make a money grab.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Dec 26th, 2011, 1:27am
Indications now are that the Vikes will stay put... according to "The REAL Feed":

Vikings reportedly close to deal to stay in Minnesota (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8256ab7d/article/vikings-reportedly-close-to-deal-to-stay-in-minnesota)
NFL.com (25.12.2011 22:07)
Peter King of NBC's "Football Night In America" reported Sunday that the Vikings and Minnesota officials are close to a deal that would keep the team in the state it has called home since entering the league in 1961.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Apr 5th, 2012, 4:24pm
MINNESOTA Vikings remain alive... according to "The REAL Feed":

Vikings' stadium bill passes key step in House (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7778562/minnesota-vikings-stadium-bill-passes-key-step-house)
ESPN: NFL (05.04.2012 10:45)
The Minnesota Vikings stadium plan is still in play.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Apr 17th, 2012, 4:24pm
Uh-oh...  The plan to keep the Vikes in Minny has taken a big hit.  From "The REAL Feed":

State committee rejects bill for Vikings stadium (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7822446/minnesota-vikings-stadium-proposal-rejected-house-committee)
ESPN: NFL (16.04.2012 22:38)
A Minnesota House committee has voted down the Vikings stadium proposal.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on Apr 20th, 2012, 3:49am
Here are the LOCAL dailies on the current situation with the Vikings...  From "The REAL Feed":

NFL sees Vikings meeting two requirements needed for move (http://www.startribune.com/sports/148198675.html)
StarTribune: Sports (19.04.2012 22:22)

Vikings' stadium snag brings NFL boss to Minnesota (http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/229178/)
Duluth News-Tribune: Football (20.04.2012 00:00)
ST. PAUL - Minnesota's latest stadium snag has the NFL publicly questioning the state's interest in keeping the Vikings, and league Commissioner Roger Goodell is concerned enough that he is coming for another visit. Talk about this topic
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 8th, 2012, 9:27pm
Are the straws starting to break the proverbial camel's back here?  From "The REAL Feed":

Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill 'not workable' team says (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828f2bbc/article/legislature-ups-teams-share-of-stadium-costs-vikings-chafe)
NFL.com (08.05.2012 14:25)
Even though the Minnesota Vikings are one step away from having political approval for a new downtown stadium, the team called increased costs they much shoulder "not workable," the Star Tribune reported Tuesday.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 10th, 2012, 4:54pm
Just 48 hours ago the news was bleak.  Now, it looks like the Minnesota Vikings may get saved, after all,... and for years,... decades to come...  From "The REAL Feed":

Senate approves plan for new Vikings stadium (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7914553/senate-approves-plan-new-minnesota-vikings-stadium)
ESPN: NFL (10.05.2012 14:14)
The Minnesota Vikings moved to within a governor's signature of getting a new $975 million stadium on Thursday after the state Senate approved a plan that relies heavily on public financing.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 14th, 2012, 5:47am
The Vikes are in Minnesota to stay, or so that is the way it definitely seems now...  However, they could not wait to get out of the Metrodome.  From a LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed":

Hartman: Vikings glad to leave Metrodome behind (http://www.startribune.com/sports/151320765.html)
StarTribune: Sports (13.05.2012 21:57)
The Dome had its day, but the outdated facility didn't bring in the revenue streams earned by most NFL teams.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 14th, 2012, 3:56pm
Here is the agreement they have with the University of Minnesota to play in their stadium in the interim while their new digs are being built...  From a LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed":

Vikings stadium: Team will pay $3 million a year to play at TCF Bank Stadium (http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_20619881/vikings-stadium-team-will-pay-3-million-year?source=rss)
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Football (14.05.2012 11:06)
The University of Minnesota has struck a deal with the Vikings to host the team during construction of a new stadium, bringing in an estimated $3 million per NFL season for the school.
Title: Re: The ??? Vikings
Post by StegRock on May 26th, 2012, 8:37pm
The very last hurdle has been jumped, though it was a close call...  The Vikings are Minnesota's for decades to come.  From "The REAL Feed":

Friday's NFL notebook: Vikings stadium clears city council, final hurdle (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120526/SPORTS0101/205260325/1126/rss14)
Detroit Lions (26.05.2012 00:00)
The Vikings bagged the last political sign-off necessary for their new stadium Friday when the Minneapolis City Council narrowly approved the plan. The 7-6 vote fell along the same lines as a preliminary vote a day earlier.


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