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Gophers vs JayHawks - Vitamin E - 12-31-2008
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Gophers vs JayHawks - Vitamin E - 12-31-2008
Bird what do you think the Goph's chances are?
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 12-31-2008
Not good.Don't know much about them except who their coach is.Its early so anything can happen at this point.
What is the deal with the Vikes not selling enough tickets and possibly having to black out a playoff game?
Gophers vs JayHawks - Vitamin E - 12-31-2008
I heard the number was low, they have one more day. If they don't sell out...I live far enough out of the city that I'd still get it on TV.
I would enjoy watching the Vikes pummel your Fecals.
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 12-31-2008
Is there no excitement over this team for any particular reason?Its odd to me that you guys arent jacked up about making your first playoffs in almost a decade.
Gophers vs JayHawks - Vitamin E - 12-31-2008
You're right that fans do lack intensity. But there are other factors that make up a portion of lagging ticket sales.
Has a lot to do with when the made the playoffs. Back in '98 they had sold out the first playoff game and pre-sold 80% of the NFC championship game.
This year they didn't clinch until late Sunday, plus didn't know who there opponent was until the conclusion of the Philly/Dallas game.
They're on pace to sell out by the noon Thursday deadline. Normally the network that risks losing the telecast will buy up 4-5 thousand tickets to avoid losing millions in advertising to case of a blackout.
The Minneapolis/StPaul metro isn't very big. A good portion of the season ticket holders live in the out state area or neighboring states.
Sad reality of it is.....If there were a chance of a Vikes/Packers playoff game...cheese heads would have gobbled up 20K tickets in just a few minutes.
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 12-31-2008
I heard that the team is looking for the state to kick in a couple hundred million for the new stadium they want to build.Not sure they can justify it when they can't sell out a playoff game.
Gophers vs JayHawks - Vitamin E - 12-31-2008
BIRD33 Wrote:I heard that the team is looking for the state to kick in a couple hundred million for the new stadium they want to build.Not sure they can justify it when they can't sell out a playoff game.
Red McCombs wasn't a very good owner. Whist petitioning the State of Minnesota for funding he ordered market studies for stadiums in San Antonio and a couple other cities. The Minnesota Twins were looking for a new stadium at the same time...and well, long story short, the state funded the Twins project because they weren't looking to move the team.
Gophers vs JayHawks - quint - 12-31-2008
how come los angeles can't support a team?
it is, after all the 2nd largest city in the country.
Gophers vs JayHawks - Anhil8tor - 12-31-2008
why would you wast money on an NFL playoff game when you have the T-wolves and North Stars currently playing and Twins around the corner. Minny is in the playoffs so much it doesn't matter.
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 01-01-2009
quint Wrote:how come los angeles can't support a team?
it is, after all the 2nd largest city in the country.
Theres an engineer in Philly working on a NFL stadium for LA that I'm involved with.Its for the owner of the Staples center and from what I hear he's pretty sure he can get a NFL team to move there in the next 5 years.
Gophers vs JayHawks - snarg - 01-01-2009
BIRD33 Wrote:Theres an engineer in Philly working on a NFL stadium for LA that I'm involved with.Its for the owner of the Staples center and from what I hear he's pretty sure he can get a NFL team to move there in the next 5 years.
are you top or bottom??
inquiring minds want to know
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 01-01-2009
I'm sure you spend a lot of time wondering about that.
Gophers vs JayHawks - snarg - 01-01-2009
wallah!!
Gophers vs JayHawks - quint - 01-05-2009
BIRD33 Wrote:Theres an engineer in Philly working on a NFL stadium for LA that I'm involved with.Its for the owner of the Staples center and from what I hear he's pretty sure he can get a NFL team to move there in the next 5 years.
ewing cole?
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 01-05-2009
quint Wrote:ewing cole?
Yup.They get all the stadium work.The guy over there said its just a budget but the plans were almost 60% completed.I guess they want to have a stadium ready to be built right away if they ever get a team again.
Gophers vs JayHawks - cLaY - 01-05-2009
LA Lions, bank on it...Detroit is done in the NFL game.
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 01-05-2009
Would just be terrible timing for the NFL if they do it in the next 5 years.It would look like the league is abandoning a city during a crisis.Imagine if the saints left New Orleans after that hurricane.PR disaster.
I can see the Rams moving back.
Gophers vs JayHawks - BIRD33 - 01-06-2009
quint Wrote:ewing cole?
Guess this is why they are working on it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3809431
Gophers vs JayHawks - quint - 01-06-2009
ewing cole is one of the better firms. i do some work with them.
al davis should be in someones dead pool.