Viking Fans,
The State of Minnesota and the Z-Man better get off their asses real
quick. Check out the Washington Post's Sports Section today - no
joke - the real deal. Edward P. Roski Jr. - a man that has much
deeper pockets than the Z-Man - just announced plans yesterday to
build a new 75K-seat facility with no public financing that will
potentially be ready for the 2011 season. He plans to build a first
rate facility that meets/exceeds all NFL standards.
He is quoted at news conference yesterday in LA of saying the
following: "The stadium is a certainty and it will be built, without
public money!" He plans to build the stadium without a commitment
from the NFL to provide a team and will do all that he can to get
one. The NFL has no plans for expansion at this time, and if LA gets
a team it will come from a very short list of teams that have a dire
stadium situation and at the top of that list are the Bills and
Vikings. Mr. Roski will clearly pursue buying a vulnerable team like
the Vikes and moving them to LA, and I believe the NFL will support
it if movement on a new stadium does not happen quickly.
Z-Man has no loyalty to Minnesota, being from Jersey, and is most
likely getting very fed up with the lack of support in Minnesota to
get a stadium deal done. Get ready folks - we may be watching a
repeat Minneapolis Lakers to LA Lakers and Minnesota Vikings to LA
Vikings.
At this stage no one in this group should waste time questioning my
comments, you should get off your ass as well and write politicians
in Minnesota to get something moving. I may be viewed as a tough
critic of the Vikes, but I am a loyal fan and have been actively
engaging with the Governor's Office in an effort to push for a new
stadium - what have you done? We are now at a real and present
danger for losing the Vikes - no BS - the REAL DEAL!!!
TAKE ACTION - TAKE ACTION NOW!!!
Buffster