IllegalContact

one of the requirements for access to public money for the stadium is to block TV blackouts.....

Minnesota Senate amends stadium deal to block blackouts | ProFootballTalk

going to be an interesting argument

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HowardRoark

Good for them, I agree.

resdubwhite

I'd imagine the vikings always get a healthy crowd. Blackouts aren't really an issue no?

Tunescribe

Aren't blackouts an NFL policy vs. a team option? But I doubt that would be a good thing for the team if the Vikings fail to sell out, which just might happen if capacity is increased in the new stadium. Whatever they build, I hope it's not another dome or roofed arena (though it probably will be). That team lost a lot of its original character when it moved indoors.

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DarrylS

My bro in law, who lives in Minnesota and is a huge Vikings fan, called ranting and raving last night with all of the shenanigans that are occuring the legislature... apparently they keep adding amendments to the Senate version, which will need to be reconciled with the House version...

He told me that this all has to be done by next Wednesday, as the weekend following is the beginning of the fishing season and the legislature is mandated to complete their business by then..

Happy fishing..

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FirstAndGoal

I don't understand all of the negative comments at the end of that article. It seems perfectly reasonable.


If the public is going to put up the money for a private venue, then it shouldn't get penalized if all the tickets don't sell. If NE were playing the Vikings, the Vikings would be blacked out while NE and possibly the rest of the country gets to see the game played in the stadium funded by MN....seems fair enough to me. The NFL will put up a huge stink about this but it's hypocritical to broadcast any game to an audence at the exclusion of the audience that paid for the venue.

IllegalContact

I'm suprised it hasn't come up sooner......

I have no problem with the govt getting what it can.


Kraft had no problems and was ready to drag thepats off to hartford and even if he wasn't, he had no problems playing that game.

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“ I think good coaches will coach with the personnel they have, and if you only have one (good) linebacker, you’re not going to play a 3–4. ”
—Hank Bullough, who installed one of the first 3–4 defenses with the New England Patriots.

Bill B.

I agree. I used to love those Minnesota teams with Bud Grant breathing smoke on the sideline. He had no heaters on the sideline. This team lost a lot of its character when it went in doors, not to mention a huge home field advantage.

Bill B.

You just never know what you are going to get with the people from Minnesota. I mean they elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a professional wrestler, to be Governor. They elected Al Franken, a supposed comedian and comedy writer, to the Senate. And they elect Michelle Bachman to congress. Still trying to figure that one out. But we elected the "Governator" here in Ca so we're no better.

Some of the comments see the Vikings coming to LA. I don't see an NFL team coming to LA. I used to go to both the Raider games and Rams games when they were out here and neither team sold out. The Coliseum is way too old and is not good for NFL football. One endzone is like 50 yards from the endzone seats. People here just don't show up on time for anything.

signbabybrady

I think Blackouts are stupid anyway.

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe the purpose was to stop local fans from watching a game on TV that the team could not sell out in the stadium as way to make those who want to watch have to by a ticket.

And I think this made sense in the past as in stadium revenue was key but TV money is so ridiculous now it would seem stupid to be blocking any TV viewers for any reason.

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