I’d probably lose my taste for football entirely. If for some reason I kept my interest, I’d root for the Steelers or the Eags. (Born in Philly, college in Pittsburgh) If either of those teams would be playing the former Minnesota Vikings, I’d root for a beatdown the likes of Shanahan vs Al Davis.

The Vikings are pure Minnesotan, plain and simple. If they move out, I would no longer follow the team.

Would I still be a football fan? Probably. I’d just watch casually and not really follow any particular team I imagine.

I just hope, in the unlikely event the team moves, that the Vikings change their name/mascot. I don’t want the LA Lakers and Vikings, where both of their team names make no sense whatsoever, given their locale.

Or I might become a Lions fan. Since they’ve never really been competition in my lifetime I have no bad feelings toward them and no one could call me a bandwagon jumper.

football any more. i couldn’t stand the sight of my ex-team dating it’s new fans. It broke my heart and just seeing it have a good time on a fall sunday with it’s newfound love would eat me up inside. I would start smoking again, start eating to excess, gain weight, let myself go, and probably become a recluse. or i’d follow the redskins with my father in law and slowly try and poison myself to ease the pain.

How would you feel if the Packers were on the list?

I can’t fathom the team moving, but I think it’s likely too, given the economic pressure on the team.
I also find it hard to believe that Minneapolis/Minnesota wants to get stuck with a big ol’ empty stadium either.

I may still be a fan if the name/logo/colors move (Las Vegas Vikings, anyone?), but it would NEVER be the same.

Ick. I don’t want to have to think about it.

If the A**holes in LA change team colors to Mauve and Teal highlighted with a touch
of peach THATS IT!!!!!!!!!! I’ll become a Ravins fan.

your beloved packers couldn’t get it done on the field,
so you had to resort to this ?
a kick to the groin, followed by a hug.
Mitchell, with all the problems the packers have right now,
your efforts might be better spent on cleaning up your own house.
and stop worrying about ours.
keep stirring the pot, Nov 1st is just around the corner.
pretty sure that Brett’s got that one marked on his to do list

75% of mascots in professional sports are either completely unfitting for the region or downright arbitrary anyway. Can any one person tell me what a Brown, a Charger, a Flyer, a Thrasher, a Blue Jacket, a Red, a Sock (with color options), or a Dodger is suppose to be? And the Utah Jazz – Do they even allow music in that state?

Some teams seem to go for the intimidation factor when choosing a mascot. The Giants sound pretty fierce (so fierce that we needed two Giants teams). I’m sure ferociousness was the only thing on Tennessee’s mind when they chose the Titans (although some nifty alliteration may have had something to do with it).

Very few teams fall into the Vikings class of “region appropriate” mascots: the Packers (ugh), the Yankees, the Rockies, the Steelers, the Twins, and the Celtics to name a few. Others leave me clueless – like the Nets (what kind of net? A fishing net? A basketball net? And what what does a Net have to do with New Jersey? And why is your mascot a fox, for that matter??).

Also, you’d have the same chances of seeing a Viking in L.A. as you would seeing a Panther in Carolina (although it is a heavily-wooded area), a Chief in Kansas City (after the 1700’s), a Saint in New Orleans, or a good team in St. Louis anytime soon.

With all that said, I’d rather watch a WNBA preseason game than see the Vikings anywhere but Minnesota!

i dont know if i could accept the vikings for moving. It would break my heart…heck it would pancake it

Picking a team is usually a “which team is local” kind of decision. In the Midwest you have Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota to choose from. I believe most Viking fans are localized to Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas since they are fans of smaller cities and have a bitter rivalry with Green Bay. As much as I love the Vikes it just doesn’t sit well to root for any L.A. team.

…which is about the same as not following real NFL football.

If the Vikings move, then I think that the fans should pressure them to do 2 things:
1) Keep the team colors in Minnesota, unlike the LA Lakers.
2) The relocated franchise must never refer to this great franchise’s history as its own, including throwback jersey days, which should be money green with purple numbers and letters and a glossy black helmet to symbolize the vacuous nature of any ownership which would be dumb enough to leave a loyal fan base such as this one for a city that has way too much glittery stuff going on to bother with the blue-collar NFL.

And Not Being Sarcastic!

On the other hand, would the Vikings still be in the NFC North, or would they arange them to become an AFC team or something?

but I wouldn’t follow any particular team,
and it’d take me a couple seasons.
you know, to get use to the idea of no Vikings

I would have to start doing competitive ballroom dancing!!!!! If the Vikings emasculate me like that I would have no other choice!!!!! I realize that they will only ever be good enough to break my heart but…hope is what keeps me watching.

Truth be told

I would not be able to bring myself to cheer for any other team than the MINNESOTA Vikings. If they move I will not even watch Pro football again. I would poor all my energy into college football—-I am a fan of college now but somewhat passively.

OK….. even thinking this way has made me start searching for ballroom shoes!!!! I am not sure my manhood will survive!!

I live in Minneapolis, and I used to live less than a mile from the Dome. I usually only go to two or three games a year, but if they moved to LA, I really doubt that I could write about them with the same passion. The North Stars were instantly dead to me as soon as they moved to Dallas; I love the Vikes exponentially more, but I don’t know if I could deal with them leaving.

I hate the thought of them ever leaving Minny, but if they do, as long as they’re still the ‘Vikings’ (that is, the L.A. Vikings or the Virginia Vikings :) ), I’ll still be a Vikings fan.

If they ever stop being the Vikings, NFL football will cease having much meaning for me and I’ll probably start watching more CFL. I will, however, STILL be a Vikings fan, even though the Vikings no longer exist. I’ll still wear the Purple and Gold, I’ll still sport my Tark original style jersey. I’ll be a fan of a team that no longer exists… so be it.