Vikings Announce Ticket Policy For Monday Night At The Bank. . .Oh, And No Booze

Clusterfuck

Or, SNAFU…Situation Normal, All Fucked Up. And if ever there was a season that was a SNAFU, the 2010 Minnesota Vikings season is the living, breathing embodiment of it.

Actually, NC right now looks about the same as Minny. We got ice everywhere. I would lose a kidney to see the Vikes play outside in Minny – really. Ziggy and I share the same memories of watching Bud Grant on the sideline in the old met – no heat for us equalled no heat for the visitors – oh what great fun watching the southern Calf. teams come and freeze. Old school you bet! Those of you going will remember this for a long time, or until they find a way to melt your frozen rears for the seats…ha ha.

I mean that would suck to fly out from New Mexico, get in line on Monday, and then be told that the stadium is full. I would go postal!

And they had a poll for people to email/call in. What would it take to get you to go to the Vikings/Bears game Monday night. People were emailing with the stupidest, most outrageous demands to “have to sit through that game.” All I could think of is how these people have no sense of what a football game is supposed to be. I was born in 1980, I didn’t start to appreciate football till I was at least 2, when the dome was built. All I remember hearing were stories from my parents and grandparents about the good ol’ days, Fran Tarkenton, Alan Page, Carl Eller. When football was football, and beer was frozen if you didn’t drink it fast enough. I would give almost everything to be able to go to that game, but since I’m 2000 miles away, stuck working, there is no chance. To hear these people whine about not wanting to go because the 2 teams may not be the best in the league, or its too f’ing cold. Screw them!! I hope none of the people that called in are Vikings fans, and if they say they are, they are lying. True Vikings fans will sit through any weather, alcohol or no alcohol, winning team or losing team, to watch Webb or Ramsey, or whoever else they want to put out there, just for the chance to see football played in its true element. Monday night will be a night that pays homage to the throwback days. I don’t remember the last time I was so excited to watch a Vikings game (Not even last years or 1998’s NFC championship game)

Now, I know that if I’m one of the fans that gets the boot for the no room, i’ll be a little upset, but jeez, this is awesome. Minnesota football, outside. Hell to the YES. Go purchase a pair of Carharts, and put on another pair of socks, we have some awesome football coming Monday night!!

I think its great that you guys are playing outside this weekend, I can’t wait to watch the game, and I see the Bears are worried about a frozen field. Although seeing how they played against New England, perhaps they are justified.

Also, I have a feeling Vikings fans are resourceful enough to find ways to get their libations through the turnstiles.

Always had a hard time liking the Vikings because of the indoor thing, but will totally be pulling for you guys Monday night, good luck.

I doubt I’m the first person here who has brought his own and ordered a lot of Cokes…

I understand that a college football season ends much earlier than a pro football season, but it’s certainly not unheard of to have temperatures below freezing at the end of November. It seems like a feature the stadium would have been built with.

They will use warming chemicals on the field, then cover in tarps with heating coils on top to warm up and keep the field warm.

Hope that helps them from getting their panties in a further wad.

We play real football again in Minnesota. Who cares what the elements are or what the seating policy is or for that matter the booze policy. Just play football and skin the Bears! When we played in the Met, yes it was cold, damn cold, but we endured and we kicked ass, because Minnesotans are tough by nature and our sports teams reflect that toughness. I predict after Monday night, when the Norseman walk off the frozen tundra victorious, everybody will be talking about this phenom named Joe Webb, #14!

What an effing disrespectful joke. They must think we’re dumb little faithful animals ready to lap up whatever they serve us. Pathetic.

Here’s to a good game and no parking lot stabbings.

… what’s the big deal?

Stub and Herb’s and Sally’s and The Big Ten and that fire house bar (Station 19?) are going to be hopping, that’s all I have to say. I wish I could be there. I predict it will be a blast, despite the cold.

On the Vikes site, they have links to standard TCF parking maps and policies pertaining to U of M games. For those, the best parking is naturally reserved for Gophers season ticket holders. But for this game? I can’t quite figure it out. Will the shuttles from the fairgrounds run?

Is it even worth trying to park, or should I use MetroTransit? Never been to a Gophers game, so I am not sure what to expect, and what I should bother doing.