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| PITTSBURGH STEELERS | HoF | MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
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| Date: | 9 August 2015 | Location: | Canton, OH |
| Time: | 7:00 PM Central | Stadium: | Hall of Fame Stadium |
| TV: | NBC | Radio: | Vikings Radio Network XM Ch 225 (MIN) Sirius Ch 88 (National) |
| TV Announcers: | Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth | Know Thy Foe: | Behind the Steel Curtain |
| Weather: | 82 degrees, winds from the NW at 7 MPH, 0% chance of rain | ||
| Line: | If you're betting on pre-season games, please click here. | ||
| Chris' Prediction: | As long as nobody gets hurt, who cares? | ||
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-Thou shalt not link illegal feeds of today's game, or I shall kick thy arse to the curb until the game is over. Do not promote then, do not mention them, do not even hint at them. Thou hast been warned.
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-Thou shalt not feed the trolls. Rather, thou shall simply point them out, and they shall be banished to the fires of Mordor. Or Wisconsin. Whichever we feel is more harsh at the time.
-Thou shalt not engage in racist, sexist, or other such insulting rhetoric. Somebody disagreeing with you does not make them racist or sexist. It means they disagree with you. Talk it out like adults.
-Thou shalt not bait the fans of other teams into trolling.
-Basically, thou shalt not be a jackwagon in the game thread.
Man, have I missed these threads with the little table at the top.
For the first time since the game that closed down the Metrodome in December, the Minnesota Vikings will be taking the field to play real, honest-to-goodness NFL football. Their opponents for this evening's contest will be the Oakland Raiders, and the venue will be TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. This will be the Vikings' first scheduled outdoor home game in the Twin Cities since December 20, 1981, when the Vikings lost 10-6 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the final game at Metropolitan Stadium.
So, what are we looking for this evening? Well, it's going to be fairly vanilla, but there are still some things to pay attention to.
1) No major injuries - This is, obviously, the big one. We don't need anyone that's going to play a vital role on this team getting injured. Mike Zimmer has said that the starters will play "until he's happy," but nobody knows how long that is.
2) The battle at quarterback - Matt Cassel is going to start this one, but Norv Turner has said that Teddy Bridgewater was going to get some first-team snaps as well. How long will both the potential starters at quarterback be on the field?
3) What will the new defense look like? - Over the past few years, the defense didn't show a whole lot in the pre-season. In most cases, they followed that up by not showing much in the regular season, either. With Mike Zimmer running things, you can bet that the defense is going to look much different, and we'll get our first glimpse at that this evening.
We're about an hour away from game time, ladies and gentlemen. We'll monitor the thread for comments to see if we need any sort of an overflow thread or anything like that. With this being a pre-season game and on a Friday night, I'm not sure if it will be necessary.
Oh, and. . .
SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!