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Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:50 pm
by Cliff
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... nk-stadium
MINNEAPOLIS -- Next season will be the Minnesota Vikings' last in the 31-year-old Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and fans of the purple and gold can look forward to blue lips and red cheeks as they shiver through two seasons of old-school, outdoor football.
Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said Friday that the team plans to play at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, while the team's new stadium gets built at the Metrodome site in downtown Minneapolis.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:13 pm
by Purple bruise
That might explain, if it is true, why Harvin wants out of Minny. After all he is a Florida kinda guy.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:22 pm
by Eli
Didn't we already know that? I thought that's been the plan for quite some time.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:23 pm
by Cliff
I wasn't aware of it and it was just posted on NFL.com so I thought it was news. I can delete the post if it was already common knowledge.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:30 pm
by Eli
No, maybe I just assumed that's how it would be done and this formally announces the schedule. The plan has always been to be ready for the opening of the 2016 season, and logically the only way to do that is to construct the stadium during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Although they possibly could, they wouldn't want to move to TCF in the middle of 2013, nor could they wait any longer than early 2014 to begin demolition of the Humpty Dome, since the new stadium is being built mostly in its place.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:44 pm
by PurpleMustReign
I think it was talked about, but never made official until just now.
That will be cool... I presume that means some upgrades (I haven't read the article yet) so that benefits for the Gophers too.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:48 pm
by Purple bruise
PurpleMustReign wrote:I think it was talked about, but never made official until just now.
That will be cool... I presume that means some upgrades (I haven't read the article yet) so that benefits for the Gophers too.
There is a downside for the Gophers though. They will have to clean up all of the wounded ducks that Ponder left all over their field every week
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:25 pm
by chicagopurple
This should be FUN! Takes me back to my childhood getting to watch Tark run around like a madman.....Cant wait. HMMMM gonna have to buy a purple snow suit.....
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:18 pm
by headless_norseman
I envy the locals
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:37 pm
by vikeinmontana
headless_norseman wrote:I envy the locals
me too! as of now i'm hoping to catch a game this upcoming season and then i likely won't be able to get back until the opening of our new stadium.
you guys are lucky!
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:27 pm
by vikeinmontana
mrc44 wrote:
My buddy and I are planning a trip out to visit some of his family members a catch one of the last games in the Metrodome. We live out in Northern California, but the flights are CHEAP CHEAP
awesome! i'm headed to fargo in september to watch montana state take on north dakota state and am crossing my fingers that the vikes play at home that same weekend. if not i'm not sure i'll be able to get a game in person for another year or so. hope your trip works out.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:02 am
by Raptorman
mrc44 wrote:
My buddy and I are planning a trip out to visit some of his family members a catch one of the last games in the Metrodome. We live out in Northern California, but the flights are CHEAP CHEAP
My question would be why? It smelled like and old tennis shoe the first year it was built. I can't imagine what it smells like today.
That being said, I hope you have fun.
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:41 am
by jackal
I think I might make a game this year as well. I graduate soon and think I will the visit the the old stadium one last time
before they tear it down. maybe the last home game ? That would be cool ..
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:53 am
by ViciousBritishVike
jackal wrote:I think I might make a game this year as well. I graduate soon and think I will the visit the the old stadium one last time
before they tear it down. maybe the last home game ? That would be cool ..
You mean the NFC Championship game?
Tickets won't come easy you know
Re: Vikings to Play Two Seasons at TCF Bank Stadium
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:46 pm
by ranskal
When the Vikes played the game there when the roof collapsed, didn't they say that the TCF field was not heated? I wonder if they will add something for that or just play on it that way.