> > I love football and am a MNF fan - even when Dennis Miller was in the > booth!
I liked Miller, but then, I was one of the minority of viewers who understood his obscure jokes and references. > > I've kinda been turned off by professional sports in general, though, > which isn't an odd feeling in MN. Just about any fan has been > offended to the point of not caring by: > > 1.) Stadium issues. Our university wants a new stadium, the Vikings > want one, and the Twins wants one. All of them want the taxpayers to > pay for it. Um, no. You guys should have built the Vikes and the Twins a stadium YEARS ago. Seriously. The Metrodome has been a disaster for 10+ years now. The Twins go on winning despite lackluster support from the city and a low payroll. Ditto for the Vikings. Cough up some tax dollars and build a stadium already ya cheap bastards!!! :) > > 2.) Hockey strike. MN is hockey country, but there's been a real > backlash to professional hockey - especially when it's really just a > rich guy's sport at $50+ per ticket. NOBODY buys tickets. You either > get them as a gift or from work, clients, salespeople, corporate > seats, etc. Consequently you don't see any families there because > they can't afford it. But in MN it's played in a new arena. (The > highschool games, BTW, are PACKED and the HS Hockey Tournament is on > prime time TV) MN's really been screwed over by Hockey. The North Stars book town, then the NHL gives a team to Tampa Bay before finally returning a team to Minneapolis? The strike might turn out to be good for hockey though. I like the rule changes, though I think contraction might have been in order for some of the franchises. > > 3.) Randy Moss. This guy offended fans that I thought couldn't be. > My brother, who's got the jerseys, has a party for every game, etc. > took all of his stuff, burned it in his driveway, and sent the tape to > the local news channels - they broadcast it! And he got unanimous > kudos. BTW - in addition to everything else Randy Moss did (or didn't > do) on the field, he tried to "run over" a Mpls traffic cop that gave > him a parking ticket. Not a popular guy here. He'll make an absolutely PERFECT Raider: He's moody, he's a cry-baby, he's a criminal, he's selfish, he's talented. Silver and black is where he belongs, dogging it while the Chief's put another whippin on the Silver and Black Primadonnas twice a year :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168535 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
