OT - Vikings to LA?

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

Would the Minnesota fans still be fans of that team or would they start rooting for a new team, because I sure as hell don't want them to start rooting for the Packers just because it's the closest team.

More Gopher Football fans, IMO.

[Bucksfans1and2]

Would the Minnesota fans still be fans of that team or would they start rooting for a new team, because I sure as hell don't want them to start rooting for the Packers just because it's the closest team.

More Gopher Football fans, IMO.

Whenever I see your Sig I can't help but think that Pacman is the BCS people, and it's eating the teams that will go to bowl games, and then it gets to Minnesota and runs away and then Minnesota tries to catch it screaming, "Wait no, pick me, pick me."









I have too much time on my hands.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

Would the Minnesota fans still be fans of that team or would they start rooting for a new team, because I sure as hell don't want them to start rooting for the Packers just because it's the closest team.

More Gopher Football fans, IMO.

Whenever I see your Sig I can't help but think that Pacman is the BCS people, and it's eating the teams that will go to bowl games, and then it gets to Minnesota and runs away and then Minnesota tries to catch it screaming, "Wait no, pick me, pick me."








I have too much time on my hands.

Someone else posted something similar. Pretty funny way to look at it. Although I don't think Indiana would be getting gobbled up.

[Turk Nowitzki]

Would the Minnesota fans still be fans of that team or would they start rooting for a new team, because I sure as hell don't want them to start rooting for the Packers just because it's the closest team.

More Gopher Football fans, IMO.

Whenever I see your Sig I can't help but think that Pacman is the BCS people, and it's eating the teams that will go to bowl games, and then it gets to Minnesota and runs away and then Minnesota tries to catch it screaming, "Wait no, pick me, pick me."

Awesome.

[midranger]

Lets say a new stadium costs 600 million (not everyone needs to spend a billion like Jerry Jones), and that the Vikings ask the public funds to cover half of that (300 million). Lets also say that a new stadium will last 25 years.

The Vikings have a ~100 million dollar pay roll for players only this year. Minnesota state income tax is 8% at the highest level. That is 8 million per year in recuperated money just by taxing the players' income.

Additionally, state sales tax is is approaching 7%. Say half of their income is taxed away, a quarter is saved, and a quarter is spent. Of that money spent, say half is spent in Minnesota ($12.5 million which is probably conservative). The sales tax comes to $875,000.

Now lets say that 30 of the players buy a house in Minnesota. Lets say they buy somewhat modest (relatively) homes and are taxed $5,000 annually. That is $150,000.

So, using conservative estimates for taxes on the players alone, the state would recuperate over 9 million dollars per year. 9 million x 25 years = $225,000 million. This is assuming no increase in either taxes or payroll over a 25 year period.

This does not include all the front office personell, concessions, parking/security contractors, mechandise sales, increased property values and new businesses surrounding the stadium, private goods and services that all the people connected to the team use, etc, etc, etc...

It's unbelievable that they'd be so short sighted. But alas.

[LUKE23]

Whenever I see your Sig I can't help but think that Pacman is the BCS people, and it's eating the teams that will go to bowl games, and then it gets to Minnesota and runs away and then Minnesota tries to catch it screaming, "Wait no, pick me, pick me."

Hall of Fame.

[SupremeHustle]

Please take me with you, Vikings!

[humanrefutation]

Please take me with you, Vikings!

Hater.

[smooth 'lil balla]

I would enjoy making fun of them and all their fans or a few weeks, but then would really miss the rivalry, one of the best in football.