rabidgopher04
9 years ago
Buried in this article  about a fancy new boat outside of the fancy new Vikings stadium is this nugget.

The engraved fan pavers will form the bedrock. The team has sold about 6,000 of the pavers and has room for twice as many. Priced at $160, $295 and $360, fans can choose their statements to be a permanent part of the structure at www.vikings.com/bricks



So the Packers sell stock giving people a chance to have an ownership stake in an NFL team, and the Vikings fans lambast the Packers fans who bought said stock.

Then the Vikings turn around and sell worthless bricks at about the same price point as the Packers' stock and the Vikings fans just gobble them up. 😂

Silly Queens!
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Zero2Cool
9 years ago
Vikings had #4, the Packers still have FOUR.

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9 years ago

Buried in this article  about a fancy new boat outside of the fancy new Vikings stadium is this nugget.



So the Packers sell stock giving people a chance to have an ownership stake in an NFL team, and the Vikings fans lambast the Packers fans who bought said stock.

Then the Vikings turn around and sell worthless bricks at about the same price point as the Packers' stock and the Vikings fans just gobble them up. 😂

Silly Queens!

Originally Posted by: rabidgopher04 



You might be to young to remember, but the packers actually sold chunks of mud aka turf after we beat SF in the mudbowl playoff game. The grass was $100 for like an 8"x8" square.


So yes we have bought stupid things and I think its neat that you can buy a brick and put whatever you want on it and it will be part of the new stadium
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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9 years ago

You might be to young to remember, but the packers actually sold chunks of mud aka turf after we beat SF in the mudbowl playoff game. The grass was $100 for like an 8"x8" square.

Originally Posted by: dhazer 



I remember seeing chunks of turf for sale in the Packers Pro Shop in 1997.


So yes we have bought stupid things and I think its neat that you can buy a brick and put whatever you want on it and it will be part of the new stadium

Originally Posted by: dhazer 



Yeah, until the next owner decides that he wants a new stadium. Bye bye bricks!

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9 years ago

Vikings had #4, the Packers still have FOUR.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



nicely said !! lol
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9 years ago
I bought one of the chunks of Lambeau Field that they sold when they had to resod before the NFC title win against Carolina.
It was only $15, not $100.
I still have it.
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Yeah, until the next owner decides that he wants a new stadium. Bye bye bricks!

Originally Posted by: rabidgopher04 



The Vikings have a 30 year contract at the new digs. I'm pretty sure the next owner won't have a need or want for a new stadium...

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9 years ago

The Vikings have a 30 year contract at the new digs. I'm pretty sure the next owner won't have a need or want for a new stadium...

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Originally Posted by: Formo 



You think there might be a Lombardi won in those 30 years, or will it be just a few more decades of futility?
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yooperfan
9 years ago
Hey, somebody has to make those bricks.
Hopefully they aren't made in China.
rabidgopher04
9 years ago

The Vikings have a 30 year contract at the new digs. I'm pretty sure the next owner won't have a need or want for a new stadium...

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Originally Posted by: Formo 



Sure, you mean just like the Metrodome?
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9 years ago
The sale of engraved paving stones is not at all new. I have known of churches, fraternities, as well as city projects that have raised money in this manner. In fact, I can recall that the city of Norfolk,Va. raised money this way when they built their Scope (coliseum)/Chrysler Hall complex back in the 70's. That beautiful complex still stands to this day, along with the original paving stones. They still represent the pride that members of the community had and still have.

I have no problem with the Vikings giving their community a similar opportunity show their support for something that they take pride in. Perhaps the Packers will build , or already have built a park or stadium addition that will offer supporters a chance to do the same thing. Furthermore, I fail to see the need to bash Minnesota or any other American location. There is such a thing as carrying a sports rivalry too far.

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9 years ago

The sale of engraved paving stones is not at all new. I have known of churches, fraternities, as well as city projects that have raised money in this manner. In fact, I can recall that the city of Norfolk,Va. raised money this way when they built their Scope (coliseum)/Chrysler Hall complex back in the 70's. That beautiful complex still stands to this day, along with the original paving stones. They still represent the pride that members of the community had and still have.

I have no problem with the Vikings giving their community a similar opportunity show their support for something that they take pride in. Perhaps the Packers will build , or already have built a park or stadium addition that will offer supporters a chance to do the same thing. Furthermore, I fail to see the need to bash Minnesota or any other American location. There is such a thing as carrying a sports rivalry too far.

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In a way, this is actually my point. People across the internet ripped Packers fans for buying an ownership share of the team, where is the same ribbing when other teams do something similar? The fact is that lots of organizations do thing like this and I think Packers fans were unfairly flamed for their version of it.
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The Vikings have a 30 year contract at the new digs. I'm pretty sure the next owner won't have a need or want for a new stadium...

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Originally Posted by: Formo 



FOOOOOORMO!!! How you doing??? Haven't seen you in a long time! Hope you are well, my friend!
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9 years ago

FOOOOOORMO!!! How you doing??? Haven't seen you in a long time! Hope you are well, my friend!

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 



And you won't hear from him again for long time ... until Vikings are 1st in NFC North anyway. That's how those Vikings fans roll. When they on top, they chirpy, when they not, they are closed up better than witness protection.
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9 years ago

Hey, somebody has to make those bricks.
Hopefully they aren't made in China.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 



They're made here in Chicago, I think. Derrick Rose has been tossing 'em up by the dozen.
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