Ohhh.. the stereotyping. How much do I love thee?
"Silentio" wrote:
A lot? Did you read the post or listen to the podcast excerpt? The Vikings have one of the most exciting teams in what is probably the most popular sport in the U.S., with one of the smallest stadiums to fill and yet they consistently require corporate help to keep the games on the air. Pretty sad if you ask me.
"Formo" wrote:
'98 taught us how far exciting teams go. It's about the culture in the Twin Cities area.. First off, the majority of the people, if you stop and talk to, will not have a caring bone in their body about any sort of sports.. This place is LOADED with 'wuss' bags (I don't know how else to put it). The few sports nuts that are here, don't necessarily have the funds to buy season tickets/tickets to all the other major sports programs.
It looks like I'm making excuses.. And believe me, I'm not. You hung around St. Paul a while.. You know how it is on a different level. The only team that doesn't have any problem with attendance is the Wild. I don't know if it's because we truly are the 'State of Hockey', or if it is more to do with the fact that the state lost on NHL team.
As a guy who's lived here for many years, it's not as sad as you think. It's not like there isn't anything else to do but go to Vikings games. I love my Vikings, but honestly, it's way more affordable to be a season ticket holder for the Gophers football team. Not to mention, they have a dynasty-like tradition dating back to the '20s. Vikings, Twins, T-Wolves, and even the Wild don't have that.
What's sad is the fact that the real Viking fans are the ones that have to answer to the rest of the NFL when being called out as a piss-poor fan base. We bleed purple as much as you guys bleed green.
Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!