Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Metrodome a better home for Vikings than the Gophers or Twins

With Minnesota Vikings new stadium talks stalling, it appears that the Metrodome Minneapolis will live!

Yes, many Vikings fans want to see the destruction of the HHH Metrodome and a new retractable roof behemoth erected in its place, but the Metrodome has housed so many great memories, maybe it would be better if it was left for the Minnesota Vikings to play in for the next decade or so. The Gopher football team is gone in 2009 and for good reason because they belong on campus. The Minnesota Twins are leaving for the other side of downtown Minneapolis, and I believe that is justified too because baseball should be outside. But out of those three teams, the Vikings belong the most in the Metrodome.

The Metrodome houses plenty of seating and ticket sales for Vikings games and it is a great place for the speedy Adrian Peterson to run wild, as he did against the San Diego Chargers when he broke the single game rushing record. Minnesota needs to build a new 35W bridge and the Central Corridor light rail before tearing down a perfectly functional (for the Vikings) Metrodome.

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