I can't believe that I'm saying this... but wouldn't a New Vikings Stadium be great?

I know that as the writer of a HHH METRODOME blog, I should not be even thinking it... but after touring the Target Field Open House this past weekend I realized that although the HHH Metrodome holds a huge piece of most Vikings or Twins Fans hearts, it is time to say goodbye.

I think I'm finally ready to see a BRAND NEW Vikings Stadium, something state of the art and built specifically for Minnesota Vikings Football. While it seems likely that the 2010 Minnesota Vikings Schedule will be held in full at the HHH Metrodome, I think it is time for Vikings Fans to pull together and demand that the Minnesota Vikings get a new home instead of the Dome (hey maybe that could be the slogan?).

If you agree that the HHH Metrodome should be torn down and a new Vikings Stadium should be built leave me a comment here!

Looking for the HHH Metrodome? Check out the Minneapolis Metrodome Address and the Google Map of the HHH Metrodome

For those of us who live in the Twin Cities, the HHH Metrodome is a landmark that many of us use to give directions from. Although few of Twin Cities Dwellers could really tell you the exact address of the HHH Metrodome, people know where it is and how to get there.

For those of you who are not from the Twin Cities Metro Area, finding the HHH Metrodome in the maze of Downtown Minneapolis one-way streets and construction zones can be a bit frustrating. So I'm making it easy, the HHH Metrodome Adress is

Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
900 S 5th St
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 335-3336‎

For those of you who are slightly more visual here is a Metrodome Map

The Big Question really becomes though, once you find the HHH Metrodome how much longer is it going to be there? My thoughts, for anyone who has not been inside the historic HHH Metrodome, go now before it is too late.

What is in store for the future of the HHH Metrodome?

No one can really say for sure, though many Minnesota Baseball and Football fans are hopeful that the Twin Cities sports mecca will remain untouched. The HHH Metrodome holds more memories for some Twin Cities natives than their grade schools do, the HHH Metrodome housed championship Minnesota Twins teams and Minnesota Vikings teams. Minnesota sporting greats, like Kerby Puckett called the HHH Metrodome home, and many sports fans are just not quite ready to let that go.

However, certain realities about the HHH Metrodome need to be faced, without the revenue of both the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings, changes will have to be made. It is not the most ideal football stadium and if the Vikings are going to continue to call the HHH Metrodome home, changes will have to be made.

My guess is BEST case scenario the HHH Metrodome will undergo MAJOR MAJOR changes in the upcoming Minnesota Vikings Seasons and the Vikings will continue to play home games at the Dome. More likely in my opinion is that the Dome will be torn down and the Vikings will play at TCF Bank Stadium for a few seasons while a new Vikings Stadium is built where the Dome was.

For now it is all speculation, but feel free to throw your 2 cents in too... I'd love to hear what other Dome Lovers are thinking!

Remember when the Super Bowl was at the HHH Metrodome?

Ok, so actually I did not remember off the top of my head either when Minneapolis and the HHH Metrodome hosted the Super Bowl but I did some Dome Research and the memories started flooding back....

Super Bowl XXVI or the 1992 Super Bowl for those of you who don't speak roman numerals and football history was hosted at the HHH Metrodome. The Washington Redskins of the NFC took on the Bufallo Bills of the AFC, beating them 37-24. Despite being two of the highest scoring teams in the league, the game was sloppy and both teams went scoreless for a good part of the first half. The Halftime show was titled "Winter Magic" and highlighted the Winter Olympics from the year. Gloria Estefan performed with Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill.

For a real throwback to memory lane check out the top commercial from the 1992 Super Bowl at the HHH Metrodome:

HHH Metrodome hosts Minnesota Twins again

The HHH Metrodome was "home" of the twins again this past weekend, but just for TwinsFest, the annual kick off to the Minnesota Twins Baseball Season. Although the Minnesota Twins will be living at the new Target Field this spring, they came back to the HHH Metrodome to enjoy TwinsFest indoors.

"With Target Field outdoors, TwinsFest would suck anywhere else." One Twins fans reported. The 1,000s of Minnesota Twins fans who came out to see the Minnesota Twins Roster and get all of the scoop on Target Field and the 2010 Twins Season seemed to be thinking the same thing.

Perhaps the Twins-Metrodome Relationship won't be over for good, TwinsFest may live on at the HHH Metrodome forever.

What If the Minnesota Vikings had played the NFC Championship at the HHH Metrodome instead?

I know that there is a certain danger in playing the What If game... What If we hadn't dropped that pass, What If we would have gone for a field goal, What if they wouldn't have slammed Favre repeatedly.... you could go crazy thinking of what if's that might have effected Sunday's NFC Championship vs. the New Orleans Saints.

However, in true Obsessed Vikings Fan Fashion I would like to throw out one more What if. What if the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints had played the NFC Championship Game at the HHH Metrodome instead of the SuperDome? Here is what I think might have been different.

Both the Minnesota Vikings D-Line and O-Line for whatever reason stick to the game plan a lot better within the HHH Metrodome. If that would have been the case than perhaps, Farve would not have been totally smashed into the turf time and time again and then perhaps some of the late in the game passes might have been a little cleaner.

What If's aside, the Minnesota Vikings Clearly play better when they are at home in the HHH Metrodome, the Purple Pride and Skol Vikings Cheers are louder, the players are more rested and everything just works better. So, for this season there is very little we can do... but I'd like to suggest that next season the Minnesota Vikings do EVERYTHING they can so that they get to play the Super Bowl playoff game at home in the Dome. Just think, then you could be buying Minnesota Vikings Tickets for playoff games!!

HHH Metrodome staff gets a break as the Dome sits quiet until August 2010

With the Minnesota Vikings season officially over as of last night (what a loss)... the HHH Metrdome and the HHH Metrodome staff will have an extended break until August 2010 when the Minnesota Vikings start the 2010 Vikings Preseason.

Although private events can be held in the Metrodome, and several on the schedule, the Dome itself for the most part will sit empty and quiet all summer, something that Minneapolis Natives have not seen in years.

With the Minnesota Twins moving out of the Dome and onto Target Field, the Metrodome that once was the home of all Minnesota Professional Sports is going to be a sad site for the summer. Without Minnesota Twins Home Games, this spring and summer there will be no Dome Dogs, no Jumbo Beers, No Nachos and No Metrodome Magic....

So for now, enjoy the rest HHH Metrodome Staff, because as the next Minnesota Vikings Season creeps around you better believe that people will be aching to get back inside one of the biggest sports legends in Minnnesota.