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Will new Vikings stadium have partially retractable roof?
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10:00 AM ET 08.19 | There seems little chance that the new Vikings stadium will have a fully retractable roof when it opens in 2016. That's because the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority that oversees the project has received an estimate that such a roof would cost $190 million in addition to the $975 million already projected for the stadium. There is a better chance, however, that the stadium that will be built on the site of the Metrodome will have a partially removable covering that would allow for a view of downtown Minneapolis. A partially removable roof would be expected to cost between $25 million and $50 million. One problem, though, remains: who would pay for it, the Vikings or the authority. Both sides are reluctant.
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Let The Sun Shine In, Bros?
I Love LA
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Nothing good comes out of this....
Dog of War
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Vikes looked Good this Week!!! Hopefully they can keep it up, that would make for an outstanding Black and Blue Division!
Not4Nutten
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I can't wait for this announcement. Dr. Evil will show up and say "And the final cost shall be.... ONE BILLION DOLLARS!!!!"
DarkArmadillo
San Antonio , TX
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The last roof they had retracted. it just took a bunch of snow to make it work.
50yearfan
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Damn engineering flaws...
Otis B. Driftwood
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So Otis, if it is cold as he@@ in Minny and I sit on a bench outside the facility and get a frostbitten buttock, can I sue the owner?
50yearfan
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A Billion dollar stadium. Then they'll up in the middle of the night and move to LA
shiprock
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If they want an MLS team, they have to have a retractable roof. The Wilf's want to bring a team on. Makes sense, given it would then be in use in the summer.
Nacho Johnson
Minneapolis, MN
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Haha, MLS.
NFL practices draw bigger audiences.
That sounds like a good way to eff yourselves monetarily for the next 5-10 years.
The Sports Jock and…
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Y'know, I remember back in the old days, when football was played without a roof.
Debbie Does
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Just wait until that Superbowl is played at MetLife Stadium. listen to the howls then.
50yearfan
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jerry jones all about removable/collapsible roofs
jonathon e
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New stadium, lousy team.
Lars1459
Milwaukee , WI
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HERP! DERP! haha...clueless fan writes clueless stuff, yes?
Wytefang
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And BURNT BUTTOCKS, as well as that Burnt Secondary, which by the way played well last night!
Not4Nutten
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Either the owner of the stadium or the manufacturer of the crappy winter apparral.
Unless you aren't wearing winter apparral... In which case you sue the maker of the whiskey.
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Otis B. Driftwood
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I just wish we'd have gotten rid of the Dome all together, but that obviously wasn't going to happen. That's why I can't wait until we played at TCF Bank Stadium in 2015.
Bob Bolig
Altoona , PA
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I say let the middle class taxpayers of Minnesota put more money in the hands of billionaire Ziggy Wilf and the multi-millionaire players. Who could POSSIBLY expect them to build their own stadiums when the NFL only brings in $9B per year?
htimsr40
Columbus , OH
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Didn't a bunch of fans get hit with falling snow a year or so ago. Can't win Cowboys. :)
shiprock
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