Stadium

Stadium Reveal, Vikings New Glass Cathedral

May 13, 2013, by 46 comments

It’s pretty awesome that we got to watch the unveiling today of the stadium where our Minnesota Vikings will be playing for many years to come. Think about that for a second… Just a couple years ago the idea of a new stadium seamed unattainable. Today, we’re talking about how big the monitors are going to be and exactly how many toilets will be provided.

I think we all just need to take that in for a moment.

Good? Okay, let’s move on.

I wanted to outline some of the details of the new stadium, provide some pretty-picture renderings andgive a bit of my own personal opinion. (I have an education in Architecture, so my opinion matters. Not really, though…)

New Vikings Stadium Front Rendering

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Vikings Stadium Unveiled

May 13, 2013, by 7 comments

All of the photos rendered to unveil the new Vikings stadium have been revealed via Vikings.com and were announced at a special ceremony Monday evening at the Guthrie Theatre.

You can click here to see them.

Stadium Unveiled: Open Thread

May 13, 2013, by 3 comments

Tonight the Vikings are unveiling their new stadium plans and you can watch the whole thing live by clicking here.

We’ll have stories and stuff coming up soon about the stadium itself, but until then feel free to use this post as an open thread to discuss the unveiling.  All images are now available by clicking right here.

Commence!

Links Of The Week: A Little Slow These Days

May 11, 2013, by 4 comments

The news isn’t exactly hard to keep up with these days, because there isn’t much of it, but that didn’t stop us from digging up some good stuff to pass along this weekend:

  • The Vikings seem to have a thing for tall defensive backs these days.
  • A look at what undrafted quarterback James Vandenberg might bring to the #3 quarterback competition.
  • The Vikings finalized their agreement to play at TCF Bank Stadium and there are some interesting details regarding the situation.
  • Nick Reed may not have lasted long with the Vikings, but that hasn’t stopped him from having a bad ass career path.
  • A year after “experts” failed to give the Vikings a chance at the playoffs it appears they are now gaining some respect.
  • An old cohort of mine is now running Vikings Gab.  Congrats to Chris Boynton 0n his new gig.
  • A look at how the post-Draft depth chart is shaping up at the linebacker position.
  • Cris Carter has finally been voted into the Hall of Fame so we are now left to wonder who the next Viking to receive that honor will be.
  • Count Governor Mark Dayton as one of the clueless who think the Vikings weren’t justified, in terms of football reasons, to draft Chris Kluwe’s replacement.
  • Rick Spielman recently said Christian Ponder deserves as much credit as Adrian Peterson in the franchise making the playoffs last year.  Seriously.  He said that.  With word.  From his mouth.  And he wasn’t drunk.
  • The Vikings have 39 players on their roster right now that they drafted which ranks 7th in the NFL.
  • Linebacker Michael Mauti has a lengthy history of dealing with injury, but so does Vikings trainer Eric Sugarman.
  • The Vikings have started yet another community oriented campaign called “WE DAY.”
  • Rick Spielman is making it clear that he expects Ponder to make a big jump this season.
  • Vegas is not being kind to the Vikings when it comes to predicting their 2013 chances.
  • If the Vikings had their own “Mount Rushmore” who would you put on it?
  • And now, here it is, your moment of Zen:

Links Of The Week: A Post-Draft Roundup

May 2, 2013, by 19 comments

A week ago tonight, Vikings fans were eagerly awaiting the results of the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and those results were indeed something to be excited about.  With the Draft now over, and with a little time to digest, let’s take a look around the web at what everyone is talking about now:

 

Early May Will Feature Stadium Design Unveiling

April 14, 2013, by 1 comment

This weekend the family and I took a little road trip and it just happened to take us right by Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

I hadn’t seen the stadium before, so it was neat to see up close, and it really is a beautiful building that looks so much better in its setting than the Metrodome does in downtown Minneapolis.  Seeing Lucas Oil Stadium admittedly got me excited to see what type of design is in the works for the Vikings new home.

It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer.

Officials have said that the stadium designs will be unveiled in early May and Lester Bagley of the Vikings said he anticipates the new stadium to be an “iconic building” for the City of Minneapolis, but admits decisions still need to be made on the retractable roof front.

Either way, I am officially excited to see the graphics next month.

Links Of The Week: Getting Closer To Draft Time

April 8, 2013, by 9 comments

You know the drill, here is the best of the best: