ABearWithFurniture Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 After watching the Bears play in the snow last weekend, might be the only chance for the Vikings to win this game...bet they are hoping for a blizzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 It's their last home game of the season. That would pose a problem then. Wasn't aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Man, them's gophers shure iz smart. I guess they migrate to warmer states in the winter... College is done at the end of November so there's no need to spend extra millions to protect against sustained freezing temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 ...sustained freezing temperatures. And people live in Canada because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) I hear the city of Indianapolis has offered to give the Metrodome as much of the old roof of the Colt's RCA Dome as they need to fix it. They have it in storage. Edited December 16, 2010 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overworkedirish Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I hear the city of Indianapolis has offered to give the Metrodome as much of the old roof of the Colt's RCA Dome as they need to fix it. They have it in storage. I can't tell if this is a joke or not. If not, link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I believe Packer fans do this on occasion... They give them free hot coco paint thinner!! Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmast Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 On a side note, who in their right mind wants to shovel snow for six hours straight, for any amount of money? I think I'd have about six heart attacks if I tried that. I'm still a shovel only guy (possibly the only one left in the neighborhood). 6 hours would be pushing it though. I'm suprised there isn't some union bitching about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUMbotron Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 -17 wind chill Monday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I can't tell if this is a joke or not. If not, link? Raise the roof? Praise the roof, maybe. There might be a way to use part of the former RCA Dome (right) after all. Indianapolis has offered Minneapolis the remains of the dome roof to help repair the Metrodome. Marc Lotter, communications director for the mayor, said the Indy parks department has five acres of the roof that it had planned to recycle. "The general stadiums were the same," Lotter said. "It might be a good use. It's a good fit." Minneapolis engineering crews inspected the stadium Tuesday and determined its snow-damaged roof won't be ready in time for the Vikings home game Monday night against the Chicago Bears. Inspectors found damage from the weekend's blizzard was worse than initially thought. The University of Minnesota is clearing snow from its TCF Bank Stadium, and Vikings official Lester Bagley told The Associated Press the NFL has agreed to allow the game to be played at the roofless Gophers' football stadium. link to indystar.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfer Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone else here drop Da Bears D earlier this year, thinking weeks 12-16 were tough games? Then Hill goes down, Favre goes down... Why am I the only one raising my hand? Argh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Joe Webb and Patrick Ramsey at QB against the Bears? Sorry Chicago, sounds like one in your L column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Is Lambeau heated under the turf to keep it softer, or do they play on concrete during those "ice bowl" type games? I guess that isn't any different than those old-skool artificial turf fields they used to have. Just the musings of a fan with a field in a dome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Is Lambeau heated under the turf to keep it softer, or do they play on concrete during those "ice bowl" type games? I guess that isn't any different than those old-skool artificial turf fields they used to have. Just the musings of a fan with a field in a dome... There are heating coils under Lambeau Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turf Smurf Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Cooling system under Bandamere as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 TCF does not have heated field turf so field will be like a rock!!! I did some research on the NFC north: I don't think that Metropolitan stadium had heating coils, and the Vikings played there for 21 years. The Lions played at Briggs/Tiger stadium from 1938-1974. I don't think that the field was heated. Lambeau Field 1967: Heating coils are installed under the playing surface, but they fail to work on Dec. 31 as the Packers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in the NFL championship game -- which comes to be known as the Ice Bowl, the coldest recorded game in NFL history. Temperatures dip to 13 degrees below zero with a wind chill of minus 46. Though official seating capacity is 50,852, official attendance is announced at 50,861. Soldier Field The Bears have been playing there since the 20's. As far as I can determine, they didn't start heating the field until 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Soldier FieldThe Bears have been playing there since the 20's. As far as I can determine, they didn't start heating the field until 2003. The Bears played at Wrigley Field until 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Don't bother the kids, they're comfy with their sluts and booze,Favre will show up and do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Dallas Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) In case you're wondering or just really bored, there is a live webcast of the snow removal at TCF Stadium. Snow Removal at TCF Webcast Edited December 16, 2010 by Curt Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The local sports radio reported rumors that there is a potential for them to play in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 And people live in Canada because... good Josh Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The local sports radio reported rumors that there is a potential for them to play in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. That's a bit of a reach. what with St. Louis AND Indy both offering and closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The Bears played at Wrigley Field until 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I wish I had the Chicago Defense. Yeah, they played GREAT in the snow last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Going to be played at TCF Stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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