OT: Non-Hockey Sports Thread XII - We Got Other Sports Too!

[gphr513]

I trust Zimmer fully when it comes to defense. If he views Hodges as expendable, might as well pick up someone at a position of need.

Hopefully the C can play.

 

[Sharppi]

Finnish national football team.

 

[Avder]

Oh wait you mean soccer.

 

[gphr513]

Finnish national football team.

Does losing today put a nail in their Euro Qualifying coffin?

 

[Sharppi]

Does losing today put a nail in their Euro Qualifying coffin?

Well, we tied with Romania 1-1 and that result does it. Romania tied the game 90+1.

 

[Swervin81]

As a Blue Jays fan, now I know exactly what you guys went through in 2006 with the Twins. It's happening to us too

 

[gphr513]

As a Blue Jays fan, now I know exactly what you guys went through in 2006 with the Twins. It's happening to us too

My jaw hit the floor when I realized earlier this year that Latroy Hawkins is still playing baseball.

I thought he was 40 like a decade ago when he was pitching for the Twins.

 

[gphr513]

Not a good day for former Twins in the playoffs! Cuddy is having a bad night in LF.

 

[TaLoN]

Why Vikings fans will love U.S. Bank Stadium's LED Lighting System

 

[Blizzard6411]

Safeco put in LED lighting this past season. It is pretty awesome what they can do with it.

 

[TaLoN]

Sounds like the tech being installed is the most advanced version that only became available this year too. Which is what the Wilf's paid extra to obtain.

 

[Hall of Faber]

Think this place could get a Frozen Four?

 

[gphr513]

Think this place could get a Frozen Four?

I hope not. The X is the perfect venue for a Frozen Four.

Detroit, whatever the Lions stadium is called, hosted it one time and it looked awful.

 

[gphr513]

Absolute must win for the Gophers.

 

[Coinneach]

Wild popularity

How popular are Wild compared to other sports team in Minnesota? Are they more popular than Timbewolves and Twins?

 

[Slick Willy*]

How popular are Wild compared to other sports team in Minnesota? Are they more popular than Timbewolves and Twins?

3


1a. Vikings
1b. Twins
3. Wild
4. Wolves


Everything else.



Took me a while to accept that because I'm a hockey guy and this is the hockey capital of America, but that's the way it is. (Minnesota has some of the most fairweather fans in the country too...another thing only recently I accepted - I always thought our stuff didn't stink, but our fan bases are not very good, JMO).

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Absolute must win for the Gophers.

Took care of business. But I am a little worried about them getting two more wins and being bowl eligible. They looked good yesterday but we know how bad they can be.

Nebraska (?)
Michigan (L)
OSU (L)
Iowa (L)
Illinois (W)
Wisconsin (?)


*Sidebar- Watch the Brook's run again up close, he winks at the Purdue Cheerleaders when he walks back to the sideline hahaha

 

[TaLoN]

3


1a. Vikings
1b. Twins
3. Wild
4. Wolves

1. Vikings





2.Twins

3.Wild





4.Wolves

I don't see a 1a/b situation at all. Vikes are the superpower in town, and there is no other.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Took me a while to accept that because I'm a hockey guy and this is the hockey capital of America, but that's the way it is. (Minnesota has some of the most fairweather fans in the country too...another thing only recently I accepted - I always thought our stuff didn't stink, but our fan bases are not very good, JMO).

Franchises are mired in mediocrity and hopelessness; there is going to be an effect on fans. Proven to be the worst city in all of sports because of the teams, it seeps into the culture of the fans.

 

[Slick Willy*]

1. Vikings





2.Twins

3.Wild





4.Wolves

I don't see a 1a/b situation at all. Vikes are the superpower in town, and there is no other.

I can agree with this. I'd say 2 would be more like a 2a (Twins) and 2b (Wild) than Vikings being 1a Twins 1b.

Franchises are mired in mediocrity and hopelessness; there is going to be an effect on fans. Proven to be the worst city in all of sports because of the teams, it seeps into the culture of the fans.

Everyone uses that excuse.


Do Gophers alum abandon their lousy teams because they've been abysmal for...forever?

 

[tomgilbertfan]

3


1a. Vikings
1b. Twins
3. Wild
4. Wolves


Everything else.



Took me a while to accept that because I'm a hockey guy and this is the hockey capital of America, but that's the way it is. (Minnesota has some of the most fairweather fans in the country too...another thing only recently I accepted - I always thought our stuff didn't stink, but our fan bases are not very good, JMO).

It's less fairweather and more like an abused spouse. All the teams have let the fans down in such amazing ways in their history that even when they're doing well everyone is cautious because they don't want to go all in just to be heartbroken again. It was easier for me to fully cheer for the Wild during the tail end of the DR era than it was to cheer for the vikings during 2009. Always that nagging feeling that you're going to be very disappointed, and so far no team has really proved that wrong since 1991.

 

[llamapalooza]

If Minnesota ever wins another World Series: It'd be a pretty cool party downtown
If Minnesota ever wins a Stanley Cup: The state would ****ing explode
If Minnesota ever wins a Super Bowl: Every grown man would sob

And as far as basketball goes...well, there was some polite applause for the Lynx (who, hey, just won another title!) and I'm sure we'd muster the same mild enthusiasm if the Wolves ever went deep.

 

[Slick Willy*]

lol I forgot the Lynx were on. I'd rather watch post season MLB anyway.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Man we are a town of champions

 

[57special]

Jays/Rangers game was epic and bizarre at the same time. I was dumbfounded by the throw back to the pitcher hitting the batters bat allowing the man on third to run home. I've never seen or heard of such a thing.

Then the three straight errors by the Rangers middle infield... And the misjudged bloop...

The crowd was loud, and feral.