> Brian wrote: > ME!!!!!! > I love football and am a MNF fan - even when Dennis Miller was in the booth!
I've kinda been turned off by professional sports in general, though, which isn't an odd feeling in MN. Just about any fan has been offended to the point of not caring by: 1.) Stadium issues. Our university wants a new stadium, the Vikings want one, and the Twins wants one. All of them want the taxpayers to pay for it. Um, no. 2.) Hockey strike. MN is hockey country, but there's been a real backlash to professional hockey - especially when it's really just a rich guy's sport at $50+ per ticket. NOBODY buys tickets. You either get them as a gift or from work, clients, salespeople, corporate seats, etc. Consequently you don't see any families there because they can't afford it. But in MN it's played in a new arena. (The highschool games, BTW, are PACKED and the HS Hockey Tournament is on prime time TV) 3.) Randy Moss. This guy offended fans that I thought couldn't be. My brother, who's got the jerseys, has a party for every game, etc. took all of his stuff, burned it in his driveway, and sent the tape to the local news channels - they broadcast it! And he got unanimous kudos. BTW - in addition to everything else Randy Moss did (or didn't do) on the field, he tried to "run over" a Mpls traffic cop that gave him a parking ticket. Not a popular guy here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168527 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
