Post by Funkytown on Dec 29, 2023 21:19:16 GMT -6
I was at this game. With old friend Mondry, actually. It was one REALLY cold beyotch outside. The whole state was -40 to -70 windchill that day. The two-block walk to and from the Dome was BRUTAL. My face and lips were tingly. I remember that much. And I remember just standing in between two buildings felt like 30 degrees warmer; that's how brutal the wind was. The things I do for this team. AND FOR WHAT?!?
I actually miss the Dome some days. Probably because I feel our homefield advantage slipping away, and I has a big sad. But anyway, I'll shut up. Read on...
More at the link:
www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/3724/metrodome-memories-from-players-and-fans
Some thoughts from Rodgers:
Bring back the noise and the HFA!
I actually miss the Dome some days. Probably because I feel our homefield advantage slipping away, and I has a big sad. But anyway, I'll shut up. Read on...
The Minnesota Vikings' 32-year history in the Metrodome has been marked by two groups of people: the players who have taken the field there and the fans who have filled the stadium since 1982, turning it into one of the NFL's loudest and most imposing venues. According to Football Outsiders' Bill Barnwell, the Vikings have had the fifth biggest home-field advantage in the NFL since 2002, based on their point differential in home and road games.
You've already heard our Metrodome memories. So, in this post, we thought it best to turn things over to the people who made the place what it was:
"I can remember countless times, when you put your hand in the ground and you can just feel the vibrations coming off. I can barely hear now, and I credit that to our [65,000] strong screaming at the Dome. I'm going to be 40 years old with hearing aids." -- Vikings defensive end Jared Allen
"The one that sticks out is watching our team finish against Green Bay a year ago, at the end of the season to get us into the playoffs. That run by Adrian and that kick by Blair, that was a fun memory, hearing the crowd chanting after we walked off the field. That was one I'll hold onto for a long, long time." -- Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier
"I have been blessed to attend four games at the Metrodome, thanks to my parents. The most memorable came on Oct. 19, 2003 (a day before my birthday). My family is from Gillette, Wyo., and we traveled up to Minnesota in 2003 to watch Randy Moss toss the ball behind his head to Moe Williams right before halftime for a TD as the last play of the first half. I will never forget that play! The Dome was rocking, as the Vikings defeated the Broncos 28-20!" -- Scott Jahner, Gillette, Wyo.
"I did not like playing in this building. I couldn't breathe here. I had the same phenomenon in Detroit, which was a sister stadium. I loved the atmosphere. I've got great memories here, but I don't have too much good to say about being a player in this building. I'm ready for them to knock 'er down. I think it was something to do with the pressurized ceiling. It's kind of packed in. It starts out two or three hours before the game -- you're walking around, it's good and cool -- and then they fill it with people, and it gets hot real quick. It was always too hot for me. I like the cold weather. After playing the first year in the Met, and coming in here, I felt like we lost a little bit of an edge over teams that had to come play us. I don't think I'm alone in that fact. I appreciate that some of those days in my 13 years here, we wouldn't have played the game [outdoors]. It would have been almost impossible to have a meaningful football game. Some of them were really bad. They'd always show the scene outside the Metrodome, and I remember a couple of those days saying, 'Yeah, it's probably a good thing we're not out there.'" -- Former Vikings tackle Tim Irwin, who played with the team from 1981-93
You've already heard our Metrodome memories. So, in this post, we thought it best to turn things over to the people who made the place what it was:
"I can remember countless times, when you put your hand in the ground and you can just feel the vibrations coming off. I can barely hear now, and I credit that to our [65,000] strong screaming at the Dome. I'm going to be 40 years old with hearing aids." -- Vikings defensive end Jared Allen
"The one that sticks out is watching our team finish against Green Bay a year ago, at the end of the season to get us into the playoffs. That run by Adrian and that kick by Blair, that was a fun memory, hearing the crowd chanting after we walked off the field. That was one I'll hold onto for a long, long time." -- Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier
"I have been blessed to attend four games at the Metrodome, thanks to my parents. The most memorable came on Oct. 19, 2003 (a day before my birthday). My family is from Gillette, Wyo., and we traveled up to Minnesota in 2003 to watch Randy Moss toss the ball behind his head to Moe Williams right before halftime for a TD as the last play of the first half. I will never forget that play! The Dome was rocking, as the Vikings defeated the Broncos 28-20!" -- Scott Jahner, Gillette, Wyo.
"I did not like playing in this building. I couldn't breathe here. I had the same phenomenon in Detroit, which was a sister stadium. I loved the atmosphere. I've got great memories here, but I don't have too much good to say about being a player in this building. I'm ready for them to knock 'er down. I think it was something to do with the pressurized ceiling. It's kind of packed in. It starts out two or three hours before the game -- you're walking around, it's good and cool -- and then they fill it with people, and it gets hot real quick. It was always too hot for me. I like the cold weather. After playing the first year in the Met, and coming in here, I felt like we lost a little bit of an edge over teams that had to come play us. I don't think I'm alone in that fact. I appreciate that some of those days in my 13 years here, we wouldn't have played the game [outdoors]. It would have been almost impossible to have a meaningful football game. Some of them were really bad. They'd always show the scene outside the Metrodome, and I remember a couple of those days saying, 'Yeah, it's probably a good thing we're not out there.'" -- Former Vikings tackle Tim Irwin, who played with the team from 1981-93
More at the link:
www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/3724/metrodome-memories-from-players-and-fans
Some thoughts from Rodgers:
"I've played in some really loud environments over the years. The loudest outdoor is obviously Seattle. That place is really nutty to play in. ... The old Metrodome, as far as indoor stadiums, the old Metrodome I think has got to be the loudest. That place was absolutely rocking in Minnesota. It was just smaller. You know the new stadium is a beautiful stadium. It's not as loud as the old Metrodome."
Bring back the noise and the HFA!
). It got so loud I thought my head was going to explode xD. I couldn't even hear myself yelling.
... and neither is this Chris guy.