Minnesota will sell, pack up and go.
As demonstrated and documented by many posts in a previous blog column, the Vikings will actually pay for themselves in taxes over the next 30 years. It's one of those deals where if the state pays $400 million to get the ball rolling ALL of it (plus more) will come back into the state's economy because of the economic impact an NFL franchise has in an area.
I can't believe that a no-brainer like this can't get bipartisan support.
For crying out loud, let the Native American casino (WILLING to pay the state's share) pay the bill. The legislatures need to do their job. NOW!
I think the Vikings and their organization stink when it comes to actually putting a good team on the field, but that's no reason to penalize all the the Vikings fans who support them.
We'll never get another franchise if the Vikings leave. It's time the Minnesota taxpayers stop being stupid and give those in power a mandate to get the deal done.
It's been 20 years since LA has had a team. You'd think someone in MN state legislature would at least take note of that.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking the NFL has kept a team out of LA for good reason. EVERY single team in the last 20 years that has threatened to move to LA unless they get a new stadium has gotten a new stadium.
ReplyDeleteBy keeping LA empty, the league prospers as teams in other markets get what THEY want.
As soon as a team moves to LA, that threat will be gone and cities will no longer have to deal with the NFL blackmail factor.
I'm still thinking the Vikings deal is still more sound and fury than anything else.
Ultimately signifying nothing.
(I'm paraphrasing Shakespeare in those last two sentences.)
The NFL could very well be doing that. It still has affected the LA economy for decades and it's much harder to bring a team back or acquire a new team than HOLDING ONTO a team.
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