Comments on: We Expect Too Much of the Vikings http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:11:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan Heilman http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59384 Dan Heilman Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:46:23 +0000 #comment-59384 The Vikings were supposed to be one of the original AFL teams in 1960, but the team's owners left the AFL in the lurch when a chance to join the NFL came along. <br /> <br /> That's why they've never won a championship -- Lamar Hunt (RIP) put a hex on them for jilting the AFL. It's right up there with the Cubs' goat thing among sports-team curses. The Vikings were supposed to be one of the original AFL teams in 1960, but the team’s owners left the AFL in the lurch when a chance to join the NFL came along.

That’s why they’ve never won a championship — Lamar Hunt (RIP) put a hex on them for jilting the AFL. It’s right up there with the Cubs’ goat thing among sports-team curses.

]]> By: stiff http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59258 stiff Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:52:31 +0000 #comment-59258 I hated the St Louis Cardinals until October. Now I love them.<br /> I used to love the Texas Longhorns, now, I love the Ohio St. Buckeyes.<br /> I hate the Cubs and I hate the Blackhawks<br /> I love Florida Gator basketball<br /> I love the Miami Heat<br /> I used to love the Wisconsin hockey team , now I love the Minnesota hockey team.<br /> I love the Colorado ski team<br /> I love Minnesota wrestling<br /> I loved Warren Buffet, now I love Bill Gates<br /> I love the Carolina Hurricanes<br /> I used to love the Pittsburgh Steelers, now i love the Baltimore Ravens.<br /> I used to love Kevin Mc hale the basketball player, but i hate Kevin the slacker the GM.<br /> <br /> Now I can talk smack to rest of the world.<br /> <br /> until futher notice.<br /> I hated the St Louis Cardinals until October. Now I love them.
I used to love the Texas Longhorns, now, I love the Ohio St. Buckeyes.
I hate the Cubs and I hate the Blackhawks
I love Florida Gator basketball
I love the Miami Heat
I used to love the Wisconsin hockey team , now I love the Minnesota hockey team.
I love the Colorado ski team
I love Minnesota wrestling
I loved Warren Buffet, now I love Bill Gates
I love the Carolina Hurricanes
I used to love the Pittsburgh Steelers, now i love the Baltimore Ravens.
I used to love Kevin Mc hale the basketball player, but i hate Kevin the slacker the GM.

Now I can talk smack to rest of the world.

until futher notice.

]]> By: bud jr http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59169 bud jr Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:49:11 +0000 #comment-59169 Da Bears rule.<br /> <br /> Vikings are simply a sad excuse for an NFL franchise.<br /> <br /> Their fans are drunken neanderthals. And their male fans are idiots, too. Da Bears rule.

Vikings are simply a sad excuse for an NFL franchise.

Their fans are drunken neanderthals. And their male fans are idiots, too.

]]> By: Frontrunner Guy http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59082 Frontrunner Guy Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:25:32 +0000 #comment-59082 I always root against the Vikes. It's a lot of fun to see them invent new ways to lose and to watch Childress cover his mouth with that laminated playbook (some call it a Perkin's Menu). I love how Childress tries to employ mindless gamesmanship by not announcing who his QB will be in an effort to catch the other team off-guard (seriously, do we need to use these tactics in order to beat the Lions??). I enjoy watching the football bounce off of their wide receivers' helmets. I enjoy the soap opera much more than actually watching them play. The boat scandal was a riot. <br /> <br /> I like to pick teams that are doing great and adopt them as my favorite team. The Patriots have been my fave team for a few years now, because they're a brilliantly coached team with a QB who means business and a whole lot of unselfish players who understand the team concept real well(strangely they just got beat 21-0 by the freaking Dolphins, but I bet they'll be there when the chips are down in the play-offs).<br /> <br /> I also love the Bears, Chargers and Saints. Now those teams are fun to watch! I always root against the Vikes. It’s a lot of fun to see them invent new ways to lose and to watch Childress cover his mouth with that laminated playbook (some call it a Perkin’s Menu). I love how Childress tries to employ mindless gamesmanship by not announcing who his QB will be in an effort to catch the other team off-guard (seriously, do we need to use these tactics in order to beat the Lions??). I enjoy watching the football bounce off of their wide receivers’ helmets. I enjoy the soap opera much more than actually watching them play. The boat scandal was a riot.

I like to pick teams that are doing great and adopt them as my favorite team. The Patriots have been my fave team for a few years now, because they’re a brilliantly coached team with a QB who means business and a whole lot of unselfish players who understand the team concept real well(strangely they just got beat 21-0 by the freaking Dolphins, but I bet they’ll be there when the chips are down in the play-offs).

I also love the Bears, Chargers and Saints. Now those teams are fun to watch!

]]> By: inthepooper http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59077 inthepooper Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:47:36 +0000 #comment-59077 the boat scandal is the only reason that I like the vikings the boat scandal is the only reason that I like the vikings

]]> By: Big G http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59037 Big G Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:31:28 +0000 #comment-59037 Well duh! Look at the Love Boat scandal a year ago. Maybe that's why people are ticked off by them. Well duh! Look at the Love Boat scandal a year ago. Maybe that’s why people are ticked off by them.

]]> By: stiff http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59035 stiff Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:16:57 +0000 #comment-59035 The Vikings do have a chance. They have a new owner. That owner wants a new STADIUM. Putting out losing teams and having thugs for players is not going to get it done.<br /> <br /> The Lions have a new stadium. AND the same old Ford family. Detroit is the only place in America where Matt Millen and his gaudy 23-70 record would continue to draw a paycheck. The Vikings do have a chance. They have a new owner. That owner wants a new STADIUM. Putting out losing teams and having thugs for players is not going to get it done.

The Lions have a new stadium. AND the same old Ford family. Detroit is the only place in America where Matt Millen and his gaudy 23-70 record would continue to draw a paycheck.

]]> By: champs http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-59014 champs Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:12:30 +0000 #comment-59014 After years of losing, the only thing that pisses off Vikings fans is the fact that the Childress game plan is one of offensive futility. As much as they control the ball, they can't seem to do a god damn thing with it. After years of losing, the only thing that pisses off Vikings fans is the fact that the Childress game plan is one of offensive futility. As much as they control the ball, they can’t seem to do a god damn thing with it.

]]> By: Mpls Simpleton http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-58985 Mpls Simpleton Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:13:16 +0000 #comment-58985 <em>It's not that they suck, it's that fans have unreasonable expectations.<br /> <br /> umm yeah, that's what people say when their team sucks.</em><br /> <br /> I was wondering why I was hearing that phrase echoing across the St Croix from Wisconsin for the last couple of months. It’s not that they suck, it’s that fans have unreasonable expectations.

umm yeah, that’s what people say when their team sucks.

I was wondering why I was hearing that phrase echoing across the St Croix from Wisconsin for the last couple of months.

]]> By: Randy Moss http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9863#comment-58948 Randy Moss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:39:12 +0000 #comment-58948 It's not that they suck, it's that they are really good at not winning. It’s not that they suck, it’s that they are really good at not winning.

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