New Vikings Stadium - The Sandcrawler

[pbmax]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/77074/vikings-stadium-minnesotas-ice-palace

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0513/nfl_e_vikingsstadium_gb1_576.jpg


http://prod.images.vikings.clubs.nflcdn.com/image-web/NFL/CDA/data/deployed/prod/VIKINGS/assets/images/imported/MIN/photos/clubimages/2013/05-May/tempstadiumscreens-009051313--nfl_mezz_1280_1024.jpg

[pbmax]

"Dude, they stole our Sandcrawler!"

"Not if I can help it!"

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mA9jH_MYdpg/T4z6NRM-OpI/AAAAAAAAEWg/uh4VrFCDyaY/s1600/9Jawa.jpg

[Patler]

It looks like a church.

[George Cumby]

"Ooo-tini!"

[George Cumby]

Have fun when the worlds largest transparent roof collapses under a heavy snow load.

[pbmax]

It looks like a church.

The Cathedral of Divine Frustration.

[Fritz]

It looks like a church.

I think the NFL is our national religion now, with its myth making role clear - it provides distraction and hope and symbolizes the values the current culture appears to treasure, and is a battleground for the cultural clashes we are experiencing.

And think of all the times the attendees in that new stadium will be saying things like "Jesus Christ!" And "For God's Sake!" And "Holy Shit!"

[Cleft Crusty]

The Cathedral of Divine Frustration.

Valhalla, except that the Vikings will always be Loki to the Packers' Thor.

[woodbuck27]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/77074/vikings-stadium-minnesotas-ice-palace

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0513/nfl_e_vikingsstadium_gb1_576.jpg


http://prod.images.vikings.clubs.nflcdn.com/image-web/NFL/CDA/data/deployed/prod/VIKINGS/assets/images/imported/MIN/photos/clubimages/2013/05-May/tempstadiumscreens-009051313--nfl_mezz_1280_1024.jpg

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRkAmqmXPbrIoIY2Rbyj4i7D-

GOD Signs On with AP.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2o9IxNF4kmLcvj09ubgiIJRhiVhYkn KuavC3CamZDUN7BnRSE

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4xJGFj2tcvE/T70hrq-CdSI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Sk80sfeI3VU/s1600/Thomas+Road+Baptist+Church+interior.jpg

VIKING FANS IN Christ !

Church Services every Sunday at 10 AM. Gameday at 2 PM.

RISE TO THE SUPER BOWL !!

[Fritz]

No matter what they do with that place, it can't be any worse than the lame excuse for a stadium they had before.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Regardless of the name they take, it will always be known as the Glass-Hole.

[Zool]

Regardless of the name they take, it will always be known as the Glass-Hole.

I guess it's better than the original drawings of a spaceship stadium.

http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/MIN/photos/centerpieces/stadium/horns-outside-cp.jpg

[3irty1]

I hope they actually go with the giant adrian peterson fathead on it.

[Fritz]

Regardless of the name they take, it will always be known as the Glass-Hole.

Winner of the day! Excellent.

I can see the headlines: "Vikes Take It in the Glass-Hole"

[denverYooper]

No matter what they do with that place, it can't be any worse than the lame excuse for a stadium they had before.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAyLX2hY7E0

[MadtownPacker]

Have fun when the worlds largest transparent roof collapses under a heavy snow load.
Looks like the roof is slanted, probably so it can slide off instead of building up?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Looks like the roof is slanted, probably so it can slide off instead of building up?

It was specifically designed that way to stop the snow from piling up on the roof. Better have a big area on the other side that's keeps the fans away otherwise there will be a rare avalanche story in Minneapolis.

[woodbuck27]

Winner of the day! Excellent.

I can see the headlines: "Vikes Take It in the Glass-Hole"

Ohh Dear ..... arn't you something. :whaa:

[pbmax]

Adrian Peterson carried to the game in Week 11.

http://rebelcomm.tripod.com/sandcrawler.jpg

[MadtownPacker]

I gotta admit you bitches nailed it with the sandcrawler name.

[red]

its different, but thats not always a bad thing

lots of windows, i like that. the more natural light the better

does it only have seats on 3 sides? that would be kind of dumb

[Jimx29]

Nice JumboTron tribute to the birthday boy, CMIII


http://i42.tinypic.com/2zsw37t.jpg

[George Cumby]

I gotta admit you bitches nailed it with the sandcrawler name.

Props to PB.

[Brandon494]

I like it but I still hate the Vikings.

[MadtownPacker]

As you should Brandon.

After seeing the inside pics I gotta wonder how loud this thing is gonna get. Maybe it will have some special design like Seattle's that amplifies the sound. Likely it will be loud as fuck. Also looks like it could host a SB.

[3irty1]

I've heard they're trying to attract an MLS team to Minnesota with this as well and so the fans sit very close to the field as in soccer. That should make it loud. No way it could be louder than that giant diaper they used to play in though. It wasn't just the noise, it was the terrible acoustics that made it an echo chamber for all the high-pitched sobbing of their fanbase.

[MJZiggy]

As you should Brandon.

After seeing the inside pics I gotta wonder how loud this thing is gonna get. Maybe it will have some special design like Seattle's that amplifies the sound. Likely it will be loud as fuck. Also looks like it could host a SB.

Let's get real. Who's going to want to go to freaking Minneapolis in February for any reason whatsoever?

[Joemailman]

Let's get real. Who's going to want to go to freaking Minneapolis in February for any reason whatsoever?

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/229876_419721824749065_180452093_n.jpg

[RashanGary]

Looks like the roof is slanted, probably so it can slide off instead of building up?

It's probably just luck, but I'll bet a slanty roof does stop snow from piling up.

[RashanGary]

dp

[MJZiggy]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/229876_419721824749065_180452093_n.jpg

Well, that makes about three. He looks lonely, no?

[RashanGary]

does it only have seats on 3 sides? that would be kind of dumb


Dear Vikings ownership,

Please have as many seats as you can fit and make sure the roof is slanty.




Regards,

Common fucking sense

[RashanGary]

Jerry Jones keeping a maxi-pad roof cutout in his billion dollar stadium to preserve heritage thinks you're retarded.

[Pugger]

MN will be playing their home games in a giant greenhouse.

[Joemailman]

MN will be playing their home games in a giant greenhouse.

That's better than playing games inside a huge garbage bag, as they have up until now.

[Pugger]

Someone on another forum pointed out the issues they might have with all the shadows. Miller Park has problems with the sun shining through one panelled wall. How are all those shadows going to affect the football and baseball? There will be checkerboard shadows over the whole field, with the ball flickering as it goes through the air. Can you imagine how distracting this will be especially when a baseball game is played in there in the afternoons? :razz:

[pbmax]

Props to PB.

I would like to take credit but I stole it from someone on Twitter.

[woodbuck27]

It's probably just luck, but I'll bet a slanty roof does stop snow from piling up.

http://host.madison.com/sports/football/nfl-vikings-new-stadium-will-have-translucent-roof/article_0a5bff56-bc85-11e2-8525-0019bb2963f4.html

NFL: Vikings' new stadium will have translucent roof


Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features.

So the team, the public agency in charge of the stadium and the architects designing it literally saw the light. The yet-to-be-named multi-purpose facility will have a translucent roof and moveable front windows.

Comment woodbuck27:

So that the Minnesota Vikings can take counter measures against any potential of extreme fan noise and exercise proper consideration for visiting teams.