Metrodome collapses

[derf]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/12...etrodome-roof/

[12:18 p.m.] The New York Giants-Minnesota Vikings game will take place Monday at 7:20 p.m. at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, the NFL said in a statement Sunday. The game was moved after the roof of the Vikings' Metrodome in Minneapolis collapsed due to heavy snow.

[11 a.m. ET] The game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants will not be played at the Metrodome on Monday or Tuesday because of the roof collapse caused by heavy snow, the NFL announced Sunday.

The league is exploring the possibility of playing Monday night at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium or another domed NFL stadium, according to a statement from Greg Aiello of the NFL.

[Original post] Heavy snow has caused the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to collapse, a spokesman for the Minnesota State Patrol said Sunday.

A blizzard that hit the Midwest prompted officials Saturday night - before the roof collapsed - to postpone Sunday's scheduled NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. A statement from the Vikings cited "unsafe conditions related to the Metrodome roof and the weather."

The game was rescheduled from Sunday afternoon to Monday night, the team said.

The Giants were stranded at Kansas City International Airport on
Saturday, unable to get to Minnesota because of the snow, said team spokesman Peter John-Baptiste.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by derf

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/12...etrodome-roof/

good news

[EpyonXero]

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

[defector]

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

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

That video is a fake - just like the moon landing.

[tallywacker]

Deflations

Five times in the stadium's history, heavy snows or other weather conditions have damaged the roof and caused it to deflate. On November 19, 1981, a rapid accumulation of over a foot of snow caused the roof to collapse, requiring it to be re-inflated. It deflated the following winter on December 30, 1982, again because of a tear caused by heavy snow. This was four days before the Vikings played the Dallas Cowboys in the last regular season game of the 1982 NFL season. That same year, on April 14, 1983, the Metrodome roof deflated because of a tear caused by heavy snow and the scheduled Twins' game with the California Angels was postponed. On April 26, 1986, the Metrodome roof suffered a slight tear because of high winds, causing a nine-minute delay in the bottom of the seventh inning vs the Angels.

On December 12th, 2010, at about 5:00 a.m., the roof collapsed as a result of more than seventeen inches of snow the previous day, sustaining three tears in the process. The Vikings and the New York Giants had been scheduled to play a football game that afternoon. The game had already been postponed to Monday night due to the Giants' flight being stranded in Kansas City as a result of the Midwestern snowstorm. Due to the extent of damage to the roof, the NFL relocated the game to Ford Field in Detroit. Ticket-holders who could journey to Detroit were promised seats on the fifty yard line, while free tickets for the game would be given away at Ford Field on Monday morning.[14]

It's not that big of a story. The roof is inflated and has happened many times.

[Cutty72]

So now they are playing the game in Chicago.

I think it's a sign that football should be played the way it was intended, outdoors.

[Sixxxxer]

There actually playing in detroit, And tickets are free for anyone who wants to go...So you Michigan people you can go see a free NFL game

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

There actually playing in detroit, And tickets are free for anyone who wants to go...So you Michigan people you can go see a free NFL game

Aren't most Lions games free?

[Dave]

this is even better for the eagles than id thought. giants on short week and vikings displaced...

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Dave

this is even better for the eagles than id thought. giants on short week and vikings displaced...

they still have to get by dallas first