Minnesotans - do you think you were well represented in the recent Vikings stadium vote?

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20. You wouldn't be interested in the viewpoint of

a Packer fan living in Minnesota would you?

I honestly hope a stadium deal gets done. Would hate to lose the rivalry.

Both sides of public funding for stadiums seem to think their arguments are cut and dry. They're both wrong. But they both have salient points too.

Stadium opponents act is if it's just a money grab and communities don't benefit from a sports franchise. They do, and there's legitimate argument for public funding. Factor in the cost of LOSING your franchise as a result of not getting a stadium deal done. Stadium proponents seem to want to ignore that billionaire owners get something for, comparitively, nothing.

In Minnesota's case, there's stadium fatigue, as both the Gophers and Twins got stadiums with a lot of public money very recently. Not much of a public appetite for another.

Los Angeles is trying to get a stadium deal done in order to lure a team, but they're having difficulty as well. Plays into the hands of the anti-stadium crowd.

Wilf has been ratther comparitively generous with the money he's ponying up. Hope it gets done.