Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesThere was a time when the Astrodome in Houston was seen in the same light as Cowboys Stadium seen today.
A modern marvel endorsement a trend, as other cities followed.
Domes, was once, preferred form of architecture for outdoor sports stadiums.
One of the cities, after that the trend was Minneapolis, Minnesota Vikings and twins began play in the Metrodome in the beginning of the 1980s.
If domed Stadium trend file manager already dead before this year's winter storm, Deflated with the now maligned Metrodome roof.
Now, with the tag on the Metrodome ripped by snow and the Vikings lease on stadium set to expire after next season, they threaten to move away from Minnesota, if they are not given the Stadium they want at the price they want.
Vikes have said that they would pay a third of the costs to build new stadium. They also said they prefer to have an outdoor Stadium because it would cost them too much money to build a stadium with a tag.
Legislators in the State of Minnesota, said, however, they want to have a roof in the Stadium it no matter what the cost.
"If you will put this very capital, this much sweat and tears in it, you will need a 365-day facility like the Metrodome," said State Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, for the Associated Press.
That makes sense. With the newly built Target field and the TCF Bank Stadium will be outdoor facilities, need Minnesota a multipurpose, indoor stadium to host events such as the final four.
But the Vikings have leverage, as Los Angeles has plans to build a new stadium. In contrast to Minnesota is the weather in L.A. is usually sunny and hot, to eliminate the need for a roof over the Vikings head.
Plus, given what they've just been through with their current kuppelformede Stadium, could you blame them wants to take their games outdoors?
So what can be done to make Vikings and State law happy and keep Vikes in Minnesota? I have a suggestion, there is a little out of the box but potentially could work.
Instead of Vikings pays for one-third of the cost of a roof of the stadium, the NHL's Minnesota Wild and the University of Minnesota Athletics should pitch in some money for a retractable roof.
Why should they pay for a tag on the Vikings new stadium, you ask? As a result of a two-word phrase that has become a new trend in recent years: outdoor hockey.
In the last four years has been NHL Winter Classic a new year's Day tradition, pulling in millions of viewers on NBC and tens of thousands of fans in a indvandringssituationer Stadium.
This year's Winter Classic, played at Heinz field in Pittsburgh between Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins drew the capacity crowd 68,111 and 4.65 million viewers on NBC. This is despite the game delayed for approximately seven hours due to rain.
Outdoor hockey is a trend that has not been limited to NHL. In December host Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor a Winter Classic between Michigan and Michigan State's hockey, a game that broke the record for most fans witnessing a live hockey game with a presence of 113,411.
Imagine what kind of crowds and viewers wild and Minnesota hockey team could attract by playing on the open roofed new Vikings Stadium. It would provide the potential for publicity that does more than the cost for a third of a retractable roof.
Plus is things about a retractable roof that you can close it, something the Vikings can consider if they decide to minus 10 degrees temperatures are too much to bear.
And I am sure, Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team would remember hosting the final four, or at least Big Ten tournament.
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