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Anonymous-0 · Dec 12, 2010

Just heard about the metrodome roof collapse, hope none of my close friends got hurt.

730d se · Dec 12, 2010

Saw a video of it on FOXXY News, did not appear to be anyone on the field in the area where the roof broke through.

Dave 2N · Dec 12, 2010

No problem. Russ Feingold and Al Franken will get a new one in there right away.

omahagreg · Dec 12, 2010

Wife has cousins up there. We were there in October, and the Vikings were wanting a new stadium. I imagine this would make that seem more reasonable!

paul · Dec 12, 2010

5th time it's gone down over the decades. It's just a tent top, held up with air pressure, like a kids jumping beanball deal.

No one was in it, and it just sags down, ripped in 3 places I guess, but doesn't 'crash' or anything. Get he snow & ice off, patch the holes, and blow it up again, good as new.

--->Paul

Anonymous-0 · Dec 12, 2010

Yeah, nothing to worry about...they'll just stick the taxpayers with the bill. Wouldn't want to burden the franchises who are making millions off the stadium, as long as there taxpayers they can tap for the money.

plow hand · Dec 12, 2010

I agree with you. On the other hand it would put a lot of people to work for a couple of years building a new stadium..

Traditional Farmer · Dec 12, 2010

DUH you'd of thunk they'd of built a roof in Minnesota that could handle 20 inches of snow.

Gun guru · Dec 12, 2010

That is what burns my butt.....Rich team owners that soak the taxpayers for millions and millions of dollars to build stadiums for whiny millionaire players. Makes me sick.

Lou from Wi. · Dec 12, 2010

Gonna be YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK.
Open season for lawyers to advance their pocketbooks and bank accounts if any one was hit with the snow. what A bunck of duds. JMHO LOU.

WCS · Dec 12, 2010

fell in about 5:00 AM

Harvey Brinker · Dec 12, 2010

This is a link to the Fox video:

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/nfl-on-fox?vid=ca15cffb-3b66-49a0-84ca-20ed0a175567&from=msnhp&gt1=39002

You may have to copy and paste,,to get it to work.

1970-1655 · Dec 12, 2010

Stadium is not far from where the bridge collapsed a while back.

Heard from family there that the roof collapse was so Brett could have a few more days rest so his streak could continue. Now NFL says play in Detroit!

RayP(MI) · Dec 12, 2010

Just showed timelapse of failure on the night news. Looked quite deserted when it happened. Seriously, dome is kept up by air pressure, and will probably be fairly easily repaired, reinflated. Probably just got overloaded with snow.

tjdub · Dec 12, 2010

> you'd of thunk they'd of built a roof in Minnesota that could handle 20 inches of snow.

Nah, they just build one that could collapse without structural damage and then be repaired in about a week. The roof tears pretty regularly. One year it collapsed twice!

WGM · Dec 13, 2010

This is the fourth collapse from heavy snow.

cannonball · Dec 13, 2010

They players are going on strike next year they want 60% of what the owners make

Anonymous-0 · Dec 13, 2010

Before or after the taxpayer subsidies?

Anonymous-0 · Dec 13, 2010

Before or after the taxpayer subsidies?

Traditional Farmer · Dec 13, 2010

They need a roof like the Cowboys have, retract the roof when it snows and then close it turn the heat on and melt the snow

Nancy Howell · Dec 13, 2010

If you watch the video, you can see a couple of people on the far sideline of the field, running for their lives as the roof starts to come down.

cadet trooper · Dec 14, 2010

Let"s think 18 games in 2012 for the NFL that means 9 or so plus preseason at home empty your pockets everyone!

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