12
Dec
2010
Metrodome Roof collapses (VIDEO); Vikings-Giants moved to Detroit
(AP Photo via Shutdown Corner)
UPDATE: The game has officially been moved to Ford Field in Detroit, with a scheduled start time of Monday at 7:20pm ET. Memo to the NFL: this same snowstorm is moving east and hitting Detroit today … you might want to get Plan C together, just in case.
I’ll tell you what, the Giants are going to be grumpy by the time they get to wherever this game is finally played. First they get stuck in Kansas City and now they have to try and get to Detroit in a blizzard. This is starting to get very Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
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The roof of the Metrodome collapased early Sunday morning under the weight of nearly two feet of snow which fell on Minneapolis over the weekend. The storm had already forced the NFL to push the Vikings-Giants game to Monday, and now that the Metrodome is out of commission, the league is on the hunt for a new venue.
NFL Spokesman Greg Aiello posted this to his Twitter account on Sunday morning:
“We were notified this morning by the Metrodome authorities that the dome will not be available for the Giants-Vikings game on Monday or Tuesday. We are currently exploring alternatives to play the game Monday night at the University of Minnesota stadium or another domed NFL stadium. We will continue provide information as it becomes available.”
So wait … this thing could be played outdoors? In Minneapolis? With 2 feet of snow on the ground?!? I don’t know about you, but that … sounds … AWESOME!!!
Apparently they are also considering moving the game to domes in Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis or even New Orleans. And there’s a pretty good chanced this thing won’t happen until Tuesday. But stay tuned … we’ll be tuning into this game whenever and wherever it takes place.
WATCH VIDEO OF THE METRODOME COLLAPSE FROM THE INSIDE AFTER THE JUMP
23
Nov
2010
INFOGRAPHIC: Parity in the 2010 NFL
This one comes to us from Reddit/r/NFL, and illustrates the parity in the 2010 NFL season so far.
Going clockwise, the first team defeated the second team and so on in a circle. So, starting at 12 o’clock, the Falcons lost to the Steelers (15-9) but defeated the Bucs (27-21), who beat the Browns (17-14), etc. Behold …
I can’t believe I’m introducing math into this blog, but in case you come across anyone deluded enough to believe that winning in the NFL is a transitive relationship (if A>B and B>C, then A>C), just show them this picture.
1
May
2009
Jews for Jets upset by NFL Scheduling conflict
These guys clearly need to fast for their sins Yom Kippur. Especially the guy on the left. (Photo: Getty Images)
Okay, so this story is like 2 weeks old, but I’m barely a Jew (and really only think of the Jets as the tenants of Giants stadium), so I didn’t really pay attention when it originally came out.
When the 2009 NFL Schedule was released, the New York Jets filed a complaint with the NFL because their 1st two home games conflicted with the Jewish Holidays of Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur. The Jets were inundated with complains from their Hasidic fanbase:
In the letter to Goodell, owner Woody Johnson suggested the game against the Titans be changed to a 1 p.m. start to give Jewish fans time to arrive home before sundown.
“I am extremely disappointed with the league’s decision to schedule us to play at home on consecutive Sundays that are in direct conflict with the Jewish High Holy Days,” Johnson wrote. “There has long been an understanding that neither the Jets nor the Giants fans should have to bear completely the brunt of this issue since we are in the largest Jewish market in the country.”
According to reports, the Giants requested they play on the road on the two holidays, and the Jets did the same. But somehow the Jets request didn’t make it to the league office (dun, dun, DUN!!!). The league has taken full responsibility, and is moving the games to start & end before sundown.
Jimmy Kimmel also had an interesting piece on the trouble this issue was causing in the Jets locker room:
30
Mar
2009
2009 NFL Pre-Season Schedule Released
The Hall of Fame Game will kick off the 2009 pre-season in Canton. Aaah Canton.
The NFL announced its 2009 Pre-Season Schedule today. According to the press release, “The NFL’s slate of 11 nationally televised preseason games will feature all 12 2008 playoff teams, one of the highlights of the … zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ. Huh?!? What?!? I’m awake! No school today?”
Even the NFL’s PR guys can’t pretend to be fired up for the pre-season. But hey, its football. In August. Who am I kidding? I once drove to Albany to watch half-contact drills at Giants training camp. In the rain. All by myself. The Holiday Inn in Albany is really nice … great bar. I met Otis Anderson and Bart Oates there once. Just hanging out.
I’ll stop talking now.
