The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field. Cold, cold, cold stuff!
However, in modern day 2010 (almost 2011), football players and fans have turned into pansies when it comes to the cold weather. Why do I say this?
As of 10:46 CST, the NFL was debating whether the Vikings/Eagles should be postponed to avoid a massive blizzard that could dump up to a foot of snow on the city of Philadelphia. Um, really?
What happened to the ice bowl? There were no heating coils or anything else in the field, and they went out and played. Remember Bud Grant? He wouldn't even let the Vikings have heaters on the sideline so they could focus more on the game.
Flash forward to last Monday night. Chris Kluwe whined, bitched, and moaned about the cold weather and how nobody wanted to play in it, and how hard the turf was at TCF Bank Stadium.
Sigh...IT'S FOOTBALL!!! It's meant to play outside! The toughness of these players is ridiculous. I'm all for making the game safer as Harvey Dent claims he wants to do (and yet he wants an 18 game season...), but seriously, handle the cold. Embrace the cold.
If you asked a majority of high school or college players, they would love to play in the cold, the snow, and whatever else was thrown at them. Sure, they'd rather play in Miami, but this is what's wrong with the NFL and it's fan.
I found it disgusting how many people didn't show up to the Viking game Sunday. I know they suck and "oh, waaaah! It's too cold! Waaaah!" But man up!
My uncle used to go to numberous games a year at Metropolitan Stadium and they dealt with it. They embraced it, while the Vikings looked like they needed a blankie last Sunday.
Bottom line, stop the madness. It's clear that the Vikings are cursed. Snow is going to follow them wherever they go, and Ford Field better look out because it might just collapse as soon as the Vikings fly into town.
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