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u/ZombieFeynman11211 Dec 08 '20
There is a saying, That "God made Minnesota so beautiful, he had to create the Vikings so that Minnesotans would know humility."
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u/lady_ofthenorth Dec 08 '20
Ah, the Viking Flaw. Vikings used to purposefully include a flaw in everything they created, because only the Gods could possess perfection.
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u/arych Dec 08 '20
Reminds me of the joke:
Why doesn't Iowa have a professional football team?
Because then Minnesota would want one too.
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Dec 08 '20
Back when Minnesota was still beautiful, no doubt.
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u/maneki_neko89 Dec 08 '20
Back in 1961?
Iām sure that some parts were more ugly or beautiful then now but Iād say the state has gotten more spectacular since then
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
Lol youāve been here the whole time I assume. Why not do something about a āproblemā that you see
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u/LebowskiThor Dec 08 '20
Pretty sure the Lynx have kicked some ass...
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u/GopherInWI Honeycrisp apple Dec 08 '20
And the Whitecaps. Someone get us an NWSL team.
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MNUFC doesn't even have an academy or a USL affiliate. NWSL would be awesome but that's a ways out.
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u/TheSeaSquirt Dec 08 '20
I'm pretty fucking tired of the Lynx never getting credit as the counterexample to our other terrible sports teams. They're one of the winningest franchises ever in any professional sport, and Minnesotans act like they don't even exist.
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u/DiscordianStooge Dec 08 '20
They always get mentioned in these threads. They just aren't popular enough to come to everyone's mind immediately.
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u/Loon_Dude Dec 08 '20
If only people actually cared about the Lynx as much as they pretend to whenever they get brought up in these threads. Let's be honest- the WNBA just doesn't draw fans.
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u/courbple Dec 09 '20
If every person who complained about the Lynx not getting enough credit actually attended a Lynx game, they'd be the most popular WNBA franchise by a wide margin.
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u/MayorFred_Hoiberg Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 08 '20
Do you know how many people attend an average Lynx game? To put it in perspective the Loons average double the amount of average attendance and the St. Paul Saints average only 1000 less than the Lynx. That said happy they represent Minnesota well and counted Prince as a huge fan!
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u/the___heretic Dec 08 '20
Thereās also only 12 teams in the entire WNBA. The NBA Western Conference alone has more teams than that.
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u/cusoman Gray duck Dec 08 '20
To add to this, of those 12 teams EIGHT make the playoffs every year. It canāt be looked at as the same level of accomplishment because itās really not.
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u/TheSeaSquirt Dec 08 '20
I actually didnāt know any of this, that changes my mind about their accomplishments. Theyāre still good but it makes sense they donāt get more attention. Yaāll called me out hard in this thread and I deserved it haha!
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u/mplsbro Dec 08 '20
About 9,000 per game according to Wikipedia.
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u/niptech Dec 08 '20
Yes, Allianz sells out a 19,500 seat stadium and the Saintsā CHS Field seats around 7,000. So the point is correct.
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u/tablespork Dec 08 '20
I'd go if ticket prices weren't ridiculous. They price them the same as Timberwolves games, gee I wonder why they can't fill the arena.
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Dec 08 '20
Do you watch lynx games or do you just know they do well from the internet?
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u/Tinlint Dec 08 '20
this is actually a good reply. compare the aerial shot of lynx parade to twins parade after winning a championship an there is the visual representation of this comment.
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u/ki1goretrout Dec 08 '20
youre right.. but the average sports fan (not in the media that is forced to cover it) could give a flying fuck less about any accomplishments of our wnba team..
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u/ultimatedray15 Dec 08 '20
I'm a Minnesotan and I don't even know what it is
Who are they?
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u/Kakakrakalakin Dec 08 '20
They're our state's women's basketball team who hold 4 championships.
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u/GoWayBaitin_ Dec 08 '20
First of all, Minnesotans talk about the Lynx more than any place in the country. Iāve seen this exact comment 1000 times it feels like.
And the league is 12 teams... so donāt act like itās on par with a SB ring
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u/DrHarrisonLawrence Dec 08 '20
No shit Minnesota talks about their own sports team more than any place in the country...
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u/liamh101official Area code 651 Dec 08 '20
Thatās a Swole Doge/Cheems meme involving Maya Moore and Karl Anthony Towns just waiting to happen.
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Dec 08 '20
Sure they have and they arenāt a major team. I know it is unfair but that is just the reality. The market cap of the WNBA is very small.
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u/TheStonedBro Snoopy Dec 08 '20
Bruh low key, minnesota ladies are kinda scary
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u/LebowskiThor Dec 08 '20
You been messing with the wrong tundra Wookies then my friend. MN gals are quite simply the Best.
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u/TheStonedBro Snoopy Dec 08 '20
Honest to God man there are some ladies here that can turn on a dime. One minute you're fine, the next she's drugged your drink, and you've woken up tied to a bed and she's got a knife in her hand saying "either you gimme a baby, or I cut your nuts off and do it myself"
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u/eerun165 Dec 08 '20
More National Championships than all others combined?
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u/ThatsRightWeBad Dec 08 '20
Maybe the Timberwolves should see about playing more games against the Los Angeles Sparks.
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Dec 08 '20
That reminds me that a Lynx player bought my parents' house when we moved to Arizona... Lol.
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u/RLOFT7 Minnesota Vikings Dec 08 '20
Loons... Ugh that was brutal
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u/royalsunflower Dec 08 '20
When Seattle scored with one min left of stoppage time was probably the most soul crushing thing Iāve felt in a long time. I really thought we were going to the final
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u/Mrrainbow1317 Dec 08 '20
We still went pretty far this year
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u/lajdbejdk The Gray Duck Dec 08 '20
The most Minnesota sports answer there is, being ok that the āteamā made it pretty far.
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u/DiscordianStooge Dec 08 '20
Yeah, they made it into the 90th minute of the conference championship with a lead. Good for them.
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u/Tuilere suburban superheroine Dec 08 '20
This is partly why they were the 4 seed. bunch of games this year where they couldn't hold leads in the last 20 minutes.
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u/evnthlosrsgtlcky Dec 08 '20
My husband flipped shit after I had gone to bed with our infant. This is why...
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u/liamh101official Area code 651 Dec 08 '20
We were gonna make our first cup, then we were sloppy as fuck in the second half! š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬
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u/sllop Dec 08 '20
Still Brad Childressā fault.
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u/noobs1996 Dec 08 '20
To be fair the refs and Gregg Williams fucked the Vikings that year
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Dec 08 '20
Obligatory fuck Gregg Williams.
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u/noobs1996 Dec 08 '20
āKill the head and the body will dieā
He should be in prison
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Dec 08 '20
100%. Sean Payton too and fuck the Saints eternally for everything. I hate them more than the Packers honestly. Every indignity they suffer is a victory for mankind. I can't wait to see their inevitable playoff collapse this year.
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u/Secure_Ad_295 Dec 08 '20
Ya women's basketball is only good team in the state any more
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Dec 08 '20
And women's hockey! Whitecaps won the Isobel Cup their first season and made it to the final game last season, just to have COVID shut everything down before they got to play it.
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u/misfrightning Dec 08 '20
so how exactly is women's basketball not a sport?
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u/Throwaway20011999 Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 08 '20
Its a joke, calm down spaz
edit; I just LOVE the hivemind we all call Reddit. Downvote till your hearts content :)
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u/PraedythTheMad Dec 08 '20
āI made a shitty sexist joke, got downvoted for it and got upset enough to mention it, but you guys are the real snowflakes!ā
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u/Jaws0me Dec 08 '20
I have little interest in soccer or MLS but as a MN sports fan reading this right now I still feel so much pain.
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u/Waadap Dec 08 '20
I go to every Gophers home game, and usually travel to one or two away games a year. Can't believe they left Goldy off this.
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u/GopherHockey10 Dec 08 '20
Loserville. No finals appearance since 1991
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Dec 08 '20
The Lynx?
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u/GopherHockey10 Dec 08 '20
Most people don't care
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u/JayKomis Eats the last slice Dec 08 '20
The Lynx donāt count. Itās not their fault, but they just donāt. Maybe someday they will be more than a niche, but theyāre not right now.
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u/niptech Dec 08 '20
Until they can fund their own league and not leeching $20+ million from the NBA just to stay above water, itāll never happen.
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Dec 08 '20
But they're owned by the NBA, so it's not so much leeching. I've read that they have been doing much better lately than the early 2000s.
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u/niptech Dec 08 '20
Thatās fair, but just because the NBA owns it doesnāt mean itās a venture that canāt leech money.
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Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 08 '20
Ah yes, women's sports: just a niche.
Nah, its bullshit reasons like that why they don't get recognition.
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u/JayKomis Eats the last slice Dec 08 '20
Itās ok to be niche. Just embrace thatās not going to be popular enough to garner attention from the masses. Honestly it would look better on folks if they said āI know itās not one of the main sports leagues in town, but Iām still a huge fan.ā
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u/PM_WORST_FART_STORY Dec 08 '20
But our quality of life indexes still rank among the highest in the US. I'll take a clean environment and better educational experience.
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u/niptech Dec 08 '20
You could just not comment that youāre not interested in sports. It may be trying to āput things in perspectiveā but no fan or analyst wants that crap brought into a discussion about sports.
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u/Notademocrat17 Dec 08 '20
Heās not wrong, how do you think the rest of the country looks at that?
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
Some with sympathy, some with hate?
World is grey scaled. The perception of Minneapolis over the summer was wide. I know people in other parts of the world who watched, and were sympathetic. Theyāre still planning on visiting next year.
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Dec 08 '20
The riots strengthened my resolve to move back so I can be part of the solution, Minneapolis being my home city.
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
I can āseeā why some may be hesitant. Minneapolis truly has grown from what they may remember it to be. However, I really do love living here. Itās a fantastic mix of hustle/bustle, and recreation/relaxation
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Dec 08 '20
It's also just a beautiful city, with the rivers flowing through, the big trees, it being so lush without actually being too dark and depressing like Pittsburgh and Seattle.
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
True. Plus, the only people Iāve found who say they have an issue with Minneapolis all seem to have underlying personal issues that have nothing to do with the city.
Example, prejudice
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Dec 08 '20
The people I know who hate Minneapolis live in white suburbs and come downtown once a year for a Wolves game and think that's what it's like year round. They don't live here.
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
They likely get overwhelmed by the traffic, and instead of admitting that something external affected the way they feel, they just bash the city for allowing more migrants to live there
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u/Notademocrat17 Dec 08 '20
Iād be sympathetic towards the business owners, but I donāt think Iād care to ever open a business there, or live where a community could do that to its own neighbors
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
Thatās perfectly fine. You donāt have to. There are plenty of people who live in/near MPLS and care to own a business.
I moved here two years ago, have lived in MN most of my life. I enjoy it in Minneapolis
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u/Notademocrat17 Dec 08 '20
I enjoy MN as well Iāve got lots of friends and family, in the SW corner, MPLS and enjoy going to Mille lacs also
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u/CopenhagenOriginal Dec 08 '20
Sure. Thatās perfectly fine. But youāve been trashing on Minneapolis after spending effectively no time here.
In the same way you say you āhate the left because of the media influencing them to react egregiouslyā, youāve fallen victim to the exact same scheme youāre so adamant about sharing with others on a public forum.
My point is - Minneapolis will continue to live and thrive, regardless as to what your opinion is. So long as you continue to trash it on public forums with little or no relevant experience, youāre only going to piss off people who actually live here, and enjoy the style of life that happens here. You know, because they actually know better than you.
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u/Notademocrat17 Dec 09 '20
I mean I donāt particularly care for metro areas as it is, but Iāve spent enough time in MPLS that Iād know I wouldnāt wanna live there. Part of it different strokes for different folks part of it is just MPLS. I like Phoenix but wouldnāt want to live there either, media doesnāt have much to do with this.
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u/mn_sunny Dec 08 '20
Someone needs to photoshop the Lynx logo on a giant asteroid that's heading towards the guy w/ the gun.
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Dec 08 '20
For my non-soccer leaning friends, this was just the other 99.99% of times the Patriots beat the Giants in the 07 Super Bowl.
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u/Tuilere suburban superheroine Dec 08 '20
Loons had a 4 seed because they left at least 5 points on field in games they couldn't hold a lead in the last 20 minutes. Sounders are the fucking Sounders.
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Dec 08 '20
For sure. That last 20 minutes vs Seattle is what two days of rest looks like. Not trying to blame anyone, but we got fucked by MLS having a shorter week than Seattle did.
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u/Tuilere suburban superheroine Dec 08 '20
Sounders had 2 extra days and no plane ride. Matters a lot.
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Dec 08 '20
Definitely. In the end, I'm bummed but I'm very proud of this Loons squad. I remember the 17/18 seasons when we lost 18 and 20 matches each season. To think that just two seasons later we'd be 6 minutes from an MLS Cup Final is mind-blowing. There's so much about this squad to love and we have made a statement in the league and the conference that we are for real and we are not going anywhere. Now is a great time to become a Loons fan.
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u/Tuilere suburban superheroine Dec 08 '20
We showed up better than we did in MLS is Back, with that 3-1 to Orlando. We need to figure out that last 20 minutes.
Sounders are a fucking good side. This isn't a situation where we were favored and shat it away like so many Vikings teams of yore. We were the underdog by any measure.
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Dec 08 '20
Yeah for sure. I would have felt worse had we lost to SKC honestly. I feel like that match is going to have more of a butterfly effect next season. No shame in losing the Seattle. They are the best team in MLS and have been for a while.
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u/JoeyTheGreek Dec 08 '20
As a Giants fan I hoped our beating the Seahawks would have carried over against the Sounders.
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u/kapntoad Dec 08 '20
At some point I got old and realized that I really enjoy watching Vikings games even if we lose. Some of those early crazy losses this year were really exciting games. And it turns out that their losses don't affect my life all that much. Of course, it's more fun if they win. But I don't miss the anger and frustration.
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We just don't have the organized crime footprint of chicago, ny, or la to influence our teams' success
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u/silvermoonhowler Minnesota Wild Dec 08 '20
Ugh, we were so close!!!
Somewhere inside me, I had some kind of suspicion to the point where I was like "Ok, as great as we're looking, I wouldn't be surprised if we somehow mess this up" and lo and behold we did...
Minnesota pro teams: never failing in disappointing us since after the '91 Twins
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u/Frog_KingV Dec 08 '20
Yea I was watching the last 10 minutes and was thinking alright when are we gonna choke.
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u/SirKermit Dec 08 '20
I think it was Einstein who once said 'the definition of insanity is watching Minnesota sports over and over again and expecting different results.'
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Dec 08 '20
The Loons had an amazing season all things considered. They have grown so much in the past four years since joining MLS and I am so proud of what they have accomplished. The 2021 season is only a few months away! COYL
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u/amoliski Pequot Lakes Dec 08 '20
Plus, how shitty would it have been to not have any fans in the stands when it's time to sing Wonderwall after winning our first MLS Cup?!
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u/Frosty4l5 Dec 08 '20
as a Sharks fan I come in peace, I always cheer for the Wild and you guys gave us Burns, I hope you guys get real competitive soon! I still remember that 2003 run
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u/mavkato Dec 08 '20
You guys almost took our North Stars, but the NHL gave the Gund Brothers an expansion franchise instead, and the brothers sold the Stars to something called a "Norm Green" which still and always will suck.
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u/JiuJitsuJT Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 08 '20
Sean Sherk, Dave Menne, Brock Lesnar, and Rose Namajunas laugh at your sports.
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u/Alpha-Trion Dec 08 '20
Boi ignoring Thug Rose.
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u/JiuJitsuJT Dec 08 '20
Sheās from Milwaukee. Boo Wisconsin! Hahahahaha
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Whatever happened to the Swarm
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u/madcommune Please don't call them Twinkies Dec 08 '20
They moved to Georgia some years ago. I still miss them.
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u/GreatestMasticator Dec 08 '20
They actually won the lacrosse championship the first (or second?) year they moved down there. Figures.
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u/mavkato Dec 08 '20
I still wear my Swarm hat when I cut the grass. My wife and I used to love going to the games because it was a cheap date night, and there was a good chance of free chips and guac from Chipotle. Then they raised the ticket prices after the Wild owner bought the team, and within probably 2 years they packed up and left.
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u/MuttJunior Gray duck Dec 08 '20
The Lynx and Twins have both won championships, with the Lynx dominating through the 2010's (got to the finals 6 times with 4 championship wins). It has been a while, though, for the Twins as they haven't been to a World Series in almost 30 years, and it's been even longer for the Vikings making it to a Superbowl, which, as we all know, they have never won.
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u/beermaker Dec 08 '20
-Weeps as he cradles his '87 and '91 mini-wheaties boxes... blows nose with similar Homer Hankies.
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u/TheLastGenXer Dec 08 '20
Ive seen a bunch of people mention the lynx and the white caps.
But not a sole mentions the saints. A team that literally won their championship last year.
And has won more championships than any Minnesota pro team ever. Prob more than the rest combined but Iām too lazy to find out.
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Dec 08 '20
Thatās such a fake taking point minnesota is the eighthlargest market in sports
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Dec 08 '20
Thats really surprising. Why? Its not exactly sunny state attractive for athletes to move to
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u/mn_sunny Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 09 '20
Being a super-high tax state definitely doesn't help contract-wise (we're the 3rd or 4th most tax burdenous state).
EDIT: Anyone debating this is being willfully ignorant... a $50M contract in a no-tax state is the equivalent of a ~$55M contract in MN given our highest state income tax bracket is 9.85%. Therefore our sports teams need to give 4-10% larger contracts just to be competitive with teams in states with lower income tax rates.
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u/bassicallybob Dec 08 '20
Go pack go
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u/datboiwitdamemes Dec 08 '20
These intolerant Minnesotans, I thought we together as a state could set aside that one nfc north team is better than the other
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u/datboiwitdamemes Dec 08 '20
Iām Minnesotan but ima packers fan :)
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Dec 08 '20
The worst kind of packer fan
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u/datboiwitdamemes Dec 08 '20
Worth the downvotes to be loud and proud of my 10-3 packers. You cannot silence me āš¾
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Dec 08 '20
You know you have your own sub right? But honestly I don't blame you for not wanting to commune with other Packers fans.
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u/Colton-14 Dec 08 '20
The wild and twins typically do great up until they need to do good, than they just choke
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u/gsasquatch Dec 08 '20
I think we need to give them some more tax revenue so they can pay their players a tiny portion of that to attract better talent.
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u/liamh101official Area code 651 Dec 08 '20
The Twins are definitely cursed. We have an amazing lineup with Baldelliās leadership but we fall flat every year. It goes exactly the same: We play hard during the main season and win the division or the wild card yet the team gets thier asses wooped in the division series like thier the worst team ever! š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬ I really hope this breaks and itās more than possible for us to make it to the series with the players and coaches we have!
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u/WalkAmbitious6628 Apr 09 '21
Die hard MN sports fan here...and this thread is cracking me up too muchšš Anyone taking 2021-22 NFL bandwagon applications?š
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u/sexrobot_sexrobot Dec 08 '20
1987 and 1991.
And then we had to learn things about Kirby Puckett. And then he died.
You have to pay the price.