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That is only the stadium rights amendment. There is another amendment that forces the Vikes to pay $105 million more then what they said they would paid. Again, if that shows up in the final bill, Vikes are Los Angles bound.

Where are you getting this "fact" about them leaving from? The link says a) under this version the queens would have to pay 105mm more, and b) if a deal doesn't get done they will most likely leave. It does NOT say that if the $105mm is in there they are leaving for LA.

You seem to be one those people who extrapolates things on your own and presents them as fact, which they most often are not.

Then you're saying the section of the Yahoo article JYD quoted is incorrect?

You said it was a done deal if that stays in there. That is what you are ASSUMING, yet you present it as fact. You are misleading in your posts.

I have no idea if the vikes would pay it. And if it was in fact a FACT that the vikes would leave if that stays in there, then why they hell would they even keep talking about it into the night...because it would be pointless as the queens would already be LA bound.

They are making the naming rights money goto the stadium rather then the Wilfs.

Amendment below, link button didnt work:

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/amend.asp?code=H1485A63&ls_year=87&session_number=0&session_year=2011

So everyone is wrong BUT you? ESPN, Yahoo, CNNSI, Spoting News, Google and other sports outlest are reporting the same thing.

You're flat out wrong. See the post by Spartyon82 on the prior page and compare it with the amendments you linked. The amendment is taking down the state's maximum contribution by 105 million (from 398 mill to 293 mill). The Vikes' contribution is going from 427 mill to 532 mill to offset that. Then, per your attached amendment, the shares of each (state, local and team) are going to be reduced proportionately by the naming rights fees. This does not change the fact that the Vikes will be paying much more than they agreed to pay. The Vikes thought they would be paying 427 mill and then pocketing some naming rights money to reduce that further. Now the starting point before reduction is 532 mill. If you can't see that the state has pushed 105 mill from their burden (398 to 293) and moved that burden directly to the team, then there's just no helping you.

Also, your argument that they're not having to spend more out of pocket, they're just not getting as much from naming rights, is not only factually incorrect, it's also a ridiculous statement. If you commit to build an in-ground pool expecting to use your bonus money to pay for most of it and then your boss takes away your bonus, you're going to have to use more of your on-hand money to pay for the pool than you planned.

Seriously. I would NEVER move a sports team to LA. Even if your team is good, you're not filling up seats.

Minnesota wanted to be right on campus. And their stadium is under sixty.

I think we all know how that scenario plays out.

its as if someone challenged the designers of that stadium: make the fans as FAR away from the sidelines as possible; in fact, make it feel like its actually a basball stadium with a football field in the middle!

Bill passes in Senate by 5 votes, however the big hurdle of the team contributing an extra 105 million more then agreed on is still worrisome.