Oh my gosh! What did mankind do for thousands of years until dome stadiums were invented? Did the eskimos not play any games while it snowed? Didn't the Packers and Bears play outside during the 40's, 50's ....oh and still today? In the early days of the NFL there was a team in Duluth, Minnesota....did they play in somebodies garage?
To recall an old favorite....GIVE ME A BREAK ESPN AND MIKE TIRICO! When the Vikings were feared...when the defense was called "The Purple People Eaters"....when they went to 4 Super Bowls....they played outside.....and , yes, in Minnesota! Guess what...it was cold then too! Mike Tirico couldn't stop mentioning the cold, the weather, at one point he called the field a "skating rink" (Maybe I missed it, but I don't recall seeing anybody slipping?) Of course, according to Tirico, Brett Favre was injured because his head hit the frozen tundra (forget he had a 300lb dude slamming him to the ground and fallen on top of him).....A Vike D-Back was injured trying to make a tackle. According to Tirico it too was the frozen ground causing a head injury (had nothin to do with Bears Forte lowering his head and jamming his right knee into the guy's head)
In the 70's when Bud Grant coached the Vikes he used the elements. He would not allow heaters on the sidelines. No special equipment.....no heating coils under the field......
God help us if the Chinese ever attack us....it better be during the summer or agree to a conflict inside.
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