Bugg Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Not clear if they can play any game there. NFL drawing up contingecny plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Anybody hurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Anybody hurt? doubt it. doesnt sound like anyone was there http://kstp.com/article/stories/s1878695.shtml The snow and wind has proved too much for the Metrodome roof. Roy Terwilliger, Chairman of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the panels of the Metrodome roof started giving way around 5 a.m. and deflating. Terwilliger says there is currently snow on the Metrodome field and the already delay Vikings game is now in question once again. He say Dome officials will be holding a conference call at 8 a.m. with the NFL and the teams to discuss how to move forward. Terwilliger says this has only happened three other times in the Metrodome history, and the last time was in 1983. It is unclear when repairs will begin. Officials say workers were being kept out of the Metrodome for safety reasons Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Temperture right now is zero with wind chill around 20 below. They may not even play tommorow night. Better check your fantasy teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hurt shoulder or not, Favre sure can do a snow dance or some sort of voodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Terwilliger says this has only happened three other times in the Metrodome history, and the last time was in 1983. Speaking of WTF. Three times?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Favre's fault. Wanted the game postponed to keep his streak alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Metrodome Roof Collapses, how convenient. So has favre's shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Speaking of WTF. Three times?!?! Minnesota, land of a thousand likes and a million roof collapses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeniemeanie Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 It's been nasty around here. We lost power a few times throughout the day. We had to rely on auxiliary power/heat. I have never seen weather like that before in my life, but I also grew up in LI. Today is just cold, but at least the wind died out. The plow trucks were going by every 20 minutes. Those guys rock! Now it's time for cleanup, and temps below zero. Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 If Brett cant play nobody plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangreenman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 How does this happen? At my Alma Mater (Syracuse), they keep the dome inflated by blowing really hot air towards the roof before and during a snowstorm (approx 160 deg farenheit). This prevents snow and ice from weighing down on the inflatable roof. Seems kind of odd that you build a dome that isnt prepared to deal with the elements... From SUathletics website: Roofing The current teflon-coated, fiberglass fabric for the Carrier Dome’s 64 roof panels is 6.5 acres - 287,000 square feet - worth of SHEERFILL I and an inner liner of FABRASORB. The roof is held together by a latticework of cables. The 14 bridge cables - some as long as 700 feet and weighing seven tons - not only hold the roof panels together, but also support the Carrier Dome’s massive lighting and sound systems. Sixteen five-foot diameter fans located in mechanical rooms on the north and south sides of the building are used to keep the Carrier Dome’s 220-ton roof inflated. Each fan has the capacity to generate 95,000 cubic feet of air movement per minute, giving the total operation a capacity of moving well over one million cubic feet of air per minute. Air is directed upward through the Carrier Dome’s 36 main columns and under the Dome’s roof. Each of the 36 concrete columns stands 60 feet high and weighs 40 tons. Prior to the start of any snow storm, air heated to 160 degrees is pumped into the dead air space between the two layers of the Carrier Dome’s roof, melting the snow before it can accumulate. Runoff is caught in the Dome’s compression ring where 36 drain pipes direct it down through the Dome’s walls and into the city’s sewer system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 the drama queen actually told a reporter he would NOT have played on sunday, but now ? "we'll see" even he is starting to belive the snow storm was for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Anybody hurt? Brett Farve made it out OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 NFL supposedly looking at Univ of minnesota or a dome for monday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Tomorrow night in Detroit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Playing in Detroit tomorrow. Kick at 7:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Playing in Detroit tomorrow. Kick at 7:20 Johnny on the spot. You're like the ESPN to my NFL Network. Pew pew pew pew pew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The metrodome is only 30 years old. what a poorly designed piece of crap plastic bubble that place is. I just saw pics from inside of it. it looks like the roof actually is a hefty bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangreenman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The metrodome is only 30 years old. what a poorly designed piece of crap plastic bubble that place is. I just saw pics from inside of it. it looks like the roof actually is a hefty bag. The metrodome is a slapdick dome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 How does this happen? At my Alma Mater (Syracuse), they keep the dome inflated by blowing really hot air towards the roof before and during a snowstorm (approx 160 deg farenheit). This prevents snow and ice from weighing down on the inflatable roof. Seems kind of odd that you build a dome that isnt prepared to deal with the elements... From SUathletics website: Those are inflated bubble roofs, not really a dome or hard roof. Cheaper but more prone to failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Metrodome Roof Collapses, how convenient. So has favre's shoulder. The things the NFL will do for Favre's streak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Tomorrow night in Detroit! Playing in Detroit tomorrow. Kick at 7:20 My money was on Green Bay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=ca15cffb-3b66-49a0-84ca-20ed0a175567&from=foxsports_en-us_videocentral This is amazing watching the roof tear apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 the drama queen actually told a reporter he would NOT have played on sunday, but now ? "we'll see" even he is starting to belive the snow storm was for him God loves Brett Favre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The metrodome is only 30 years old. what a poorly designed piece of crap plastic bubble that place is. I just saw pics from inside of it. it looks like the roof actually is a hefty bag. No wonder the Vikes have been lobbying for a new stadium. What a POS that place is. Looks like its made out of tent cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 How does this happen? At my Alma Mater (Syracuse), they keep the dome inflated by blowing really hot air towards the roof before and during a snowstorm (approx 160 deg farenheit). This prevents snow and ice from weighing down on the inflatable roof. Seems kind of odd that you build a dome that isnt prepared to deal with the elements... From SUathletics website: The Carrier Dome collapsed, too. 1993, I think. Admittedly they replaced the roof after that and there have been no problems since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 if this happened during a game would the players die or would their pads and helmets save them? The refs would probably die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 This tweet made me chuckle: (NSR) FBM BREAKING NEWS: Metrodome collapses under the weight of Farve's ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenranger Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 My money was on Green Bay! THey should've just moved it to LA. The VIkes will be spending a lot of time there in the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIYB-PycCuU&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangreenman Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The Carrier Dome collapsed, too. 1993, I think. Admittedly they replaced the roof after that and there have been no problems since. That would be false. The Carrier Dome has never actually collapsed. In its first 9 years of existence (1980-1989), the Dome was deflated in aniticipation of heavy snowfall to prevent it from collapsing...But renovations to the roof between 1989-1990 fixed that problem and the dome has never been deflated since. I believe what you are referring to is a tragic accident that occured during those renovations as a worker tragically fell and died while installing one of the massive cables that hold up the domes tiles. It wasnt an actual collapse due to bad weather though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The metrodome is only 30 years old. what a poorly designed piece of crap plastic bubble that place is. I just saw pics from inside of it. it looks like the roof actually is a hefty bag. Ive been inside. What a dump. The Edward Jones Dome in STL is another POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIYB-PycCuU&feature=player_embedded Can you imagine the utter chaos that wouldve been caused if this happenned during the game!? Even better if it happened as both teams were in the huddle underneath it!! It wouldve been better than the earthquake in the World Series!! I can just imagine the announcers going ape-sh*t! And if concluded that yes the players would be saved b/c of helmets and pads but at least 1 referee (not ed hochule, his musclular frame would protect him) would perish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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