That must have been back when players had a set of these:
Posted on 12/19/2010 4:34:21 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Chris Kluwe often likes to have fun on his Twitter page but after Vikings players got a look at the field conditions at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday during their walk-through the punter turned very serious in a series of posts. Kluwe termed the field that is scheduled to play host to Monday night's game against the Bears as "unplayable."
Here are Kluwe's tweets regarding a field that has no heating coils in it:
"Serious time - All respect to the people that cleared the field and got it ready, you did an amazing job. That being said, it's unplayable. The field is as hard as concrete an hour and a half after they took the tarp off, and anyone that hits their head is getting a concussion. I find it interesting that the NFL can claim an emphasis on player safety, and then tell us the field is fine. It's beyond hypocritical. I can only hope, however unlikely, that no one gets catastrophically injured at the trainwreck that's about to take place tomorrow night."
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
That must have been back when players had a set of these:
How about a taste of how the old boys played? whining crybabies.
Be sure the QB wears a skirt so he will be better protected.
The old Metropolitan Stadium where the Vikings started was hard as a rock way back then, as was Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Today players need indoor stadiums with cushy fields.
We used to play as kids in the backyard with snow on the ground. Heck my 7 year old sister got into the act although we tackled her very gingerly. Snow is like a cushion plus you slide on it too. A lot of fun so the Big Boys need to just go out have fun and play in it. Sheeeesh!
Sometime after he retired I saw Bud Grant in MSP airport and I took the liberty to walk up to him and ask, "So Bud when are you returning to coaching"? He looked down at me and just roughly snapped back and said 'never'.
Give me a break. My advice to the pampered professional...suck and it, shut up and play.
Ha, we used to play tackle on our paved road when I was a kid. It was northern Michigan and the road was covered with hard packed snow. It at least didn’t have two feet of fluffy snow like the yard. I did tackle my friend though one time when he was running with his tounge sticking out, he hit his chin on the ice and bit his tounge half off....
Holy crap, there’s 328 comments on the story at the Strib’s website. I’m guessing most are ridiculing Kluwe.
it’s football. it’s meant to be played outside
You would be correct.....Kluwe is being trashed.
No parking near the event.
Yet another snow event before, during and after the event.
No tailgate parties allowed.
No alcohol sales in the stadium.
15,000 less seats available.
First come, first served.
All-in-all.....
This is going to be a bleepin’ nightmare.
I’ll be home, shovel in hand, after making sure that my Mom’s driveway and sidewalk are clean and passable.
So, it isn’t a problem when the college kids play on it, why is it a problem when they professsionals play?
I don’t know why. I guess the field must be more playable in November when the college season ends than in December.
KLuwe is an embarassment to Minnesotans.
You can bet the Purple People Eaters and Bud Grant are laughing at him.
(John Facenda voice) “In the frozen tundra...”
And we wonder why we suck this year...
He was born in PA and grew up in CA. Not sure how that reflects on the rest of us in MN.
My Mother-in-law lives in Minnesota. She told my wife that the players were not going to wear sleeves so they could have “feel” of the ball so they could control it.
Lambeau Field was the first football field I ever heard of having heating coils under the turf.
However, even it could not help during the "Ice Bowl" as the coils didn't get hot enough to offset the sub-zero temps.
And the Vikes made four Super Bowls playing at The Met which I do not recall as having heating coils.
1962 NFL Championship game between the Giants and Packers was played in ripple sole shoes on a frozen field known as Yankee Stadium.
The Ice bowl was caused by bursting pipes. Most modern facilities use a glycol/water mix.
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