The Minnesota Vikings have became a Minnesota sensation in 1961, thus the Viking fan was born. Since then, the Minnesota Vikings fanbase community has grown into something special. These Vikings fans are die-hard fans who take everything about the game serious.
Theylive and die by the pigskin. Every play, every down. The fans will be watching. I don't know if I've ever seen any other fans this passionate about one team.
Then again, I haven't really been anywhere else to see which fan base is more passionate about their team. I can garuntee though that this will change. I too, am a Minnesota Vikings fan. This is my community. We are a tight group with one thing in common: our love for our football team, the Minnesota Vikings.
Ever since the arrival of future Hall of Fame Quarterback Brett Favre to the Vikings, the fan base has been alive with excitment. The day of his arrival at Winter Park, where the team practices, is no exception. On August 18th, 2009, undreds of fans lined the street, waiting for Favre's arrival, and hoping to see a glimpse of the Viknings' newest QB.
It was a frenzy when coach Brad Childress' Escelade arrived. Fans surrounded the car, like the president was in town. Well, this was the Vikings new president, the savior destined to lead the Vikes to a Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl is a dicey word, here in Minney. Let's just get it out in the open. We've been to FOUR Super Bowls and won ZERO Super Bowls! And any Vikings fan will tell you, 1998 "was OUR year". However, a missed 51 yard field goal by Vikings' kicker Gary Anderson turned into a golden 51 yard wining kick by the other team... the Atlanta Falcons to beat the Vikings in the NFC Championship.
That WAS our year.
But now the past is behind us, the Minnesota Vikings have begun a new season, and are riding a 34-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns in week 1. What the Vikings community is REALLY buzzing about is their Pro-Bowl running back, the best in the NFL, Adrian Peterson running all over the Browns with 180-yards & 3Touchdowns.
His last run, was a single player dominating three Browns defenders, including one who got slapped out of bounds by a determined Peterson on his way to a 64-yard touchdown.
Fans are all about their new quarterback, and you will see many "#4 Favre" jerseys around town and at game day parties, but Sunday was Adrian's day. Single Handidly.
So what is there to learn about the Vikings community entering the weekend, and approaching the Vikings week 2 matchup against NFC North Division rival, the Detroit Lions?
This has become one of the most watched Vikings seasons in team history and now is in the spot light of the NFL nation. Favre had something to do with that. But this year, Vikings have come out in force, to show their pride for their beloved Vikings. This fanbase is stronger then ever, and new fans are being born everday.
So for a team in need of a Super Bowl and a new NFL stadium, this year just got a whole lot better, and there is more to come!
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Good enthusiasm, but a couple of comments.
ReplyDeleteFirst, you take as a given that Vikings fans are a community, but beyond telling us that they love the team, don't describe that community in any real detail. What are its rituals, its leaders, its venues, etc.?
Secondly, for this class, it's important that our blogs adhere to proper spelling and follow other rules, as well. It might be a good idea to write you blogs in a word processing program that has spell and grammar check and then paste them into your blog site. That way, you can write at full-speed and intensity and let the program do the other work for you.
I agree with you about 1998. That was our year. I am a part of this community too. We've been to the Super Bowl several times, but missed out on many opportunities like 1998 and the missed field goal. What about 2000 and the Giants blow out? I think that you do a great job tackling the spirit of this group. But go deeper into it. Show the good, bad and the ugly.
ReplyDeleteDie hard Vikes fan as well here. 98' broke my heart but I come back year after year. I will say that although the true fans are die hard ones, Minnesota also boasts some of the most fairweather fans in the country. Either way I bleed purple every fall.
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