The Minnesota Vikings lost badly to the Eagles and will not be going to the Super Bowl, which will be played in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That's nothing new for the Vikings. The Vikings have lost four Super Bowls and countless play off games and have never won a Super Bowl.
Minnesotans have a reputation for being "Minnesota Nice". Minnesota also has a reputation for being a clean State with litter free towns and highways. Minnesota has generous welfare benefits. Minnesota has some of the largest and most beautiful Parks and protected land masses. Minnesotans are a very welcoming people, which is reflected in their huge tourism businesses. From fishing to camping to concerts to conventions, groups and individuals flock to Minnesota to receive some of that "Minnesota Nice".
Both the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins started business in Minnesota in 1960. By 1965 the Twins were in the World Series (they lost) and had a roster of famous ball players like Harmon Killebrew. The Vikings made it to their first Super Bowl in 1970, and had a dominating team with players like Fran Tarkington, coach Bud Grant and of course, the Purple People Eaters. Most Minnesotans will tell you they were surprised that the Twins would win two World Series Championships, before the Vikings had won a Super Bowl.
Through those sports losses and wins Minnesota developed the reputation I described above of "Minnesota Nice". The Vikings and Twins came back year after year with good teams giving great games, but neither team won a national championship until the Twins won their first World Series in 1987.
The Vikings started this year losing their quarterback and running back, so no one expected a great year from the Vikings, WOW, did the Vikings prove everyone wrong! The Vikings had a great year. They came up one game short of the Super Bowl. Because the Vikings were playing in a brand new stadium, they could have been the first home team to play in a Super Bowl in their own home stadium. It was not to be.
Even before the Vikings lost to the Eagles, sports writers were writing stories about how the Viking's fan reaction would be negative to the tourist coming to Minneapolis for the Super Bowl, if the Vikings lost in the play offs and would not play in the Super Bowl. A bit of a harsh prediction, especially since losses in years past never led to any bad sportsmanship in Minnesota fans.
John Shipley, a sports writer published in Minnesota papers wrote:
"If the Vikings aren't one of the teams playing in Super Bowl LII, Minnesotans won't simply become apathetic to the big game in U.S. Bank Stadium; they'll resent it".
Mr. Shipley went on to write:
"So, yeah, Minnesota football fans have borne bad losses in the NFC Championship Game before, but following that with a Super Bowl in their own backyard? That would be an indignity difficult to face, especially in the heart of a cold, dark January".
And more from Mr. Shipley:
"If they lose, some enterprising assistant professor at the U might want to use the opportunity to conduct a scientific experiment on the true meaning of Minnesota Nice".
Mr. Shiply added:
"Win or lose, they'll be expected to be up bright and early to greet visitors at the airport, direct traffic and schlep quote sheets for NFL minions celebrating two teams that won one more game than the Vikings did when it counted. Again. If that's the case, one likes to believe there might be a few recalcitrant helper gnomes giving directions in the skyway".
"Hi! Can you tell me the best way to find the, let me see ... Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon?"
"Get bent".
Yes, it's to bad the Vikings lost to the Eagles, but it's not like it was a close game. And I refuse to accept that Minnesotans will be nasty to visitors coming to Minneapolis to experience the Super Bowl. The Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) and all of Minnesota will welcome all visitors and enjoy showing off their new stadium and their Cities and State.
Minnesotans are embarrassed that their Senator Franken had to resign because of sexual misbehavior.
Minnesotans are not going to follow the bad sportsmanship of the national Democrats and start calling the Eagles and their fans a bunch of Hitlers because they lost a play off game; as the Democrats now call Trump Hitler because he fairly won the election.
