08-06-2021, 10:48 AM
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Well, At Least He Has A Hot Girlfriend And 1 Good Eye
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08-06-2021, 10:52 AM
lmao, poor Zim. Hot Girlfriend is the salve that Z rubs on a lot of wounds. :p
08-06-2021, 10:59 AM
Show me the baby.
08-06-2021, 12:24 PM
Pretty good bet Zimmer's series of unfortunate events started only when his polos turned purple. Cuz I can make a list like that that stretches from today all the way back to the early 70s.
On a related note, Vikings really need to come up with a name for this. The Red Sox had the Curse of the Bambino. We really need to dig into what might have happened in the early 70s that caused the gods to hate the Minnesota Vikings.
08-06-2021, 12:27 PM
Quote: @MaroonBells said:His wife dying doesn't count?
08-06-2021, 12:42 PM
Quote: @MaroonBells said: The Lamar Hunt "AFL" Curse On August 14, 1959, a group of Twin Cities businessmen, namely Max Winter and Bill Boyer, received a bid from the newly formed American Football league (AFL) as one of the league’s 6 charter franchises. The AFL was conceived as a competitor league to the NFL by Lamar Hunt and some other businessmen who were denied ownership of an NFL franchise as the NFL was opposed to expansion. [17] This new league held its first draft on November 22, 1959, in Minneapolis at the Park Nicollet hotel. The Minnesota contingent drafted Wisconsin quarterback Dale Hackbart as their #1 overall choice. They also drafted future hall of fame center Jim Otto from the University of Miami with their 2nd pick. [18] [19] Even during that draft there were rumors the Minneapolis group might leave the AFL and join the NFL. The NFL wasn’t very happy about having to compete with another league. In response, they decided to reverse their decision on expansion and promised franchises to some of the AFL teams if they would leave the new league. Bears owner George Halas even wired Max Winter the morning of the AFL draft trying to lure Minnesota away. Lamar Hunt denied the rumors of Minnesota leaving saying they were “unfounded”. [20] The NFL was the big dog at that time so the thought of bringing Major League football to Minnesota was very enticing. Especially with the uncertainty that the AFL league would even happen. Of all the AFL teams, only one group took the NFL up on their offer. Guess which one? In the first week of January, 1960 the Minnesota group withdrew their AFL bid. That bid, and all the draft picks would eventually be awarded to Oakland and that franchise would eventually become known as the Raiders. [21] [22] On January 28, 1960 the Minnesota group was awarded an NFL franchise that would begin play in the 1961 season. [23 As the AFL grew and began to compete with the NFL for players, it became more apparent that the two leagues would eventually merge. In June of 1966 they agreed on a plan. The merger would take place before the 1970 season. Until then, the two leagues stayed separate but agreed to play a game after the season ended. That game was called the AFL-NFL Championship game, and played by the winner of each league.[24] The last AFL-NFL championship was played on January 11, 1970. By this time, the game had become known as the Super Bowl. Super Bowl IV featured the heavily favored NFL champion Minnesota Vikings facing off against the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were owned by none other than Lamar Hunt. You know… the guy that started the AFL, the fledgling league that the Vikings had left behind. As a glimpse of what was to come, a Vikings hot air balloon crashed in the bleachers and started on fire in the pregame ceremony. Talk about a bad omen The Chiefs won that game 23-7. It’s considered one of the greatest upsets in NFL/AFL history. Vikings quarterback Joe Kapp said after the game that the Chiefs defenders looked like a redwood forest. To add insult to injury, that “redwood forest” boasted some former Minnesota Gophers as members, most notably Bobby Bell. Interestingly, the Vikings drafted Bobby Bell in 1963, but he chose Kansas City instead. Remember, the Super Bowl is played between the conference champions of the NFC and the AFC. The AFC is named for the AFL, and all the original AFL teams are members of the AFC. If the Vikings “curse” originated by turning their backs on the AFL and joining the NFL, it would explain a lot. It explains every Super Bowl loss because they were lost to AFL or AFC teams. As a matter of fact, the last Super Bowl the Vikings played in, Super Bowl XI, was played against…..the Oakland Raiders. And they didn’t just lose. They got destroyed. The 32-14 score is a bit deceiving. Oakland set 21 different records in that game including most yards gained on offense (429). Fran Tarkenton got benched near the end of the game. You heard that right - the greatest quarterback in Minnesota Vikings history was benched, in a Super Bowl. This curse also explains all the NFC championship losses and any other playoff disasters. The only thing more heart breaking than losing a championship is getting your hopes up and tripping up just short of the finish line. And how many of those games are some of our worst memories? Gary Anderson, 41-donut. Blair Walsh, Darrin Nelson. Bounty Gate etc etc etc. https://www.whenesota.com/when-esota/whe...-afl-curse
08-06-2021, 12:44 PM
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