Vikings stadium redux

I see that gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner is going to announce a Vikings stadium plan this morning before the game against the Dolphins. 

Its hard to justify public dollars an a venue which could be used by the Vikings no more than 10 times a year. Sure, they could stage some additional events there, but not nearly as many as at the Metrodome.  That really is the beauty of the Metrodome--lousy for pro sports but great for other events. 

Favre's errant pass against New Orleans cost more than the ballgame; it cost the best chance the Vikings had to build momentum for a new stadium. Everyone loves a winner. 

Can they still do it? Maybe.  I think their odds would improve if they played up the nostalgia of Vikings teams past.  Not recent Vikings, but of the 1970s.  People love Bud Grant even though its been thirty years since he coached the Vikings. If I owned the Vikings, I'd have called Bud a long time ago and asked him to be a pitchman for a stadium drive.