What Should We Call TCF Bank Stadium?
by PJS on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM CDT
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Awhile back we had a contest to name our almost daily set of links to Gophers and other content of interest. You all did a good job coming up with Golden Nuggets, even if I preferred Rodent Droppings. We also had a session discussing possible nicknames for Gophers basketball players. Colt 45 was obvious. DJ Swat was fun. Absolute Zero accurately described the number of three pointers Al Nolen would hit during the Big Ten season!
Anyway, with thos past nickname successes behind us, we again want to ask you to weigh in. This time, we desperately need something creative to call the soon to be operational new football stadium on campus. There's no getting around corporate sponsorships these days, but this is the blogosphere where we can call things whatever we like.
So, what should we call TCF Bank Stadium? GN and I will keep this post up top for a day or two and collect responses and then have a vote as we've done in the past. Winner gets a prize of some sort (GN and I haven't decided what that is yet, but there'll be something).
Let your creative juices flow ........
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It’s already being nicknamed the “vault”. I think that is going to be tough to beat.
I like "the vault"
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
by GopherNation on May 18, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
The man said...
…“let your creative juices flow.”
“The Vault” and “The Bank” are not eligible.
Now, let’s start over.
The Barnyard is the basketball student section
Kill, maim, pillage, burn! Kill, maim, pillage, burn! Eat babies! Badger babies!
I think ...........
…… “The Vault” is what it’s going to be called. But, here’s a few ideas on what it SHOULD be called….
….what’s close to a barn? The Silo.
….Tim Brewster’s Tremendous FunHouse.
….The Skyline (double meaning: you can see Minneapolis’s from the stadium, and, a recruiting tie-in to Brewster’s favorite high school in Dallas).
….The Shoe (screw Ohio State).
….Eller Field (only if drinking is allowed).
How about this....
….we’ll name one of men’s bathroom stalls the “Lois Feldman toilet.” We’ll paint it yellow and black and make sure one of those quarter machines with all the “necessaries” is installed in there. And, because it’s for Iowegians, it’ll be extra large in case you need to lie down.
The Money Pit
although the vault is doable….and Iowa makes me laugh. It sure doesn’t take much to amuse a rube. … JG2112 ,you forgot about the video feed to the scoreboard screen…. “Hey,looky there,Ole. Lena’s on the television….and there’s Sven,too.”
don't forget...........
……….we can have one of the unemployed sportscasters in town (Doogie?) Tweet from the bathrooms in order to supplement the video feed.
The ATM
You can always go with the Automatic Touchdown Maker
How about....
T. Denny Sanford Stadium?
The House that Mason Built?
The Coin-Purse?
Holyfuckwhyarewerunningthespreadinanoutdoorstadiumwhenits10degreesandsnowing Field
Not quite as catchy as I would I like, I have to admit.
Not sure how much of a fan you actually are....
…though the “Hawk” kind of gives it away.
There have been dozens of articles this spring with explicit quotes from the mouths of Brewster, Fisch and Davis stating that Minnesota is no longer running the spread offense.
Nice try.
Don't look now
As you typed that, Shonn Greene just scored another touchdown.
storminspank: "Or we could join you can take our pants off."
by Patrick Vint on May 19, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
you could have also clicked his name and seen the 1,043 comments on BHGP
of 1074 total. That’d be a clue.
by shake n bake on May 19, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever
It’s gotta be “The Pro”, short for Prohibition Field.
Regretfully loving the Gophers since 1986
http://cynicalsympathy.wordpress.com
Who invited the Iowa guys?
Haven’t Iowa fans violated enough of our stadiums?
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
Is it beyond the intelligence of Iowa fans....
….to understand that you won last year in Metrodome, and that this is a new stadium? Also, I hope they all realize Shonn is, uh, gonn…
I can't blame them
if we were on the other end of 55-0, I’d use that one relentlessly for years.
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
by GopherNation on May 19, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
New stadium, same coach
storminspank: "Or we could join you can take our pants off."
by Patrick Vint on May 19, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
What Should We Call TCF Bank Stadium?
Mostly Empty?
by Bucketochicken on May 19, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Cash Money
Are the goal posts able to be carried up the stairs and out ouf the new stadium?
by ChryslerKinnick on May 19, 2009 3:11 PM CDT reply actions
Wasn't it revolving doors that was the issue last time?
hopefully they passed on those in the new stadium.
by shake n bake on May 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
"We Were Relevant 50 Years Ago Field"
The stadium looks really nice, though. I’m glad you guys finally got around to building what looks to be a classic venue.
Y’all didn’t happen to spring for collapsible goalposts, did you?
DRY ICE
It doesn’t get any better than this.
I agree, the no beer thing sucks.
I had an ex fling named that
We called her Dry Ice because she was prude. But she was on the Iowa dance team so I thought it was worth a try to conquer her. It wasn’t, but I did make her cry when I stopped talking to her. Sluts!
How much did TCF Bank pay...
cause as much as it pains me to say this…Nagurski Stadium would have been pretty freakin’ cool. Ok, enough with the niceties. 55.
"I'm not doing any good back here."
Hasn't
Brewster already been calling it “The Bank?”
If a new name is to be had, I support Mongo’s “The Little House.” You guys and jNW should have a rivalry trophy for battle between the Big Ten’s tiniest stadiums.
by Third Generation Hawk on May 19, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions
Off his meds again....
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on May 19, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions
T C F
OK, I’ll leave now. Thanks for having me.
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on May 19, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions
PJS...call SBN HQ
is there a way to ban all IP addresses from Iowa?
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
You should ignore them till football season,
since that’s the only way they can say “their suuuppaa awesomeeee” for winning 5 games or so
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
winning 5 games or so?
is that what you meant to say? Or was it “winning games by 55 or so”??
…or was it…..
Below is a 30-year breakdown of Big Ten football from 1979 through 2008.
School Head Coaches Big Ten Record Percentage Titles/Co-Titles Bowl Games
1. Michigan 4 187-53-4 . 775 13 29
2. Ohio State 3 179-59-4 .748 12 27
3. Iowa 2 140-98-5 . 586 5 21
4. MSU 8 119-121-3 .496 2 15
5. Wisconsin 5 114-127-4 . 473 3 17
6. Illinois 6 112-129-4 . 465 3 12
7. Purdue 5 108-132-3 .451 1 13
8.Minnesota 6 80-163-2 .331 0 10
9. Indiana 7 78-165-1 .322 0 8
10. Nwestern 6 73-172-1 . .299 3 6
"I'm not doing any good back here."
You better rethink that buddy,
I have a hunch that your missin’ one school..
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
or do you just not wanna add the years that PSU's been in the Big Eleven?
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
this was from a post somewhere else
maybe ESPN? Maybe BHGP. I’m not gonna bother to check. Anyway, in the original post they explicitly stated that they aren’t including PSU because we haven’t been in the conference the whole 30 year timeframe. I think the other thing they were trying to look at was a correlation between head coach stability and number of wins, but JoePa is kinda an anomoly.
by The JuggerNitt on May 20, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank You, Jugger...
and furthermore, adding Penn State only strengthens my case….as Iowa is 7-5 vs. Penn State since they joined the Big Televen.
"I'm not doing any good back here."
You people are still counting 2004? Sheesh.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on May 20, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the raiding of the Gopher blog by the Iowans and PSUer's
"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."
Judging by the Low capacity
I would guess it is the new home to Loring-Nicollet High School in Minneapolis
by ChryslerKinnick on May 20, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions
Always good to keep with tradition
Lil’ Kinnick North
OK,OK,I know this is a football oriented post
but I have 2 words to make any Gopher fan laugh…“Iowa basketball.”
It makes us laugh too.
Granted, it’s a rueful, “I want to shoot myself in the face” laugh, but still…
by Bucketochicken on May 22, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
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