If you build it they will come, but where will they tailgate?
Fans knew this might be an issue right from the start. Construct a new downtown facility with a bigger footprint than the Metrodome and a lot of those tailgating spaces would have to be erased. Simple math.
According to Monday’s StarTribune piece, the math is working out more-or-less how fans expected.
As of today the Vikings have a very uphill battle to secure tailgating space around U.S. Bank Stadium ahead of its opening in six months, and even if they win the battle there still might not be sufficient room for fans to enjoy themselves in the manner to which they have become accustomed:
The team is assured of only 125 tailgate spots that it owns across the street from the new stadium.