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Eagles players, fans not getting much Minnesota hospitality from Vikings fans for Super Bowl

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“Minnesota nice” no more.
“Minnesota nice” no more.
Typically mild-mannered Minnesota fans are reportedly taking revenge on visiting Eagles fans they say tormented them in Philadelphia last week, turning the tables and rolling out the unwelcome mat for visiting Birds backers in town for the Super Bowl. Dejected Vikings fans have reportedly been turning Eagles players and their fans away from their businesses, literally leaving some out in the cold.
Eagles player Chris Maragos tweeted that he and some of his teammates were turned away from three local restaurants when they tried to make dinner plans ahead of their arrival for the big game.
“I’ve called 3 restaurants in Minneapolis to get a reservation for me and my teammates and ‘can’t’ get in,” Maragos tweeted. “Well played Minnesota fans, well played.”
A week after rowdy Philly fans fought with police horses and threw garbage at Vikings fans and the Minnesota team bus at the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field, one Minnesota storefront was decorated with a sign welcoming Eagles fans to “Stop in and have a free beer thrown at you!” The window was actually not a bar, but rather a meeting space for a Minneapolis ad agency, Kruskopf & Co, but the point was well taken.
Vikings fans are also taking their frustrations out on Eagles fans via Airbnb, the online hospitality marketplace in which residents rent out homes and apartments like hotel rooms. According to reports, some Airbnb renters have been asked not to rent their pads to Eagles fans in town for the big game because of “concerns from the post game violence and vandalism” that took place after the NFC title game.
While there were no reports of property damage in Philadelphia after the Eagles advanced to their third Super Bowl, there were six arrests, three for selling counterfeit tickets. The city also spread Crisco on street lights to prevent wild fans from climbing them, which only furthered the stereotype of unruly Philly fans.
While some vengeful Vikings Airbnb renters may be refusing to let Eagles fans stay at their properties, consumers are being warned about the price gouging that renters typically engage in around big events like the Super Bowl. According to one consumer watchdog, AirbnbWATCH, a three-night stay in Minneapolis usually costs about $300, but the same three-night stay could cost more than $15,000 with the Super Bowl in town.

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