If The Boat Is Rockin', Don't Come A Knockin'

It was literally "all aboard" last weekend as the Minnesota Vikings engaged in a little off field play with a Boat Sex Cruise on Lake Minnetonka. The event is now a huge scandal that is rocking the NFL and in particular the Vikings organization. Nearly 20 players on the Minnesota Vikings football team orchestrated their own version of "The Love Boat" as what was suppose to be a rather "innocent" (I use the term lightly) party with the usual team groupie girls. We all know it's no secret that just about every pro athlete gets his fair share of women whether he is married or not, it's become the norm and somewhat expected. However, not always is a team sex orgy brought to the attention of the public and made the main focus of a Vikings press conference. With a 1-3 record thus far this season, there is nothing that will boost team moral more than getting the players together for a gangbang to relax over their bye week in the NFL.

Vikes paddling up shit creek

Perhaps some will say the players actions were "barbaric", after all they are Vikings. Although crude as it may sound, these girls didn't have defense in mind as they made it easy and even encouraged the Vikings who were looking to "score"...and score they did! Just minutes after the boat set sail, the girls wasted no time in letting the fun begin. They started off by giving the players a strip tease show. A fair amount of cash hit the floor and next it turned into lap dances. Then following that was the giving and receiving of oral sex. If a coin had been flipped to start play, I would be willing to bet the Vikes would win both "head and tails". A lawyer representing the crew members on the boat, from Al and Alma's Fleet of luxury yachts, stated that acts on the boat were so explicit that a description isn't needed, but you can use your own imagination as to what occurred. He did also state that not ALL players on the boat took place in the activities, saying that some "acted as total gentleman". Originally the boat was rented for 3 hours, but after only 30 minutes of things getting rather hot and heavy, the captain decided enough was enough and turned the ship around. That may of put an end to the "wet ride", but it wasn't long after that the media got a hold of the steamy news and is currently broadcasting the tales of the event on every sports news outlet known to man.

Vikings head coach Mike Tice addressed the media on Wednesday as the team was preparing for their game in Chicago. He didn't deny the allegations, but he did decline to comment on the brewing scandal. Tice stated "Any time you have something like these allegations that have occurred it doesn't make things any simpler and quite frankly I'm not happy about it. Other than that I need to have my comments go to the Bears." It's no surprise that Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf is extremely angry and embarrassed by the conduct in his organization. He's vowing to make changes and hold players accountable. According to Wilf, there will be fines, penalties and possible suspensions. He also is determined to now set his standards higher than this team has set for themselves. That means a higher code of conduct that is stricter than any other team or what the NFL proposes. Now whether or not that can be done and will work, time will only tell. Although I tend to recall Vikings superstar Randy Moss doing what some saw as an "obscene and uncalled for" mooning gesture to fans a few years back. Maybe the Vikes are the NFL's version of what the Detroit Piston "Bad Boys" were from the 80s. If so, we should expect to see more "ungentlemanly behavior" on and off the field in the future.

So the usual quiet Lake Minnetonka has left a football team treading in some choppy and dangerous waters. I'm not sure if they will sink or swim thru the rough. It is also not yet know if a lawsuit will be filed on behalf of the charter company against any players. A criminal investigation is expected to last another week and it is not clear what, if any, charges will stem from it. The Vikings will take on the Bears today and chances are that all the off field antics/distractions will be enough to rattle the Vikes and make their record stand at an even more dismal 1-4. Unlike on the boat, I don't see the Vikings "rising to the occasion" and performing well today against Chicago. During preseason, the Vikings were expected to go deep into the playoffs and be a Super Bowl contending team. Now it seems that their team talent goes "deep" in other venues rather than on the gridiron. Oh well, all just another day in the exciting and always controversial life of a professional athlete.

***UPDATE***
There is word that photos from the Boat Sex Cruise were taken by several of the players. I have a feeling these will be leaked to the public and if/when that happens, I'll be sure to post them. ;)