How do you like Minnesota now?

I just finished posting a post predicting the Vikings as the Super Bowl champions and I got to thinking why stop there? Who's to say the other terrible franchises in Minnesota can't take a page out of the Vikings playbook and bring some hardware home. So let's do it, let's dive right into that pool of delusion. Get your cups ready, we're about to serve some kool-aid!

Twins: Of the other teams in this market the Twins could be the closest to making a legitimate title run. Here's how it'll go down:

The Twins start off the off-season by signing Joe Mauer to a 10 year contract, locking him down for essentially his entire career. Then someone brainwashes the Pohlad family into opening up the wallet a little bit, (watch out for spider webs). We pick up a free agent starting pitcher, maybe an Erik Bedard or Jon Garland, and a little help for the bullpen. Francisco Liriano returns to his pre-Tommy John form and is a dominant #1 starter, Slowey, Baker and Blackburn put in career years. Danny Valencia (rookie) is plugged in as the starting third baseman and wins rookie of the year honors, J. J. Hardy returns to his All-Star form. Mauer and Morneau duke it out for MVP and bating champ trophies, and Nick Punto is the greatest second baseman in the league. Span in center is an All-Star, no need to stretch here, Cuddy has another career year and oh yeah the secret weapon Delmond Young finally figures it out (120 RBI, 40 HR, 0 errors). Don't forget about the Beef (Kubel), in the DH, cleaning up the bases.

That's all it would take for the Twins to win it all next year.........I think the kool-aid is wearing off.

Wild:

The Wild finish the 2009-2010 season in last place to lock up next year's Crosby in the draft. They start the 2010-2011 season on fire winning 25 in a row, conference is clinched by the all-star break. We roll through the playoffs to sweep the Pens in the cup finals, avenging the North Stars loss back in 1991 (I think).

I think the Wild are actually much closer than other teams in this market to make a run, they've got great goal tending, just need to shore up the defense and pick up Heatley and Crosby in a monster trade for Harding. That was easy.

T-Wolves:

Even a creative/insane mind like mine can't find a scenario that sends the T-Wolves to a championship, sorry.

Gophers Football:

See T-Wolves explanation, although with a new stadium they look much better loosing than the T-Wolves.

Gophers Hockey:

This would actually be the best bet for another championship, since other than the Twins the Gopher hockey team is the only franchise with any hardware in the case. We already get all of the top recruits, I think we just need to bring in a couple foreigners, maybe a Russian and a couple Canadians, and a Fin for goalie. Final move is replacing Don Lucia with Kevin Gord as head coach, done.