Michele Tafoya – Monday Night Football’s Female Sideline Reporter
The Star Tribune’s Judd Zulgad gives plenty of a laudatory ink to local-girl-made-good Michele Tafoya, who will debut this season as Monday Night Football’s female sideline reporter. Tafoya will most certainly be an improvement over last year’s Lisa Guerrero, whom she replaced. One thing is clear when you look at Tafoya, Lisa Guerrero, and Guerrero’s…
Read MoreSuper Freak Randy Moss Video
The Super Freak Randy Moss video includes tons of his amazing highlight reel catches.
Read MoreThe Plan – Psycho Suzi’s
The plan was to go to Psycho Suzi’s for a few beers and then head somewhere to watch the Vikings/Falcons game. That was the plan, anyway. And as you know, the best laid plans of mice and men… The game started early at 6:30 and because I knew this, I was very careful to point…
Read MoreDude, Onterrio Smith Got Busted
Mike Tice says that the Vikings’ starters may play into the second quarter and Falcons coach Jim Mora, while non-committal about Michael Vick, has indicated that his starters will probably play into the second quarter as well. That will be nice because it will give Vikings fans plenty of time to watch running back Onterrio…
Read MoreOnline Buzz – Vikings vs. Falcons
Online Showdown – Most Popular Searches If the frequency with which people are searching online for Vikings versus Falcons information is any indication, the Purple should crush the Falcons tomorrow. How do I know this? It’s my job to know; it’s what I do…[FADE IN TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]…I’m a search engine marketing expert! And so, having…
Read MoreVikings For Sale…Again?
The locals all focus on the nascent investor group from Arizona looking to maybe buy the Vikings. It’s a story I’m not that interested in, frankly; having watched and commented on the stadium battles over the years, it ain’t something I get all worked up about anymore. I very much doubt the Vikings are going…
Read MoreGod And Lawsuits
Today’s Strib has a good article by Mark Craig on the Vikings’ depth at cornerback, examining who might step up in the wake of Brian Williams‘ injury. Regarding the fifth cornerback position, Mike Tice is quoted as saying, "Somebody wants it bad. We’ll find out who." Do I detect a bit of desperate motivation there?…
Read MoreMinnesota Vikings Vs. Arizona Cardinals
Monday Morning Quarterbacking Predictably, the Tice/Green rivalry hype amounted to much radio talk show sound and a lot of column-inch fury signifying pretty much nothing at all. Much more interesting was what happened on the FieldTurf on game day. Vikings’ Defense For a preseason game, it was quite a delight to see the Vikings field…
Read MoreThe Rivalry/Denny Green’s Return
The media’s theme of the week for the Cardinals game has clearly been The Return Of Denny Green. The NFL schedulers handed the lead to the reporters by making the rematch the first preseason game and it only made the story more irresistible when Green was hired; so sports reporters ran with it. There have…
Read MoreFear & Loathing In Purplesville
Going into the first pre-season game against the Cardinals, Vikings’ fans have several things to wring their hands over. Chief among those worries are two players who’ve spent plenty of time on injured reserve and a placekicker who, apparently, cannot hit the side of a barn. Shank Both papers have been following Aaron Elling‘s kicking…
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