Purple FTW! Podcast

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have invaded their August home as the eyes of the Purple Faithful all shift towards Mankato, the Crown Jewel of South Central Minnesota. We talk about the major early storylines from Training Camp and get Arif Hasan on the horn from Mankato to fill us in with some updates. Can't wait to get down there on August 4th-6th and setup base camp at Boulder Tap House again! Today's Talking Points Include: • Mike Zimmer Extended • Harrison Smith Rode the Bus • Alex Boone Still Wants to Punch Clay Matthews in the Face • Alex Boone Relays a Great Kevin Williams Story • Taylor Heinicke Hurt Himself in a Dumb Way • Treadwell First to Arrive and with a Great Mentor • 1st Team/2nd Team Reps (Not that it matters at 1st walkthrough) • Arif Checks In From Mankato All that and other "MOBO!!!!" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

I got Chris Tomasson (@ChrisTomasson) of the Pioneer Press to sit still for a conversation about his extensive world travels and the upcoming season of Minnesota Fightin' Viking football. We chatted about his memories of the late-Denny Green (Chris was a student at Northwestern when Denny became their head coach), what Phil Loadholt's retirement means for the embattled Vikings offensive line, how he met Adrian's dad, why he thinks Mortiz Boehringer has a legit shot of making the 53-man roster, the favorite story he's ever written, and "How's Teddy look?" All that and other "You actually crossed into North Korea?" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

Former Vikings head coach Denny Green passed away this week at the young age of 67. Denny coached the Vikes from 1992 to 2001, was the 2nd winningest coach in franchise history (behind only Bud Grant), and was a pioneer in the African-American head coaching world. Both in the NFL and in college football. We take time to look back and remember the life of Coach Green and the legacy he leaves behind. Also in lieu of flowers, Denny's family requests donations to the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego. Here's the Link. http://bgcsandieguito.org/give/donatenow/ An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

Head coach Mike Zimmer met with a herd of Vikings fans Thursday night at the Fan HQ Eden Prairie. Coach signed autographs and took photos as part of the #MoreThanWords campaign benefiting the Mike Zimmer Foundation. Happy to say that this event helped smash MTW's original $10,000 fundraising goal and we're currently over $12k. Still plenty of time to donate before the August 9th deadline. Let's run up the score on this mother! In the podcast I recap the event and playback the chats I had with Coach Zimmer, his daughter and MZ Foundation Director Corri Zimmer, Fan HQ's Shaun Hagglund, and a few Purple People Fans that made the trek -- including Vikings luminary 100% Cheese Free (sans outfit). Photos and video below. All that and other "It's Herbie Hancock" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

Pokémon GO has taken the world by storm. And as we've seen, I never let a pop culture phenomenon go by unincorporated into Purple FTW's sphere for both the LOLs and for SEO purposes. So there's the Pokémon GO one. (Damn we need football back.) Today's Talking Points Include: • Which Pokémon Are The Vikings? • 3-Year $300,000 Bird Death Study Commissioned for US Bank Stadium • Jared Allen Told Brett Favre to Stay Retired • Joe Berger Adopts Daughter • Teddy Working Out With..... • Adrian Sees Greatness in Teddy's Eyes • Interactive "Vikings Voyage" Announced for US Bank Stadium • Food and Drink Unveiled for US Bank Stadium • Evan Marcus Came Here to Tear Pecs & Chew Bubble Gum. And He's All Out of Bubble Gum. • Twitter Qs All that and other "Squirtle Sounds Like the Most Fun" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb