Purple FTW! Podcast

There's always something with this damn team. Of course the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings would be the only team in professional sports history to have a contract dispute with an unofficial mascot that people never really paid attention too. Good job, Ragnar.Today on the show, I eviscerate Ragnar for demanding $20,000 per game for a gig he should have been happy to be earning only a paltry $1500 per, I list off ten possible mascot replacements, and go into my theory of why team mascots should always be in foam suits.Dave Berggren (@DaveBerggren) formerly of Kare 11 sports fame drops by to talk about actual football and how the Vikings can keep the positive momentum from Sunday flowing through the rest of the 2015 campaign.Wrapping up, Di Murphy (@DiMuprhyMN) swings in for her weekly spot as we chat about if Adrian can break his own single game rushing record of 296 yards versus the San Diego Super Chargers at home again.All that and other "Blair Walsh needs to thank Ragnar" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewinVisit the Website: http://purpleftw.comSubscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunesWe're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcherBookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazonPlay Daily Fantasy Sports with us at Stars Draft! http://purpleftw.com/starsdraftMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings bothered the win column score keeper Sunday with an impressive 26-16 outlasting of the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon at The Bank. Adrian "RB1" Peterson made his TCF Bank Stadium debut in a refreshing fashion, helping carry the Purple to a much needed win. We discuss the game and try not to gloat too much about Justin Trattou....Other "I TOLD YOU ABOUT TRATTOU" Talkers Include• The Defense Was A Zimmer Defense• Offensive Line Was Going Downhill (In a Good Way)• Adrian Looked Like “Adrian”• Teddy Looked Like “Teddy”• Captain Was Less Crappy Today• The Return Game Had a Day• Blair Walsh...• Brian Robison #ThrowbackSunday• Xavier Rhodes is Ready to Become #Elite• Getting Embarassing Monday Night Was Good• Fill-in-the-Blank: The Vikings win was ________.• Visit our new sponsor Stars Draft for Daily Fantasy Sports!• Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love!All that and other "Captain Sendejo" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewinVisit the Website: http://purpleftw.comSubscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunesWe're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcherBookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazonPlay Daily Fantasy Sports with us at Stars Draft! http://purpleftw.com/starsdraftMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

Zimmer's got his "on to Detroit" shoes on as the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (0-1) open the home season at The Bank Sunday vs the Detroit Lions (0-1). It's as close as you can get to a must win in a Week 2 game as the Purple try to bounce back from their non-appearance last Monday in San Francisco and the Lions lick their wounds from blowing a 21-3 2nd quarter lead in San Diego.The winner will have their season back on track. The loser's fan base will be ready to light cars on fire. They could also tie, but whatevs.For the Lions perspective, we got Michael Grey (@TheMichaelGrey) of 107.3 WBBL Grand Rapids in the house to talk about the mehness of Matt Stafford, how rumors of Megatron's demise are greatly exaggerated, and how Detroit could build a winning team if they simply RAN THE DAMN BALL. (Sound familiar?) He also has a Stone Cold Hot Take that will make some Vikings fans vomit if it comes to fruition.Vikings wise, we have our man Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) of Vikings Journal/Daily Norseman back in the hizzy to rap about how the Vikings rebound from that cratering by the Bay and how we match up against a formidable Lions squad Week 2.All that and other "Pray For Teddy" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewinVisit the Website: http://purpleftw.comSubscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunesWe're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcherBookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazonPlay Daily Fantasy Sports with us at Stars Draft! http://purpleftw.com/starsdraftMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

After an evening of reflection, and copious amounts of chicken wings and beer, I've decided that I prefer Monday night's Minnesota Fightin' Vikings massive fail as opposed to a close game. I'll explain my flawless logic as Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) joins the show for her weekly spot.We chat about Adrian Peterson's usage, our confidence in Teddy Bridgewater bouncing back after a poor showing, and how Mike Zimmer not putting any of the blame on himself or the coaching staff is concerning and worth nothing.All that and other "blow in the bottom of the cartridge and hit reset" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewinVisit the Website: http://purpleftw.comSubscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunesWe're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcherBookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazonPlay Daily Fantasy Sports with us at Stars Draft! http://purpleftw.com/starsdraftMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings started out the 2015 season with a turd in the punch bowl Monday night/Tuesday morning in Santa Clara, falling to the San Francisco 49ers 20-3 in a game that wasn't even that close. We recap the grease fire that was on today's show and promise not to be ALL doom and gloom!Also Mugsy threw up in my mouth towards the end of the show. So there's that...Other "The Vikings Had 6 Preseason Games" Talkers Include• Why I like watching games alone• The WORST kinds of Vikings fans• Blown Opportunities• Calling Out Mike Zimmer• Where Was Adrian?• Teddy Looked Like a Rookie Quarterback • The Offensive Line is as Advertised• Wide Receiver Group Was Grounded• The Defense Didn't Arrive in California• Anthony Barr – Lone Bright Spot• Sendejo Starting over Blanton. Mixed Bag• Special Teams Shined, But Opportunites Squandered• Blair Walsh......• Visit our new sponsor Stars Draft for Daily Fantasy Sports!• Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love!All that and other "Start Over" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewinVisit the Website: http://purpleftw.comSubscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunesWe're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcherBookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazonPlay Daily Fantasy Sports with us at Stars Draft! http://purpleftw.com/starsdraftMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb