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I had the good fortune to sit in with The Wake Up Call with Cold Omaha on 105 The Ticket Sunday. We talked a ton about Vikings Training Camp, the upcoming NFL season, and I even gave my own STONE COLD HOT TAKE. Big thanks to Sam Ekstrom, Tom Schreier, and Zach Wright. Those guys work their butts off at 105 to give Minnesota sports talk fans some diversity. AND they put up with me for an honor, so they should be in line for sainthood.

Show them some love every Sunday from 8-11am by tuning in on 105.7/105.3/105.1 FM or hit their live player.

[Audio used with permission]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/stitcher

Training Camp is a time to figure things out. I have a laundry list of things I want to shake out in Mankato and I'll rattle a few off on the podcast. We'll also talk about our production schedule for this week (at least one episode a day!), as well as rough outline of our Mankato adventure this weekend, and us singing the praises of Boulder Tap House. A place ya'll should come swarm us after each Vikings practice. Do it. A Few of the 37 Thing I Want to Figure Out in Mankato Include• Nothing about Adrian• “How does Teddy look?”• How much does Chad Greenway have left?• That Zimmer Hellfire Defense in year two.• Who wins at right guard? Harris – Berger/Yankey/Thompson/Shepherd/ FUSCO?• With Clemmings staying at tackle, could he be the eventual replacement for Loadholt/Kalil?• What's Stefon Diggs gonna be?• What's the deal with Spielman's arms?• Will Trae Waynes even start as a rookie?• Cordarelle has one strike left. Will he strike out?• Tune in for the other 27!All that and other "Love Me Some Mankato" chatter 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/stitcherMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

It's time! It is time for the only camping that Andy actually likes to do. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings report to Mankato on Saturday to begin the hopefully fruitful 2015 campaign. Andrew Krammer (@Andrew_Krammer) - Vikings writer at 1500 ESPN as well as BAWS on their Purple Podcast - joins the show to drop some knowledge on us before the Vikings Nation descends on the Jewel of South Central Minnesota that is Mankato.Counting Down the Days Topics Include• Purple FTW!'s plans for Mankato• Come see us at the Boulder Tap House July 31st - August 2nd!• I'm gonna be on 105 The Ticket's The Wake Up Call with Cold Omaha Sunday at 10am• Andrew Krammer: What's his story• Andrew is Kenny Albert• Initial thoughts on the "new" Adrian Peterson deal• Never play poker or 3-card monty with Rick Spielman• The main Vikings stories headed into camp• Some love & optimism for Matt Kalil• Offensive line Week 1: Left to Right• Who wins the right guard spot? (Surprise contender)• Will Phil Loadholt be a Viking in 2016?• Worries about TJ Clemmings' health• Teddy Bridgewater Year 2: Reasons for optimism are lengthy & multiple• NORV!!!!!!!!!• Advantage: Middle/bottom of the roster matchups• Andrew's STONE COLD HOT TAKE - WR Edition• The Gauntlet• CB depth chart Week 1: Who's the starters, nickel & dime?• Over/Under 1300 yards rushing Adrian this year?• Over/Under 35 offensive touches for Cordarrelle Patterson• Over/Under 1.5 Zimmer Dog Houses for Mike Wallace• Bigger year 2: David Yankey, Scott Crichton or Antone Exum• Anthony Barr or Jadeveon Clowney going forward. Who ya got?• Least likely to stay on the 53: Marcus Sherels or Adam Thielen• 2015 Mr Mankato Top 3: Win. Show. Place.• Who's more of a crotecty old man Judd or Reusse?• Has Mackey gone soft?• Derek Wetmore kinda looks like Detlef Schrempf• You can listen to Andrew & the rest of the 1500 crew on the Purple Podcast (We raise all boats)All that and other "Dogra thinks he won!" chatter 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/stitcherMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

US Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings new stomping grounds, is flying through construction and the new addition to the Minneapolis skyline is nearing completion. We had our man Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) -- Cold Omaha and 105 The Ticket -- back on the show to talk about his recent media tour of the new digs as well as squawk about our favorite local professional football team as the Vikings are set to invade Mankato at the end of the week.Counting Down the Days Topics Include• Purple FTW! T-Shirt Available for Pre-Order!• Amazon, Baby• No Vikings arrests so far this "offseason"• ESPN is becoming a daytime infomercial• Media Tour of US Bank Stadium (aka The USB)• New features of the stadium taking shape• Ultra-lounges? Cool.• Say something nice about Mankato• What's the buzz heading into training camp?• Will any safety (besides Harrison) pass the BTB (Better-Than-Blanton) Scale?• How will the offensive line battle shape up? #TeamAustinShepherd• Will Babatunde Aiyegbusi make the 53?• Wide receivers: Who will make the cut? #TeamThielen• Cordarrelle = Josh Cribbs until further notice• NFC North: Who do you fear?• Matt Miller ranks Blanton as the 7th best safety in the NFL (Dohkay)• "Russell Wilson probably has a necklace of ears"• McKinnon's usage with Adrian back?• Sam's STONE COLD HOT TAKE 2.0 (This one is HOTTTTT)• Surprise cut of camp will be who?• Surprise riser of camp will be who?• Do we care that the Pluto mission cost less than the new stadium?• I got followed by Blanton on Twitter• What's coming up from Cold Omaha?All that and other "This is the only camping I like" chatter 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/stitcherMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

I was multi-tasking today and got Uncle Nick (@nickasun) on the phone to ask me Minnesota Fightin' Vikings related questions while I cooked some homemade General Tso's Chicken & Lo-mein. Yes. This really happened and it turned out damn good. The food that is!Sweet & Spicy Questions Include• Which team or teams outside the NFC north poses the biggest threat?• What do you think will be the vikings record verses the NFC north this season• Which QB will have a better statistical record this year? Teddy or Wilson• Will the home record be better or worse this year compared to last? (5-3) last year• Which WR/TE will receive the most yards?• Which WR/TE will receive the most touchdowns?• Who will be the better back up RB? Mckinnon, Aisiata, banyard• Most points Vikings will score in a regular season game?• Who will last longer with the vikings? Wilfs, Zimmer or Speilman?• Which player seems to be most likely traded mid-season?All that and other "Kikkoman soy sauce is the ONLY soy sauce" chatter 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/stitcherMusic for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB.To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb