"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, we pay tribute to late actor Alan Rickman, and tackle a couple of football-related questions and more.
- Fox Sports Writer Jason Whitlock
– Is working on an HBO spinoff featuring "The Wire" character Avon Barksdale and "Game of Thrones" character Tyrion Lannister where they turn Orlando's strip club into an upscale brothel.
- National Lacrosse League Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz
– Follows pop culture very closely because "with soccer and now lacrosse, pop culture's where it's at."
- Phillies PA Announcer Dan Baker
– Admires pop culture from afar.
- Rotowire President & co-Founder Peter Schoenke
– Only knows pop culture from the stuff that comes across his screen while following sports on Twitter.
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Hans Gruber or Professor Snape? |
Hashtag your life |
Where will you be watching Super Bowl 50? |
Thoughts on "Concussion" |
First jersey owned |
Whitlock
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Who? |
#BigMouthSexyOpinions |
On my couch |
Boring, misguided, predictable |
Jack Youngblood |
Sakiewicz |
Snape |
#Fun |
In S.F. |
Eye-opening, compelling, should be taken very seriously |
Pelé |
 Baker
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Gruber |
#PhillySports |
TBD |
All for it if it can prevent brain-related injuries |
Robin Roberts |
Schoenke |
Snape |
#StudyingForMyDraft |
Week 1 was my Super Bowl |
An issue that's not going away |
Anthony Carter |
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