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Going Off The Grid: Execs Talk Peyton Manning's Future, Best All-Star Game In Sports

"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, execs opine on their top Super Bowl ads, what the future holds for Peyton Manning and their All-Star Game preferences. 

  • Shamrock Sports & Entertainment President & Founder Brian Corcoran 
    – The 80s called and want my playlist back -- Journey, Guns & Roses and U2.
  • UFC VP/PR & Athlete Marketing Dave Sholler 
    – Has it been tweeted?
  •  Fox Sports Exec VP/Communications & Integration Chris Hannan
    – Yeezy’s, millennials, Air Jordan.
  • NLL Dir of Business Development Dan Gacetta 
    – Going to miss "American Idol." 

Going Off The Grid

Top Super Bowl 50 commercial Peyton Manning: front office or media? Best All-Star Game in pro sports Bucket-list travel destination Best concert attended

Corcoran
Doritos' "Ultrasound." We had a baby boy last year! Media personality or pitchman NASCAR Sprint All-Star New Zealand for All Blacks U2 Joshua Tree at Foxboro

Sholler
"Give A Damn" by Budweiser was brilliant Successful in both before it's all said and done I enjoy the NBA. You can tell the players do, too Looking forward to the day we have a UFC event in Paris As a South Jersey kid who grew up idolizing Philly icons, it's Boyz II Men
Hannan
"Car Finder" with Kevin Hart. I have two daughters! Media personality MLB All-Star Game Bora Bora Tom Petty at Hollywood Bowl

Gacetta
"Portraits" from Jeep Front office executive New NHL All-Star Game Heli skiing in British Columbia Pink Floyd while a student at Syracuse
Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to jperez@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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