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 share their thoughts on Twitter's NFL stream and coverage of Tom Brady's return.
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Big Ten Network VP/Programming & Digital Media Michael Calderon
– Has four kids younger than 10, so he watches a lot of "Paw Patrol" and "American Girl."
- Ivy League Exec Dir Robin Harris
– Enjoys watching her daughters use the app Musical.ly.
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Blue Devils Holdings Managing Partner Bobby Sharma
– Interest in pop culture is the "convergence of technology and media."
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Favorite magazine
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'90s fad bound for a comeback |
Sports venue you'd most like to visit for a non-sports event
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Media coverage of Tom Brady's return was ____.
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Twitter's NFL stream has been ______ so far.
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Michael Calderon |
SI for Kids, because my 7-year-old lights up when it arrives |
Zubaz. How much more fun would that make the NFL? |
Most aren't good for concerts, but I'd love to go to Wrigley for a reception |
Inflated
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Incremental |
Robin Harris |
SI and In Style |
Big Hair |
Wimbledon |
Too Much! |
Interesting but not as good as the TV or even the regular stream |
Bobby Sharma
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The Economist (but they like to call it a newspaper) |
British Knights. Dymacel technology was ahead of its time |
Olympiastadion in Berlin. Still has Jesse Owens' name engraved on its walls |
A bit much |
A nice gift to the Twitterati |
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