"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, our panelists discuss their top college sports towns and what VR will look like in five years.
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Engine Shop Chief Client Officer Jennifer Carper
– Frequent watcher of "Vanderpump Rules" on Bravo -- "It's a sickness."
- Intersport Exec Dir of eSports Kurt Melcher
– Can't get enough memes.
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Packers Corporate Transactions Counsel Marissa Meli
– Waiting on the next episode of HBO's "Westworld."
- Univ. of Washington Senior Associate AD & Senior Woman Administrator Erin O'Connell
– Her interest in pop culture summed up: "William, Kate, George, Charlotte."
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Voting: early or Election Day? |
Best college sports town |
Song I won't change if on the radio
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Virtual reality in five years will be...
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Last place I flew to
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Jennifer
Carper
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Election Day -- can't come soon enough |
Boston |
Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" |
Turning everyone into shut-ins |
Minneapolis for the Ryder Cup |
Kurt
Melcher |
Early |
Madison |
What's the radio? |
Used to enhance spectator experiences |
UC-Irvine for an e-sports inclusion panel |
Marissa
Meli |
Early |
Madison |
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
On its way, but not the Holodeck I was promised |
Florida for my grandma's 90th birthday |
Erin
O'Connell |
Early |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" |
Not in my portfolio |
My city by the Bay -- S.F. |
Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to
jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.
