Going Off The Grid: Executives Talk College Bowl Season, Breakout Properties For '18
"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, panelists update us on their holiday shopping and also dish on the ever-changing college bowl season.
- Stats Chief of Product and Technology Officer Troy Anderson
-- Aside from sports, Jon Oliver is the ONLY show he watches religiously. - Fox Sports VP/Programming & Live Operations Jodi Valbuena
-- Always renews her subscription to People. - Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Senior VP/Partnership Marketing Josh Pruss
-- Gets his "news" from Trevor Noah on "The Daily Show." - Gateway Motorsports Park Exec VP & GM Chris Blair
-- Downloads "Narcos" and "The Sopranos" for his plane rides.
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| Holiday shopping: done or not close? | Should CFB cut back on number of bowls? | Pick one to watch: Sugar or Rose Bowl | Breakout sports property in '18 | Last thing you Googled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anderson |
Ninety percent done | If we need quarterfinals, we need fewer games | Sugar. No offense to my Bulldog or Sooner friends | Seattle Supersonics! | Stanford football |
 Valbuena |
Done | Yes. Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl? For real? | Sugar | Supercross |
John Skipper |
 Pruss |
Not done. Thankful for Amazon Prime | There are viewers, so play the games | Sugar |
NBA G League |
Nik Stauskas highlights |
 Blair |
Starting on Dec. 23, I promise! | Yes. Let's make it 8 wins to be bowl eligible | Sugar -- there will be documentaries on the Clemson-Bama rivalry |
My fingers are crossed it's IndyCar |
Towing capacity of heavy-duty diesel trucks -- to tow my son's race car |
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