Going Off The Grid: Panelists Discuss ESPN's Olbermann Hire, First Car

"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 the their interest in the Belmont Stakes and what their favorite outdoor grilling food is.

• CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats Senior Manager of Client Retention & Group Sales Nicole Demers
  -- Enjoys live music and HBO's "Game of Thrones." 
• FloSports Senior VP/Global Rights Acquisitions & Subscription Phil Wendler 
  -- Likes the revival of '90s/00s hip-hop and '80s comedies. 
• KO Sports Founder & CEO Kurt Overhardt
  -- Enjoys listening to and reading about Sinatra, Elvis and Bowie. 
• EAG Sports Management Founder & CEO Denise White
  -- Is obsessed with VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta." 

Going Off The Grid
	ESPN's re-hiring of Keith Olbermann was...	Interest in the Belmont Stakes on 1-10 scale	What was your first car?	Favorite outdoor grilling food?	Biggest surprise of MLB season so far?
Demers	Controversial given his outspoken nature	2 max, I'm more interested in the Queen's plate	A cherry red Dodge Shadow	Steak	James Paxton's no hitter in Toronto
Wendler	Game-changing ... in 1992	Triple Crown + legal betting = 9	'68 Mustang with a V8 and manual brakes (I totaled it within 2 months)	Homemade burgers	Mariners' bullpen
Overhardt	Predictable, underwhelming	It's an amazing race that happens once a year, 10+!	Chevy 4 speed	Salmon	My Detroit Tigers
White	Interesting	1	Bright Blue Ford Pinto	Steak	All of the injuries

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