"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 go over their plans for Valentine's Day and their suggestions for a new rule in sports.
- Vikings VP/Legal & Social Impact Karin Nelsen
-- Favorite skills competition in sports is the Home Run Derby.
- Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Senior VP & Chief Ticketing Officer David Burke
-- Bucket list concert is Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
- Independent Sports & Entertainment VP/Property Sales Jake Stone
-- Childhood nickname was Pebble (the youngest Stone).
- Twitter Head of Sports Broadcast Partnerships Andrew Barge
-- Twitter helps him keep up with what's topical.
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Plans for Valentine's Day? |
Best suggestion for a new sports rule? |
Scale of 1-10: How ready are you for spring? |
Interested in Daytona 500? |
Summarize spring football leagues in three words |
 Nelsen |
Cocktails at Marvel Bar in Minneapolis
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Limit bullpen changes per inning in MLB
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I live in Minnesota: 11
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Prefer Indy
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Interested and watching
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Burke |
Dinner and wine at home with my wife
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DH in the National League
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12
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Austin Dillon, baby!
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Potential feeder system
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Stone
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Romantic date with NBA All-Star
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Can I ask the Saints?
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We don't have seasons in L.A.
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Event experience & viewership, not actual result
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Compelling growth opportunity
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 Barge |
Cooking dinner with wife, then heading to Charlotte for the NBA All-Star Game
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NFL adopts college football overtime rules
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Spring means March Madness and Masters, so 10
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Absolutely, only NASCAR starts with its Super Bowl
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Football, gambling and gambling
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