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Minnesota Vikings reveal new stadium designs, Humpdome days numbered

May 14, 2013 by paulmbanks

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome or “Humpdome” isn’t just the ugliest edifice in sports history, it’s the ugliest building in the history of sports. Yes, She Stadium in Flushing, New York was indeed a toilet. However, the Metrodome was even uglier than that toilet. With the Minnesota Twins having moved to Target Field a couple years ago; The Minnesota Vikings remain the last reason that monstrosity still exists.

The Minnesota Vikings had to go to great lengths to get approval from civic government to build a new football stadium in the Twin Cities.

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All 32 NFL logos translated to British English

May 14, 2013 by paulmbanks

Cheerio Pip pip! What a right good post we have upcoming. It’s quite rare we devote an entire offering to the entry of another digital outlet, but this is a rare aesthetic achievement we’re referring to. All 32 NFL logos translated from American English to British English. The NFL logos are graphically converted as well.

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2013 NFL Mock Draft: 4-25-13 FINAL

April 25, 2013 by paulmbanks 18 Comments

Our 2013 NFL mock draft is updated for the final time. Lots of changes. And we are a Chicago based website, so check out our latest analysis of the Bears draft prospects for all 7 rounds. And our Bears “Hindsight Draft.” By the way, Hollywood is filming a movie about the NFL Draft at this year’s draft in New York City. I guess they understand how much us sports bloggers obsess with this topic during the month of April.

Here’s our 2014 NFL mock draft

And go here for the top NFL Draft related Twitter hashtags, @mentions and search topics.

By the way, here’s our 7 round mock for 2013 And of course, our NBA mock drafts: 2013 and 2014. Yes, we’re nerrrrrrrrds. Your hunch is correct.

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Full 7 Round 2013 NFL Mock Draft FINAL

April 25, 2013 by paulmbanks 3 Comments

Happy NFL mock draft day!

This 2013 NFL mock draft is a reader submission from an author who wishes to remain anonymous. This is not my 2013 NFL mock draft, but this is a very comprehensive NFL mock draft as it covers all seven rounds. As always we encourage debate, and reader comments are very much welcome. Especially if you have a NFL mock draft of your own and would like to compare it up against this NFL mock draft.

Like I say on my own, detailed first round NFL mock draft. You’re free to say “this sucks because x, y, z,” but if your comment is simply “this sucks.”

Then I have to say “hey, thanks for coming!”

And check out our NFL mock draft of all 7 rounds for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Top 2013 NFL Draft Tweets, Hashtags, RTs @Mentions

April 25, 2013 by paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The 2013 NFL Draft is less than a week away. Expect Twitter to be overloaded Thursday night when the first round commences. Remember last year when the Miami Dolphins drafted Ryan Tannehill, and wife Lauren Tannehill or Lauren Ufer “broke the internet.” There was search and social media activity then which rivaled Katherine Webb during the Crimson Tide crushing of Notre Dame in the title game.

Here’s my first round mock with the detailed player of analysis of the 2013 NFL Draft.

And our full 7 round mock of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Salorix, a social media firm, is analyzing tweets during the NFL Draft. Here’s what they’ve found so far.

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Vikings punter Chris Kluwe on the Colbert Report: video

January 9, 2013 by paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is one of the most interesting and outspoken men in the NFL. The avid online gamer and gay rights advocate was on the Colbert Report last night. Watch what he had to say, even touching on gun control.

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Packers blow past the Minnesota Vikings despite Joe Webb-mania

January 5, 2013 by Nick Grays Leave a Comment

Hours before the highly-anticipated playoff meeting between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings it was announced starting quarterback Christian Ponder was inactive with an elbow injury.

Enter back-up Joe Webb who was actually trending on twitter for much of Wild-Card Saturday.

What started as good trending (“Webb is super fast and runs the read-option, something the Packers haven’t seen”) quickly turned into bad trending when the audience learned Webb cannot throw a football.

Subsequently, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers picked apart the Vikings in a 24-10 win.

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Joe Webb starting at QB for Vikings, Packers fans rejoicing

January 5, 2013 by paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Green Bay Packers fans are rejoicing today, because Vikings starting QB Christian Ponder, better known as the husband of ESPN reporter Samantha Steele, well it’s Samantha Ponder now, is unavailable. Multiple sources say Joe Webb will start at quarterback. Yikes for Minnesota Vikings fans.

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X-Factors for the Packers and Vikings playoff game at Lambeau

January 4, 2013 by Nick Grays Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of bad blood between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings who took part in two of the better regular season match-ups this year.

Green Bay won the first round back in early December and this past week the Vikings took round two to earn a shot at a third and final round.

With elimination on the table it would be easy to say superstars Adrian Peterson or Aaron Rodgers will be the difference, but that’s a bit too easy.

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Green Bay Packers are in the giving mood with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings

December 30, 2012 by Nick Grays Leave a Comment

With a thrilling 37-34 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers are in the gift-giving mood.

It was the Chicago Bears who were naughty and the Vikings who were nice this holiday season.

Not only did the Packers gift-wrap a spot in wild-card weekend, Adrian Peterson and his 199 yards (a mere nine yards short of the single-season record) was most likely enough to give him the 2012 MVP Award.

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ESPN Reporter Samantha Steele Marries Football Player Christian Ponder

December 19, 2012 by Kaylyn Neely 4 Comments

A match made in Sports Heaven.

Minnesota Vikings Quarterback, Christian Ponder married ESPN college football reporter Samantha Steele on Monday afternoon. Throwing journalistic integrity to the wind, the two tied the knot in Hearing room #1 at the St. Croix County Courthouse in Wisconsin.

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2013 NFL Mock Draft 12-18-12

December 17, 2012 by paulmbanks 1 Comment

Find out who’s going to make the transition from Saturdays to Sundays with our picks below. We know the NFL mock draft is long so there’s plenty of eye candy pictures and relevant, fun links to check out as you scroll through it. Team needs were taken account into this mock and the order was determined by looking at recent NFL power rankings

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