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Free Agency Preview: A Look at the Backup Tight End Options
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 14, 2019
Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach. PREVIOUS STORIES Do the Vikings […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Draft Insights, Cousins’ Contract and Twitter Questions
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 13, 2019
 Would you rather have the 1999-2019 Vikings or Falcons? Do you remember “He Hate Me” from the XFL? Will Minnesota draft an O-Lineman? Are the Vikings […]
Approaching Desperation Mode, Gophers Look For Road Win Against Struggling Nebraska
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 12, 2019
A battle between two win-starved teams is set for Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb. For the Gophers, it represents their first test in a pivotal five-game stretch […]
Oturu Refining Game on Both Sides, Adjusting to Life in the Big Ten
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 8, 2019
Daniel Oturu’s go-to post move isn’t fancy. In fact, it gets under teammate Jarvis Omersa’s skin. “There’s times where you’ll see Daniel catch the ball in the […]
EKSTROM: Can Anything Cure the Gophers’ Ailing Shooting?
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 7, 2019
As another winnable Big Ten game slipped away from the Minnesota Golden Gophers Wednesday night — a 56-51 slugfest against rival Wisconsin — a familiar wart sullied […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Next Season Super Bowl Favorites, Riley Reiff to Guard, and OPEN PHONE LINES!
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 6, 2019
The guys take calls, answer Twitter questions and break down the Vikings’ most pressing free agency needs, as well as some names that might fill them. In […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Super Bowl Reaction, Ripping the Rams, and Tom Does Comedy
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 6, 2019
We did not win our Cordarrelle Patterson bet, the Super Bowl may have been little bit of a dud, Tom Brady is the GOAT QB, and Tom Schreier […]
Richard Pitino Shares Back Story Behind Viral Exchange With Son
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 6, 2019
A light-hearted moment managed to surface out of the Golden Gophers’ 73-63 loss at Purdue on Sunday in which they squandered a 13-point second-half lead. A camera […]
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Free Agency Preview: Do the Vikings Need to Sign Another Running Back?
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 5, 2019
Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach. PREVIOUS STORIES Do the Vikings […]
Gophers Rewind: How Minnesota Blew a 13-Point Lead in Six Minutes
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 4, 2019
For the second time in as many road games, the Minnesota Golden Gophers let a halftime lead slip away against a top-25 opponent on the road, squandering […]
The Gophers Are Better When Isaiah Washington Comes to Play
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 31, 2019
Down by five in the second half against an Illinois team looking to spring its second upset of the year against the Golden Gophers, Isaiah Washington made […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Super Bowl Week, Vikings 2019 Roster and Open Phone Lines!
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 30, 2019
The Super Bowl is upon us! Our playoff picks are in, we all put money on the game, Sam is going to Vegas, and OPEN PHONE LINES […]