THE MINNESOTA LINE: Colton Gets Reckless
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 16, 2019
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom share their thoughts on the chalky divisional round and turn their attention to the NFC/AFC Championship games. Colton gets crazy […]
Gophers Still Trying to Discern Changing Tournament Criteria
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 16, 2019
The old cliche in the physical Big Ten play used to be that teams needed to muck it up in order to win. Bruising, low-scoring matchups were […]
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Offensive Staff Turnover Continues For Vikings as Defensive Staff Stays Pat
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 15, 2019
The Minnesota Vikings added three to their offensive staff on Monday with potential to add a fourth soon, continuing the coaching staff carousel that’s seemingly been spinning […]
What Stood Out in Gophers Victory Over Rutgers
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 12, 2019
With an 11:30 a.m. Saturday start against a lower-tier Big Ten opponent, the Golden Gophers needed to generate early energy against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Hitting three […]
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REPORT: Mike Priefer Will Not Return as Special Teams Coordinator
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 11, 2019
Minnesota Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will not be returning to the team in 2019, per a report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Priefer had held […]
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Stefanski: “We’re Going to Be a Physical Group”
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 11, 2019
No longer bound by the interim label after being named the Minnesota Vikings’ 2019 offensive coordinator, Kevin Stefanski spoke Friday for the first time about his vision […]
THE MINNESOTA LINE: Wild Card Wackiness
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 10, 2019
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom discuss the Wild Card round and make their plays on the Divisional playoff games. Will the favorites prevail? Music by […]
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Laquon Treadwell Wants to Be Back: “I Love Playing With These Boys”
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 10, 2019
This is the final article in our End of Season series, summarizing everything that came out of the final Minnesota Vikings locker session before the team disbanded […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Bring Him Back or Let Him Walk and Open Phone Lines!
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 9, 2019
Sam, Arif, and Tom play “bring him back or let him walk” to forecast the Viking’s roster future, the Thielen’s have another boy, and we do open […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Stefanski as Offensive Coordinator and Playoff Picks Rd. 2
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 9, 2019
Sam, Arif, Tom, and Producer Eric discuss the Minnesota Viking’s offensive line, Stefanski is officially OC, and the 2nd round of our playoff picks!   In This […]
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REPORT: Vikings to Retain Kevin Stefanski as Offensive Coordinator
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 9, 2019
Per a tweet from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Minnesota Vikings will retain Kevin Stefanski as their permanent offensive coordinator after Stefanski interviewed twice for the Cleveland Browns […]
Free Throws Doom Gophers in Home Loss to Maryland
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 8, 2019
After capitalizing on poor free throw shooting by the Wisconsin Badgers in their road win last Thursday, the Minnesota Golden Gophers gave away a winnable game against […]