Purple FTW! Podcast

Thee Arif Hasan makes his weekly pitstop to talk about our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (3-2) and how we look to move two games above .500 in this 2015 season. Topics include: Why Stefon Diggs is the greatest thing since sliced bread, how Harrison Smith is somehow still underrated nationally, how the cornerback room will shake out with Captain Munnerlyn balling and Josh Robinson coming off of PUP, a...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are looking to get win cuatro of the 2015 campaign as they descend on Motown to take on the uno-and-five Detroit Motor City Kitties Sunday afternoon at Ford Field. We welcome back friend of the show Michael Grey (WBBL Grand Rapids) to talk about the Purple and the Blue and who will suck less in the Week 7 throwdown. Topics include: Is Stefon Diggs Antonio Brown? (Not...

Today is the day Marty McFly came to the future. So it makes sense that we go BACK to October 26, 1985 Di Murphy of The Daily Norseman makes her weekly stop to talk about everything Minnesota Fightin' Stefon Diggs Vikings related. We chat about the impact of the mercurial wideout and if he can sustain his initial success, how badly we want to get in on the Vikings Donut Club, how Harrison Smith is...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings held off the Kansas City Chiefs 16-10 Sunday afternoon at The Bank in a game that more resembled a rugby match if said match had bad officiating, sloppy play, and was nearly unwatchable. But other than that, the game was great! A win is a win in the NFL and we dive into the reasons for the elevation to 3-2 and why we damn near lost it all. Other "Bye, Charles Johnson...

All six Minnesota Fightin' Vikings wide receivers may be active for Sunday's game versus the (1-4) and reeling Kansas City Chiefs. Mike Wallace is safe, but who will land the snaps for the rest of the season? THIS. IS VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVER IDOL. Arif Hasan stops by for his weekly spot to discuss who has the upper hand to win the honor of catching Teddy's balls, why offensive line play is terrible...

Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN swings in to chat about the 2-2 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, why they (and fans) shouldn't be overlooking the Jamaal Charles-less Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday, and how the Purple look to fare down the stretch of 2015. We also get into his rise to power in Twin Cities sports talk radio (basically Narcos), the reaction to his infamous Adrian Peterson apology letter, what it...

Former Minnesota Golden Gopher and Baltimore Raven wide receiver Ron Johnson (FOX 9/KFAN) stopped in to talk about our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as we come out of the bye week. We touched on what attributes make Teddy Bridgewater special, Ron ranks the current corps of Vikes wideouts, how Mike Zimmer's defense is starting to resemble the great Ravens defenses of the 2000s, and why his former team...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-2) are off the bye week and are looking to get back to a winning record as we welcome in the suddenly faceless Kansas City Chiefs (1-4). With their superstar running back Jamaal Charles done for the season with a torn ACL, the Chiefs look to Charn... Charadr.... Running back C. West to help carry the load of a team that was already marginal on offense (even with C...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings continue their Bye Bye Bye Week as we fans  Drive Ourselves Crazy. THEE Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) swings by to talk a little Purple. Whether he liked the Gerald Hodges trade or Wants Him Back, if new center Nick Easton can help the offensive line get N*SYNC, why Norv needs to spend A Little More Time worrying about Teddy Dave Bridgewater, and we cast Vikings: The Si...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings head into the Bye Week 2-2. With a quarter of the season already in the books, we need to do like every other show and hand out awards! But not everyone will get a trophy. Papa James Harrison approves. Di Murphy of The Daily Norseman joins me to hand out the hardware. The Quarter Season Categories Include: • Best Rookie (The Randy Moss) • Best Mascot (The NOT Ragnar)...

Luke Inman of eDraft stops in to talk some Minnesota Fightin' Vikings to fill up the Bye Week with some audible goodness. We touch on how the offensive line can get right in two weeks (it probably can't), Teddy out-dueling Peyton Manning (no big deal), the new logjam at wide receiver, how that Zimmer Hellfire Defense is saving us, and if Blair Walsh is gonna get Scobee'd or Mason Crosby'd. We also...

Despite a valiant effort by the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings Defense and Teddy "Dave" Bridgewater, the Purple came up short Sunday afternoon in Denver 23-20. The Zimmer Hellfire Defense forced Peyton "Chicken Parm" Manning into two interceptions and his 2nd lowest QB rating of the season, but it wasn't enough in Mile High as a sluggish start, a faulty offensive line, and a lame kicker denied the Vik...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-1) are set to face the endboss Peyton "Goro" Manning and the Denver Gelded Broncos Sunday afternoon in Mortal Kombat. Arif Hasan joins us to break down how the Purple can put Friendship aside and hit Peyton, FINISH HIM!!!, and come out of Mile High with a Flawless Victory. Also Scorpion is the best MK character, and I will fight you if you disagree. All that and o...

Jenna King-Shepherd , wife of Minnesota Fightin' Vikings rookie offensive lineman Austin Shepherd , joined the show to talk about all things Purple (and some Crimson). We chatted about life as a football wife, the Austin Shepherd Foundation , transitioning to living in the Northstar State coming from Alabama, and I run her through a round of Minnesota Trivia! Be sure to check out Jenna's female-fr...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-1) are on to Denver as we invade the undefeated Denver Broncos' Mile High perch and try to break the stallions in the late game Sunday afternoon. The Purple are 0-3 all-time vs Peyton Manning, while Mike Zimmer is 1-5 as a defensive coordinator. Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) of The Daily Norseman stops in to chat about the rekindled Zimmer Hellfire Defense, why Vikings...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings savored a tasty curb stomping of the San Diego Super Chargers 31-14 Sunday afternoon at The Bank. The Purple sealed the win in the second half with a solid running game and dominant defense that completely shut down Philip Rivers and the Bolts. We recap the action in our usual "Not too high/not too low" fashion! Other "Manti Te'o isn't real" Talkers Include • Adrian...

NFL records tend to fall when the San Diego Super Chargers and Minnesota Fightin' Vikings get together. Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) is back in the house for his Friday Football Preview as we look if Adrian can rush for 297 yards as #VikingsTwitter seems to think he can. In the first half. We also look at what the Chargers bring to the table and the key matchups that will help the Purple get a win o...

There's always something with this damn team. Of course the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings would be the only team in professional sports history to have a contract dispute with an unofficial mascot that people never really paid attention too. Good job, Ragnar. Today on the show, I eviscerate Ragnar for demanding $20,000 per game for a gig he should have been happy to be earning only a paltry $1500 per...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings bothered the win column score keeper Sunday with an impressive 26-16 outlasting of the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon at The Bank. Adrian "RB1" Peterson made his TCF Bank Stadium debut in a refreshing fashion, helping carry the Purple to a much needed win. We discuss the game and try not to gloat too much about Justin Trattou.... Other "I TOLD YOU ABOUT TRATTOU" Talk...

Zimmer's got his "on to Detroit" shoes on as the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (0-1) open the home season at The Bank Sunday vs the Detroit Lions (0-1). It's as close as you can get to a must win in a Week 2 game as the Purple try to bounce back from their non-appearance last Monday in San Francisco and the Lions lick their wounds from blowing a 21-3 2nd quarter lead in San Diego. The winner will hav...

After an evening of reflection, and copious amounts of chicken wings and beer, I've decided that I prefer Monday night's Minnesota Fightin' Vikings massive fail as opposed to a close game. I'll explain my flawless logic as Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) joins the show for her weekly spot. We chat about Adrian Peterson's usage, our confidence in Teddy Bridgewater bouncing back after a poor showing, and ho...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings started out the 2015 season with a turd in the punch bowl Monday night/Tuesday morning in Santa Clara, falling to the San Francisco 49ers 20-3 in a game that wasn't even that close. We recap the grease fire that was on today's show and promise not to be ALL doom and gloom! Also Mugsy threw up in my mouth towards the end of the show. So there's that... Other "The Viki...

Since our Vikings-Niners Preview episode is already up, we decided to fill the Monday slot with complete non-sense as Andy gives new nicknames to every player on the Vikings roster! Some Of The HighLights Include: • Teddy "Dave" Bridgewater • Stefon "CAN YOU DIG IT" Diggs • Jarius "Slotmachine" Wright • Kyle "Your Girlfriend Sneezed on Me At Training Camp” Rudolph • Sharrif "My Arms Aren't Short,...

The NFL season is on us like white on rice. We're still three days away from our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings taking on the San Francisco 4ers (the 9 retired) Monday night at the Field of Jeans, home of Super Bowl Fitty. To get a dual perspective, we got Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) of eDraft, Sportsnaut, and Forbes to stop by and drop some Niner knowledge on us as well as Arif Hasan's weekly sp...

The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are a mere 5 days away from trekking to the Land of Hippies & Silicon to begin the 2015 season, which will also hopefully end in the Land of Hippies & Silicon. Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) makes her weekly pit stop to talk some junk about the the 49ers, Vikings, and especially Cordarrelle. Leslie Frazier gets a random diss as well. Other "The Niners Miss Jerome Simpson" T...