Purple FTW! Podcast

Super Bowl Done. On to my 2nd favorite sport... NFL Offseason! We've got some Vikings related HOT TAKES for your ear sensory organs. Now they're not "STONE COLD HOT TAKES", but they still have a little sizzle and should be enough to warm your heart even on the coldest winter day. So grab some cocoa, put on the Netflix fake fire, and let Andy & Purple FTW burn down the house with Episode 99! • Darr...

On the first installment of PURPLE FTW! JUSTICE, we make a ruling on the case of "Super Bowl XLIX". Representing the Seattle is Dayna O'Gorman (@DaynaOG), host of the NFL Female podcast and rabid Seahawks fan. She was a member of the "12s" back when they were terrible, so you know that she's legit. General counsel for New England is Tom Murphy (@TMurph207), operator of sportsinfusion.net and all-a...

Adam Carlson (@MNVikingZombie), co-editor of The Viking Age and host of the Purple People Podcast, joined the program to talk everything Minnesota Vikings related. How was 2014: The 1st Year of Zim & Teddy? What's Adrian's future? What will 2015 hold? We discuss. Adam also operates the site The Undead Walking, hence The Walking Dead theme of the show. Something tells me Anthony Barr would do okay...

Andy asks himself, "Would I want the Vikings to "cheat" to get an advantage?"   An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: purpleftw.com Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! purpleftw.com/stitcher Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out:    soundcloud.co...

Our man Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) kicks off our offseason with a live Senior Bowl report from Mobile, AL. South SOUTH Alabama talking points include: • Vikings News • Players on Futures Contracts • Coaching Staff Being Retained Intact • Bill Musgrave got an OC job again • Celebrity sightings at the Senior Bowl • Did Luke get any facetime with Ricky? • Mike Zimmer sightings • Sources: Charlie John...

We round out our 2014 Vikings Wrap Up Extravaganza trilogy with an EPIC trilogy of those you know and love. Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL), Editor for Vikings Territory & Senior Writer at Vikings Journal joins us in segment one to eulogize the 2014 Vikings as well as look forward to a promising 2015. At intermission, I regale you with a jaunty tune while paying up on my bet from Week 16 with Frank fro...

Adam Warwas, co-founder of Vikings Territory, stops by to talk everything about the 2014 Vikings 7-9-0. Talking points included Zimmer: Year One (including a HOT take from Adam), Teddy Bridgewater love, the future of Adrian Peterson, what Cordarelle needs to do in the offseason, and the offseason with Rick Speak. We also announce an exciting development to watch for next season involving Vikings T...

Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) of eDraft joins the show to put a bow on the 2014 season that was for the Minnesota Vikings as well as look forward to free agency and the draft. Luke gives his takes on the Vikings' needs, potential free agent targets, as well as a preview of the upcoming rookie class including Luke's full 7-round mock draft for the Purple People Eaters. Make sure to check back Tuesday...

Our Minnesota Vikings went out on a high note Sunday as the Men of the North held off the Chicago Bears 13-9 Sunday at The Bank. The Vikings end the season a 7-9 and considering all that has happened this season with injuries, Adrian, & other off field issues, 7-9 is a hell of an achievement for 1st year head coach Mike Zimmer and rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater. The future is looking bright as Teddy...

A very special holiday message from Purple FTW! *********************** 'Twas a coach named Mike Zimmer, and all through his team Mediocre was not acceptable, if you know what I mean Teddy Bridgewater is the future, all Vikings fans hope We felt the same about Ponder, but now we look like big dopes The Fans will be at the bank, all snug in their Vikings gear Hoping to end on a high note, a hip fla...

Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) of 87.7 The Game Chicago stopped by to preview the Vikings-Bears season finale Sunday at The Bank. It won't have the same cachet as the finales of Serial, Sons of Anarchy, or even Dexter. But if the Vikings (6-9) kick some Bears (5-10) ass in the final week of the season, it will go a long way to endear purple fans to Mike Zimmer and Teddy "The Future" Bridgewater even...

One Story. Of a young and not ready for prime time team. Told one week at a time. This is Serial Vikings. Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings fell 37-35 to the Dolphins Sunday afternoon at half-full Sun Life Stadium. Mental errors, loss of composure, offensive line failures, and defensive collapses highlighted a disappointing loss as the Vikings fall to 6-9 in Zimmer & Teddy's inaugural season. The ref...

Oscar Hazell (@OscarHazell) of Fin Depth joins us to preview Vikings @ Dolphins. The Vikings (6-8) have a worse record than the Dolphins (7-7), but it feels like our squad has a much brighter future as anyone and everyone might be washed out in Miami come the end of the season. We'll see if Teddy can build on his already impressive rookie résumé as he heads to Miami for a hometown homecoming.  Sal...

Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings fell to the Detroit Lions 16-14 Sunday at Ford Field. The Vikings (6-8) jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but couldn't hold on as Teddy Bridgewater threw two picks, Blair Walsh missed 3 field goals (including a 68-yard game winner), and Zimmer displayed some questionable clock management skills to close out the game. As many positives as this young team has shown this year,...

Darren Page (@DarrenPage) of Bleacher Report & Vikings Territory joins us to preview the Week 15 Vikings-Lions clash Sunday at Ford Field. The Lions (9-4) roughed us up 17-3 in Week 6 (sans Megatron AND Reggis Bush), but our Purple Peeps are a team on the rise. We dig into how the 6-7 Vikings can maybe, hopefully, kinda get to 7-7. .500 Record Talkie Points Include: • Teddy's Development is Right...

This is an exclusive preview of Football Convos for Purple FTW! listeners only, an interview with former Vikings & 2014 College Football Hall of Famer Darrin Nelson. Football Convos is a 5-day a week podcast featuring interviews with the players, coaches, and contributors that make this game great. Website: footballconvos.com Twitter: @FootballConvos. Email: andy@footballconvos.com FC 1: Darrin Ne...

It was ugly, but our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (6-7) ground out a win vs the New York Football Jets Sunday in walkoff fashion 30-24 as Teddy Bridgewater tossed a screen to Jarius Wright and #17 did the rest on an 87-yd TD in overtime to launch the Vikings to 6-7 on the season. We're still technically in the playoff hunt, but need to win out and have a cavalcade of things to go right to do so. Eit...

Jets Apologist Jeff Lloyd (@Jeff_LJ_Loyd) of RSEN's Draft Room stopped by to preview the upcoming tilt between our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and the New York M-E-H-S Mehs Mehs Mehs! The Vikings (5-7) finish up their three game home stand with momentum and slim playoff hopes. The Jets (2-10).... Have more questions than answers. Mike Zimmer vs Wrecks Ryan Talkie Points Include: • The Jets missed i...

Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (5-7) outplayed the Carolina Panthers (3-8-1) on Sunday 31-13 to keep the Purple's very faint playoff hopes alive. The Vikings won in all three phases, including two first half punt blocks returned for TDs by Adam Thielen and all-world Everson Griffen. The win was a much needed boost to morale and momentum as the Vikings close out 2014. We recap the Purple victory wi...

Travis Hancock (@TBoneWFNZ) of The Fan Charlotte joins us to preview Sunday's matchup as the Carolina Panthers (3-7-1) roll into The Bank to take on our Minnesota Fighitn' Vikings (4-7). The Panthers are coming off their bye, but have had 5 straight losses (and a tie) and have a lot more questions than answers at the moment. We look to take advantage of those questions Sunday and add to Cam Newton...

Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings fell 24-21 to the Green Bay Packers Sunday at The Bank. It was a near run thing, but Mike Zimmer & his young squadron came up short. The Vikings (4-7-0) faint playoff chances are getting fainter, but there are a lot of young pieces and positives to take going forward. #BrickByBrick to steal a phrase from another Minnesota football program on the rise. Shoulda, Coulda...

Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) of The Daily Norseman rejoins the show to preview the upcoming Vikings-Packers funeral... I mean game Sunday at The Bank. The Packers (7-3) are one of the hottest teams in the NFL and what the Vikings (4-6) did is still circling the bowl somewhere near Soldier Field. We come in as huge underdogs, but we try to drum up hope about the current and future prospects for...

*Welp*. Despite Chicago's best efforts, the Minnesota Vikings fell at Soldier Field Sunday 24-13. Marking our 7th consecutive loss at that Godforsaken space ship on Lake Michigan. It was a disappointing game all around for our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings who now fall to 4-6 and seemingly no longer in the mix for the playoffs. But, as Vikings Fans always do, we shake it off and move on. Shaking It O...

Howard Sinker (@fansview) of the Star Tribune and MPR joins the podcast to take a look behind enemy lines as we preview Sunday's Vikings-Bears clash at Solider Field. The Bears (3-6) are coming off two straight humiliating losses, fans are questioning Cutler AND Trestman's future with the team, and the locker room is on the verge of collapse. (This is all very 2013 Vikings-ish, fwiw) Hopefully Zim...

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) joins the show again to talk everything Minnesota Fightin' Vikings. It IS the bye week for the Purple, but we're still here grinding frankly because I... Have... No other hobbies or life. The Purple Peeps Eater talking points include: • What the hell's going on with Adrian? • Does 28 play in 2014? Is he a Viking in 2015? • Mike Zimmer: State of the Union • Dat Zimmer Hel...