Purple FTW! Podcast

Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) of The Daily Norseman stopped by to talk some Minnesota Vikings Training Camp, preview the first preseason game vs the Oakland (San Antonio?) Raiders, and offer some of his Hot Fire Taeks on our favorite football team. Nuggets of Knowledge Nectar Include: -AC Leonard. Yee Gon -Mankato Diaries: Painting the Town Off-White -King of Mankato -New Media vs Old Media -Fi...

The Minnesota Vikings have a fresh start with new head coach Mike Zimmer and future franchise QB Teddy Bridgewater. I believe the Vikings have a 4-year window to win a Super Bowl. Listen in and find out why. An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is...

Uncle Nick (@Nickasun) dropped in to drop some Minnesota Vikings trivia on us. Are we Ken Jennings or the dude who got the 1st question wrong on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Tune in to find out, yo. The questions break down into three categories: -2013 Vikings Jersey #s -The 20 QBs That Have Thrown Randy Moss an NFL Pass -Starting Vikings QBs Through the Years Play along yourself! (Or click on t...

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) of Vikings Territory joins us from Mankato to talk about the Ted Bear parody Twitter account... But we also talk Minnesota Vikings Training Camp (for some reason): -Chad Greenway & Arif Share a Bro-Ment. Discuss a future sit down interview. -Kyle Rudolph Contract Extension: Great value or overpaid? -Takeaways from Camp's First Padded Practice -Anthony Barr Love -Camp Sta...

Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) and Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) of the Daily Norseman call in and tell us what we need to know about the first 1.5 Days of Minnesota Vikings Training Camp in Mankato. The Purple FTW! Podcast is also available on iTunes. Get some. An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.l...

The Minnesota Vikings are back in Mankato for Training Camp. We follow their progress with our daily (or quasi daily) Training Camp Shawtys. Listen up. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out:    htt...

FOOTBALL. ACTUAL FOOTBALL on this episode of the Purple FTW! Podcast. Our friends Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) and Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) will both be cover Vikings Training Camp for The Daily Norseman and they stopped by for a preview of the Mankato goodness. Goodness Includes: -Training Camp as Part of the Media. BIG TIME! -Zimmer's 1st Camp Expectations -QB Battle: Teddy Bridgewater vs Matt Cas...

The Minnesota Vikings have released the report that investigated Chris Kluwe's allegations that Special Teams Coordinator made homophobic remarks and that Kluwe was wrongfully terminated for his advocacy for LGBT Rights & Gay Marriage. We discuss the findings of the report. The Purple FTW! Podcast is also available on iTunes. Get some. An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin V...

Chris Kluwe announced Tuesday that he intends to sue the Minnesota Vikings if they do not publicly release the findings of the 6-month independent investigation of the allegations Kluwe made about homophobic remarks by special teams coach Mike Priefer. We had Arif Hasan of Vikings Territory and Di Murphy of the Daily Norseman on to get their takes.     Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit t...

Back from Vegas and chatted it up with Dayna O'Gorman, the Official Seattle Seahawks Fan Reporter for NFL Female and host of the NFL Female Podcast. Chat included info nuggets like: -Her thoughts on the Seahawks 2014 Super Bowl Run -Russell Wilson - Franchise QB -The Legion of BOOM -Earl Thomas is a poor man's Harrison Smith -Pete Carroll is a Motivational Genius -John Schneider is a Genius -Matt...

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What's cooler than being cool? Being Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) or The Daily Norseman & Hockey Wilderness obviously. Our good friend joined us on the show to talk about anything and everything. Topics included, but were not limited to: -World Cup Noob Talk -Summer Summertime Adventures -Does Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) own a necklace of ears? Tbd... -Beef with Dan Barreiro -The story behind the ill-f...

Arif Hasan, the Editor of Vikings Territory & Cover 32-Vikings, stopped in and dropped Hot Fire Takes like Dylan (Dylan. Dylan, Dylan, & Dylan). Hot Fire Takes like: -Percy Harvin Retrospective -2014 Draft Thoughts -Rick Spielman Love -Mike Zimmer/Norv Turner Analysis. Also WTH is George Edwards? -Why does Chad Greenway suck? -The Left Guard Spot (dun dun dun) -Josh Robinson & the Defensive Backfi...

Lindsey Young of Vikings Territory & Timberpups (@LindseyMNSports on the Twitter Machine)) drops in to talk everything Minnesota Vikings & Timberwolves in a no-holds barred, steel cage deathmatch of informed, coherent knowledge bombs. Knowledge Bombs like: -Vikings outlook for 2014 -Minneapolis Super Bowl -Tales from Bud Grant's Garage Sale -Teddy Bridgewater > Johnny Manziel -Her interviews with...

"The Voiceover Guy" (TVG) stops in to chat about everything NFL, degenerate behavior, and Britishness. Stuff like: -His score on the Seattle Seahawks last season -Approach to betting the NFL week to week -The NFL in London. Would a team based there fly? -Minnesota Vikings at 100/1 -Hedging Bets: When, Why, & How -The Gauntlet -Las vegas stories An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleFo...

Carl Knowles of VikingsTerritory.com popped in and we talked BIG TIME STUFF. Big Time Stuff like: -Will Adrian Peterson end his career as a Viking? -Will the Anthony Barr Project pan out? -Jerick McKinnon: Is he ready to be an NFL RB? -Audie Cole: Man in the Middle? -Will Andrew Sendejo oust the Immortal Jamarca Sanford? -Man Love: Chase Ford -Teddy Bridgewater: The Future of the Minnesota Vikings...

Claire Mullins (@theclairebear23) of NFLFemale.com stops by to chat Houston Texans, football, & life in general. Topics include (but are not limited to): Bill O'Brien -The Awesomeness of Adrian Peterson -The Suckitude of Matt Schaub -The Gloriousness of Waffle House -The Unappreciated of Andre Johnson -The Namaste of Arain Foster -The Amazeballsness of JJ Watt -The Laziness of JD Clowney -The Sexi...

Uncle Nick swings by to chat about the summer movie's he's looking forward to. The movies include: -Godzilla -X-Men: Days of Futures Past -A Million Ways to Die in the West -22 Jump Street -Transformers: Age of Extinction -Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -Guardians of the Galaxy -Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -The Expendables 3 -Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visi...

Gene LaVoy of Minnesota Vikings Memes stops by to chat everything Purple People Eater related. Topics include: The Meme business, the 98 Vikings, 2014 Draft Class, Teddy Bridgewater as the Savior, Anthony Barr = Chris Doleman (fingers crossed), Chad Greenway on his last legs & possibly out the door, Joe Mauer and his failures as a Twin (tangent), Johnny Manziel & what could've been, and.... Christ...

Giancarlo King of Bleacher Report joins us as we discuss the Minnesota Vikings 2014 Draft haul. Wheelin' and Dealin' Rick Spielman does it again as we move from #8 down to #9 (Anthony Barr) and back into the end of the 1st round at #32 for our future franchise QB Teddy Bridgewater! (aka Manny's Steakhouse) We break it all down with Giancarlo including thoughts on every single Vikings pick as well...

Real time Teddy Bridgewater #32 Trade Reaction as the Minnesota Vikings pull a Spielmen (trade back into the 1st rd) and take the Louisville gunslinger. All that and quasi "meh" draft analysis as Tyler joins in. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & pro...

Andy's joined by Tyler for the new Q&A segment: Crossfire (Dun Dun Dun Dun-Dun) Topics Covered -The 5 (Football) People You Meet in Heaven. -What happens if Johnny Manziel is there at 8? -Biggest Impact FA for the Jets? -Week 1 first: TDs, injuries, surprise players? -Adrian Peterson's future with the Vikings? -The New Vikings Stadium. -What Andy would buy with $1 million, the answer may surprise...

The Vikings are back at Winter Park for Mike Zimmer's first Mini Camp. In our segment "Andy Talks Potential Future Franchise Vikings QBs & Compares Them to Restaurants" we talk LSU gunslinger Zach Mettenberger. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & prod...

5 Hot Takes on the 2014 Vikings Schedule. Hint: The key to the season is surviving the first 5 weeks. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out:    https://soundcloud.com/deeb

Giancarlo King of Bleacher Report stops by to chat Minnesota Vikings Draft, Mike Zimmer, and the Future of the Purple. Uncle Nick also stops by for Purple FTW! Mailsack questions. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com/ Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q6EKaN Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is    created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of h...