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MDK -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/10/2014 10:00:15 AM)

Well, it was ALS that Wally Hilgenburg was originally diagnosed with and the cause of his death.

So why don't they announce that it was repetitive brain trauma that caused OT's death rather than ALS?

Hopefully, the family will let the doctors in Mass study OT's brain so they can put another dagger into the NFL and repetitive hits in football.

They have got to do something to address this problem.



Trekgeekscott -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/10/2014 10:26:24 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

Schefter tweeted OThomas died yesterday from ALS.

42, like his number.



Are we sure?

This isn't the first time it's been reported that he died.



djskillz -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/10/2014 10:29:29 AM)

Yes, it's confirmed:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11851971/orlando-thomas-former-minnesota-vikings-player-dies-42



Trekgeekscott -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/10/2014 11:23:27 AM)

Sad.

So Sad to die so young.

I'm actually older than he was.

EEEEEK. That's a little sobering.



Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/11/2014 4:07:46 PM)

30 for 30 tonight is about Moss.  Should be a good one.



twinsfan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 8:25:02 AM)

Watched the 30 for 30. It was interesting and helps explain why Randy is the way he is. Randy obviously has to take responsibility for the stuff he did, but it didn't help that he had to deal with an entire region of West Virginia hillbillies on a daily basis.



djskillz -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 9:10:33 AM)

It was interesting. I was disappointed with the lack of Vikings highlights and talk though.

I may have heard the stat wrong in the last few weeks, but I believe West Virginia is the only state to LOSE population in the last 50-60 years.



twinsfan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 9:14:22 AM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

It was interesting. I was disappointed with the lack of Vikings highlights and talk though.

I may have heard the stat wrong in the last few weeks, but I believe West Virginia is the only state to LOSE population in the last 50-60 years.

The thing is, we know Randy's Vikings story. So this was something we didn't know as much about. We can put the Vikings part of his story together on our own. Now I feel like I know Randy Moss the man. It was well done. Didn't those 30 for 30's used to be 2 hours long? When did that change? If it had been 2 hours, you would have got more Vikings stuff. But maybe the HS and college stuff would have lost some impact. There could always be a Part II.



SoMnFan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 9:28:00 AM)

Same thought
They should do a II
His pro years were just as fascinating



djskillz -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 9:28:34 AM)

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

It was interesting. I was disappointed with the lack of Vikings highlights and talk though.

I may have heard the stat wrong in the last few weeks, but I believe West Virginia is the only state to LOSE population in the last 50-60 years.

The thing is, we know Randy's Vikings story. So this was something we didn't know as much about. We can put the Vikings part of his story together on our own. Now I feel like I know Randy Moss the man. It was well done. Didn't those 30 for 30's used to be 2 hours long? When did that change? If it had been 2 hours, you would have got more Vikings stuff. But maybe the HS and college stuff would have lost some impact. There could always be a Part II.


The time varies for each one. They're all independent films, so some have been as little as 30 minutes and others 2 hours. Still maybe the best thing going on TV for me. Great series. Thank you again, Bill Simmons.



Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/12/2014 8:20:04 PM)

It was cool and I agree, I didn't realize he went through so much shit, so early.  I knew he had issues growing up but not like that. 



SoMnFan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 9:23:10 AM)

Bill Simmons has single handedly kept sports at the top of my entertainment interests.
The one Red Sox fan worth his salt on the planet.



djskillz -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 9:33:00 AM)

Yep. He's by far the best going IMO. I really hope he gets fired by ESPN because I would love to see him go to town for a few years.

I wonder what his rights deal is like for the 30 for 30 series.



SoMnFan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 11:30:41 AM)

As usual, we hit Cheecago at the very worst time.
The Bears will pound us, it will be over early.
This is professional sports.
Any time a team is at its lowest, you never want to play them, esp at their home.
We simply never catch a break here.



SoMnFan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 11:46:38 AM)

National media has been laughing at the Bears this week.
I've seen that done 3,964 times in my life ... And every one of those teams looked like world-beaters in their next game.
It's inevitable.



bstinger -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 12:07:31 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

National media has been laughing at the Bears this week.
I've seen that done 3,964 times in my life ... And every one of those teams looked like world-beaters in their next game.
It's inevitable.

It's inevitable that a MN team makes them look like world-beaters.

I have a hard time recalling any MN team turning the tables and kicking the crap out of a good team when we're the one at the bottom though... Why do you think that is?



McMurfy -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 5:28:54 PM)

Watched the Moss episode last night,
The story reminded me of the song Hurricane by Bob Dylan.
That HS redneck bastard had whatever beating was put on him and the trumped up Marijuana charges were BS as well.

I never and I mean never understood the heat that guy took in Minnesota, a fake mooning, some misinterpreted quotes, big deal.


The truth is he makes many white people uncomfortable and people responded to and acted on that.

Give me 22 Randy MOSSs and we will kick your teams ass everytime.

The Dude had it.



Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 6:39:29 PM)

I don't think he took heat in MN.  In the national media, hell yes.   The fans, as far as I know, never turned on him.  I certainly didn't.   Red Mcdickhead only traded him out of spite that he didn't get his stadium. 



McMurfy -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 6:45:23 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

I don't think he took heat in MN.  In the national media, hell yes.   The fans, as far as I know, never turned on him.  I certainly didn't.   Red Mcdickhead only traded him out of spite that he didn't get his stadium. 




Sorry,
Yes, that's what I meant, from the National Media and the court of Public Opinion Outside of Minnesota,
during his time in Minnesota.



Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/13/2014 6:49:46 PM)

Yeah, totally agree.  The shit he took from idiots like Joe Buck was insane.  That fake moon might have been his greatest contribution to sports.  I have family that live in the GB area and they loved it.  Why?  Because they know the context of the whole situation. 

What ESPN and FOX failed to mention was the history behind that because it would make GB look bad....[&o]

Squirting the ref was actually much worse and even that wasn't that bad. 

The traffic cop was, IMO, a traffic cop going over board. 

The plane incident was nothing.

The "I play when I want to play" quote was taken so out of context the writers that wrote shit about it better be ashamed of themselves.  They knew exactly what he meant but that doesn't sell papers. 

That's really all he did (from memory)



TJSweens -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/14/2014 11:32:42 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Yeah, totally agree.  The shit he took from idiots like Joe Buck was insane.  That fake moon might have been his greatest contribution to sports.  I have family that live in the GB area and they loved it.  Why?  Because they know the context of the whole situation. 



I polled every Packer fan I know after the fake moon. They unanimously said they thought it was hilarious. A lot of people don't realize that a lot of Packer fans loved Moss because he would back and forth and talk smack with them every time we played at Lambeau.

Joe Buck is a self important, self righteous, self absorbed f***ing moron. I despised him above all other sports broadcasters before Moon Gate and hated him even more after it.



Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/14/2014 11:42:25 AM)

Yeap, well put.  Me too.



bstinger -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/16/2014 1:16:09 PM)

Blanton still sucks.



bstinger -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/16/2014 1:18:14 PM)

Finally a completion to a WR.



SoMnFan -> RE: Vikes talk for Twins fans (11/16/2014 1:21:12 PM)

Horrible play calling
Horrible defense in crunch times
Horrible approach today
The fake punt was refreshing and great
Everything else bites.



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