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Link: NFLPA Minnesota Vikings Report Card 🏈

Linked February 28, 2024


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Elevated the Super Bowl food game 🏈

Pic posted February 11, 2024

Thanks, Chef SK (and CK and MK for the other great stuff)


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Same, Kevin, same

Pic posted January 1, 2024

β€œAn abomination of a loss to the Packers”


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Link: 83 of the 100 most-viewed telecasts

Linked December 3, 2023


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RIP Coach Grant, 1927-2023

Pic posted March 11, 2023

A true Minnesota Vikings legend πŸ’œπŸˆ


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Future Championship Sites

Posted February 23, 2023

Super Bowl 🏈

  • 2024 – Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
  • 2025 – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans

Men’s Final Four πŸ€

  • 2023 – NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 2024 – State Farm Stadium, Glendale
  • 2025 – Alamodome, San Antonio
  • 2026 – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
  • 2027 – Ford Field, Detroit
  • 2028 – Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
  • 2029 – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
  • 2030 – AT&T Stadium, Arlington

U.S. Open ⛳️

  • 2023 – Los Angeles Country Club
  • 2024 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (#2)
  • 2025 – Oakmont Country Club
  • 2026 – Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
  • 2027 – Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • 2028 – Winged Foot Golf Club
  • 2029 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (#2)
  • 2030 – Merion Golf Club

PGA Championship ⛳️

  • 2023 – Oak Hill Country Club (East)
  • 2024 – Valhalla Golf Club
  • 2025 – Quail Hollow Club
  • 2026 – Aronimink Golf Club
  • 2027 – PGA Frisco
  • 2028 – The Olympic Club (Lake)
  • 2029 – Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
  • 2030 – Congressional Country Club

Ryder Cup ⛳️

  • 2023 – Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Italy
  • 2025 – Bethpage Black
  • 2027 – The Golf Course at Adare Manor, Ireland
  • 2029 – Hazeltine National Golf Club
  • 2033 – The Olympic Club
  • 2037 – Congressional Country Club

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Super Bowl Sunday Snackins 🏈

Pic posted February 12, 2023

Top 5 food day of the year


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Good luck to everyone in Glendale this weekend 🏈

Pic posted February 10, 2023

Can’t believe ours was five years ago already


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I don’t turn any of them away…

— Andy Reid on his preference between Five Guys, In-N-Out Burger and Shake Shack

Quote posted February 9, 2023


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Link: The Vikings Showtime crew is just the best 🏈

Linked January 30, 2023


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Skol choo-choo 🏈

Pic posted January 9, 2023

This season has been quite a ride


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Monday Night Pizza

Pic posted October 24, 2022

Followed by Bears vs. Patriots on MNF


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Training Camp 2022 🏈

Pic posted August 18, 2022

Thanks to Cheryl and Matt for the great morning


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The best part of downtown is you

Pic posted July 22, 2022

Long live the Longhouse – it will never die 🏈


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Nice lunch with Cheryl 🏈

Pic posted July 21, 2022

Great to catch up – good luck with training camp!


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Vikings bar gaming during Wild game

Pic posted March 1, 2022

So does that mean sports betting is already here?


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Superb time had by all

Pic posted February 14, 2022

The Vikings charcuterie board was a huge hit


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The Vikings are awesome

Pic posted February 1, 2022

Skol, indeed 🏈 πŸ’œ


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The stadium crew is the best

Pic posted December 26, 2021

What a wonderful return to the press box 🏈


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Awesome tour of SoFi with JS

Pic posted December 10, 2021

It turned out pretty damn nice 🏈


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The stadium chapter concludes

Posted October 21, 2021

Yesterday was my last official day working at U.S. Bank Stadium as the Director of IT. I was about a week shy of six years, but what a wild ride it has been:

  • Five plus seasons of Vikings Football (including the Minneapolis Miracle)
  • Super Bowl LII
  • Men’s Final Four
  • Summer X Games
  • A.C. Milan vs. Chelsea
  • Monster Jam and Super Cross dirt shows
  • MSHSL Championships
  • Metallica, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Guns N’ Roses, BeyoncΓ© and Jay-Z, U2 with Beck (and many other shows)

It’s been an honor to work in this building from pre-opening through today, partnering with outstanding organizations, working with truly amazing people and learning an awful lot about the sports and entertainment industry.

There are really too many people to thank for helping me succeed in this chapter of my life, but I’d like to call out a few:

  • Armon Farrari, who I stole from Apple (h/t Pash) and who became one of the best technology managers I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with in any industry.
  • Curtis Schmillen, Director of Operations, Leo Pidde (now retired) and Ed Kroics (who took Leo’s place): just an amazing group of coworkers inside the building and great people to be with outside of work – be it on a golf course or at a happy hour.
  • Jim Farstad, executive director of the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority (and former technology consultant during construction): a true renaissance man in every way.
  • Inaugural GM Patrick Talty (and HR manager Shelly Wynia) for picking me to join the opening team back in 2015.
  • Current GM John Drum, who helped during my health emergency outside the stadium in 2018.
  • The CTAC team at CenturyLink (now Lumen) that designed and built the original technology infrastructure: Andy Diment, Mark Olson and Evan Teisberg. Still helping to this day, extraordinary knowledge that always made my job “really pretty simple.”
  • Bill Anderson and Wesley Terry at AmpThink: no one in the world knows more about WiFi than these two individuals.
  • Mentor Doug Podolak: your continued support of my career (and friendship) means the world to me.
  • My wife and daughters: zero percent chance I’d be here today without their love and support. You da best ❀️

Lastly, to everyone at the Vikings (past and present): you’ve been great partners and I can’t wait to see you bring home the Vince Lombardi trophy to the great state of Minnesota. Skol, Vikings!


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Two classic wide-angles

Pic posted October 12, 2021

Skol Vikings + Chuckles = separated at birth?


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End of a purple era πŸ’œπŸˆ

Pic posted October 10, 2021

Last Vikings game @ U.S. Bank Stadium: Vikings 19, Lions 17


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Link: Now Hiring – Inquire Within

Linked October 9, 2021


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Row the boat (to Cub)

Pic posted October 1, 2021

You never know who you will run into at the grocery store


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