I loved the bar in Dave's Basement where I was taken for Super Bowl Sunday, but hated how it was decorated in Green & Gold. I loved the NFL's Super Bowl hoopla, talkin "smack trash" with some diehard football fans, and being welcomed into their tribal game day rituals. I hated that I was envious of their team, reflecting on last year when the Vikings came so close but failed

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Since 1997, I have been tailgating with the coolest people in the NFL; Vikings fans. I was honored to be one of the subjects in this book, along with many other Vikings fans who have felt the pain of big losses, and glory of perceived dominance in should-of-have-been championship seasons.

I was attending the Matt Blair Celebrity Golf Tournament for Special Olympics at Hazeltine, and I got the opportunity to chat with both Randle and Randall McDaniel during the event.

Tailgating professionals, rookies, amateurs and the like, you all have to see this wonderful visual collection of tailgate set-ups that I ran across from Coed Magazine.

I know, what does that headline mean? To save a marriage, you have to barbecue. The Sports Daddy recently decided that I wanted to start helping more in the kitchen of our house. After 12 years of covering my meal night obligations with fast food pick ups, frozen pizzas, or reheating leftovers from my wife’s [...]

It looks like most of the varsity tailgaters from our lot will be attending the game Friday Night. For those of wondering, we tailgate like the Vikings play in the preseason. In other words, there is no official game plan for the evening. There will be no goalposts, no grilling, and we will most likely [...]

Hi all, I won’t be attending, but thought I’d pass on an event for Training Camp that you might want to attend: Minnesota Vikings Training Camp A day of fun with Travis and Ryan at Vikings Training Camp Host: Travis Jansen (MnVikingsBuff) and Ryan Ricci (Latin Viking) Type: Sports – Sports Practice Network: Global Date: [...]

Wake up Vikes fans, we are about to embark on a great season of throwing it back to where it all starts; in the Tailgating Lot.

Adrian Peterson and Tarvaris Jackson were nominated today for the Week 15 FedEx Air & Ground Award. This is Peterson’s fourth nomination this season and Jackson’s first. If one player wins, $1,000 will go to the local Safe Kids Coalition in Minneapolis, but if both win, the coalition will receive $2,000