"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panelists discuss their top college sports towns and what VR will look like in five years.
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Engine Shop Chief Client Officer Jennifer Carper
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– Frequent watcher of "Vanderpump Rules" on Bravo -- "It's a sickness."
- Intersport Exec Dir of eSports Kurt Melcher
– Can't get enough memes.
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Packers Corporate Transactions Counsel Marissa Meli
– Waiting on the next episode of HBO's "Westworld."
- Univ. of Washington Senior Associate AD & Senior Woman Administrator Erin O'Connell
– Her interest in pop culture summed up: "William, Kate, George, Charlotte."
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Voting: early or Election Day? | Best college sports town |
Song I won't change if on the radio |
Virtual reality in five years will be... |
Last place I flew to |
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 Jennifer Carper |
Election Day -- can't come soon enough | Boston | Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" | Turning everyone into shut-ins | Minneapolis for the Ryder Cup |
 Kurt Melcher |
Early | Madison | What's the radio? | Used to enhance spectator experiences | UC-Irvine for an e-sports inclusion panel |
 Marissa Meli |
Early | Madison | Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" | On its way, but not the Holodeck I was promised | Florida for my grandma's 90th birthday |
 Erin O'Connell |
Early | West Lafayette, Ind. | Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" | Not in my portfolio | My city by the Bay -- S.F. |
Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.
