"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, panelists opine on the Mayweather-McGregor buildup, as well as their can't-miss fall TV show.
- Blue Jackets Partnership Activation Specialist Victoria King
– Pop culture is not just an interest for her, but life.
- KORE Planning & Insights President Russell Scibetti
– Obsessively checks his Twitter feed.
- Ketchum Sports & Entertainment Senior VP & GM Courtney Nally
– Lives for US Weekly -- not sorry about it.
- Rapids interim GM & Sporting Dir Padraig Smith
- Bruce Springsteen
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| The Mayweather-McGregor buildup has been... | Next sport (non-NBA) to place ads on jerseys | Fall TV show you can't wait for | Earliest you'll drink pumpkin-flavored beverages | The NFL hiring full-time officials is... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 King |
A well-orchestrated publicity stunt | Football - from practice to game jerseys | Does "Sunday Night Football" count? | It's never too early | The NFL playing catch-up |
 Scibetti |
All about chasing the $$$ | The NHL | Besides NFL games, "Shark Tank" | Never - pumpkin belongs in pie | Long overdue |
 Nally |
The circus is coming to town | The NHL | Anything by Dick Wolf | Never - fiercely loyal to vanilla anything year-round | Interesting. Always thought they were |
 Smith |
Excruciating | MLB | "The Brave" on NBC | Never | A step in the right direction
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