"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 discuss Roger Goodell's extension and give their picks for Mayweather-McGregor.
- Hendrick Motorsports Exec VP & CFO Scott Lampe
– Thinks pop culture is a necessary evil.
- Whistle Sports co-Founder & President Jeff Urban
– Keeping up with pop culture is a struggle. "I have four kids!"
- Amalie Arena Dir of Marketing Brittany Austin
– Just tries to keep up with pop culture.
- MLB Cardinals VP/Stadium Operations Matt Gifford
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| The Mayweather-McGregor winner is... | Derek Jeter owning the Marlins will be... | Late musician you'd like to have dinner with | Song that takes you back to your childhood | Roger Goodell getting an extension is... | |
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 Lampe |
Mayweather | His biggest mistake | The King - Elvis Presley | Anything Van Halen | The surest bet you can make |
 Urban |
Mayweather, though I am a disgruntled buyer of Mayweather-Pacquiao | Good for baseball, especially long-term in Florida | John Lennon | Anything Jackson Browne or Eagles | Expected. No surprise |
 Austin |
More excited that college football starts this day | Weird seeing him with a team other than the Yankees | John Lennon | "The Sign" - Ace of Base | Good for him? |
 Gifford |
The promoter | Good for baseball | Geddy Lee, happily still alive | "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen | Unpopular in St. Louis
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