"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 experts chime in on fantasy football and tell us whether they're buying or selling Disney's soon-to-debut ESPN OTT platform.
- NHL Senior VP/Technology Grant Nodine
– Interested in gadgets, gizmos and personal technology.
- Coca-Cola VP/Connections Planning Katie Baillie Miller
– Will be watching the Primetime Emmys on Sunday.
- MLS/SUM VP Eric Krasnoo
– Monitors how technology changes day-to-day interactions
- Pac-12 CFO Laura Hazlett
– Is interested in fidget spinners.
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| Your favorite thing about autumn | What is your favorite tailgate food? | Athlete you want to see as a broadcaster | J.J. Watt's fundraising effort in one word | Buying or selling Disney's ESPN OTT service? | |
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 Nodine |
Hockey season of course, and Thanksgiving | Freshly smoked pork shoulder, shredded, on a fresh-baked Portuguese roll | Darren Sproles | Stratospheric | Selling |
 Miller |
College football, weekends with friends and family | Buffalo wings | Matt Ryan | Inspirational | Need to learn more |
 Krasnoo |
The leaves turning (I'm a New Englander) | BBQ ribs | Jozy Altidore | Heartwarming | Buying |
 Hazlett |
The start of college basketball | Anything with guacamole | We have Bill Walton - who else would you want? | Inspirational | Buying
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