SB Nation User Blog: i_am_pure_barbarian

My day in Detroit...a Vikings tale.

i_am_pure_barbarian — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:35:17 -0000

My brothers! I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday watching our beloved purple get another win. I most certainly did.

I began the day at 5:30, showered up, made sure I had all the necessary items for the game, and began the long trek up to Detroit by 6 a.m. Four hours later I was in Detroit, wandering the somewhat desolate streets and examining Comerica Park and Ford Field. The doors opened at 11, and I stepped inside. One of the first to enter...a Vikings fan.

A few of the players were on the field stretching and warming up, so I headed down and watched them from the seats behind the Minnesota bench. It was unreal to see all the players so close. Longwell, Harvin, Henderson, Greenway, and others were within 15 feet of me. No real conversations took place between us, but some fan/player interaction took place. It was very exciting.

A couple things that surprised me. Favre is smaller than he appears on screen. Tahi is a BEAST! And Calvin Johnson is just plain huge. Seeing all of them close up was an incredible experience. Berrian is ridiculously thin...and very fast. I could go on and on talking about each of the players...but I'll move on.

Game time approached, so I headed to my seat. Section 115 (in the endzone on the left side of the goal post), Row 11, seat 9. Fantastic seats for the price I paid. Unfortunately, despite seeing hordes of Vikings fans prior to the game, I was stuck in the middle of one of the more raucous Detroit sections.

You all know what happened during the game, so I won't recount that for you. Except Peterson's TD run. Before the play began I called his touchdown run...and he came through...running into the endzone directly in front of me. I went crazy cheering for him and then turned to some of the Lions fans that were heckling me about Peterson all game and just winked and pointed to my jersey. They were silent on that topic the rest of the game.

Well, I could really talk about this all day and tell you all countless trivial little details that made my day so special...but it might get a little boring for you...so I'll conclude.

The game ended and I exited the stadium, high-fiving all the other Vikings fans, happy as ever, and tired. My first official Vikings game was a blast and it made me very excited for the day that I get to see them at home, as well as the rest of the season.

SKOL VIKES!!

Maynor signed

i_am_pure_barbarian — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:46:22 -0000

I just got a text update from the Jazz.

The Jazz have signed draftee Eric Maynor. The PG will play for the Jazz during the 2009 Orlando Pro-Summer League July 6-10.

Best of luck to him!

Some stuff to think about. Would you rather have Maynor backing up D-Will this season, or Ronnie Price? I've been a huge fan of Price since he joined us, but Sloan doesn't seem to realize his potential very often. He plays with everything he's got, he can pass, shoot, create openings for other players, and jump out of the building. Any thoughts on why Price doesn't get a lot of playing time?

Introducing myself

i_am_pure_barbarian — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:51:54 -0000

Hey Jazz fans!

I've been a longtime observer of this site, and today I decided to sign up and join in the fray.

A little bit about myself. I live in Indiana, but I'm completely in love with Salt Lake City (and the rest of the West). I've been a fan of the Utah Jazz since the Stockton and Malone days in the '90s. I've been to Salt Lake more times than I can remember. Last December I flew out to go snowboarding and to watch my beloved Jazz at the legendary ESA. It was so exciting being a part of the crowd that has been called the most intimidating place to play. The Jazz blew the Sixers away that game. =] Later in the spring I was able to go to the game they played in Indianapolis. Another trouncing by the Jazz.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to the rest of you. I look forward to our many future conversations.

Go Jazz!

D-line back to full strength

i_am_pure_barbarian — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:28:54 -0000

D-line back to full strength

The Williams Wall has been cleared...for the moment. I'll take any forward progress we can get though.