SB Nation User Blog: mjschaefer

First Ever Viking Game

mjschaefer — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:24:55 -0000

Living in Nebraska I've never had an opportunity to take in a Viking game.

My roommate (fellow Viking fan) and I decided to knock this off the bucket list and choose this game before the season.

Bought tickets in the end zone. Fourteen rows up. On Adrian Peterson's long run it felt like he was running right at us. Incredible feeling.

Here are my thoughts:

I had never been to any NFL game and thing that stood out the most was how many jerseys were prevalent. Insane. On the same note, why the hell are people wearing any of the following: Michael Bennett, Daunte Culpeper, Chris Hovan, Dwayne Rudd, Erasmus James (could have been personalized) or Gus Ferrotte? If you are willing to spend money on a jersey at least update to someone better. I find Randy Moss, Chris Carter, Randell Cunningham, John Randel and Matt Birk acceptable because they were incredibly important at one time or another.
Continuing the jersey theme, I wore a Peterson one. I've never conformed so much in my life. Pretty awesome. First jersey I've ever owned. If I were to get another it'd probably be Winfield.
Bathroom lines are ridiculous. Hell walking in that concourse is ridiculous.
Cheerleaders looked better far away than up close.
The Metrodome is far smaller than I realized.
My roommate remarked on the drive home, "They have a really dumb chant." I actually really enjoyed Skol Viking and knew going in how often it would occur. Not sure how or why it annoyed him.
Traffic enraged both of us. The 35-W detour was pretty poorly marked and we struggled to get out of town.
I can't wait to comeback. I go to and cover the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team but the atmosphere after the win on Sunday was just wild.

Go Vikings!

NU wide receivers share the wealth

mjschaefer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:35:46 -0000

NU wide receivers share the wealth

Niles Paul talks about how his "frustrating day" doesn't matter when fellow wide receivers play well.

Schnellenberger Feature

mjschaefer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:05:01 -0000

Schnellenberger Feature

I had a 45 minute interview with the FAU coach. Really good stuff.

McNeill = Ochocinco?

mjschaefer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:06:32 -0000

McNeill = Ochocinco?

Fun story. McNeill is truly one of the funniest guys on the team and gives some of the best interviews.

"Did you see me on the news with anything negative? No. I didn’t get arrested, I didn’t go to jail o...

mjschaefer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:24:04 -0000

"Did you see me on the news with anything negative? No. I didn’t get arrested, I didn’t go to jail or anything."

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dillard-responds-positively-to-challenge-1.1819357

Competition at Linebacker

mjschaefer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:22:03 -0000

Competition at Linebacker

Nebraska has a lot of young capable players at the linebacker position.

Helu and Who?

mjschaefer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:20:18 -0000

Helu and Who?

Who will help Helu shoulder the load in the running game?

Madden and the Vikings

mjschaefer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:55:47 -0000

Last night I played in a 32-person tournament hosted by Wal-Mart with the Vikings. Doing this is not exactly giving one the greatest chance to win.

I basically chose to play in this tournament because I wanted a sneak preview of how good the Vikings would be in the game. 80 overall.

Really rough stuff at QB and the right side of the line. Secondary ratings are pretty bland too. But because of Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin (I may not care for him in real life but he's quite important on the video game) T-Jack (Yes, you read that right) and the defense.

I was able to secure myself a free copy of the game.

True to Viking form I lost in the Super Bowl to the Patriots. But I was playing on a 360 and I normally have a PS3 and the guy I lost too had a modded Xbox and had been playing since Sunday.

Some highlights-

Round One: Longwell misses three field goals but defense helps me hang on to a 10-7 win over the Giants. I played like garbage in this game. AP could never get going.

Round Two: Beat the Bengals 59-0 in four minute quarters. Not sure why the dude picked them but he compounded it by trying to run with Carson Palmer and throw cross body. I had eight takeaways and 10 sacks. T-Jack had 6 total tds. Five throwing and one running.

Round Three: Adrian coughs up the ball with 2:32 on the clock in the fourth quarter against the Oakland Raiders. I was down 10-7 and in FG range. Stupidly the guy playing as JaMarcus throws right at Winfield for an INT. I drive using a lot of Shiancoe and Tahi for a field goal. In OT I got the ball and Adrian took over taking me down to the 15 for the game winning field goal. 13-10.

Round Four: The kid I faced in the semi-finals had also played as the Vikings. He chose to switch to the Eagles for some reason. In the first three quarters I shut down McNabb and he can't stop Berrian, Harvin, Shiancoe and Tahi. Jackson is throwing it anywhere he wants too. I build a 10 point lead with a minute left he scores a garbage touchdown with no time remaining. 31-28.

Round Five: Lost to the Patriots 34-13. Never really had a chance. Peterson coughed it up early. Couldn't pass. Forced to switch out of my usual style of ball control offense.

I earned one copy of the game and a $25 gift certificate. I also spent roughly nine hours at a Wal-Mart. So there's that...

Anyways, if any one wants to play on PS3 feel free to add mjschaefer. I should be up and online in a matter of days.

Okafor Trade for Tyson Chandler Nearing Completion

mjschaefer — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:18:33 -0000

Okafor Trade for Tyson Chandler Nearing Completion

I'd be distraught.

Huge trade supposedly nearing completion. We'll have more on this later, but let's just say that I'm not convinced the exchange of years for talent is a good one, though I had to stop and think about it for a moment. (Chandler expires after 2010-11, Okafor after 2013-14.)

I'm more shocked that one of my NBA 2K9 trades has actually come about. (I then flipped Chandler plus others for Rasheed Wallace. Does this mean Rudy Gay, Joe Alexander, Andrea Bargnani, and DeShawn Stevenson are close behind?)
--DA

Interview with Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson

mjschaefer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:43:54 -0000

Interview with Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson

OC Shawn Watson talks about getting the QBs ready for next season and about bringing in a transfer QB.