Minnesota Vikings Discussion-Tuesday SkolAsylum: 30 Dec 2025

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Vikings Discussion & Random Thoughts

The Vikings are prepping for their season finale against the hated Packers. I hope the Vikings curb-stomp them to finish the season with a five-game winning streak. Once you’re out of the playoffs, it’s about the best you can hope for. Blech, it’s goign to be a long off-season, isn’t it?

Vikings and NFL News

Vikings.com reports that the Vikings QB situation is up in the air for Sunday, and that McCarthy is ‘progressing’. They said he had a fracture, correct? If he did, then I seriously doubt he’d be able to play already.

FoxSports reported that KOC ‘would love to get J.J. McCarthy one more game’.

KOC said that the Vikings dialogue with Brian Flores is in a ‘really positive place‘, per Vikings.com. That’s good, because I don’t want to see him leave.

SI.com looks at three young Viking defenders whose arrows are pointing up entering 2026. That happens a lot, just think about baseball, it’ll go away.

If you’re interested in such things, NFL.com has an NFL coaching and GM tracker where you can keep up with the latest moves from around the league.

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No longer New Vikings Fan
1 January 2026 7:17 am

Happy 2026 all. Got home about 2:30 this morning after a late dinner and party at a friends house. Great evening with a lot of laughs and fun. Drinks were flowing, and most of the girls were pretty tipsy when we left including my wife. I was sober though and we saw some cops out as we drove home. There were a lot of fireworks we could hear outside, but couldn’t see any. Got home and the “girls” were upstairs under the bed. Guess they were spooked by the fireworks. Didn’t take them long to come downstairs and hang out with us though.

PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 11:12 pm

Happy New Years Skolers

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 11:23 pm

And all the best in 2026 to you as well.

DE Viking
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
1 January 2026 7:07 am

The draft is 112 days away.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 10:29 pm

The announcement has just come down that Smith has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Detroit Lions in Week 17.’

Did I miss this announcement this week?
I saw the one where he had a 98.8 PFF grade or some crazy thing like that so it makes sense.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 10:33 pm

Not bad for an old geezer

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 9:55 pm

Down goes The Ohio St Buckeyes.
All season of being the number 1 team in the country and now 2 straight losses.
At least Miami is not SEC, I don’t care if the ACC wins or not.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 10:23 pm

I am not a Miami fan, but i HATE Ohio St.

Cheering for Tech, Ole Miss and Indiana tomorrow

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 10:30 pm

I agree with Tech and Indiana, Ole Miss and Bama is a meteor game for me, I will not be cheering for either team.

DE Viking
31 December 2025 7:44 pm

LOL…
Refs are a complete joke.
Rigging games???

Expert TV ref claims….”not going to be overturned. Not clear and obvious..”

Which I agreed.

Official review overturns the call, proving refs/higher ups can rig the game if they want.

😂 🤣 😆

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
31 December 2025 7:53 pm

It was an awful call/review

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:26 pm

Miami with a 70 yard Pick 6 and now up 14-0.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 6:55 pm

What is a Pirates favorite Letter.

wrong
It is the Sea/C that he loves

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:05 pm

Arrrrggghhh

VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 6:45 pm

Where does a snowman keep his money?

In a snow bank.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 7:05 pm

Nice

DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 7:46 pm

Ok Dad…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 6:38 pm

Back just in time for The Ohio St vs Miami.

Cracker Barrel was great, no sign of woke.
I had the Sheppards Pie and The Teacher had Boneless Fried Chicken.
We are planning to take my niece and nephew there when they come visit in a couple of weeks. I doubt that either of them have been to one.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 6:48 pm

I’m starting to get hungry. Thanks a lot

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 6:52 pm

You know me, always here to help.
#grin

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:04 pm

Love Shepard’s pie. Just one of those dishes that brings joy to your being.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 7:08 pm

We made that monday. We use ground lamb. Delicious

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 7:16 pm

They had chunks of seasoned beet that was ‘fork tender’.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 7:15 pm

They have a hash brown crust type thing over the top of it that was the bomb diggity.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:20 pm

Garlic & cheese mashed potatoes

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 7:28 pm

They had mashed potatoes at the bottom under the filling.
I was quite happy with it.
We beat the rush to, half a dozen people at 4:30 when we were seated and it was getting crowded when we checked out. Parking lot was filling up as well.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:52 pm

Glad you and your wife got some nice together time and a good meal. Nothing better than that SoCal.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:17 pm

Only time she used her phone was to post on ‘bookface’ where we were.
Later she she texted pictures to her daughters of stuff in the store asking if the grandbabys needed things. Moms said no but the kidlets would have said ‘YES’.
#grin

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 5:23 pm

Where do you learn how to make a banana split?

Sundae school

VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 4:49 pm

Since I’ve seen several other bad jokes on here today, I’ll add one.

What did the snowman say to the other snowman?
Do you smell carrots?

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 4:05 pm

Injury report…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 4:08 pm

Jones, DNP and Mason, Limited. I can understand why they signed a RB today.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 3:47 pm

What do you call an injury sustained in a pillow fight?

A concushion

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 3:36 pm

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 4:08 pm

Oh No!!
@JJ WR will be locked down for sure now@.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 3:33 pm

Yeah… I don’t think so Tim…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 4:05 pm

I heard that, he is just trying to ‘Distract’.

Deny, Distract, Destroy Evidence.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 4:15 pm

Baby Trump taking his idiot “friends” to the beach in Florida is pretty funny. Baby Biden and BabyKamala are priceless.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:35 pm

Hmmm…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 3:16 pm

‘based on numbers.’

So he will ‘follow the science’??

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 3:37 pm

Laughing… I guess he means how thin they are at any particular position, but really don’t know.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:33 pm

New RB…

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:28 pm

I guess we’ll see…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 3:22 pm

More reps is more better.
Even if FTP treat it like a preseason game.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:52 pm

Hmmmm…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:55 pm

So ‘South America’s Team’ can continue the party up north?

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:24 pm

He’s been “hurt” every year since he got paid, hmmmmmmm….

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:49 pm

Hmmmm…

manly-purple
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:53 pm

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:53 pm

Ridder to the HOF??

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 1:07 pm

Ridder was drafted by the Falcons in 2022 as their QBOTF. Since then he’s been a member of the Cardinals, Bengals, Raiders, and Vikings, and now the Packers. That’s quite a run.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 1:39 pm

@impressive@

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:34 pm

So here’s a little factoid for those of you who might find it interesting.

Riley Leonard has been the Colts backup QB all year, and he has been waiting to get his shot. The Colts went to Fairhope Alabama to recruit Philip Rivers and bring him out of retirement, in a hope they could still make the playoffs.

Riley Leonard is from Fairhope, AL and played for the local high school there. He lived about a mile from Rivers.

My brother, who also lives in Fairhope, and also about a mile from Rivers, just advised me of this.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:41 pm

Rivers could be his dad.
I hear he is pretty good at making women pregnant.

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 2:27 pm

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  benjammin
31 December 2025 3:19 pm

Keep that up and MT will show up.

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:27 pm

He also played at Duke and Norte dame, most likely he sucks but maybe not

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:28 pm

As I continue to read through story after story of Muslims taking our money while raping our women and children with judicial impunity, I’m becoming more and and more exhaustipated with the Islamic members of our society.

That is I’m tired of their shit.

NoDakRube
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 1:08 pm

Everyone should be tired of this shit.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
31 December 2025 1:10 pm

Support the country you live in, or live in the country you support.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:01 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 11:49 am

So I honestly have no idea who might end up in the Super Bowl this year.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 11:55 am

I am going with KC again and Detroit.

#grin

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 1:13 pm

Laughing…

manly-purple
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 12:08 pm

Niners and Texans.

NE is overrated with a soft schedule.

Denver has survived too many close games. Won’t happen against the best teams.

Seahawks also overrated and Darnold will fold in playoffs.

Philly and LA Rams will get close, and could take out SF.

Bills will be forced along as far the NFL can make them go, but Allen will mess up in a big moment.

Bears and Packers, lol

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  manly-purple
31 December 2025 1:21 pm

Rams are ice cold.
Bills are inconsistent.
49ers are banged up.
Eagles win ugly.
I don’t trust the Seahawks.
I don’t trust the Broncos.
I don’t trust the Bears.
I don’t trust the Pats.
I don’t trust the Jags.
I don’t trust the Texans.
I don’t trust the Chargers
The Panthers are bad
The Steelers are bad
FTP

Yeah… it’s like that

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:29 pm

SF vs BUF

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
31 December 2025 2:31 pm

SF with a home game for the Super Bowl???? Hmmmm…

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:35 pm

I wouldn’t discount it, they win this week and they’ve got home field to the bowl

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
31 December 2025 2:36 pm

That would be something…

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:36 am

Be careful what you wish for…

This post recirculates a December 2023 video of Turkish MP Hasan Bitmez collapsing from a heart attack immediately after declaring in parliament that “Israel will suffer the wrath of Allah” during a speech criticizing Israel’s Gaza operations; he died two days later.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:02 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Surly Viking
31 December 2025 2:26 pm

Yep

Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:23 am

Merry New Year’s Eve Skolbros!

Been off all week. Nothing but rising early to drink coffee, watch movies and shows and bowl games.

And naps. Glorious naps. Cat naps, after-lunch naps, afternoon naps, afternoon nap after afternoon snack, mid-evening naps, mid-morning naps. I nap, therefore I’m rested.

Watched a lot of foosballs too. Mostly meaningless bowl games and ALL-22 film. I’ve rewatched the defensive masterpiece against Detroit twice – our defense is really goddamn good.

My nieces were in a horrible car accident the day after Christmas in West Omaha. One walked away from the crash with a concussion and broken nose. The other is currently in a medically induced coma – she’s not breathing on her own and has had two holes drilled in her head to relieve pressure. Neurologist believes that brain damage is minimal. She’s got a rough road ahead. They’re trying to get her stabilized enough to move her – they had to give her a blood transfusion and gave her the wrong blood type, which as I understand it, is unheard of. It’s been a mess.

My sister is asking for prayers from prayer warriors – I’m not a religious man and I get the irony in someone like me asking for prayers, but I’m asking anyway. It can’t hurt.

More bowl games today – My beloved Huskers look to take on Utah in Vegas. With NIL and the transfer portal the loyalty in college foosballs is dead. Just rooting for a jersey at this point. I’ll still watch – but it just isn’t the same. CFP looks to be entertaining. Rooting for Indiana and Ole Miss until the wheels come off.

Hope everyone is safe, fed and ready for 2026……

SKOL!
🔨 🔨 🔨

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:28 am

Wow Mjolnir, that is a tragic state for your niece. Our prayers will absolutely be with her. Please know we are all going to pray for her full recovery. God bless you and yours.

Mjolnir
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:31 am

Thank you.

this was the vehicle that they were in….

IMG_5270
No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:37 am

Wow… that’s incredible…

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:35 am

We will keep you in our prayers. Hang in there

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:37 am

I will add my prayers and best wishes for a full recovery.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:44 am

Very sorry to hear that. Will pray for her and your family.
Perhaps prayers for the medical staff is also in order.
Hope Goose is doing well.

NoDakRube
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 10:50 am

So sorry to hear about your niece. I will definitely be praying for her, and your sister..
Would you be willing to share the first name of your niece?

Mjolnir
Reply to  NoDakRube
31 December 2025 11:34 am

thank you

her name is Madison

NoDakRube
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 11:40 am

Thank you, I have and will continue to pray for Madison and her mother.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 11:28 am

Prayers are being said

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  Mjolnir
31 December 2025 2:33 pm

I will pray for them

also Nebraska sucks and the wannabe Mahomes, who also sucks, is leaving

Seriously though, I hope she is ok and will literally pray for your family

VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 10:17 am

Happy New Year’s Eve.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 10:21 am

Same to you VP… try and stay out of jail tonight.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:24 am

try and stay out of jail tonight’

Party Pooper!!

NoDakRube
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:53 am

The thought of VP getting in enough trouble to go to jail is extremely funny!!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
31 December 2025 11:10 am

I personally spent the night on New Years Eve one year in a Zagreb jail…

NoDakRube
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 11:14 am

It would not surprise me that the version of yourself from 40 years ago it something a bit irresponsible and ended up in jail.

What did you do? And how old were you?

I have never been to jail. There have been plenty of times where I could have been sent to jail.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
31 December 2025 11:30 am

I got in a fight in a bar with a few Croatian dudes who were mad because all the women wanted to be with me and my three American buddies. We were in Zagreb on a military business trip. Got picked up in the Hotel lobby by a bunch of good looking gals who wanted us to wine and dine them. This was in 1997. I was 42 years old, and single.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 11:34 am

At that age I picture you as Rambo look a like, maybe with shorter hair more mlilitary like.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
31 December 2025 11:37 am

At 42 I was still doing 100 sit-ups and 50 pushups to start my day, and I could run a mile and a half in 8:15. I was fit, strong, and I didn’t mind knocking a guys teeth out.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:18 pm

“Business trip”

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  NoDakRube
31 December 2025 11:37 am

I have been in a jail before, remember ‘Scared Straight’ back in the 70’s??
Spent much more time in Prison, holidays included.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 11:29 am

I’ll try. I’m going to be in bed by 9 pacific time as our flight back home leaves at 6:15 am New Year’s Day.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 11:32 am

I prefer to fly early too. It seems I’m always flying around that time. Sleep well, and safe travels.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
31 December 2025 11:40 am

The Teacher if flying out to visit grand babies about 8-9 tomorrow.
We are headed to the airport at 7am.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:49 am

Despicable Dem’s protecting the evil doers in their State.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:52 am

Pandering for votes and virtue signaling.
I can’t even imagine the twisted logic that they are using to try and justify this legislation.
But then Woke/Dims don’t like logic to begin with.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 9:57 am

They need the criminal elements in the country to help them steal elections and stay in power.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:09 am

I understand that is a ‘actual logic’ I was wondering what the ‘justification logic’ was.
Blue state voters are stupid to fall for just about anything, Minn, Calif, NYC, in addition to Wash St.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 10:19 am

The selling point is always “we’re standing up for the rights of the downtrodden”. We’re protecting them from the Gestapo on the right, who want to “disappear” innocent people. You know, being in the country illegally, isn’t a crime. We’ve heard politicians scream those very words to crowds of people who cheer them on. It’s a sick perversion of the self righteous position that everyone is entitled to be in the U.S. Anyone who opposes that position of course is a soulless bigot, racist, etc.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:59 am

This is where congress hss to step up. Aid for specific programs has federally mandated audit processes. But congress has spent the year doing very little

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 10:12 am

I agree. More effort needs to be applied to right these wrongs, and irradicate the evil we’re seeing all over the country. That evil is a fundamental power base of the left, and activist judges protect them by dismissing cases where they have been found guilty by a jury of stealing millions of dollars. That money is then funneled back to Democrat political efforts, to keep them in office, and elect more of them.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:21 am

Actually think it would be better for all us taxpayers, and much easier, to just not give them the money to begin with.
Let the states RUN their own give away programs as they wish, and let the citizens of the state PAY for such programs. \

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  JRobert
31 December 2025 10:23 am

The man speaks with wisdom

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 10:13 am

Dems plus a few Rinos is all that it takes to derail any legislation.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:41 am

This actually occurred in 2011, but it’s still relevant today. Islam kills people they deem as a Kafir (infidel) even when they are promoting Islamic causes.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:57 am

Like the female activists that go there and get turned into Field Mattresses.

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 2:36 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:23 am

BTW it’s going on 2:30 a.m. in Sydney Australia. They are celebrating the New Year already!

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:31 am

Oh man, that information just made my day!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
31 December 2025 9:42 am

Welcome

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:03 am

Before the clock strikes midnight tonight, be sure to lift your left leg.

That way you’ll start off the New Year on the right foot.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:05 am

Dad Joke Alert.

Be Alert, the world needs more Lerts.

No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:10 am

Good morning all, dropped down into the mid 30’s here overnight. Tampa is cold! Grin. Looks like they’re now expecting a high of 54, but it’s bright and sunny.

It’s New Years Eve folks. Get your resolutions in now!

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:11 am

Perfect golf weather!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 8:20 am

It is… the snowbirds are out in force. Courses are crowded.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 8:22 am

Yep, played yesterday afternoon. Was like playing up North in early November. You can tell the Northerners down here playing – they’re in short sleeve golf shirts. The Floridians, they’re in sweaters and jackets.
I’m sort of in between, but enjoyed the cooler weather.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:24 am

Sounds like our weather. I don’t like it. I got all my ice fishing stuff ready the last couple days, now we need ice.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
31 December 2025 8:45 am

Laughing… well there is that I guess. No ice fishing in Florida. Hear the deep sea charters are pulling in some big catches in St. Pete though.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:44 am

The Teacher and I have resolved to go out to a nice sit down dinner at least once a month in 2026.
We normally get take out at a fast-food/prepared food type place like Chipotle, Panda Express, Subway, or the like.
We are starting today with Cracker Barrel.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 8:49 am

It’s always good to spend time with your girl and have a meal together. I have noticed though when we go out, so many couples spend the whole time on their cell phones. They’re typing away, and barely speak a word to each other. We actually converse and pay attention to each other. I know, we’re unusual.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:03 am

couples spend the whole time on their cell phones’

Yeah we see that behavior and don’t understand it either.
We always eat together and talk, unless the Vikings are playing an evening game on SNF/MNF/TNF.
We just don’t do the whole sit down restaurant thing very often although we enjoy it when we do. We figure we will try some local places and explore the area a bit more.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 9:19 am

We like finding places like that too. Non chain restaurants. There are several in our area, so it’s great to go there and have a unique dining experience.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:23 am

An example is this Cajun Seafood Place near us. It ought to be a different experience.

Home

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 9:44 am

That looks SO good!!!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 9:48 am

You can come visit and we will take you there.

Although you can probably find a similar place closer to where you are.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 9:55 am

Thank you for the invite SoCal. That’s very cool. There’s a great place here in Tampa (Ybor City actually) called the Columbia restaurant. Been in existence since 1905. Cuban food that is delicious. The menu hasn’t changed much in over 120 years, and still in the original location and building. If you ever wander on down to Tampa, I’ll take you there. You’ll love it!

https://www.columbiarestaurant.com/ybor-city-tampa

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 10:06 am

Some very interesting options in a fascinating historical location.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 10:23 am

It’s a great place, and one of my all time favorites.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 12:14 am

The B1G can’t win them all.

USC 27, TCU 30 FINAL 
USC could only manage a field goal on its overtime possession, and then broken tackles allowed TCU to score a touchdown on a checkdown play on fourth-and-20.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 10:58 pm

Yeah, 100 posts.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 10:03 pm

Late night humor…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 10:58 pm

Seems like ‘Cat Owner Humor’.

VikingPhilip
30 December 2025 9:28 pm

Happy New Year’s Eve eve.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
30 December 2025 9:50 pm

Back at ya VP!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
30 December 2025 10:02 pm

And to you VP.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 9:12 pm

In case you’re interested, here are all the full moons for 2026…

001-moons
SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 9:44 pm

My a lot of those names seem pretty random.
The Teacher is now looking up what the ‘back story’ is for some of the more interesting names is.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 9:51 pm

Glad to know I provided some stimulation…

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 10:38 pm

You are missing September

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
30 December 2025 11:00 pm

That is because there are two full moons in May.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
31 December 2025 7:47 am

Nope, there are 13 Full Moons per year, every 28 days. The poster is missing the late September one.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 7:53 am

You are correct PA and I know there are 13 full moons so I missed wide right on this one. I saw the graphic, and posted it mindlessly. Here’s the full list including the Harvest moon in September:

  1. January 3, 2026 5:03 AM: Super Wolf Moon
  2. February 1, 2026 5:09 PM: Full Snow Moon
  3. March 3, 2026 6:38 AM: Worm Blood Moon
  4. April 1, 2026 10:12 PM: Full Pink Moon
  5. May 1, 2026 1:23 PM: Full Flower Moon
  6. May 31, 2026 4:45 AM: Full Blue Moon
  7. June 29, 2026 7:57 PM: Full Strawberry Moon
  8. July 29, 2026 10:36 AM: Full Buck Moon
  9. August 28, 2026 12:18 AM: Full Sturgeon Moon
  10. September 26, 2026 12:49 PM: Full Harvest Moon
  11. October 26, 2026 12:12 AM: Full Hunter’s Moon
  12. November 24, 2026 9:53 AM: Super Beaver Moon
  13. December 23, 2026 8:28 PM: Super Cold Moon
PA Viking Fan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
31 December 2025 8:16 am

An interesting question is can there ever be 12 full moons? 13×28 is 364, but is the moons cyckle around the earth exactly 28 days?

Maybe i will ponder this over coffee, or get lazy and ask my assistant, Miss Google

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  PA Viking Fan
31 December 2025 8:51 am

It’s a good question. I have always thought there were 13 full moons each year. Something I learned in my childhood. Might could be certain years when there are only twelve though.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 8:48 pm

B1G beats the SEC again. Illinois 30- Tennessee 28.
FTSEC!!

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 5:07 pm

New Years Eve, eve… and all is well. It was cool today with a high of 55. Sweater weather. Tomorrow, it will be sunny with a high of 57. Cold front is settling in.

manly-purple
30 December 2025 2:34 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  manly-purple
30 December 2025 2:49 pm

Laughing… nice.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:38 pm

Laughing…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:53 pm

It would be funnier if it were not so accurate.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 2:19 pm

True

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:17 pm

And then there’s this…

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:22 pm

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:41 pm

Reminded me of that bit that a viking used to do where he asked teammates in the locker room questions and recorded their answers. Some were pretty funny.
One Question was ‘Who on the team would you NOT want to date your sister’ Every single one of them responded Stefon Diggs. Now we have a good idea why.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 2:20 pm

Yep

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 2:31 pm

Diggs denies any wrongdoing doing.

His attorney says they are in settlement negotiations.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
30 December 2025 2:39 pm

If he didn’t do anything, then what is there to settle?

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 4:58 pm

Yep.
Thats my point.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:09 pm

Wow…

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:22 pm

he’s the cowboys version of mr glass

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 1:42 pm

Not a good day for the Diggs family.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 12:08 pm

Minnesota’s online registration system mandates only a sworn affirmation of U.S. citizenship, without requiring documentary proof like a birth certificate or passport, per state guidelines.

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 12:37 pm

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 12:40 pm

I think it has been established at this point that dems are perpetuators of high levels of fraud (both financial and voter types), but the real question is will anything be done to prevent it in the future, or prosecute those who have broken the law in the past? And the answer is a resounding “no”, so it will continue.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 12:50 pm

You called it – no.
Remember the House Oversight Committee had all those bank accounts and paid checks going to Biden accounts from overseas operations. remember that committee digging into all the ‘autopen’ activities.
Did anything come of any of that?
Nope. Republicans are great at having committee hearings, blustering press conferences – and then big nothing burgers.
Lots of hot air.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  JRobert
30 December 2025 12:58 pm

Yep, extremely frustrating. Evidence everywhere, but no consequences.

manly-purple
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 1:07 pm

I think it’s proof that we’re all getting played. They all work together to perpetuate it and get money money money. They put on a show of hating each other for the cameras. They all play the system.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  manly-purple
30 December 2025 1:11 pm

Yep. They are all pretty much worthless. No, more than that, they are criminals (insider trading, getting payouts from big pharm or other places, etc.) who are actively working against our interests in most cases.

freezeyface
30 December 2025 11:44 am

anyone doing anything fun for New Years Eve?

My sister always has a little get together at her place, we go skating on the pond and have a good food spread and i’m out of there by 9 (aint no way i’m staying up until midnight)

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  freezeyface
30 December 2025 11:56 am

Going out to dinner at the Capitol Grill with a bunch of folks, then a celebration at one of their houses. I’m a designated driver… grin.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  freezeyface
30 December 2025 12:02 pm

My plan is to stay home and make fun of all the people who want to go out in the cold, brave the drunk idiots, and stay up way past their bedtimes in order to pretend to have fun.
A great way to start the New Year IMHO.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  freezeyface
30 December 2025 1:18 pm

Staying home, watching something on TV, going to bed at 10:00 pm just like any other day.

NoDakRube
Reply to  freezeyface
30 December 2025 2:12 pm

We are going to watch a couple of episodes of “Stranger Things” from season 2. We have a lot of catching up to do.

Surly Viking
Admin
30 December 2025 11:41 am

Since it is Tuesday.

Kirk still sucks

NoDakRube
Reply to  Surly Viking
30 December 2025 2:14 pm

He is engineering a 4 game winning streak….Atlanta’s offense is clearly better with Cousins than with Penis….I think he is a middle of the road starter– professional, competent, but not worth 57 million a year.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  NoDakRube
30 December 2025 2:17 pm

Agreed. He was near top 10 in the past, but clearly not anymore.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 2:20 pm

Yup.
His skills/abilities were declining a bit, now much would be lost was unknown after the injury. But his price was going up, it was a good time to move on.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
30 December 2025 2:36 pm

So I will say as I always do, that wins aren’t a QB stat. That defense shut Stafford down pretty impressively. Cousins has been playing solidly behind a bad pass blocking O-line (again) and receivers that struggle to get separation. Against the Bucs a couple weeks ago, the team committed 19 penalties, with several back to back false starts by the O-line. Still the team found a way to win. What I saw last night from Cousins was competence. Good decision making, and several really good throws under pressure. He is as accurate as ever, and his brain is as fast as ever. The Falcons seem to want to play Zimmerball, and use Bijan Robinson to the utmost. They ran the ball 33 times. They got ahead early, then pounded the rock. That style of play won’t result in the kinds of production numbers Cousins has traditionally put up. It’s not due to a “decline” in his abilities. It’s because they want to run the ball, burn clock, shorten the game, and if need be, win by scoring on the last play of the game.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  NoDakRube
30 December 2025 4:11 pm

All that is true.
Kirko has had a few top 5-8 seasons as QB, and is normally top 16 or better.
Very good, not great. Has a great agent though.

Northwoods
30 December 2025 11:36 am

“Rolling with Pitts” was NOT the right call. Had I put D’Andre Swift in there I would have taken the ‘Chip as the 6th seed.

Dammit.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Northwoods
30 December 2025 11:45 am

McCaffrey’s monster game did you in, made your 11 pt lead disappear.

Northwoods
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 1:20 pm

Oh well……not like I have to make room for a trophy on the mantle or anything…….that’s the good thing about free leagues.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Northwoods
30 December 2025 1:46 pm

I lost a FB Championship the same way. If I had started one different player than I did on the last day I would have come in 1st. ‘What might have been’.
Like you said it was a free league so entertainment and not an investment.

JRo_42
JRo_42
30 December 2025 10:28 am

For all those QB WINZ people out there…. Kirko beating Stafford and the Rams (a MVP-race QB and possible super bowl favorite). Chalk another one up for his resume!

NoDakRube
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 10:31 am

Yep, thata boy Kirko! I heard there may be some interest from KC to acquire Kirk – but at this point I have to believe Atlanta will keep him one more year.

KFEY93
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 10:34 am

Lol Bijan Beat Stafford. When will the Kirk Stans get off his dick? Probably never. 126 yards and a TD is praise worthy?

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  KFEY93
30 December 2025 10:38 am

Triggered you, huh? Can’t have it both ways – either Kirk won or he didn’t! Can’t blame a bottom 5 line, crappy defense, or otherwise for his losses, then you have to give him credit when he wins! Better than Peyton Manning rating – remember that!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  KFEY93
30 December 2025 10:39 am

So you finally admit to all, QB wins is a totally bogus stat. Don’t ever tell anyone ever again that wins is all that determines if a QB is great.

BTW, while not spectacular last night, Cousins was competent and led the game winning drive leaving just 21 seconds on the clock, and no timeouts for the Rams. Totally professional game, where he made great throws (again) while getting crushed.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 10:46 am

Kirko looked really good in the first half.
Second half he became spazz again, but the RB bailed out the team.

Good game though.

Kirko will probably get paid again.

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No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Surly Viking
30 December 2025 10:52 am

I think it was in the second half where he led a drive for a field goal, a drive to the 19 yard line where the 37 yard field goal attempt was blocked for a TD, and of course the game winning drive.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 2:39 pm

So QB wins are a joke, but you give credit to Kirko for a win anyway.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
30 December 2025 2:50 pm

Yes QB wins are a lie… but I was countering a comment that Cousins fizzled out in the second half…

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 4:15 pm

But he did fizzle.
Twice he tried to throw interceptions while avoiding being sacked. Both time the rams did him a favor by dropping the ball. Either one of those happen and the Rams win.

Kirko played well for Kirko. Never going anywhere in the playoffs. As defenses get better, he gets pressured and destroyed.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Surly Viking
30 December 2025 4:24 pm

Throwing the ball away to avoid a sack isn’t fizzling… it’s excellent QB play. When the O-line fails to block a rusher, and he has a free run at you, getting rid of the ball quickly is a real talent. Also, while the announcers claimed the balls were almost intercepted, they weren’t really. Remember throwing the ball away to save a sack, only works out if you can do it without getting called for intentional grounding. Therefore you have to throw it near a receiver, and of course the defenders are also near the receiver. Cousins got the job done perfectly.

DE Viking
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 2:37 pm

The QB is the most important position on the team. We all know that.
Which is why teams draft QBs in the first round.
Which is usually why the QB is the highest paid player on the team.

Kirko deserves the win.
One game doesn’t mean they are better overall.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
30 December 2025 2:47 pm

No argument that the QB is the hardest position to play, and affects the offensive side of the ball a lot, especially if you can’t run the ball. Still QB wins is a totally bogus metric, created and promoted by the media. It basically says, that the other 52 guys on the team don’t count at all, which is ludicrous. Insane really. Yeah… that one guy is the only reason a team win games… you know all those other guys? Yeah they don’t do anything at all. Dumbest take in the sporting world.

Did Brosmer win that game against the Lions??? 3 total passing yards on 9 completions… zero TD’s. Basically contributed absolutely nothing.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 3:27 pm

Did Brosmer win that game against the Lions??? 3 total passing yards on 9 completions… zero TD’s. Basically contributed absolutely nothing’

He didn’t contribute any turnovers, which was what we needed from him.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 4:16 pm

Laughing…

DE Viking
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 5:00 pm

Again, Goff committed 5 turnovers.
The QB lost the game for the Lions

Brosmer sucked less and gets the win.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  DE Viking
30 December 2025 5:35 pm

And ‘MVP Candidate’ Stafford contributed 3 last night. Certainly not what his team needed.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 5:34 pm

That’s a prime example of why I’m not a “QB wins” person. Brosmer personally did about as close to nothing as possible and still “won”. But about any other game (99% of the time), that is a loss.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 5:37 pm

And sometimes the QB actively contributes to the loss, ie Goff with his 5 turnovers?
Some good, a lot bad. Does that equal a ‘QB Loss’??

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 7:00 pm

I think it varies, but yes. I think you have to look at the game on a case-by-case basis to determine if the QB is good or not.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 9:04 am

I think I need to get me one of these.
They are currently backordered till Feb, maybe I can hint to The Teacher that it would be a good Anniversary Gift? Think that would work out for me??

Graterhead Hat

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 9:09 am

Capitalism is bad… don’t be enabler!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 9:15 am

But supporting small businesses is good right?
Especially ones that dislike the FTP so.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 10:21 am

You HAVE to know I was being facetious…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 10:34 am

I did, but it gave me a chance to post a picture that included the ‘Grater Hat’. #smile

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
30 December 2025 4:15 pm

Brosmer > Kirko

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Surly Viking
30 December 2025 5:32 pm

Reply Fail??

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  Surly Viking
30 December 2025 5:36 pm

LOL. Not even close to half the QB Cousins is. Fantasy land.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
30 December 2025 7:37 pm

He must be just ‘stirring’ to get a reaction.

Not even Surly is that delusional right? Right???

FloridaSKOL
30 December 2025 8:04 am

Good morning, SKOL!

FTP!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
30 December 2025 8:17 am

Mornin… and rec for FTP!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
30 December 2025 8:59 am

FTP Auto Rec.

No longer New Vikings Fan
30 December 2025 7:58 am

If the Bucs beat the Panthers this coming Saturday, the NFC South Division winner will be a team with a losing record, 8-9. If the Falcons also beat the Saints on Sunday, the NFC South will have three teams with an 8-9 record, but then the Panthers will win the Division. Crazy.

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