We've been around the state of Minnesota a time or two in our day. We've lived in towns and cities big and small, but Mankato will always hold a place in our hearts because of the three things mentioned in the headline above.And, it holds a special place because of Vikings training camp. We will never forget working the sidelines of training camp for KMSU back in 1995, rubbing shoulders with Michelle Tafoya, Randy Shaver, and some guy from the Mankato Free Press. We almost got run over by Korey Stringer as he lumbered his way toward the weight room and we were yelled at constantly for standing too close to the field. My tape recorder didn't have a tape in it, because we weren't going to play any sound from training camp on a public radio station, but I carried that thing with me everywhere. That recorder and my "press pass" was just as good as the stuff carried by the big boys in Minneapolis and I didn't have to worry about anything other than watching Denny Green in his super tight gym shorts and tucked-in Vikings polo shirt. Ah...the good old days.
Camp opens today and it couldn't come at a better time. Sure, we don't want summer to be over, but we also don't want to have to pin our sports hopes on a Twins team that won't deal for another hitter so...let's play some football.
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