The New York Times had a standout piece last week by Tony Gervino, a New York born-and-bred journalist who is a lifelong, die hard Minnesota Vikings fan despite never having lived in Minnesota and having no family ties to the area.
I briefly worked with Tony ten years ago and while we barely knew each other, and I distinctly remember talking Vikings with him in the elevator. Come to think of it, between being fired from that company and the 41-0 NFC title game loss against the Giants, January 2001 wasn't such a great month for me.