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Out on Black Friday? Catch me on the radio.

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Black Friday might be the worst day of the year, as far as I’m concerned. You couldn’t pay me to get up at the crack of dawn to go to a store today. So when a colleague asked me to take his place today on "Sports Talk" from 1-2 p.m. on 970-AM WDAY, how could I resist?

In studio today – along with myself – will be sports writers Eric Peterson and Heath Hotzler. Our guest today will be UND men’s hockey writer Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald. He’ll discuss the Subway Holiday Classic tournament that runs today and tomorrow and features a field of four teams, three of which are ranked among the top six in the country.

We’ll also be discussing the real reason for the Minnesota Vikings’ success this season. And we’ll be providing our own Turkey of the Year candidates, kind of a spinoff of Patrick Reusse‘s annual column in the Star Tribune.

So tune in, and feel free to call as well. (701) 293-9000. That’s 1-2 p.m. today on 970-AM.

Childress extension seems premature

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The Minnesota Vikings are on a roll this season. They haven’t scored fewer than 27 points in a game, and many fans of the team think this is THE year for their Purple.

So it comes as no surprise that head coach Brad Childress is reportedly nearing a contract extension with the team, which is now 6-0 heading into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Childress had his share of detractors coming into the season, and many of those voices can now be heard questioning why the Vikings would make such a move – assuming it’s true – right now.

I’m with those who think now is not the time. Childress had a 24-24 record coming into this season, and while the Vikings like great now, there’s still plenty of time for things to go sour. And really, what’s the hurry? His contract isn’t up until after next season.

There’s too many reasons not to give him an extension now. This team’s goal isn’t just to make the playoffs, and when you’re talking about a coach who has never won a postseason game, I’d hold off on any extension talk.

BACK ON THE AIRWAVES ON THURSDAY

I’ll be on "Sports Talk" again from 1-2 p.m. Thursday (techinically, today) on 970-AM WDAY. The plan right now was to talk to UND men’s hockey beat reporter Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald, who does a great job covering the Sioux. Other than that, things are up in the air. But, as always, tune in or call into the show at (701) 293-9000.

I will be joined by Heath Hotzler, Jeff Kolpack and Kevin Schnepf. We had a meeting to discuss the show and go over our Halloween costumes this year. We decided to record a video for Halloween. We needed a fifth, so I asked my buddy Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span to join us. I’ve always been a big supporter of the SpanMan. Check it out:

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