Meet the FanCam 2 host

Monday, Dec. 11, 2000

Marcus Anderson, 35, of Eagan was host of startribune.com's FanCam 2 party. Marcus designs and builds Web pages for West Group. A native of Watertown, S.D., he has been a Vikings fan "ever since my dad started teaching me the ins and outs of the sport." His favorite Viking of all time? Former Viking Randall McDaniel. "I like watching the linemen at work," Marcus said, "and he was a master."

Startribune.com hooked up an Intel PC Camera Pro to a laptop in Marcus' home. The camera snapped a photo every minute and uploaded it, via modem, to our servers in Minneapolis. Marcus used the same laptop to type in his running commentary for all to see.

Here's Marcus' winning entry, explaining his choice for the Vikings' most valuable player this season:

"Korey Stringer! I am big into watching the REAL GAME in the trenches and have just marveled this year at the run blocking, pass blocking and pulling ability of Stringer, especially on the short screen passes. Although the rest of world follows the ball and sees Daunte Culpepper dumping off a short pass to Robert Smith who then runs with ease to end zone, I watch the Big Uglies set up the play. In Y2K Stringer has been absolutely amazing and deserves the recognition that the big stars always get. I don't think we'd be hearing all the talk about Robert Smith for MVP if it weren't for his fellow teammate from Ohio State."

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