Posts tagged fans

The Difference Between the Packers and the Vikings

The difference between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings?
History? Tradition? Super Bowl titles? Championships? Class?
Yes. All of those things. The Packers have them. The Vikings don’t, and they never will.
However, I think the biggest difference between the Packers and Vikings are their fans. I grabbed this screen shot from the Vikings website on [...]

Another ESPN Travesty

It’s official. ESPN hates the Green Bay Packers and their fans.
After debating the true home of the name and ultimately crowning some place I’ve never heard of “Titletown,” despite the fact that the moniker has belonged to a certain town in northeastern Wisconsin since well before I was born, ESPN has once again delivered an [...]

Brett Favre, A Love Affair Gone Sour

There’s no doubt Brett Favre is and always will be an iconic figure in Green Bay Packers lore. However, there are also some bad feelings floating around Titletown these days.
I had a chuckle at this one (thanks for the image, Bobby!).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meanwhile, in Waukesha, a family burned all of their Brett Favre memorabilia. They even went [...]

We’re a Bunch of Drunks!

But lovable drunks (as I alluded to yesterday)!
From your Green Bay Press Gazette:
Nine people were arrested Monday night at Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers-Cincinnati Bengals preseason game, Green Bay police reported.
About 12 other people were ejected.
Most arrests were for unlawful conduct at a public event, a municipal citation that includes unruly or intoxicated [...]

Preseason, Game 1

It’s in the books, and although we could care less about preseason scores – especially that of the first game – the Packers lost to the Bungles, 20-17, before what seemed to be a full stadium of drunken Wisconsinites. Beyond the obvious questions, I wonder how many people in Green Bay either, 1. called in [...]

Surprised that Packer Fans Turned on Favre? Don’t be.

It was a match made in football heaven. Scrappy blue-collar small town meets scrappy blue-collar daredevil quarterback.
Sixteen plus years up ups and downs (mostly ups) and the heroic QB with the silly name and the golden arm tearfully rode off into the sunset, his legacy intact, forever in possession of the hearts and minds of [...]