January 30, 2007
This topic has made it on the evening news a couple of times. ItÂ’s all over the radio, and it even was a headline in the local Newspaper. IÂ’ll admit that IÂ’ve even had this conversation with fellow Packer, Viking, Lions, Bear and even Rams fans, and IÂ’ve discovered one thing. There is a lot of hate between fans of a team and opposing teams in their division/region. Before I go any further, IÂ’m a Packer fan as you may all have realized by now. I have been since the early 80Â’s. They are my team of choice and I support them. The thought of picking a different favorite team has never crossed my mind.
IÂ’m rooting for the Bears this Sunday, GO BEARS!
Why? Because they are from the same division the Packers are. They are part of the NFC North, the once NFC Central, the true Black and Blue division. The one that has two of the most historic teams in the NFL, the Packers and the Bears. Once the Packers were eliminated from the playoffs, (which honestly should have been long before the last weekend of the seasonÂ… what right does an 8-8 team have being in the playoffs?) I started pulling for the Bears. They represent the division my team is in. They carry with them the honor and the tradition that both my beloved Packers and the Bears have so valiantly fought for over the years. I have no animosity toward the team, and since my team is obviously not in the big game, why shouldnÂ’t I root for them?
Well, apparently I am the only person in the whole damned country that feels that way. Every Packer, Lion, Viking and Ram fan I talked to said, “Hell no I’m not rooting for the Bears, I’m pulling for the Colts!” Some of them used much stronger language then that. Every Bear fan I talked to made a comment along the lines, “When the Packers went to the Super Bowl I rooted for New England and/or Denver.” Again some used much stronger language then that. Okay, a lot of them used much stronger language then that. There was a lot of hate there. Which, I just can’t understand.
I love my team, but damn… they aren’t there! I’d rather see a respected rival win it then some AFC team with a media whore QB that will put his likeness or image on anything for a buck (And also has a tendency to choke in the big games). Yea the Bears handed the Pack their arses opening weekend, but we returned the favor on New Years… maybe not as bad, but we still did. Plus if the Bears win I can always hold onto, “Yea the Bears won the Super Bowl, but even the Packers could beat them that year.”
I just canÂ’t understand how my fellow Packer fans canÂ’t be magnanimous about this like myself. If the Packers arenÂ’t in the Super Bowl and another team from the NFC north makes it, I shall cheer for them.
Unless itÂ’s the Vikings, then they can burn in hell those rotten sons of goats!
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January 27, 2007
"There is no tailgating allowed in the Dolphin Stadium parking lots," Sue Jaquez, a member of the Super Bowl XLI Host Committee, confirmed on Tuesday. "And there is no tailgating anywhere within a one-mile radius of the stadium." "And there are no RVs allowed."
Now, this isnÂ’t something that the DolphinÂ’s organization did. ItÂ’s the NFL.
Tailgating is permitted during regular- and post-season games for Dolphins fans, a team official on Tuesday said it would indeed be allowed at the Super Bowl. According to Jaquez, however, the official has been seriously misinformed.The Dolphins do not organize and oversee the Super Bowl, Jaquez pointed out. Instead, those duties are left up to NFL officials. And because of security reasons, no pre-game partying on (or very near) the premises will take place. Fans spotted tailgating could face charges, Jaquez said.
Emphasis mine
Okay, there are some things that are sacred to football, and tailgating is one of them. As many of you know, IÂ’m a huge football fan. Heck, my obsession with football can almost be labeled as unhealthy. With that being said, the NFL is starting to piss me off. First with their stunt of moving games to Thursday night and only showing them on their network. Now this.
I have to stick up for my NFC central rival fans. I know that if my team was going to the Superbowl, I had tickets and wasnÂ’t allowed to tailgate; IÂ’d be pretty damned pissed off. Bears fans that make it to the game are being denied the joy and pleasure of tailgating at the most important game of the year. The tradition of tailgating is almost a sacred thing, and especially if your team is in the big game. To take away that tradition would be like having the Fourth of July without fireworks, Christmas without presents, Thanksgiving without turkey or St. PatrickÂ’s Day without green beer! Time honored traditions them all.
IÂ’m wondering how they are going to enforce no tailgating within a one-mile radius of the stadium. I mean seriously, the NFL may have jurisdiction over what can be done on the stadium grounds, but once you get off the stadium property, they have no authority. Did the city of Miami and Miami-Dade county officials approve this as well? I mean, you would think this would be an enforcement nightmare. Then again the officials are probably bending over and taking it from the NFL just so they can host the Super Bowl. IÂ’m not sure how the DolphinÂ’s Stadium is set up, but if I lived with in that mile radius, I think IÂ’d be having a big arse BBQ that day. Just to see what they did, or tried to handle it.
So NFL, shame on you! Shame on you for once again giving your fans the shaft!
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January 22, 2007
Once opon a time, there were two football fans.One was a lifelong Bears fan.
One was a lifelong Packers fan.
Regardless of this, they became lifelong friends, even resulting in the rare event of the Bears fan being best man at the Packer fanÂ’s wedding.
Long ago, they made a bet. More of an arrangement, actually.
If oneÂ’s team made it to the Superbowl, during the game the other fan would be required to wear team gear of that team. IE: If the Packers were in the big one, the Bears fan would be wearing green and gold.
If you havenÂ’t already guessed, IÂ’m talking about Contagion (Packers fan) and myself (Bears fan).
And, yes, IÂ’ve already had to wear the uniform of the enemy. Twice. .
Now here is where it gets interesting...
The Packers have some fucked up fan gear. YouÂ’ve probably seen examples.
Cheese wedge hats, cheese bricks, cheese cowboy hats, cheese baseball caps, cheese ties, cheese bricks for hurling at the TV, etc. Contagion has said that if the Packers make it to the Superbowl, the bastard is going to make me wear a cheese bra. A Cheese-Fucking-BRA. I told him it may be the first time I ever welch on a bet.
I was wrong. IÂ’ve been thinking on it, and I canÂ’t. I cannot welch on a bet, itÂ’s almost an obsessive/compulsive thing with me. ItÂ’s why I donÂ’t make bets lightly.
So here’s how it is, if the Pack gets to the Superbowl, not only will I wear the fucking bra, I’ll do it sans shirt in all my pasty, hairy beergut, lard-assed glory, and I’ll post pics (I’ll be nice and do it in extended entry, to avoid making any readers out there go blind).How’s THAT for honoring a goddamn bet? With the Packer’s secondary the way it is, I’m not too worried, but I will still honor “The Bet” And I’m STILL not going to root for the goddamn Vikings. There are just some things a man won’t stoop to.
This post was made January 5, 2005. The Packers ended up losing to the Vikings. Thus we never did find out if Grau would or would not wear the infamous Cheese Bra. He also has one piece of misinformation in there. He actually did welch on the bet the year Green Bay went to Super Bowl 32. He felt that it wasnÂ’t fair that he had to wear Green Bay gear two years back to back, I let him slide tooÂ… with the caveat that I get to slide one year.
Now of course that means that I could get out of it this year and not have to wear a Bear shirt during the game. However, since the Bears making it to the Super Bowl only happens once every twenty years, I figured I would live up to the bet. So on Super Bowl Sunday I will have to sully my reputation by wearing that ugly Blue and Orange.
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January 21, 2007
That and the Saints/Bears game is today, and if itÂ’s snowing here, that means it is snowing at Soldier field. We get to see some real football today. Football wasnÂ’t meant to be played in a dome or just in warm weather. No, football was meant to be played out in the elements, the cold, the snow, the wind and rain. Fans huddling together for warmth and Tony Siragusa steeling heaters from the players to warm his own sideline-reporting arse.
That reminds me I need to start the voting for the Worst Announcer/Reporter of the season award. If you would like to make any nominations, please do so in the comments. Make sure to give me the correct spelling of their name AND the reason why you think they are the worst. Right now the three that I have in mind are:
Tony Kornheiser AKA Cornholer (ESPN Monday Night football) for his complete and utter lack of being able to talk football and actually comment on the game. This guy gets so off track that IÂ’m convinced he had someone else doing his analysis for his other shows that werenÂ’t live.
Bryant Gumble on the NFL networks Thursday Night Games for his utter non-sense he spouts off during the games and his inaccurate information. During the Packer game he actually said something like, “The Packers are 0 and 7 for penalties tonight” then two sentences later he said, “This is the Packers second penalty of the night.” Both referring to the same penalty.
Finally the above-mentioned Tony Siragusa (FOX Sports) for his utter banality and annoying reporting during the games. Although he did prove to be amusing when they showed him moving a heater away from a player so he could warm himself. I know Tony; the game is all about you.
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January 14, 2007
But just in case, I want to prepare you for the worst-case scenario.
Remember, this was their last game, and Rex (Wrecks?) Grossman seems to like to bend over for the opponent.
Now IÂ’m off to go shooting.
(Thanks to I Hate My Cubicle(NSFW) for the photo)
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January 01, 2007
Pro Football PickÂ’em
As we can see, our very own Michelle of Quality Weenie is the Winner. With That 1 Winner taking a close second. Yea, I came in fourth, I picked really bad last week.
Salary Cap Football
ThatÂ’s right, I won this one by a 65 point lead. IÂ’d like to thank LaDanian Tomlinson, The Bears Defense, Donovan McNabb and Marques Colston for all the insane amount of points they gave me this year. If it wasnÂ’t for all your hard work and efforts, I wouldnÂ’t have won. Oh, I guess I should point out that JeebusÂ’ Juggernaut came in second.
I will have to give special mention to T1G for his efforts in both leagues. Taking second in both is a notable accomplishment. IÂ’m interested to see how he does next year.
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