Green Bay Packers Football vs. Christmas (WI)

Madison.com via AP Wire ^ | December 21, 2005 | Robert Imrie

[justshutupandtakeit]

Exactly.

[justshutupandtakeit]

I think Favre may decide it is time to retire after Sunday when he contemplates having to face that defense twice a year since it is only going to get better.

[NC28203]

>>>"Christmas Day is for Christ, not for football, and for my family

Well, technically, every Sunday is for Christ and for family.

[rattrap]

Yeah, but they were playing the Packers. That's like saying, they looked great against insert CFL team here. :-D

[kevkrom]

Longtime season ticket-holder William Swetlik of Green Bay has two tickets for sale - at face value - for a Bears game he hates to miss.... I can't imagine why they scheduled it that way," he said. "As far as I am concerned, I wouldn't go to any football game on Christmas Day."

Considering that the schedule's been out since before the season began, and he still has the tickets (Bears/Packers!), I would hazard a guess that he had every intention of going to this game until Green Bay flat out sucked this year. If he really never had any intent on seeing this game, he could have sold the tickets (for a good price!) back in August.

[July 4th]

However this year, I have to commit the unthinkable. I'm rooting for the Bears to beat Green Bay.

Me too. I'm hoping the Packers win the Reggie Bush lottery.

[Luke21]

Packers versus Christmas? The Packers would lose against Groundhog Day, Armistice Day, Canadian Independence Day, you name it.

[Blzbba]

"See the Bears bury the Packers would be a great Christmas present for me!"


Well then, methinks you're in for a great Christmas!

[Blzbba]

"The Vikings are going to get eaten by the Ravens on Sunday. They looked great in every aspect of the game against the Packers."


Yeah, but it's easy to look great vs GB this year. Those were some of the worst throws Favre has made since...well, the previous game, actually.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Soil Warming System: Installed in 1997 to replace original system, put in by Vince Lombardi for 1967 season (failed during the Ice Bowl); current system contains more than 30 miles of radiant heating pipe, which maintains a root-zone temperature of 70-plus degrees during winter months.

I have a small piece of the original heating system

[Freebird Forever]

I don't see being a Packer Fan and being a Christian to be mutually exclusive things!

Do they still have a "Bishop's Charities" game during the preseason?

[badgerlandjim]

Come Monday it's back to the Toilet Paper factory.

LOL. Yup. That's Wisconsin.

[SengirV]

He has what, 5 games worth of NFL experience now? I wouldn't bet on the offense being considerably better. Better, just not considerably better, IMHO.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the bears win it all and have their defense destroy everyone in their way.

Since my team is out of it now, I'm pulling for the bears. Sorry, but that is usually the kiss of death for any team ;)

[BlueStateDepression]

some fans and brokers report declining demand for tickets

Being that season tickets have been on a sold out basis since 1960 and that the waiting list for them is some 25 years long (estimated of course), I would offer that this article is an example of spin and is limited to a game or two right now especially related to the holiday itself. Packers have had many losing seasons alongside many winnning ones and the fans have always been there to root their team on. Anyone that would even imply that support for the packers by their fans is declining has not spent too much time in Wisconsin, much less Green Bay. There simply are no better fans out there in the arena of professional football.

[brewcrew]

That just gets classier and classier every time I see it.

Quite the horse to which you've hitched your wagon. And that bozo's not even there anymore. You should be proud.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"There simply are no better fans out there in the arena of professional football."

Amen to that! :)

We're also the only PUBLICLY OWNED football team in the NFL, and probably will always be the only one. I know I'm not selling my shares. Ever. So don't even ask. ;)

My first two Superbowl Wins were when I was a child. I had to wait until I was in my 30's for the next one.

By the time my kid is 30, I'm expecting another Victory Year, LOL!

[BlueStateDepression]

As for the bowl win you waited for, being that I am a die hard (that indeed has died hard the last few years) 49 er fan, all I will say right now is DESMOND HOWARD can BITE ME LOL.

I am a born cheesehead myself and there is simply no way to understand the volume of support that folks have for the packers wether they are winning or losing unless you have seen it with your own eyes.

All it takes to see the reality is go to Green Bay during a home game (sheesh, alot of wisconsin) and see how things are kinda lonely. Why is this the case? Cuz everyone is watching their packers at the bar or their home or at the field!

[daku]

just once I(Bear fan) would like to see our teams meet at relatively the same strength

it seems that at any given year when one team is dominant, the other is not

that said , I'd like to butter my biscuits at Christmas dinner with Bret Fartves bones ;)

[KC Burke]

I went to another Christmas day game long ago and the Chiefs even lost, but I am glad I went. It was the famous 6 quarter longest game where Miami beat the Chiefs. The family about disowned us. I yelled so much I lost my voice for a day and a half after the game.

[AmusedBystander]

Christmas Day is for Christ, not for football

I don't know about Christ, but if someone offers to take me to the game on my birthday I would be honored.