Zero2Cool
12 years ago

Monday, Jan 31, 2011

The upcoming match in Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers is a clash between two of the NFL's greatest fan bases. As a Packer fan, I respect Steelers fans more than any other opposing fan base in the NFL because they demonstrate what I feel is almost the appropriate level of respect for their squad. In fact, there is a huge gap between the #2 fan base in the NFL and the #3 fan base in terms of loyalty, dedication and team support. Steelers fans are simply in a different league than anyone else in the NFL.

Packer fans, however, are in a whole different universe.

Let me reiterate that I mean no disrespect to Steelers fans, it's just that Packer fans go that extra mile.

For example, the Steelers have the best individual owner of any team in the league. The Rooney's represent everything that's right not just with the NFL, but with being American. They're such upstanding people, in fact, that they made Dan Rooney the ambassador to Ireland! Were it not for the Packers, the Rooney's would be the best owners in the league.

But who is it who owns the Packers?

That's right…the fans! We actually bought the team! When another fan base goes that extra mile to buy their team, then we can have a discussion as to who has the best fans. Until then, the debate begins and ends with the Green Bay Packers.


I remember the day many years ago when the Packer organization decided to start issuing shares of stock in a fund-raising effort. People who read the fine print of the deal the Packers were offering kind of wrinkled their noses in disgust.

"Why would you buy non-transferable, non-appreciating, non-dividend paying shares?" they said. "You're just handing in your money for a worthless piece of paper."

Wrong! We were buying the Green Bay Packers. We now OWN that team; it's OURS! If you're still confused as to why you would make that deal it's because you simply don't understand fan loyalty the way Packers fans do. When you're offered a chance to buy your team, you take it! End of discussion.

The Green Bay Packers have been around longer than the NFL itself. They represent a different era, a time when players had to support themselves with full-time jobs during the week because they were only being paid peanuts as professional football players.

Green Bay is currently the smallest metropolitan area that fields an NFL football team, however there was a time when many smaller cities had teams. Decatur, Akron, Canton all had teams at one point. With time, those cities lost their squads. Green Bay never did.

Why?

Green Bay fans would never allow it.

Throughout nearly a hundred year history, fans of the Green Bay Packers have ensured the survival of their team through thick and thin. During that time, the Packers became the fundamental pillar of the whole NFL. To be a Packer Fan is to be a member of a sacred trust. We ensure the survival of not just the Packers, but the entire league! We built it! We were there from the beginning! In recent months, with a potential lockout looming, the players union asked for NFL teams to open their books. One team complied.

Which one?

You guessed it…the Green Bay Packers.

So yes Steelers fans, we respect you. Your terrible towels are magnificent (even if they are manufactured in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin), and we acknowledge that your fans understand the meaning of loyalty. It is a privilege to face you in the Super Bowl because we can acknowledge that your fans understand what it means to support a team.

But when it comes to the NFL's best fan base, the Green Bay Packers are the league's big cheese!

Go Pack Go!

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dfosterf (5h) : It's my one day deal complaint dept. on shareholder meeting day
dfosterf (6h) : Probably a homer access credential intimidation kinda thing
dfosterf (6h) : Meathead "journalists" skip this, concentrating on operational revenue when convenient. They switch when net revenue is more favorable.
dfosterf (6h) : Resulting in an actual drop of net revenue of 12.5%. She is from Minnesota. Just sayin'
dfosterf (6h) : Any plans to hold Maureen Smith (CFO) accountable for a 95% drop in investment revenue?
Mucky Tundra (7h) : In your face, HBO!
Mucky Tundra (7h) : @ByRyanWood Mark Murphy: “A great source of pride of mine is that we were never on Hard Knocks.”
Mucky Tundra (7h) : *years
Mucky Tundra (7h) : @mattschneidman Mark Murphy says he anticipates “many Packers games” being played in Germany, Ireland and/or the U.K. over the next 5-10 yea
dfosterf (7h) : *cafeteria* I have hit my head also, so I sympathize
dfosterf (7h) : Possibly hit his head leaning into the glass protecting the food in the cafateria
dfosterf (7h) : Maybe a low flying drone
dfosterf (7h) : Did Savion Williams run into a goalpost or something?
Mucky Tundra (7h) : also, no bueno when a guy starts getting concussions right off the bat in his career
Zero2Cool (8h) : Concussion is worse. Banks probably vet off day via back booboo claim
Mucky Tundra (10h) : @AndyHermanNFL Jordy Nelson out at camp today. No word if he’s in play for one of the two open roster spots ; )
dfosterf (10h) : Is that better or worse than Banks bad back?
Zero2Cool (11h) : Savion concussion ... not good.
packerfanoutwest (24-Jul) : Aaron Rodgers’s first pass of first team period was picked off
Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : tbh I didn't hear of his passing
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Cosby Show. Malcom Jamal Warner I think is real name
Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : I was thinking of Ozzy and Hulk
Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : Who's Theo?
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : How is Theo alliteration?
Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : Bad week for people whose names are alliterations
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Hulk Hogan gone too.
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Oh, it's toe injury
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Hope it's not serious. that would stink
dfosterf (24-Jul) : Sounds like an ankle not a knee for Fields
dfosterf (24-Jul) : Ya Flaccp on Browns
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Maybe Tyrod Taylor instead
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : He's on Browns, right?
dfosterf (24-Jul) : They would probably go with Flacco is my guess if Fields out
dfosterf (24-Jul) : Fleece 'em again!
Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Malik Willis might be someone Jets come after
packerfanoutwest (24-Jul) : Packers introduce 1923-inspired classic uniform, leather-look helmet
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Both LB Quay Walker and Rookie DB Micah Robinson have passed their physicals
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Happy to see site feels more snappy snappy
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : No sir. I did not.
dfosterf (23-Jul) : You didn't get free childcare when you were at work?
wpr (23-Jul) : These guys make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Pay for their own childcare.
dfosterf (23-Jul) : 2nd issue. Number 1 issue was no gameday childcare. 1 of 3 teams not providing it
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Suppose if locker room is main issue, we sitting pretty
wpr (23-Jul) : I thought so Mucky. In those useless player polls GB always rates high overall. Locker is a part of it.
Mucky Tundra (23-Jul) : Wasn't the locker room just updated like 6 or 7 years ago?
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : I have forum updated on different site. We'll see how this one goes before going to that
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Elgton Jenkins has a back injury, is expect to end contract dispute
wpr (23-Jul) : It's funny the PA complained about the locker room. It wasn't that long ago it was top shelf. Things change in a hurry.
wpr (23-Jul) : The site is much more better.
Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : NFLPA report said Packers lockerroom needed upgrade. Whining bout where you change?
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