Well, It Could Be Worse, I Suppose...
by Ted Glover on Jan 18, 2011 10:12 AM CST
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PrintA few years ago, my family just got hit with one gut punch after another. Between illnesses, layoffs, and a couple people not seeing eye to eye on some things, it just seemed like no one on my side of the family could catch a break. Towards the end of the year, we were in my sister's backyard around a bonfire, and we threw a calendar into the pit, because that year just needed to be killed with fire.
It was a catharsis for us, and although the problems we faced were still there, it symbolized that we can forget about what's behind us, and it gave us energy to face what was on the horizon. What's done is done. Pick up the pieces and move on.
And so it is with the 2010 NFL season for Vikings fans. What began with such promise ended with an indifferent loss to Detroit in the season finale. In between we were asked to face a myriad of issues--The Hip That Wouldn't Heal, The Secret Flight of the Three to Make Four, The Prodigal Son Returning, said Prodigal Son not being a Schematic Fit, whatever the hell that means, Chilly's Firing, The Vikings Becoming Homeless, 1-5 in the Division, and I'm sure I'm missing something. Now that we've had time to decompress, I would think some, if not most of us, should file for disability, because if you're not suffering from a Vikings induced PTSD, then by God, you're not really a fan of the Purple and Gold. And with the lockout and stadium fight looming, it's not over.
The phrase 'that which does not kill you makes you stronger' keeps rolling around in my head, but I don't know why.
But we are Vikings fans. We keep our chin up and we move forward into the fire, humming our own personal Sturm und Drang along the way.
But c'mon, Lord, could you let up on us just a little? Did you really have to put the Bears AND the Packers in the NFC Championship?
Really?
Really. The conference championship games are, for me, such a perfect storm of craptastic that I really think my football season has ended. I've been beaten into submission. The AFC has the Steelers-Jets, and although I can cheer for the Steelers and Mike Tomlin, I still have a hard time looking past Super Bowl IX and Ben Roeffnarelkbgdvbzxfvshxzvdtasfger's off season indiscretions. The Jets? Let's put it this way. If Rex Ryan was the Vikings coach, I would love him. LOVE him. But he's not. He's the Jets coach. Never really liked the Jets, can't really stand New York anything, so it's easy to hate them and their brash trash talk. We Scandanavians frown on that. Give me the Steelers while I hold my nose.
Well, it's time. Time to talk about what we don't want to, but must.
That game. That. Game. With those teams.
Damn. It.
Packers v. Bears. Historical blah blah blah. Franchise quarterbacks blah blah...excuse me while I throw up and then roll around in it. Two great defenses blah blah blah.
Here's my best case scenario. The Bears beat the Packers in the NFC championship, and then the Steelers blow out the Bears in the Super Bowl. And for all of you Packer and Bear fans that will come on here bleating about 'you should cheer for the NFC North' I say no. If it was the Lions, yeah, I'd cheer for them. Their fan base is more tortured than a victim of the Spanish Inquisition, so I could get behind them. But not the Bears, and especially not the Packers. I hope they both lose Sunday, and I would rather the NFC North be perceived as the NFC West before I ever see your teams in the NFC Championship again.
Because understand this, and let me make this clear: We hate your teams. Well, I do. I respect them, and the accomplishments of both teams are to be acknowledged, but I will never cheer for them unless doing so would somehow benefit the Vikings. And I would hope, as fans of the Bears and Packers, you can appreciate this sentiment, and would reciprocate. When you watch the game Sunday, Bears and Packers fan, watch knowing that I am in NFHell, and you can rejoice in that. Because one day the Vikings will scale the mountaintop, and I promise you, I will rejoice knowing you are in your own NFHell.
It's not personal, it's football fandom.
I leave you with the last 'Don Glover Quote of the Day' of the 2010 season. At some point during the games this season, my father would go all 'S*** My Dad Says' in regards to the game we were watching or the main rivals of the Vikings, and 9 times out of 10 it was hysterical, and if I was on the DN game threads, I'd share with the community. I called my Dad to see if he wanted to come over and watch the Packers-Bears this Sunday.
"Well", he said, "I can't cheer for that bitch or that baby, so I don't think so."
"Who's who, Dad?" I asked.
"Rodgers is a bitch, and Cutler is a baby, but it's pretty much interchangeable at this point."
I love my Dad.
Good luck to both teams. I hope you both lose, but I hope it's a good, injury free game.
Oh, one more thing. We're burning a 2010 Vikings calendar in my fire pit immediately after the game.
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That's the Prodigal Son reference
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No insult taken
When of the oddest string of conversations I have ever had in my life happened when I first moved to MN. I kept getting into conversations with Viking fans who looked at me and said “Why do Packer fans always cheer against the Vikings when they do good?” They would then go on and state how that was bad form and we should all be nice to one another when not playing each other.
I would nod, smile, and think to myself…“NEVER!!”
You never cheer for your rival….and I mean ever. You cheer for who ever they play and you rejoice in your rival fan’s suffering. This is the way of the NFL and all fans know this deep down.
So I welcome your hated. I thank you for cheering for the Bears (it tells me who your true rival amongst all over is). I get what you are feeling (I was the same way watching Favre in a Viking uni ascend this high last year), and I don’t want to mock, but I do want to acknowledge what you have said.
Right now I’m cheering for my team and hoping the Vikings can steer their ship around….because if they don’t then the rivalry will die and that will just end the fun that we have.
by PackApologist on Jan 18, 2011 10:35 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Minnesota Nice ends at the border
I hope you both go 0-16 next year. :)
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would you settle for 0-14-2
since they have to play each other 2wice
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by BranFavrenton on Jan 18, 2011 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
No, I want them to figure out a way
where both teams can get the loss in one game.
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I love this rivalry....
Although I despise the Bears, my true hatred is reserved for the Packers, and I think that this rivalry might be the greatest lose for the NFL if the Vikings are moved out of Minnesota. So, for that alone, I think all Packers fans should be pulling for the a stadium deal for the Vikings (preferably outdoor, so that only the Lions are left inside and the NFC North is once again what it was always meant to be).
P.S. Do you know where I can find one of those bear skin rug coats? I find them oddly attractive for the first time in my life.
Amazon has everything
I’m sure you could find something there, otherwise I would check a furniture store.
I moved out to the Twin Cities from Green Bay to go to law school here. While attending the law school I have met mostly Twins fans who don’t want to pay for a Vikings stadium. Most of my interactions with them typically boil down to not wanting to pay and then them saying to me “I would imagine you wouldn’t want your taxes to pay for that either.”
At this point I look at them and tell them I wouldn’t mind paying for it. Like you said, it’s all about rivalries, and the Packers-Vikings is special. Packers-Bears have the history and respect of two great franchises. Packer-Vikings have had a bit more meaning the last few years because the two teams have had more consistent winning and the Vikings have had lots of former Packers on their 53 at some point…that always helps it be personal. So yeah, I would love to see the Vikings get a new stadium and stay in MN where they belong.
by PackApologist on Jan 18, 2011 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
People need to realize how much money twin cities establishments will lose if the Vikings leave town – Restaurants, Bars, Hotels, Gas Stations, Liquor Stores, Grocery Store (tailgating), etc.
The cost to not build a new stadium will be much greater than the cost to build one if you take into account all the revenue that will be lost over the lifespan of a new stadium
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 18, 2011 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
It's really the same all around.
Honestly, if the Bears and Packers packed up a moved, and we didn’t have to face them in a season anymore… it just wouldn’t be as much fun! To me, the rivalries really define the ‘culture’ of a football team. Just look at teams that have rivalries (real rivalries) compared to those who really don’t- let’s say the Pack and the Bucs. Green Bay is renowned for the incredible time period it takes to get season tickets. The Bucs, on the other hand, can’t even sell out a single home game when they’re in genuine playoff contention. Coincidence that the Pack have significant rivalries (Bears, Vikes, even Cowboys), and the Bucs really don’t?
Funny isn't it tho?
Perhaps you feel differently, but all the Pack fans I’ve talked to say that if it were the Bears-Vikes, they’d root for the Vikes cuz they hate the Bears more. And here WE hate the Pack more! So odd.
Not from what I've read..
On the many blogs I have frequented, I found that, as for the 20 years or so, it is the Vikings that are the more hated rival of the Pack. The Vikes and Pack have gone back and forth winning the division. Sure, the Bears have sprinkeled a couple of good years in there. But, generally, there has not been enough competition for the Bears to stay hated. Especially, by the younger Packer fans. Now, in the 80’s, it was the Vikes and Bears. In the 70’s, well, the Vikes were the only team in the division winning.
You're right about that
From a Packer fan: nowadays the Vikings are most certainly the more hated rival of the Packers. In the 80’s it used to be the Bears (remember the whole Don Majkowski controversy of was-he-or-wasn’t he across the line of scrimmage in 1989?), but it’s been the Vikings since the early 90’s. The poor Lions haven’t really been a rival since, like, the 60’s.
It's the Vikings
Da Bears having been losing to much in the past 20 years for me to really hate them….they are another team we have to beat to win it all. No more are no less.
by greenbay packers backer on Jan 19, 2011 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
great article
I couldn’t agree more. I wish both teams could lose but since that’s not possible, I have to root for the bears. Bears fans are not quite as obnoxious or classless as packer fans.
I’m still holding out hope that both can lose. I figure if the Vikings 2010 season can happen, this seems well within the realm of possibility.
Ambush!!!!!
Get the Vikings together… and at halftime, STORM THE FIELD!!!!!!! They’ll never see it coming!
I 100% agree with this post
Including how I feel about the teams remaining, who I want to win (since having them all lose isn’t an option) and how your dad feels about Rodgers and Cutler. This is perfect!
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 18, 2011 10:38 AM CST reply actions
Same, except...
I just can’t root for the Fightin’ Rapists. It pains me, but go Jets. (My mother the Dolphins fan recently disowned me for this decision, but then again, she’s rooting for the Bears now, so same to her!!!!)
Yeah the only thing I like about the Steelers is Mike Tomlin – but I don’t like anything about the Jets, so the Steelers win out by default
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 18, 2011 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
I gotta admit...
I like Rex Ryan. He’s a loudmouth, but he’s a FUN loudmouth. And for the most part, he keeps it ‘clean’- maybe not in the literal language, but he doesn’t call people names (generally) and the insults, when personal, are restricted to football. Plus, I loved how he took the blame for the Jets loss to the Pats in their second meeting- he didn’t once mention how the defense imploded and Sanchez looked like a high school QB- he took 100% of that blame. I gotta say, that’s impressive to me.
Now, as for the PLAYERS on the Jets… screw ’em.
As a Packer fan, my hate for the Vikings is complete
but this is a great article. You professed your hatred in such a way that instead of being hurt by your words I had to laugh and agree. We’re up, you’re down, but I know that could all turn around next season, and the is the joy/pain of being a fan.
Hey, it is what it is!
It’s to me a portion of what makes football, well, football. You have rivalries, and fans take that stuff seriously. There’s always that fine line- I see someone in a Packers jersey or a shirt, and I can’t help but yell “Go Vikings!”… and accept when the same happens to me as I wear my purple gear. (The guy who said ‘sorry’ to me the other day upon seeing me in a Vikings shirt hurt considerably more.) But I’ll happily buy my Packer or Bear friends a beer when we’re watching a game… even though they are techically lesser human beings than me. :P
Thank you, Ted.
You say what I feel, but somehow you make me laugh at the same time.
About rooting for the NFC North...
Why do people say that?? Does ANYONE root for a divisional rival to be succesful in footbal?? I agree about the Lions- my Mom is a Dolphins fan and she feels the same about the Bills, she admitted she’d root for them if they were left for similiar reasons. But having to watch the poor woman stare at the Jets-Patriots game with confusion and sadness in her eyes was very, well… prophetic for what I’m going to have to go for very soon.
Again- seriously. A Bears fan told me the other day that I should root for my division… WHY? I don’t get that! Can someone explain this sentiment to me?? The idea of a division is typically that you, well, hate the other teams in that division, especially a division made up of ‘historic’ rivalries like ours. I can see a Bucs fan giving two craps about the Saints, Falcons, and Panthers seeing as how they’ve shared a division for what, less than ten years? But come on- the Vikings and the Bears have literally been rivals from DAY ONE, and the Vikings and the Packers pretty shortly thereafter.
Sorry, but when a rivalry predates my existence… hell, predates the MERGER, I’m NOT rooting for that team.
The great thing about this theory
Is that it doesn’t seem to work the other way around.
Seriously. . .had you gone up to a Packer or Bear fan last year and said, “You know, since your team is out of the playoffs, you should really be cheering for the Vikings to win it all,” you would have gotten laughed out of whatever building you were standing in at the time by 99.9999999999999999% of those people.
The difference that I can see is that only one of these two fan bases doesn’t feel as though they’re entitled to have everyone in America cheering for them.
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by Christopher Gates on Jan 18, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
It's true!
I have Packer and Bear friends (I took pity upon them), and yeah- they didn’t cheer for the Vikes last year in the playoffs. They LOVED it when the Saints beat us in OT. And I didn’t take it personally- that’s the nature of it all!
The only- ONLY- nice thing I can say about either of these two teams is that I can at least respect the ownership situation of Green Bay. I can’t lie- honestly, the concept of the city owning it’s own team is badass to me, and one I’d like to see mimicked (although it never will, and that wasn’t a bash against Wilf, either).
i could be wrong
But i think the NFL basically outlawed public ownership so I don’t think it’s even possible.
The NFL requires having a majority owner
The Packers were grandfathered in, but otherwise the NFL says that there has to be one person with a controlling interest in the team.
Main reason for this is because the team has an emergency revenue stream if things go wrong and maximise the amount money it can earn when things are going well. The corporate ownership style of the Packers is a bit too conservative for the NFL.
by PackApologist on Jan 18, 2011 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
Why root for the divison? Here's my take.
Would you like for the Vikings to have been beaten by teams that are loser wussies? I think the Bears – Packers scenario is great because that means that the NFC North will be represented in the Super Bowl and that means we were beaten twice by two of the best teams in the NFL. It only makes the Vikings look better to be from the toughest division in the league.
I’m rooting for the Pack because it will make the wife happy. Also, I never really liked Cutler, although he proved to be pretty tough against the Seattle.
Pack over the Steelers. Who could be for Rapistberger?
Pack over the Jets. Shut those guys up.
Go Green Bay. What a team. What a division!
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by JethroBoViking on Jan 18, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
Nice spin
And no, it still makes the Vikes look like a 6-10 team.
You should give politics a try, lol.
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So, I can count on your vote? :)
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by JethroBoViking on Jan 18, 2011 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
If we hadn't gotten beat by both of those NFC North teams twice
our record would be 10 – 6.
All I’m saying is, we got beat by the best. This year anyway.
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by JethroBoViking on Jan 18, 2011 7:32 PM CST up reply actions
I'm from Wisconsin soooo.....
God it hurts to say this but i will pull for the Packers as I think if theyre O-line rises to the occasion they are the best team left in the playoffs.
Bring it home to the Norris Pack……This is your time……Best of luck to ya
A bird in the hand is worth about 10.99 at KFC and makes me lick my chops
Yummy!!!!!
This is my feeling also,
and I don’t think it makes me any less of a fan of my team. Unfortunately, Brett Favre made it impossible for me to root for the Vikings last year. However, whenever the tables turn in the future I will be rooting for the NFC North, whether that means rooting for the Vikings, Bears, or Lions.
By the way, I doubt if the Lions appreciate all of this sympathetic backing being displayed here. They are talented enough that they may be getting the last laugh in the next few years. I guess all of the pity will have evaporated by then.
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I agree
At least when it comes to NFL football. I can’t root for another team in the division (except maybe the Lions – I agree there as well). However, when it comes to NCAA football I DO root for all of the Big Ten teams to win their bowl games, even teams I hate during the regular season. Conference pride is more of a concern for me than is division pride.
Division
Why do people say that?? Does ANYONE root for a divisional rival to be succesful in footbal??
I hear it a lot from NFC East team fans, but I’ve never gotten it.
One thing, one minor point in the Vikings’ favor; that the top 2 teams in the NFL North are the best 2 teams in the NFC puts a slightly better light on the Vikings overall suckitude this year. Yeah, we gave up 2 and 2 to those bastards, but at least they proved themselves to be really good teams.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
Go Green Bay?
I’ll NEVER root for Green Bay. Ever. I root for the Cowgirls when they play the Peckers, thats how much of a freakin’ disease I think the Green Bay Packers are. Go Bears!
If it comes down to it
are you going to root for the Steelers or the Jets, or just not watch the Super Bowl this year?
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Jan 18, 2011 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
skipping it for the first time in ~10 years
unless I know they’re already losing
The prospect of seeing Aaron Rodgers run the ball for a touchdown (or Jay Cutler do anything really) in the super bowl is too horrible
I couldnt watch it last year either.
I despised the Saint sooooooo much after that dirty game they played against us, that I refused to watch them play even if they lost.
Feeling the same way this year. I might be able to watch if it’s the Bears, but if the Packers are in it, I will be doing something else that evening.
My Take
My wife and I were at a restaurant we frequent and I was following the Steelers-Ravens game on the tube when one of the waitresses asked me who I was rooting for. I happened to be wearing my wool Vikings throwback jacket at the time and I calmly said, “The Ravens I guess”, not meaning any disrespect to the Steelers, but I just like the way Baltimore plays defense. It reminds me of the way the old “Purple People Eaters” played in the day. Anyway, a guy nearby took offense at what I said. I just laughed it off and sat down. Later, when the guy was leaving, he made it a point to come over and tell me that Pittsburgh was coming back and I should trade 100 of my jackets for one good Steelers coat. I then asked him just how many Steelers fans would there be if they had never won those six Super Bowls? I told him that I respected Terry Bradshaw but could remember the time when they wanted to run him out of town on a rail. I also informed him that I remember just how bad his “team” was in 1969 when they went 1-13 and got the first draft pick that brought Bradshaw to the Steelers. He started stammering in a speechless kind of way before finally saying that he was from that area. I said “Good for you but you still haven’t answered my question”. He then shook my hand and left.
The bottom line is that it takes a special breed to be a Minnesota Vikings fan. We’ve suffered through four Super Bowl losses and countless other playoff and regular season ones throughout their fifty year history and we’re still here rooting for the Purple and Gold every fall. So, all of the remaining teams with their “championship pedigrees” can chirp all they want. True fans stick with their teams through good and bad and just the fact that we’re still here without that ultimate prize proves that Minnesota Viking fans are the truest of all.
by purplegrey on Jan 18, 2011 2:59 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
BTW
This is probably the first time in my life that I have little or no interest in who wins the Super Bowl either.
by purplegrey on Jan 18, 2011 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
couldn't agree more
on BOTH the story and the statement above. Skol 4 life! And I could care less about the rest of the playoffs(even though i will watch). I can legitimately say that I DO NOT want ANY of the remaining teams to win the SB this year. They are all so annoying in their own way. Might not even watch it. Might focus on the buffalo wins and flippy cup. Maybe I should actually watch the commercials this year.
Loyalty
It takes a special sort of fan, IMO, to stick for the long run, even when your team doesn’t get the pretty rings and accolades. You’re absolutely right, too, about what I call the “bandwagon fans”, the folks who pick their team based on winning records from year to year. There’s an awful lot of those folks and while they’re entitled to flit from team to team so that they can feel as if they’re part of the “winning side”, I find it difficult to respect them for it.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
Hey DC, have a drink and enjoy the GAMES.
I’m not sure if I’m a “bandwagoner” or not, but I think a lot us us football fans out here are just trying to figure out a way to enjoy the final games of the season, and to do that you have to root for somebody for some reason. I don’t want to sign a loyalty pact with the Packers or the Bears, I just want some kind of stake in the game, and if I can find inspiration in pulling for the North, so be it.
I still know I’m a Vikings fan because I feel like I’ve been beaten up after a loss and I’m happy all week with a win. I don’t have those feeling with any other team in the NFL.
So, like I said, have a drink and enjoy the games, if possible. It’s going to be a long off season.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Jan 19, 2011 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Here's my Story
So I’m out at a bar on Saturday watching the game. Didn’t go there to watch the game, but it happened to be on and a few of my “friends” are packer fans. I claimed i was rooting for GB so that it would be GB – CHI in NFCCG and whoever wins that game loses in the SB. Can’t stand the thought of any of them being yelling “SB CHAMPS” for a whole year. Have to agree with you Ted, if it was Detroit, probably wouldn’t mind as much, but then again we would be the only team in the division w/out a ring.
The one thing that I tried to do was legitimately cheer for the packers and instead of wishing victory for our enemies, wishing recognition to just how tough the North is. No matter how hard i tried. i couldn’t do it. Regardless of the lame high fives i was giving my friends, i couldnt stop it from eating me alive. I officially can’t stand this. I want the packers to lose. Plus, i think the bears would have a tougher job matching up w/ the AFC teams. I don’t really want either one of those two teams to win.
Regardless of what happens this season. I can say w/ some confidence that if we have a B/B+ Free Agency/Draft this spring then we’ll be right back in the thick of it again. Sure, Green bay will be healthier next year and the Bears offense w/ Cutler should improve, but we’re still going to be a gritty tough outting.
PS – never drank so much during the playoffs in my entire life. Unless you count the two weeks before and one week after the SB last year
I don't necessarily appreciate the term "bleating", but
And for all of you Packer and Bear fans that will come on here bleating about ‘you should cheer for the NFC North’ I say no. If it was the Lions, yeah, I’d cheer for them. Their fan base is more tortured than a victim of the Spanish Inquisition, so I could get behind them…
And I would hope, as fans of the Bears and Packers, you can appreciate this sentiment, and would reciprocate.
Well put. I, for one, hope that Minnesota’s return to prominence is a long trip.
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by Mitchell Maurer on Jan 18, 2011 4:48 PM CST reply actions
Go Bears! Go Pack!
Nah… just kidding. I hate em both. Ted – Well done… you managed to echo our hatred towards their teams without insulting their fanbase. That Sir takes mad skills!
"Skol Vikings! Let's win this game Skol Vikings!
Packers stock is a scam
Too bad that so called “stock” is more like a donation to the team
packers “stock” does not rise in value
packers “stock” CAN NOT be sold to ANYONE but the team
packers “stock” DOES NOT pay dividends
Sure sounds like a great investment doesn’t it?
packers stock is basically a piece of paper that moron packer fans bought to help fund the renovations to lambeu. The idiots walk around thinking hey own part of an NFL team but all they did is pay $200 for a piece of paper that can never be sold.
Thank You Sir
This might be the best post I have read all year. Abolutely incredible!!!
Perfectly understandable
As a Packer fan I can totally understand your position – the feeling would certainly be mutual of the positions were reversed. And I certainly admit to rooting like hell against the Vikings during their playoff run last year. It just comes with the rivalry.
Stocks
The recent stock sale WAS for renovations, and never stated as anything other than that. But the fact remains that the Packer ARE are a publicly-owned team in its origin.
And as a displaced Packer fan (my husband is a Colts fan) , I never get to watch NFC North games on the West Coast. We’re stuck watching Seattle, SF, Oakland. Argh. If the Vikings are shown I always watch. But I’m not usually rooting for them— duh! And I’d never expect a Vikings fan to root for the NFC North “just because”. Though sometimes I do for the Lions, because, well, you know.
And I would never ever want the Vikings to leave Minnesota. The rivalry is the greatest.
by DucksBadgersPackers on Jan 18, 2011 9:23 PM CST reply actions
this season was the ultimate bottom.
after all this years drama how cold things get any worse than the vikes losing thier last regular season game to the lions?-how could the season get any worse- just one way- the packers and bears going to the nfc championship game-of course, what else ,geez
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