Sunday, October 20, 2019, by all accounts, a perfect day for football. The national anthem was performed by the University of Wisconsin Marching Band which is always a treat, and four Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets flew an epic flyover in honor of Lieutenant Commander James Brice “Drama” Johnson, a lifelong Packers who was killed in…
Apparently, referees wore all white, dress shirts, bow ties, and beret-style hats in the early days of football. (a) White, the color of unbiased attitudes and purity, is what fans hope they’re getting when the outcome boils down to one/a few people. (a) In 1920, after a quarterback passed the ball to a referee named…
All my rowdy friends have not settled down after the Green Bay Packers win against Dallas this past Sunday. Have you or yours? I’ll admit, I put my phone down for a majority of the second half, and only resumed phone screen time after Dallas missed the field goal late in the 4th quarter. In…
Picture day for the Green Bay Packers this past Monday! Of course, I love the team photo, and the outtakes shared on social media by the team, but I also love the bleacher seating shown in the background. It was the bleachers in the photo that inspired me to share a game day story not…
Coming off the Week 3 win heading into a short work week what stuck out to me was the theme of recovery and good energy. Coach LaFleur has described Jaire’s energy as “contagious,” and recently Preston Smith shared how he “feeds off” Z’Darius Smith’s energy! “It’s fun to win. We hold ourselves to a high…
Per Peter Bukowski via Twitter yesterday, “There are nine 2-0 teams in the NFL but only one who has two wins against teams who were above .500 last year: the Green Bay Packers.” Say It Louder For The People In The Back (or those still sitting) Peter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pretty dynamic environment for the home opener in…
Hard to believe it’s been ten seasons since gas was poured on an NFC North rivalry which for the most part hadn’t existed. Before purple Crush there was Hatorade and waffles. Before that? I guess I can’t say. Each year, the Vikings game at Lambeau is my least favorite game; the purple Favre jerseys and…