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So, the Badgers lost the Rose Bowl game, and while I’m really sad about that, I did enjoy seeing the Badger marching band at half time. They are truly phenomenal.
Bucky’s crew did the best they could. Congrats to TCU.
Now on to the Packers winning against the Bears!
You bet your arse they did!!!
So the Packers lost to flippin’ Arizona, and let me tell you I am NOT PLEASED. This game was good. Edge-of-your-seat good. Ninety-six points scored in this game, and a victory seemed tangible for the Green Bay Packers. But we lost because of this little play picture above. NOT ONE FLAG WAS THROWN. Read more here.
Cardinals defensive back Michael Adams(notes) hit Rodgers and then facemasked him on the way down. Again, it drew no yellow laundry. You can see it in the picture above, and you can see it in the video here. It wasn’t glancing, incidental contact. That hand was on the facemask for awhile. Hands to a quarterback’s face are illegal, period, let alone grabbing his facemask and not letting go for a couple of seconds.
Ugh. I’m still fuming. But then this jackass on Twitter says:
The referee, Scott Green, stands behind the pocket and has to watch first for the loose ball. Once the ball is out, Green’s job is to watch ball for possession. He can’t watch the QB then. If he saw the facemask, it’d mean he wasn’t watching ball. It’s a quirky rule, but it’s the referee’s call — and the ref is charged with possession once the ball is loose.
SERIOUSLY? ARE YOU JOKING? UNBELIEVABLE.
I’m not saying the Packers played phenominally, because really, their defense didn’t show up to the game. We have a good defense, but yesterday they were lacking. Offensively, Rodgers got the job done when he had an opportunity, but it’s bullshit calls, or the lack of a call at all, that added to the Packers losing a game they should have won.
Yes, I’m still upset and depressed. Yes, it’s only a game. I know this. I just get sick and tired of the referees and their inconsistency in making play calls. I know the Packers have a lot of penalties (and stupid ones, too) under their belts, but last night was a major crock of shit.
I hope last nights refs get fired. Canned. (I can dream. right?)
I’m gearing up for the Cowboys vs. Vikings game next weekend. I love Brett Favre (and hate him. I can do that, I’m a Green Bay Fan. It’s allowed.) but I despise the Vikings. I’m rooting for Romo all the way (plus, he’s a Wisconsin native. It would be sacrilege not to cheer for him, even though I hate the Cowboys, too.)
Are we ready for more football?! Go Romo!
October 2007, the last Packers game I attended, in which Favre was QB. The Pack played the Vikings and kicked their asses. Never in a million years would I have imagined Brett in Purple. Never.
I’m over all the Favre talk. Seriously. Over it. And yet, I can’t help but be pissed at the guy for doing this I’m-retiring-no-I’m-not-retiring dance. It’s getting old.
I’m not surprised at all to hear that Favre is now officially a Viking. He’s proven time and time again that he waits until training camp is over, and then decides he wants to play. He doesn’t think he has to train with the team. He thinks he’s God.
The worst part of all this crap is that I still love the guy. There’s a bond between Favre and Packers fans. It’s not something I can explain. We love him like family, so perhaps that’s why we get so mad at his antics. We just don’t understand his ego-mania.
As a diehard, loyal Packers fan, I’m just so…OVER IT. But thank you all for e-mailing me about my thoughts. What I really think is that the Packers should kick his ass. Don’t kill him, just beat him up a bit. Brett “the former Jet” Favre, Packer Legend, caves under that kind of pressure.
Football this fall will be very exciting, that’s for sure. I’ll be watching every game (unless I’m in labor on football Sunday, which would just be cruel and unusual punishment)…
