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I was so caught up in the excitement of my team winning the Super Bowl that I didn’t write a blog post at the time when there was a ton to write about! The game was everything I’d built it up in my head to be. The matchup between the Packers and Steelers was fun to watch and about as close as expected. I won’t rehash the details, because a) it happened a week ago & b) those who care already know. After much debate covered by ESPN and the players themselves via Twitter, the Super Bowl victory went to the boys in Green & Yellow.
There was debate on the blog earlier this season when a certain follower who is a Colts fan tried to fight me on the championship chances of the Packers. It came at a time when, early in the season, our starters started dropping like flies, starting with Ryan Grant. Several others followed, and the season was rightfully called into question. Could any team pull off a playoff appearance using 2nd and 3rd string guys, some who had barely hit NFL turf yet in their careers? Could Aaron Rodgers lead the team with so much history and heart to a Super Bowl? Now we know. Yes. It could all be done.
Aaron finally has his own legacy at Green Bay. After the way he handled this season and ending it with a Super Bowl win and MVP honors, he deserves the championship belt his teammates gave him at the post-game ceremony. When they brought that belt out to him, I nearly died laughing. Yet another thing that shows how awesome this team is- serious when they need to be, getting things done, but still having a sense of humor and respect for each other. I love it. He no longer has to live under the shadow of Brett Favre. He’s earned his place in Packers history and with the help of this team, brought the Lombardi Trophy back to its rightful home. Go Pack Go!
Having recently joined in the madness that is Twitter, I began following quite a few Packers around the week of the Super Bowl, Aaron being one of them (@AaronRodgers12). Over the past few days, he’s been retweeting his followers suggestions at when it is and isn’t appropriate to “do the belt.” The first tweet he sent was: “Yes, of course. Have at it RT @FrMPal @AaronRodgers12 Is the championship belt an appropriate gesture in response to success on a math test?” It went downhill from there… “Well worth it RT @lukereuter41 @AaronRodgers12 getting a dentition for doing the belt in the middle of class after getting a 100%” And finally went to Aaron’s observations of the belt across sports: “Missed Stephen Jackson doing the belt. Hitting a game winner is belt worthy especially when ur a baller like SJ. #thebeltiscontagious” Hilarious. (He actually did it, too. )
Crazy season. Amazing playoff run. Super Bowl Champions. Just wait till they’re all healthy again.
Though, with the CBA negotiations issues, that might not be next season. (It hurts just to write that…) My most reliable source of potential NFL lockout news has been ochocinco’s tweets (yes, I’ve been paying a lot of attention to Twitter, but pretty much only for sports purposes), but he’s been writing some insightful stuff. Two scheduled meetings between the NFLPA and owners were called off. Every day, it’s sounding more and more like we’re heading for a lockout. And it sucks. Money-hungry (evil) people like Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder annoy the hell out of me. You know they don’t give a crap about the sport. All they want is to show off—whose jumbotron is biggest (ps- New Meadowlands has more total sq ft of screen, I’m told, so there!) and who can sign the most expensive big name waste of time player respectively. Did I mention yet that Albert Haynesworth was recently charged with assault? Anyway, the team being owned by the fans is one of the things I love most about the Packers. Read more here if you’re curious. Either way, I’m hoping there will be preseason games to satisfy my serious state of football withdrawal expected by late summer. Baby steps, but for now, I plan to continue to enjoy living in the happiness that is the Super Bowl Championship.
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