It's Official: Favre is the enemy

[Bossman641]

This is really unfortunate. I'd hate to let the proud image of Lambeau be sullied by fans who might choose to behave stupidly.

I had originally been in favor of loud lusty booing, and was even more attracted to the idea of 50,000 backs being turned.

After a good think-think it seems to me that it would be just fine for fans to stand and cheer loudly for Brett when he returns. The mystique and honor of Lambeau would remain unsullied, the fans would be regarded as classy and honorable, and Favre would become emotionally conflicted, tear off his purple jersey, throw his purple helmet to the visitor's sideline, and walk off of Lambeau's green turf for the last time, entering the pantheon of Packer heroes with his honor intact.

That or he would throw a bunch of picks and get sacked four times.

Sorry Swede but I just couldn't get myself to do that. I want to fork over the $400 just so I can boo Favre at the game.

[Rastak]

This is really unfortunate. I'd hate to let the proud image of Lambeau be sullied by fans who might choose to behave stupidly.

I had originally been in favor of loud lusty booing, and was even more attracted to the idea of 50,000 backs being turned.

After a good think-think it seems to me that it would be just fine for fans to stand and cheer loudly for Brett when he returns. The mystique and honor of Lambeau would remain unsullied, the fans would be regarded as classy and honorable, and Favre would become emotionally conflicted, tear off his purple jersey, throw his purple helmet to the visitor's sideline, and walk off of Lambeau's green turf for the last time, entering the pantheon of Packer heroes with his honor intact.

That or he would throw a bunch of picks and get sacked four times.

Swede, I was joking with a Pack fan at work who is particularly distrought (literally) about this latest Favre development but I told him perhaps he's a double agent. During the game at Lambeau on the final drive to win the game he tosses the ball to a Packer LB blitzing and turns to the Viking sideline and flips Chilly the bird.


By the way, a woman at work stenciled "Favre Hates Me" on her Favre jersey she wears every casual Friday....saw it this morning. My only reaction was wtf?

[Lurker64]

By the way, a woman at work stenciled "Favre Hates Me" on her Favre jersey she wears every casual Friday....saw it this morning. My only reaction was wtf?

Did she have Brett Favre and Rod Smart confused?

[Rastak]

By the way, a woman at work stenciled "Favre Hates Me" on her Favre jersey she wears every casual Friday....saw it this morning. My only reaction was wtf?

Did she have Brett Favre and Rod Smart confused?

It was funny, she was livid when the news came down....so I'm heading to grab a coffee with a buddy at work this morning and I see she's got some writing on her back (Favre jersey) from down the hall......I'm like, wtf? So I say, hang on and go look and that's the first thing I thought of....."He Hate Me".......

[gex]

I guess soon enough we'll find out which Packer fans have class and which ones don't.

IMO any Packer fan that boo's and yells foul comments to opposing teams lacks class. Cheer for your team, when offense is on field cheer for the O, when defense is on field cheer for the D to make the stop.

People who partake in negativity (booing and screaming at the opposing team) are no better than those who would do the same thing at their kids games, or Philly fans lol!

Real Packer fans know how to handle themselves at a game, despite what a few of the haters around here seem to think They certainly do not represent Packer Nation.

[SnakeLH2006]

Hitler was pissed too pursuing Brett:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0DI8rwCWFA&feature=fvw

[Gunakor]

I guess soon enough we'll find out which Packer fans have class and which ones don't.

IMO any Packer fan that boo's and yells foul comments to opposing teams lacks class. Cheer for your team, when offense is on field cheer for the O, when defense is on field cheer for the D to make the stop.

People who partake in negativity (booing and screaming at the opposing team) are no better than those who would do the same thing at their kids games, or Philly fans lol!

Real Packer fans know how to handle themselves at a game, despite what a few of the haters around here seem to think They certainly do not represent Packer Nation.

What's wrong with booing? I don't agree with the ESPN figure suggesting we throw batteries, but booing is more than acceptable as it doesn't hurt anybody yet gets the message across. Fans should have the right to make thier displeasure known. Even Packer fans representing Packer Nation.

[Zool]

No shit Gunk. Booing is 100% my right as a ticket purchasing fan. If players are too sensitive to take it, they might want to find a new line of work.

I boo the living piss out of every team not named Packers. I don't give 2 shits who's on the other side. I go to the baggydome and boo the Vikings.

If you ain't with us, you against us.

[MJZiggy]

I guess soon enough we'll find out which Packer fans have class and which ones don't.

IMO any Packer fan that boo's and yells foul comments to opposing teams lacks class. Cheer for your team, when offense is on field cheer for the O, when defense is on field cheer for the D to make the stop.

People who partake in negativity (booing and screaming at the opposing team) are no better than those who would do the same thing at their kids games, or Philly fans lol!

Real Packer fans know how to handle themselves at a game, despite what a few of the haters around here seem to think They certainly do not represent Packer Nation.

This ain't no kids game. There is a huge difference between booing a professional football team and booing a 7-year old. And Philly fans do not have a no-class rep for booing the other team. It's for booing their own. The fact that they assault opposing fans may have something to do with it as well. Trash talk is one thing, but they take things too far.

[Scott Campbell]

Real Packer fans know how to handle themselves at a game, despite what a few of the haters around here seem to think They certainly do not represent Packer Nation.

Few?

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/unrestricted/entry/view/30845/burning_desire_to_fry_favre

Burning Desire to Fry Favre
Friday, August 21, 2009
Posted By Unrestricted 7:24 PM
Got Brett Favre Packers stuff you're dying to dispose of? If your in the neighborhood of Rockford, Ill., here's your chance.

Rockford Speedway has a promotion for Saturday's races that offers $4 off adult admission to anyone who turns in a Favre souvenir from his Packers days, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The plan? On Sept. 19, the stuff will be fried by a jet dragster.

"The Packer loyalists are hurting right now, and I am right there with them” Speedway GM Gregg McKarns says in a statement on the track's website. "As a fellow Packer fan, there will be nothing sweeter than burning these items with the Green Mamba Jet Car at our Night of Thrills September 19. The Jets fiasco was forgivable, but the Vikings, not a chance."

[MOBB DEEP]

Suppose this is as good a thread as any since the directive to not start too many Favre threads.

From the sound of the comments of Jemele Hill of ESPN you'd think she was from the Philadelphia boo Santa crowd - she's all for pelting the purple dinosaur with batteries when he comes back to Lambeau.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Biggs-ESPN-apologizes-for-remark.html

Biggs: ESPN apologizes for remark

by Brad Biggs
August 21, 02009
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ESPN issued a statement regarding comments by writer Jemele Hill after she encouraged Green Bay Packers fans to find an alternative use for the batteries that go dead in their remotes between now and the Nov. 1 meeting with the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.

Hill suggested that fans use those batters to greet Brett Favre when he returns to the place he called home for 16 seasons.


“Listen to me, OK,” Hill said while appearing on ESPN’s “First Take’’ on Wednesday. “If you have a shred of pride, you will give Brett Favre the Duracell treatment when he comes to Lambeau Field.”

Asked what “Duracell treatment” meant, Hill replied, “Batteries. Batteries.”

Encouraging fans to hurl objects onto a playing field or at athletes is inappropriate. Hill goes on to say that Favre has to go down in boos, but there’s a difference between booing and jeering an athlete and throwing objects from the stands.

USA Today picked up the item in blogs, but it’s gone mostly unnoticed. ESPN wrote in a statement that “Jemele understood her comments regarding Brett Favre’s return were inappropriate and immediately apologized.”

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i watched that ep and hill was DEF tongue n cheek when making that statement

she is class personafied from what ive seen

[MOBB DEEP]

People who partake in negativity (booing and screaming at the opposing team) are no better than those who would do the same thing at their kids games

dayum, im feeling convicted now...to be transparent i did yell at refs during my son's highschool bball playoff game a few years ago

[gex]

I guess soon enough we'll find out which Packer fans have class and which ones don't.

IMO any Packer fan that boo's and yells foul comments to opposing teams lacks class. Cheer for your team, when offense is on field cheer for the O, when defense is on field cheer for the D to make the stop.

People who partake in negativity (booing and screaming at the opposing team) are no better than those who would do the same thing at their kids games, or Philly fans lol!

Real Packer fans know how to handle themselves at a game, despite what a few of the haters around here seem to think They certainly do not represent Packer Nation.

This ain't no kids game. There is a huge difference between booing a professional football team and booing a 7-year old. And Philly fans do not have a no-class rep for booing the other team. It's for booing their own. The fact that they assault opposing fans may have something to do with it as well. Trash talk is one thing, but they take things too far.

Where's the line drawn then? and by whom... what's acceptable to one may be way over the line for others. Why be negative at all and not root on your own team.

[MJZiggy]

You don't understand where the line becomes clear? You don't see the difference between booing a professional team and throwing batteries at people? I personally don't boo anyone (I may have to make an exception soon), but I don't begrudge others who have paid one hell of a lot of money to be there from being heard--toward the team. And keep your beer, fists and projectiles to yourself. (can't imagine why anyone'd throw stadium beer anyway, expensive as it is.)

[Pugger]

I'm with Ziggy. If I were going to Lambeau when the queens come to town I'd boo them ALL like I used to do when my hubby and I went to games (we still have our tix). I also lustily booed the pandas. I never booed the loins. I felt sorry for them...