Which division rival do you hate the most?

[Scott Campbell]

Agree with what you said Wood, but I think you have to consider the concept of hate in a much softer sense when it is used in the context of sports teams. Context is everything.

But I hate Bert with every fiber of my being. Is that so wrong?

[MichiganPackerFan]

Agree with what you said Wood, but I think you have to consider the concept of hate in a much softer sense when it is used in the context of sports teams. Context is everything.

But I hate Bert with every fiber of my being. Is that so wrong?

I'm not judging you SC! Just trying to find a way to connect Woody to the masses.

Also, the term Bertrayer came to mind this morning..

[Badgerinmaine]

And Dave Wanstadt was every Packer fan's dream! Dick Jauran was no slouch for us either.

Don't underestimate him - Jauran was a tremendous slouch.

Thanks, Chevy.

[Badgerinmaine]

I was brought up not to hate someone else's team in any sport, but I sure care for the Bears a lot less than anyone else in the division--I think I always will dislike the Bears the most. I've said this before here, but I have a small soft spot for the Vikings because Stu Voigt (their tight end in the 1970s) grew up down the street from me in Madison and was great to me when I was a little kid. My best friend at work, with whom I went to grad school, grew up a Vikings fan whose father had season tickets (and drove in for every game from South Dakota), still has a Vikings bobblehead in his office and always roots for the Packers whenever it doesn't hurt the Vikings. My Minnesota sister in law does the same. I lived for ten years in Minnesota and always got respect from the Vikings fans I knew there. I badly want to beat them and wipe the smile of Brett's face, but hate them? No. I've got a lot more in common with the folks who root for my rival than the folks who don't give a damn. But give them the needle when they lose? You betcha. Ask my students here in New England how often I bring up Super Bowl XXXI.

[Little Whiskey]

When i was a kid. We always boo'd any rival that was playing the team we rooted for. I hate them all the same.....in the fan's sense of hate. My wife who never liked sports was raised in a non-sports house. my poor father in law was stuck in a house with 3 girls. My wife and I have had discussions as to which level of sports can you begin to booo. I compromised with college level. she doesn't understand fans and fanaticism. she doesn't get why i yell at the tv or why i throw things when they screw up or why my week sucks when they lose. my boys will however!



my son started T-ball this year......i only boo'd once! j/k!!

[Tarlam!]

I read novels, magazines, newspapers, cereal boxes, and the German directions for operating my new toaster but I'll be damned if I've ever made it more than five hundred words into one of Woody's posts before giving up.

Ahh Woody. I sure missed your gibberish..