Super Bowk Anti-Climatic

[Bretsky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLyiuTRZnjE

[easy cheesy]

Beating the Bears is always great..beating them in the playoffs is even better..but a SB victory trumps it all.

Follow suit or trump baby! Go Pack Go!

NOW you're stokin' me... got my "Western Saddle' on vs "English"..... we're gonna ride over some unsuspecting "folks" who just might be "side saddle"....hope they tuck their skirts and BRING IT!!!! GO PACK GO!!!!

[Gunakor]

I think part of the reason that winning the NFC Championship this year is suck a big deal is that it immediately establishes bragging rights that are unlikely to be overwhelmed any time soon.

Anything a Bear fan says to you for the foreseeable future can be effectively countered with "Yeah, but we won the NFC Championship in your house."

Now if we could only shut up Vikings fans so effectively.

I tried to google an image of a Viking holding the George Halas trophy. This is the best I could find.



That should shut them up for awhile.

[OS PA]

Seems people are forgetting that what would have sucked most about losing to the Bears was the fact that the Bears would be going to the Superbowl. The Bears game was so stressful, because it would have been painful to watch them in the Superbowl knowing that we were the reason they made it there. The Superbowl is the main event, everything leading up to it was just a pre-game show. The Bears game is one of the most important games in Packers/Bears history, because it was one of two times that one team in the division was able to claim superiority over another and have it mean something. It's also an extremely important moment in Packers history, because it shows that the McCarthy/Thompson/Rodgers era isn't all for naught. One of the arguments over the past thirteen years is that our team has been good enough to make it to the playoffs, but never was good enough to get to the big game. We all worried that Ted built a perennial winner, but didn't do the things to get us over the hump. Many people have questioned whether Rodgers could lead this team to the Superbowl, and unfairly don't put him in the elite group of QB's because he never has.

If Rodgers can win this thing in his third year starting, he's going to completely deflate the talking heads, and will be roughly inserting himself into the elite quarterbacks. Anybody who still has any Favre love will have to take their head and insert if straight up their ass. Rodgers will have the same amount of rings as Favre, and he will still be the better quarterback statistically by and far.

If we lose the Superbowl, this season will be looked upon as a wasted opportunity. We'll be stuck in constant questions of what if? What if we had Finley, Burnett, Barnett, Chillar, Neal, Grant...? Our status as the best six loss team in the history of the league will fizzle out and we'll be seen on the same plain as the 18-1* Patriots, a team that blazed a trail to the Superbowl, but wasn't able to win the most important game.

Anybody that claims this game is not as important is fooling themselves. Wait until Superbowl Sunday, hell wait until the first play of the game, and tell yourself that this isn't the most important game of the season. I dare you.

[Gunakor]

I'll take that dare.

The winner of this game owns the league for one year. But regardless of the outcome of this game, the Packers own the Bears for the remainder of our lifetimes. I still contend that eternal bragging rights over the Bears and their fans is way, WAY more than what a Super Bowl win over the Steelers gets us. Nobody here hates the Steelers. Nobody there hates the Packers. It's not nearly equal to the win over Chicago.

I'll put it like this. The odds of us getting to another Super Bowl in the next 10 years are far greater than the odds of us beating the Chicago Bears to get there. This is the beginning of a dynasty. We'll have 45 starters suiting up on Sundays next year. Guys not good enough to make our practice squad will be starters elsewhere in the league. The house that Ted built is still going up. We'll get our rings, be it this year or next year or 5 years from now. But the Bears fans will never be able to claim superiority over the Packers. Ever. Even if we lose to the Steelers this year, the Packers have won the Chicago Bear rivalry. The rivalry is over. Done with. Packers 1, Chicago 0. The end. Think about that the next time you're in a heated trash-talking battle with a Bears fan knowing he ain't got a leg to stand on. Even to a casual fan that's huge. So regardless of the outcome in Dallas, this is far from a wasted season IMO.

[OS PA]

I'll take that dare.

The winner of this game owns the league for one year. But regardless of the outcome of this game, the Packers own the Bears for the remainder of our lifetimes. I still contend that eternal bragging rights over the Bears and their fans is way, WAY more than what a Super Bowl win over the Steelers gets us. Nobody here hates the Steelers. Nobody there hates the Packers. It's not nearly equal to the win over Chicago.

I'll put it like this. The odds of us getting to another Super Bowl in the next 10 years are far greater than the odds of us beating the Chicago Bears to get there. This is the beginning of a dynasty. We'll have 45 starters suiting up on Sundays next year. Guys not good enough to make our practice squad will be starters elsewhere in the league. The house that Ted built is still going up. We'll get our rings, be it this year or next year or 5 years from now. But the Bears fans will never be able to claim superiority over the Packers. Ever. Even if we lose to the Steelers this year, the Packers have won the Chicago Bear rivalry. The rivalry is over. Done with. Packers 1, Chicago 0. The end. Think about that the next time you're in a heated trash-talking battle with a Bears fan knowing he ain't got a leg to stand on. Even to a casual fan that's huge. So regardless of the outcome in Dallas, this is far from a wasted season IMO.

If the Bears beat us next year watch them stand up again. Superbowl champions are remembered forever, Conference Champions that lose in the Superbowl aren't. I'm not trying to argue that last weekend wasn't huge. I was scared shitless about losing, but now that we've won, I've moved on. We have a chance to win a Superbowl, something that our team hasn't done in 14 years, something that our team has only done 3 times. Hell we only have 3 quarterbacks to have ever played in a Superbowl. How many quarterbacks have played against the Bears? How many times has it come down to the Bears vs. the Packers for a ticket to the playoffs? We had to beat the Bears twice this year to even punch our ticket to the big show. Last weekend was hell, and I would have been on a lengthy haitus from anything to do with football had we lost, but if we lose next week, I'm going to be heartbroken. Two quotes come to mind. "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." from Lombardi and "If you ain't first, you're last." from Ricky Bobby .

[Gunakor]

If the Bears beat us next year watch them stand up again. Superbowl champions are remembered forever, Conference Champions that lose in the Superbowl aren't.

Bears fans and Packers fans will remember this game forever, regardless of what happens in the Super Bowl. It's THE rivalry in sport, and we've officially won that rivalry. Even if the Bears beat us next year they ain't got shit to say to us, period. Not unless it's in a Championship game. The Bears aren't allowed to stand up again until they can win their own damn trophy. And even if they do, if they don't beat Green Bay to win it then it's still not enough.

Beating the Bears in the NFC Championship game at Soldier Field quite literally gives us Packer fans bragging rights over Bears fans FOREVER. I'll never forget that. You might have decided to move on from that, but I haven't. I won't ever let the Bears live this one down. Ever. Because beating the guy you hate with every bone in your body is much more satisfying than beating the guy you barely even know.

From a players perspective I'm sure you're 100% correct. And I'd hope their mindset is the same as yours. But the lasting result of beating the Bears at their place to win their trophy is far greater to this Packer fan.

Even if the Steelers beat us this year I won't feel sorry for our season. We'll be back in this situation many more times over the next decade. We'll have our opportunities to win plenty of Super Bowls. This is the beginning of a dynasty after all. But no matter how many Super Bowls we win, no matter how many Super Bowls we lose, we have earned a constitutionally protected right (essentially) to slam Bears fans on a daily basis for all eternity. For no other reason than that we're Packers fans and they're Bears fans.

Here's what it boils down to for me. I've seen Green Bay win a Super Bowl before. I'll most certainly see Green Bay win Super Bowls again in the future. But this will never happen again in my lifetime. Enjoy this as you would any other once in a lifetime opportunity. Savor the benefits. If you know any Bears fans, go ahead and make them cry. Do it again tomorrow. Again on Friday. Again on New Years Eve, then again on Valentine's day 2012. Then again on your 80th birthday. That's what this victory means. So sweet. So much more than winning the Super Bowl would get us.

[The Shadow]

Some of you may not be pumped up now, but you'll be throwing your dentures at the television if James Jones drops another sure touchdown pass.

Hey! I resemble that remark!

[swede]

#1If we lose the Superbowl, this season will be looked upon as a wasted opportunity. We'll be stuck in constant questions of what if? What if we had Finley, Burnett, Barnett, Chillar, Neal, Grant...? Our status as the best six loss team in the history of the league will fizzle out and we'll be seen on the same plain as the 18-1* Patriots, a team that blazed a trail to the Superbowl, but wasn't able to win the most important game.

#2Anybody that claims this game is not as important is fooling themselves.

As to #1, that is a very compelling appeal to my emotions. I love the picture of the 3rd World kid wearing a huge "19-0" Patriots Super Bowl T-shirt while a clown laughs at the shirt. I don't want us to have our own poor kid wearing a similar shirt.

As to #2, a lot of posters are misrepresenting what Shadow said. No one said the Super Bowl wasn't important. No one said this team could relax and coast. What people have said is that, comparatively, losing to the Bears would have been a truly disastrous blow to the psyche of Packer nation. Losing to the Steelers would merely suck, and when I say suck I mean in the same way that losing to Denver sucked--I have never had the courage to watch that game again.

On January 23rd this team stared down into the abyss and crossed safely to the other side. Shadow was pointing out how the abyss was a really scary place we are fortunate not to have had to be.

[mraynrand]

Bears fans and Packers fans will remember this game forever, regardless of what happens in the Super Bowl. It's THE rivalry in sport, and we've officially won that rivalry. Even if the Bears beat us next year they ain't got shit to say to us, period. Not unless it's in a Championship game. The Bears aren't allowed to stand up again until they can win their own damn trophy. And even if they do, if they don't beat Green Bay to win it then it's still not enough.

Beating the Bears in the NFC Championship game at Soldier Field quite literally gives us Packer fans bragging rights over Bears fans FOREVER. I'll never forget that. You might have decided to move on from that, but I haven't. I won't ever let the Bears live this one down. Ever. Because beating the guy you hate with every bone in your body is much more satisfying than beating the guy you barely even know.

From a players perspective I'm sure you're 100% correct. And I'd hope their mindset is the same as yours. But the lasting result of beating the Bears at their place to win their trophy is far greater to this Packer fan.

Even if the Steelers beat us this year I won't feel sorry for our season. We'll be back in this situation many more times over the next decade. We'll have our opportunities to win plenty of Super Bowls. This is the beginning of a dynasty after all. But no matter how many Super Bowls we win, no matter how many Super Bowls we lose, we have earned a constitutionally protected right (essentially) to slam Bears fans on a daily basis for all eternity. For no other reason than that we're Packers fans and they're Bears fans.

Here's what it boils down to for me. I've seen Green Bay win a Super Bowl before. I'll most certainly see Green Bay win Super Bowls again in the future. But this will never happen again in my lifetime. Enjoy this as you would any other once in a lifetime opportunity. Savor the benefits. If you know any Bears fans, go ahead and make them cry. Do it again tomorrow. Again on Friday. Again on New Years Eve, then again on Valentine's day 2012. Then again on your 80th birthday. That's what this victory means. So sweet. So much more than winning the Super Bowl would get us.

This is great stuff

[mraynrand]

As to #2, a lot of posters are misrepresenting what Shadow said. No one said the Super Bowl wasn't important. No one said this team could relax and coast. What people have said is that, comparatively, losing to the Bears would have been a truly disastrous blow to the psyche of Packer nation. Losing to the Steelers would merely suck, and when I say suck I mean in the same way that losing to Denver sucked--I have never had the courage to watch that game again.

Right on the money. BTW, I've dissected that Superbowl loss. There are plays in that game that will make you cry. It's weird to look at that game and then see Romo and his "Super Soup" buddies all hopped up on their amphetamines talk out of their minds afterwards. You can tell they're totally drugged up.

[Smeefers]

This is the best topic to argue over, EVER.

[swede]

Right on the money. BTW, I've dissected that Superbowl loss. There are plays in that game that will make you cry. It's weird to look at that game and then see Romo and his "Super Soup" buddies all hopped up on their amphetamines talk out of their minds afterwards. You can tell they're totally drugged up.

"Romo" confused me for a second until I remember that you meant Bill Romanowski. Yeah, he was like a Yanamamo warrior high on that green bark they blow up each others' noses.

[mraynrand]

[Scott Campbell]

Bears fans and Packers fans will remember this game forever, regardless of what happens in the Super Bowl. It's THE rivalry in sport, and we've officially won that rivalry. Even if the Bears beat us next year they ain't got shit to say to us, period. Not unless it's in a Championship game. The Bears aren't allowed to stand up again until they can win their own damn trophy. And even if they do, if they don't beat Green Bay to win it then it's still not enough.

Beating the Bears in the NFC Championship game at Soldier Field quite literally gives us Packer fans bragging rights over Bears fans FOREVER. I'll never forget that. You might have decided to move on from that, but I haven't. I won't ever let the Bears live this one down. Ever. Because beating the guy you hate with every bone in your body is much more satisfying than beating the guy you barely even know.

From a players perspective I'm sure you're 100% correct. And I'd hope their mindset is the same as yours. But the lasting result of beating the Bears at their place to win their trophy is far greater to this Packer fan.

Even if the Steelers beat us this year I won't feel sorry for our season. We'll be back in this situation many more times over the next decade. We'll have our opportunities to win plenty of Super Bowls. This is the beginning of a dynasty after all. But no matter how many Super Bowls we win, no matter how many Super Bowls we lose, we have earned a constitutionally protected right (essentially) to slam Bears fans on a daily basis for all eternity. For no other reason than that we're Packers fans and they're Bears fans.

Here's what it boils down to for me. I've seen Green Bay win a Super Bowl before. I'll most certainly see Green Bay win Super Bowls again in the future. But this will never happen again in my lifetime. Enjoy this as you would any other once in a lifetime opportunity. Savor the benefits. If you know any Bears fans, go ahead and make them cry. Do it again tomorrow. Again on Friday. Again on New Years Eve, then again on Valentine's day 2012. Then again on your 80th birthday. That's what this victory means. So sweet. So much more than winning the Super Bowl would get us.