Super Bowk Anti-Climatic

[mraynrand]

Not sure I get your point in reference to my post. I was pretty clear when I said its not likely, but we have seen it, and its very possible. Not like with Marino where everyone was positive he would have many more shots.

not likely, very possible, whatever. So now you are saying you aren't positive the Packers will have many more shots? But Marino and the Dolphins were different? Was it likely or just very possible in 1985?

My point is that Marino was and Rodgers/Packers could easily be in the same boat - things look good, and I think they ARE good, but even so, all sorts of things can keep you from winning a Superbowl.

Multiple Superbowls: possible, but not very likely. For Marino then and Packers now

[deake]

I care - deeply - about beating the Bears.
I would wager that the younger posters are the most vociferous supporters of the "winning the Super Bowl is everything" attitude.
For at least a few of us old bastards, the pure joy of hoisting the HALAS trophy right in the Bear's OWN HOUSE - after a week of 'biggest game in all of Chicago sport's history' talk - will remain a lasting, lingering beautiful lifetime memory.
Of course, winning the Super Bowl would be wonderful - but nothing - for me - will compare with the sweet, sweet image of the obnoxious Bears fans I live amongst weeping like utterly dejected Swedish schoolgirls.

I agree, if we took a poll I am sure the long time Packer fans, especially those that put up with Bear fans since before there were super bowls would rate this victory tops. It's somewhat like the media heads completely forgetting that there were championships before the "Super Bowl". Football has been around a lot longer than the first Super Bowl.

[The Shadow]

There is just nothing as good as beating the Bears.

[Noodle]

The fact is, for most of us old-timers, losing to the Bears would have hurt a helluva lot more, for a helluva lot longer, than losing to the Steelers in the SB

At the same time, I do appreciate that just getting to an SB is ridiculously difficult. Since 2001, no NFC champ has repeated: Rams, Bucs, Panthers, Iggles, Seachicks, Bears, Giants, Cards, and Saints were all one-hit wonders. So there's a high probability that the Pack won't get to another SB for a long, long time.

So no, not anti-climatic, not at all.

[Gunakor]

Commit ritual suicide? Don't talk to me like I'm 3........I'm not the one who started this dumbass thread saying they are fine losing the superbowl. Would you commit suicide if you lost your job? no.....but are you okay with it? I doubt it. Both cases you can't do much if it happened but you sure as hell aren't "okay" with it. You would be upset, disappointed, maybe even a little down until you don't care anymore. All b/c you are fine with second best don't get mad at me.

Ok, I won't assume you're 3. How old are you? Old enough to respect the rivalry? It's the BEARS man. If you respect the history of our franchise you'd understand the rivalry. We just put that rivalry to bed. 90 years of history put to rest in a 3 hour contest. We win. Chryst man, even if we lose this year we'll win more Super Bowls in the future. Beating the Bears at Soldier Field to win the George Halas Trophy will never happen again in our lifetimes. Don't you get it? It's the BEARS. "Who the hell cares about the Bears..........they suck!" It doesn't matter if they suck. It doesn't matter if we suck. It's the Bears and the Packers. It's the Yankees and Red Sox only way, WAY more intense. If you don't hate the Bears then you don't love the Packers. Turn in your fan card, you don't meet the requirements.

[Gunakor]

There is just nothing as good as beating the Bears.

On the biggest stage possible no less. Agreed 100%. Should we beat the Steelers and bring home the Lombardi, nobody's gonna razzle Steelers fans about it once the next season begins. Since we beat the Bears, we can make it our mission to make at least one Bears fan cry every day for the rest of our lives. We SHOULD make that our mission. That's the difference. That's why the game we've already won is so much bigger than the one we haven't played yet.

[Smeefers]

When we won the Championship game, the first words out of my mouth were "I can't believe we're going to the super bowl." I won't deny the significance of the NFC Championship, but it's only a stepping stone to the super bowl. There's no way that Championship game overshadows the Super bowl. Just no way.

[The Shadow]

When we won the Championship game, the first words out of my mouth were "I can't believe we're going to the super bowl." I won't deny the significance of the NFC Championship, but it's only a stepping stone to the super bowl. There's no way that Championship game overshadows the Super bowl. Just no way.

Way.

[Smeefers]

Way.

Touché

[MadtownPacker]

Ok, I won't assume you're 3. How old are you? Old enough to respect the rivalry? It's the BEARS man. If you respect the history of our franchise you'd understand the rivalry. We just put that rivalry to bed. 90 years of history put to rest in a 3 hour contest. We win. Chryst man, even if we lose this year we'll win more Super Bowls in the future. Beating the Bears at Soldier Field to win the George Halas Trophy will never happen again in our lifetimes. Don't you get it? It's the BEARS. "Who the hell cares about the Bears..........they suck!" It doesn't matter if they suck. It doesn't matter if we suck. It's the Bears and the Packers. It's the Yankees and Red Sox only way, WAY more intense. If you don't hate the Bears then you don't love the Packers. Turn in your fan card, you don't meet the requirements.

So I think youre saying the win makes sure the bears still suck!

[Lurker64]

So I think youre saying the win makes sure the bears still suck!

I think that's currently under review.

[denverYooper]

I think that's currently under review.

[Joemailman]

Reminds me of a song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5aW0tj3mE

[Bretsky]

I work at a bank with a ton of Bears fans and am enjoying dogging them with 3-5 emails mocking Jay Cuter's toughness and the Bears.
If we lose that game I'd be in hell for a long time getting those emails

[HarveyWallbangers]

I sort of know where you guys are coming from. It just so happens that the Vikings are the Packers biggest rival for me. I could totally see thinking a victory over the Vikings in the NFC Championship would be better than winning the Super Bowl. I guess I'd look at it like this: winning the Super Bowl is bigger than beating the Bears (or Vikings in my case) in the NFC Championship. However, losing to the Bears (or Vikings) in the NFC Championship would be a harder loss than losing in the Super Bowl--especially if the Bears (or Vikings) went on to win the Super Bowl.