Green Bay Packers have won another game. I've been a Packer fan since way way back. This year is one of their worst ever. Just thought I'd post this as this is starting to look like an all-UK area...:D

Doesn't look like there are any sports fans from the US here Friday, don't they have to be in church on the days the Packers play? :D

Green Bay Packers, can't say I've ever heard of them :confused:

Hay

Doesn't look like there are any sports fans from the US here Friday, don't they have to be in church on the days the Packers play? :D

What's church ? :D

Green Bay Packers, can't say I've ever heard of them :confused:

Hay

Here is the Pack. (http://www.packers.com/)

What's church ? :D
http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/charlottechurch/;)

Green Bay Packers have won another game. I've been a Packer fan since way way back. This year is one of their worst ever. Just thought I'd post this as this is starting to look like an all-UK area...:D
Why are they called "packers"? do they all work in a factory packing area in the daytime?:confused:

I understand when teams are called "red socks" - but packers??????

Col

Sorry, ignore my post - I waded through your site and yes they were packers in a uniform factory

Col

Seems like the Packers have had a fair bit of success Friday, especially in the 60s. Where's all the more recent championships? Last one 1996, due another championship aren't they :cool:

I don't really understand American Football if I'm honest :o

Hay

http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/charlottechurch/;)
I should have gone to church when mom told me to. If only I've known. :D

I should have gone to church when mom told me to. If only I've known. :D
Trouble is they weren't like that in your day:p

I saw our Charlotte on TV the other night, I thought she was a little more podgy than she was:eek: must be all that booze she pours down her neck:rolleyes:

Col

It looked to me like she'd had a boob job, maybe she wants to compete with Jordan:eek:

Seems like the Packers have had a fair bit of success Friday, especially in the 60s. Where's all the more recent championships? Last one 1996, due another championship aren't they :cool:

I don't really understand American Football if I'm honest :o

Hay

The main problem the Packers have is that they are the only professional American football team that is owned by a municipality. All the other teams are owned by huge corporations with tons of money. The Pack just can't offer the salaries it takes to recruit and keep a championship team these days. This season, for example, they lost their two best offensive lineman to free agency. :(

http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/charlottechurch/;)

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Is that Methodist, a Babtist, Mennonite, Catholic....?

Maybe I'll go to church tommorow...:cool:

The main problem the Packers have is that they are the only professional American football team that is owned by a municipality. All the other teams are owned by huge corporations with tons of money.

Of course, I think that's probably part of what makes them so likable. They have a support structure in the community up there that not many other teams can compete with.

The Pack just can't offer the salaries it takes to recruit and keep a championship team these days. This season, for example, they lost their two best offensive lineman to free agency. :(

Not to mention being riddled with injuries. I've been a Packers fan for a long time too, and it's been hard for me to watch. I didn't even watch the game last night because I couldn't stand watching Baltimore beat up on them. :rolleyes:

Packers suck!

Sorry... Chicago law dictates that any resident must react negatively to any mention of the Packers or face a fine. My most humble apologies. :D :p

Packers suck!

Sorry... Chicago law dictates that any resident must react negatively to any mention of the Packers or face a fine. My most humble apologies. :D :p

So, when did the Bears last win a Superbowl? :D

Of course, I like the Bears too, and a lot of the other teams from the North and East that have been around forever and have a history. So when they play each other, I have trouble deciding who to root for. The Bears are my husband's team of choice however, and he has already taught Emily to shout "Go Bears" and throw her arms up in the air in touchdown-signal fashion. ;)

So, when did the Bears last win a Superbowl? :D
1986. I was 7 years old and I can probably name more members off that roster than any current team.

But since when has Chicago fandom ever been based on winning records? (OK, we had the Bulls in the 90s, and the Blackhawks are pretty consistently decent.)

But since when has Chicago fandom ever been based on winning records? (OK, we had the Bulls in the 90s, and the Blackhawks are pretty consistently decent.)

Point taken. :p I was there in 1996 when the Bulls were still going strong and it was pretty crazy then. I didn't bother to try to get tickets because they were pretty expensive and I don't care that much about basketball. But we did get to go to the United Center and see a Blackhaws game from a skybox that Amoco had, and that was pretty cool. :) I would like to have seen the Bears but I was there from Jan-July so I wasn't there during football season. :mad:

I would like to have seen the Bears but I was there from Jan-July so I wasn't there during football season. :mad:
Don't worry...you didn't miss anything. :rolleyes:

Don't worry...you didn't miss anything. :rolleyes:

I know, but it still would have been neat to be in Soldier Field for a game, no matter how bad the Bears were back then. :p

I know, but it still would have been neat to be in Soldier Field for a game, no matter how bad the Bears were back then. :p
True, to see it before the spaceship landed. :rolleyes:

True, to see it before the spaceship landed. :rolleyes:
You mean there are foreigners in the team?:confused:

You mean there are foreigners in the team?:confused:
Yes, Rich. That's exactly what I mean. :rolleyes:

But since when has Chicago fandom ever been based on winning records? (OK, we had the Bulls in the 90s, and the Blackhawks are pretty consistently decent.)

I think that is true for any fan base. I live near Buffalo, NY, and we have only the losingest teams around - the Bills, and the Sabres. Although the Sabres are doing pretty well this season, I'm reserving judgment til after January. This is there typical modis operandi - they are fantastic in the beginning of the season, then they taper off in the middle, and then try to circle the wagons to secure a playoff berth. Didn't work very well the last time.

And the Bills? They just routinely suck. But I love my Bufflao sports!!!

Lisa

Packers suck!

Sorry... Chicago law dictates that any resident must react negatively to any mention of the Packers or face a fine. My most humble apologies. :D :p


I've been a Bears fan for many years now and so far they're having a pretty good season. I made a prediction jokingly to a friend of mine after week 4 that the Bears win the superbowl by beating the Colts 20-10 (He's a HUGE Colts fan). At that time the Bears were 1-3 so it would be quite interesting to see if my little prediction came true. :cool: Odds are Bears won't get that far though.

I'm a Steeler fan, so sorry to any Bears fans that we had to kill your winning streak. :D ;)

Hayley:

American Football 101

1. The fld is 100 yards long and 50 yards wide.
2. 22 players line up against each other. 11 on offense, 11 on defense.
3. Two basic was to score: The a player on the offense carries the ball into or catches the ball in the end zone, this is called a 'touchdown, worth 6 points. After a touchdown, the offense is allowed the chance to kick the ball trough the goal posts for the 'extra point'. Or the offense can kick the ball through the goal posts. This is called a field goal, worth 3 points.
4. When the offense first get the ball, they have 4 tries to get the ball into the end zone. These attempts are called 'downs'. 1st down, 2nd down, etc.
5. If the offense moves to ball 10 or more yards, they get a new set of 4 more downs.

More?

Thanks for the explanation Ken. I think I understand that, would have to actually watch it now to get the full picture! Have to say our football seems so much simpler but I guess our tactics/formation/offside rule etc you may find confusing :p

Hay

Why do they call it football?:confused:

Hum... I don't really know. What would you call it? (He asked with caution :) )

Hum... I don't really know. What would you call it? (He asked with caution :) )
Don't tempt me, please, it's Christmas.:D
I'm really curious as to why it's called that, where did the game originate?

Lambeau Field. (?) Just kidding Hum... Not sure- Not much help huh. If Kraj was here he'd google it for us... :)

Serious, I always thought they called it football cause you had the kicking stuff -

Lambeau Field. (?) Just kidding Hum... Not sure- Not much help huh. If Kraj was here he'd google it for us... :)
Ask and you shall receive. :) As far as I can tell, (European) football was played with a large number of variations and the two most popular emerged as rugby and football/soccer. Therefore, rugby is officially known as 'rugby football'. When the British colonized North America, they brought sports with them, with rugby football being most popular. Over time, new rules and variations were introduced into the game and it evolved into American football.

Hayley, I agree that American football is much more complex than the European version. As a soccer player, it took me quite some time to appreciate football for the game that it is. Once you really understand what's going on, the game transforms from a bunch of morons butting heads like goats into a fascinating strategic competition.

If an American is confused by the European offside rule, just tell them the line of scrimage is where the last defender on the field is instead of where the ball is. That should work well enough. :)

Packers lose!!! Merry Christmas ;) :D