Category: Green Bay Packers
Bears-Packers wager made by top NASCAR drivers
Typically when NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch discuss the “field” it has to do with 41 other drivers and isn’t named “Lambeau,” but on Thursday, Sept. 13 that all changes. Prior to heading to Chicagoland Speedway to kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kenseth and Busch will... Read more »
Illini Coaching Candidate list: life after Shaka begins
Well, I didn’t see that one coming. Shaka Smart had an offer of $2.5 million plus, doubling his salary, and a chance at a top 20 national job in what was the nation’s best conference this year. And he had a chance to step up from mid-major to high-major in the Big Ten. I’ve been... Read more »
Upset Packers Fan Crying After Playoff Loss (Video)
Green Bay Packers fan Casey Lewis is rather emotional in this video, which was shot right after the Pack suffered a stunning home playoff loss t the New York Giants. Green Bay rolled to a 15-1 regular season, but couldn’t get past their first postseason game. Casey seems to believe in a lot of the... Read more »
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You can be a Part Owner of the Green Bay Packers for $275
Want to be a balla, shot-calla, 20″ rims on your Impala? Well I can’t promise you a way to that, but if you go packersowner.com and you have $250 to burn (plus the $25 handling fee) you can become a bonafide NFL owner. That’s right, you’d own a share of the Green Bay Packers, the... Read more »
Fearless 2011 NFL Season Picks: Bears take NFC Wild Card?
It all starts tonight with the traditional Super Bowl Champ getting the first home game on Thursday night (Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints). This time the previous, previous SB winner is the opponent. And there’s always the national block party that comes with it as America’s favorite day in sports comes always complete... Read more »
Former Notre Dame, Green Bay Packers Coach Dan Devine to Get Statue
A sculpture of former University of Notre Dame football coach Dan Devine, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and coach of the 1977 Irish national championship team, will be dedicated Friday, Oct. 7 (the day before Notre Dame’s home football game against Air Force), at Notre Dame Stadium. You might know Devine... Read more »
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Jenn Sterger Speaking Publicly on Favre Sexting for First Time
The time has come for one of the biggest media sensations of 2010. The Jenn Sterger-Deadspin-Brett Favre sexting saga will rekindle itself in the NFL consciousness as Sterger, the former New York Jets in stadium hostess will go public with her side of the story. It was very difficult to not type “pubic” in that... Read more »
Aaron Rodgers ' New GF: Comes Complete with Tramp Stamp, Stripper Name
Green Bay Packers QB and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers supposedly has a new girlfriend in his life. Big h/t to sports media website Terez Owens.com for their beach bikini pictures of Aaron Rodgers with his new beau Destiny Newton. How’s that for a stripper/porn star name. And she shares another trait with many of... Read more »
Super Bowl Win or Loss, Roethlisberger Still Not Redeemed
Should Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl this Sunday, you may start to hear some of the more truth and competency challenged members of the media refer to “Roethlisberger’s Redemption” when nothing could be further from the truth. Success in the NFL and being a drunk scumbag who forces women to... Read more »
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Rashard Mendenhall: Chicago Product to Star in Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall was “kind of a big deal” coming out of Niles West high school. As a five-star prospect, he was rated the No. 1 recruit in the state of Illinois by Scout.com He committed to Ron Turner and the Illini where re-wrote the Illinois single season rushing record book. Taken... Read more »
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