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Bears-Packers wager made by top NASCAR drivers

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 »
By Paul M. Banks,
September 7, 2012 at 9:06 am • 

Fearless 2011 NFL Season Picks: Bears take NFC Wild Card?

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 »
By Paul M. Banks,
September 8, 2011 at 10:51 am • 

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 »
By Paul M. Banks,
August 10, 2011 at 8:41 pm • 
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Packers Defense Carries them to Super Bowl 45

Similar to the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears ugly match-up in week 17, someone had to win the NFC Championship. After three quarters of stifling defense and a riveting fourth quarter, the Packers edged out the Bears 21-14 to become the second-ever #6 seed to make the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLV will mark... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 23, 2011 at 10:37 pm • 

Badgers Crush Northwestern; Wisconsin Takes Part 1 of Chicago Doubleheader

As extremely lopsided as the college football meeting was between these teams, the Northwestern vs. Wisconsin college basketball contest was even more one-sided. As you might have heard, there is a “little football game” between the two NFL franchises overlapping the Badgers and Wildcats fan bases. In fact, this game was even moved up a... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm • 

Like a Cheesehead: Packer Fans Make Worst. Music Video. Ever

Think the pop song “Like a G6” by Far East Movement is the most annoying, overrated and terribly simplistic song ever composed? Now Imagine if the song was re-done, written about the Packers, and performed by people who are so white they’re translucent.  Yes, we have a “Like a Cheesehead” and we have genocide. Committing... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 20, 2011 at 12:39 am • 
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Video of Stumbling, Bumbling Green Bay Packers Fan

Big ups to my Chicago Now blog brother over at Chicago Sports Mob. (Again, I’m very proud to be a “made man” within the tight knit family of the Chicago Sports Mob…cue the “Layla” piano exit from “Goodfellas” in your head) for bringing this video of a Packer fan to my attention. It has thousands... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 19, 2011 at 2:18 pm • 

Aaron Rodgers Nearly Perfect in NFC Divisional Route of #1 Seed

Can you say NFC Championship? That’s where the Green Bay Packers are heading after embarrassing the  #1-seeded Atlanta Falcons by the score of 48-21. QB Aaron Rodgers took his play to an elite status when he completed 31 of his 36 passes for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns. Rodgers ten touchdowns through his first three... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm • 

Packers and Patriots Actually Interconference Soulmates

In 1997, the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots came together for a Super Bowl in New Orleans. In 2007, the Pack finished a couple plays short of joining the NE Pats in the NFL title game once again. This playoff season, a Packers-Patriots finale could very well happen; and it’s becoming a trendy... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 14, 2011 at 6:16 pm • 
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