What's in a Name?

A comment on Cheesehead TV got me thinking about something I have thought about a lot when I have time to think, which at times is a lot and at other times not so much with my feast and famine schedule.

Out, Out, Damn G-Force

The messy divorce between the Viking mascot Ragnar and the powers-that-be had someone say the Vikings could buy the "G-Force" stuff at a cheap price to replace him. I would give them all of the stuff, including the huge G-Force flag they use when the team comes out of the gangway, for free and throw in 24 bratwursts and a case of Milwaukee's Best to sweeten the deal.

Predictions

I am totally split on the opener at Soldier Field. Or maybe I should say I don't have a clue who will win. I know that is sacrilege for a game against the Bears, but there are too many question marks coming out of the pre-season.

Packerbacker Bikini Girls

OFFENSE:

1. The offensive line hasn't played together since August 13. Will the Fab 5 be together? That is the big question mark heading into the game.

FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS, PART ZWEI

FROM THE SUBLIME

 

If any of you are keeping score 10 posts ago in the first edition of "From the Sublime to the Ridiculous" I was talking about Mr. and Mrs. Sean McEvoy from North Carolina who had purchased a genuine Vince Lombardi artifact - his West Point sweater - from a local Goodwill shop for $0.58. At the time if was estimated the value at auction (I love Antiques Roadshow) would be around $20,000.

 

As Paul Harvey used to say, "and now for the rest of the story". The sweater was donated to the Goodwill by Ann Wannamaker, the widow of Bill Wannamaker, a fellow coach at West Point with Lombardi.

 

The McEvoys put the sweater up for auction at Heritage Auction in Dallas and the winning bid was $36,000 and after a 19.5% buyer's premium is tacked on the total came to $43,020. Add kudos to the auction house for donating their share of the transaction to Goodwill like Mrs. Wannamaker had requested.

 

THROUGH THE INTERESTING

 

Packers left offensive tackle David Bakhtiari introduced a game to the locker room that has turned into an addiction. Most of the offensive line and many others spend long nights at "The Shrine" or at Bakhtiari's house playing the board game "Settlers of Catan". I guess there's not much to do at night in Green Bay, although I have heard from a very reliable source there are some very friendly strippers near to Lambeau Field. But since James Lofton's unfortunate liaison back in the day I guess you won't be seeing any current Packer players inside or in doorways near a strip club. So game on, guys.