Thursday August 26

The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field.

Got to the stadium around noon for a 7pm kick off. Spent the time acquiring tickets, blogging, and talking to people who strolled by the camper and saw where I was from.

Final score, Packers 59, Colts 24. Saw a couple of very good quarterbacks. Manning especially is a genuine field general. The guy can call the play, change the play, and tell his recievers what routs to run without any huddle at all. Aaron Rodgers is no slouch either. I bet he becomes one of the best QB's in the league before long. It was also cool to see former Patriot hero Adam Vinatieri up close.

Overall though, it was pretty cheesy in the land of cheese.....

Examples:

-Ridiculous male cheerleader giant flag guys. You know the type.

-No female cheerleaders. We all know that can be one of the best parts of any Pats game.

-Stupid songs....every time the Packers score they play "I Don't Want to Work, I Just Want to Bang on the Drum All Day"......I don't even get that.

-Silly Packer Chant, "Go Pack Go" set up by even sillier music.

-No seats! All benches....just like the old Foxboro Stadium. Even the expensive seats were benches.

-Lame quiet fans. No intensity like the rabid fans in Gillette.

-Crowd full of uptight rich families.The insanely rowdy (and drunk) 18 to 40 year old male was in the vast minority.

-Microtrons as opposed to Jumbotrons. Foxboro's are WAY bigger. Miami's are even bigger!

-Cheeseheads...need I explain?

The best parts were that I could see great and I brought my binoculars in to get an even closer look. They served cheese curds at the snack bar that were pretty good. The stadium itself felt small but in a good way, sort of what Fenway might feel like to a visitor.

Busted out 3 more hours driving after the game. All of Wisconsin is under road construction.