The Ballad of Brett Favre

**joefrog** · 01-14-2010, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by CYKID

Brett is at a very difficult time in his career. Anything less than a Super Bowl Ring will be considered a failure to many fans. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. He has definitely put his legacy at risk.

First ballot Hall Of Famer even if he didn't play this year. And yet he went out and had probably his best year at QB at age 40 on a new team. I think his legacy is just fine, thank you.

Like it or not, Favre is the face of the NFL for the last decade and a half.

**CYKID** · 01-14-2010, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by joefrog

First ballot Hall Of Famer even if he didn't play this year. And yet he went out and had probably his best year at QB at age 40 on a new team. I think his legacy is just fine, thank you.

Like it or not, Favre is the face of the NFL for the last decade and a half.

Definitely the face of the last ten 15 years. His start streak is untouchable. Will his time with the Vikings/Jets be shown as part of his legacy or will they be ignored like Emmit Smiths time with the cardinals, Jerry Rice with the Seahawks, and Tony Dorsett with the Broncos. Sunday will definitely play a part in that role. I can't wait.

How did you become a Lakers/Vikings/Red Sox fan? TV exposure when you were a kid?

**Clonefan94** · 01-14-2010, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by CloneAggie

Why hate the Cowboys based on this? Sounds like you hate bandwagon fans. Why is it the Cowboys' fault that people choose to jump on their bandwagon when things are going good?

I wish I could answer that. Similar to why am I a Cyclone fan or a Vikings fan. I don't know, I just always have been. The Cowboys just always give me that crummy feeling when I see them.

**vortec22** · 01-14-2010, 03:05 PM

I've been a Cowboys fan since the mid 80's, sometime around 6 years old. I think it was cause my uncle was a Cowboys fan and he turned me into one. If you think all Cowboy fans in Iowa are bandwagon riders, I guess the same could be said of any professional sports team fans here since we don't have a pro team.

**TruClone** · 01-14-2010, 03:12 PM

Have been a fan of Dallas since I can remember. It probably stems from my father, who was a Dallas Texan fan. The Texans became the Chiefs in 1963, so my dad chose to stay with a Dallas team, named the Cowboys. Ironically the Texans
moved the same year I was born, so I guess I can say I have been a fan since birth, 46 years.

I remember Drew Pearson catching the ball from Roger Staubach at Metropolitan Stadium in the playoffs, commonly referred as The Hail Mary.

**joefrog** · 01-14-2010, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by CYKID

Definitely the face of the last ten 15 years. His start streak is untouchable. Will his time with the Vikings/Jets be shown as part of his legacy or will they be ignored like Emmit Smiths time with the cardinals, Jerry Rice with the Seahawks, and Tony Dorsett with the Broncos. Sunday will definitely play a part in that role. I can't wait.

How did you become a Lakers/Vikings/Red Sox fan? TV exposure when you were a kid?

Vikes due to TV coverage. Red Sox because my dad was a big Ted Williams fan, and my best friend growing up had family from the Boston area. Lakers because my great Aunt, who was like a 3rd Grandma to me, lived in LA area growing up. Would routinely visit her at least once a year during spring or summer. Needless to say the Lakers were a big deal during the 80s when we would visit. Stuck with the Lakers through the bad 90s, the Red Sox even with the annual late season and playoff collapses, and Vikes are 0-4 in the big one.

I am a huge Larry Bird fan though, even though I cannot really stand the Celtics. Go figure. Worthy adversary I guess.

**TarHeelHawk** · 01-14-2010, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone711

Anyone else notice how many Cowboy fans there are in Iowa? Don't have your own NFL team so basically a fan of the Yankees.

Iowa doesn't have any professional sports teams, so I guess not having your "own" team could be used to describe anyone from Iowa who is a fan of any professional team?

**capitalcityguy** · 01-14-2010, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by CloneAggie

Why hate the Cowboys based on this? Sounds like you hate bandwagon fans. Why is it the Cowboys' fault that people choose to jump on their bandwagon when things are going good?

Same reason many of us are annoyed with a majority of Hawkeye fans in this state.

Any more questions?

**capitalcityguy** · 01-14-2010, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by TarHeelHawk

Iowa doesn't have any professional sports teams, so I guess not having your "own" team could be used to describe anyone from Iowa who is a fan of any professional team?

No...most of us grabbed a midwest team. If you look at any of the DM Register polls they''ve done on this, most Iowans are Bears, Packers, Vikes, or Chiefs fans.

Then there is the few that jumped on winning bandwagons. (Steelers, Cowboys, 49er's). IMO, not very impressive way to pick your team.

**Clones85'** · 01-14-2010, 09:22 PM

OUR FAVRE,WHO ART IN MINNESOTA.HALLOWED BE THY GAME.THY BLITZ MAY COME,THY SCREEN PASS WILL BE DONE ON TURF OR GRASS AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR POINT SPREAD,AND FORGIVE US OUR FUMBLES, AS WE DO NOT FORGIVE THOSE WHO FUMBLE AGAINST US.LEAD US NOT TO INTERCEPTIONS, BUT DELIVER US A TOUCHDOWN.FOR THINE IS THE FUTURE AND POWER OF VIKINGS FOOTBALL.FOREVER AND EVER, OR UNTIL YOU RETIRE. AGAIN. GO VIKES!!

**TarHeelHawk** · 01-14-2010, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by capitalcityguy

No...most of us grabbed a midwest team. If you look at any of the DM Register polls they''ve done on this, most Iowans are Bears, Packers, Vikes, or Chiefs fans.

Then there is the few that jumped on winning bandwagons. (Steelers, Cowboys, 49er's). IMO, not very impressive way to pick your team.

If you were a kid who grew up in the 1980's it made sense to pick the 49ers. Except for '85, the Bears sucked (and have sucked since then). I don't think it's odd at all that there are large pockets of Steeler and Cowboys fan in every average-sized city in the country. Des Moines and Iowa as a whole are no different, even if the majority of us have picked teams close to here.

**capitalcityguy** · 01-14-2010, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by TarHeelHawk

If you were a kid who grew up in the 1980's it made sense to pick the 49ers. Except for '85, the Bears sucked (and have sucked since then). I don't think it's odd at all that there are large pockets of Steeler and Cowboys fan in every average-sized city in the country. Des Moines and Iowa as a whole are no different, even if the majority of us have picked teams close to here.

Of course it is not odd. It is easy scampy to jump on board with a winning team rather than support a local/regional one. That said, the majority of people tend to pick and support their "local" team thus there is understandable resentment for those that just went ahead and lopped onto the popular choice of the day (regardless of location).

**XLK9** · 01-14-2010, 10:51 PM

My aunt & uncle moved from Iowa to Irving, TX in 1966 - we got Cowboys stuff for Christmas - then they started beating the Viqueens in the playoffs EVERY year - that just cemented it!

Been a die-hard Cowboys fan since 1969.

**capitalcityguy** · 01-14-2010, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by XLK9

My aunt & uncle moved from Iowa to Irving, TX in 1966 - we got Cowboys stuff for Christmas - then they started beating the Viqueens in the playoffs EVERY year - that just cemented it!

Been a die-hard Cowboys fan since 1969.

Family connection there. That seems legit IMO.

**superfan** · 01-14-2010, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by joefrog

A-ah-ahh-ah, ah-ah-ahh-ah
We come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow

The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde and sing and cry, Valhalla, I am coming

On we sweep with, with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

Ah-ah-ahh-ah, ah-ah-ahh-ah
We come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs FLOW
How soft your fields, so green
can whisper tales of gore, of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords

On we sweep with, with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

S-so now you better stop and rebuild all your ruins
for peace and trust can winthe day despite of all you're losin'
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ahh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Much better song than the OP's one. And way more fitting.

Why? Did they rebuild the Met for Sunday?

Originally Posted by Clones85'

OUR FAVRE,WHO ART IN MINNESOTA.HALLOWED BE THY GAME.THY BLITZ MAY COME,THY SCREEN PASS WILL BE DONE ON TURF OR GRASS AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR POINT SPREAD,AND FORGIVE US OUR FUMBLES, AS WE DO NOT FORGIVE THOSE WHO FUMBLE AGAINST US.LEAD US NOT TO INTERCEPTIONS, BUT DELIVER US A TOUCHDOWN.FOR THINE IS THE FUTURE AND POWER OF VIKINGS FOOTBALL.FOREVER AND EVER, OR UNTIL YOU RETIRE. AGAIN. GO VIKES!!

What a cheap rip-off...I remember seeing this back in 1995...

"The Packer's Prayer"

Our Favre
Who art in Lambeau
Hallowed be thine arm
The bowl will come
It will be won
In New Orleans as it was in Lambeau
Give us this Sunday our weekly win
And give us many touchdown passes
But do not let others pass against us.
Lead us not into frustration
But deliver us to Bourbon Street
For thine is the MVP, the best of the NFC
and the glory of the cheeseheads,
now and forever.
GO GET 'EM!