No doubt, the Lambeau/Green Bay experience is a unique one, filled with happiness and hospitality...
However, in the days since returning home from the trip, my buddies and I can't help but feel like there's some 'Stepford Wives' ish going on in Green Bay. You get that feel that everyone in the town is in on something, and with each alcoholic beverage, slowly that charming Wisconsin demeanor begins to slip away. Get 'em wasted, and they're no different from anyone else. The same lines you'd hear at any other NFL stadium.
I think the real reason they were SO nice to Seahawks fans was that it made it impossible to give them any good natured crap about the NFC Championship game last season. When someone's grandma is handing you cookies and saying that they're so happy that you're there, you'd be some special kind of tool if you dialed up a Brian Bostick reference.
I seriously hope that we have to go back there in the playoffs. Preferably the NFC Championship. Nothing would feel better than leaving that place with a W in the frigid months, on the frozen tundra. I've already told my buddies that we'd be going back, and this time, no fraternizing with the enemy. Straight up Rocky 4 style, staying in a barn on the outskirts of town, training in the snow so that we can prepare to sit in 10 degree weather. No accepting any hot cocoa from granny or anything nice like that. We're going in there with Kam Chancellor next time, and things are going to get serious. They will not be as friendly the next time around. They will want our blood, and yes, some might be shed, but Kam and company will want to take their souls.
Still though, whether it's authentic or contrived, it's an excellent football extravaganza that everyone should set out to experience at least once in their lives. Next time, the result will be much better.