Here in Green Bay ‘round 2011, he was known as “The Human Victory Cigar.”

Most apt metaphor I’ve seen. Take your star.

Also, HOW!?!?

Milwaukee trolling level = on point. Check that phone number.

If the Raiders consider themselves the nWo of the NFL, then Gruden has gone full red-and-black Sting-in-the-Wolfpac.

Obviously, Mike Mayock = nWo Hollywood’s Stevie Ray.

Heck, these Games’ll be the first ones I can remember where the opening & closing ceremonies will halfway take place in one stadium (the Coliseum,) and half in the other (Kronkeworld in Inglewood.)

The city of L.A. owns the Coliseum, but USC is the controlling authority. Has been for years...which is why they’re the ones paying for the current renovations. And yes, an athletic track is part of the plan for future renovations there. Athletics are indeed scheduled to take place at the Coliseum for these Games.

Thank…

The tournament was only using Kimberly’s facilities. The women cited were from Green Bay and Shiocton.  (Disclaimer:  I work at the TV station linked below.)

Those Panasonic ENG cameras morphing into George’s head were pretty good for TV news in the 1990s. Dockable to existing Betacam SP decks. We used ‘em for production shoots, regular news reporting...and the selectable 4-point star filter was MONEY. I loved using that filter at Lambeau Field night games.

Then Sony came…

UW-Green Bay’s mascot has been the Fighting Phoenix since around 1970 or so. We always just cheer “Go Phoenix!”

UWGB’s official line is that the team’s name is a singular possessive: “The Phoenix scores 20 pts in the 4th qtr, en route to a 80-72 win over Cleveland State.”

Timely!

Ooh, a “Manitowoc Minute” reference!

Is Charlie cookin’ again?

Uh, no. Bart was QB at Alabama...on an admittedly terrible Crimson Tide squad. He wasn’t the Packers’ starter right away, spending time behind Tobin Rote & Lamar McHan in the late 1950s.

And at one time, Lombardi offered Tom Landry any two players on his roster for Don Meredith...but the Cowboys said no.

Lombardi…

C’mon, commenters, this one was RIGHT THERE.

So THAT’S where Lady Gaga got her Super Bowl entrance idea.