shhh. You’re acting like a Hogette! This was the Offspring of that 1983 campaign. The Hog Nose became a staple that decade and it actually brought them luck.
We call them the gory days. I remember those "Everything Fine with Dan Devine" bumper stickers also. And I remember thinking what's so fine about it? And there were a lot of "The Pack is Back" bumper stickers too. In fact, I think you still might see some of those around. You can't keep a good slogan down, I guess. But they're weren't back, not until the mid '90s.
Okay, useless Trivia. The actor who played Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazard spoke 12 languages other than English. 6 fluently and 6 conversationaly. Because of this, he was in Army intelligence during the Korean war.
That’s incredible. Especially because he played essentially a lazy slob on that show. That’s how he was portrayed was the leader of the idiots.
Riiiiite… He learnt it with them others
Which proves the old adage that you should never judge a book by it's cover.
Bro, I'm 100% kidding. I thought Caleb could overcome Eberflus and everybody else last year so maybe JJ will be good enough. I was just busting chops my guy.
Eberflus couldn't overcome Eberflus in Chicago. Some people are just not meant to be head coaches.
Can't forget the " Fresh Start With Bart" bumper sticker.
In the 1961 Championship do you recall Ron Kramer slipping on his rear in the end zone after catching a TD? Besides the actual game itself I remember watching the halftime show with that lightly dressed majorette doing her thing on the field. She had to be cold. I could be wrong but I thought one of the songs they played was " The Twist, " which, of course, was a popular song and dance for a couple years then. I just recall my dad standing in front of the TV showing us how to Twist.
Or " We'll Win With Bengtson. " How original!
Damn, someone older than me.
Voyageur goes back to the days of Johnny Blood.
That Johnny Blood was a good read! Surprised there hasn’t been a movie about its great material. The New Richmond native even played for my hometown “LaCrosse Old Style Lagers”. Love the story about him stealing a cab to give that girl a ride. Pretty funny.
The first game I remember was the Vikings at Packers, Nov. 6, 1966.
I've told the story before, but it bears repeating. My father played football for the Menominee Athletic Club. They played against the Packers. During his first season he had his leg broken and the doctors told him he should never play again.
I remember it as well and did not like it. It was my birthday and the Packers lost. Our D spent most of the game chasing Frannie. He got away and kept running or finding someone open. 20-17 on a 4th quarter drive. The Packers lost only 2 games that year. This one by 3 points and another 21-20 in Frisco when Don Chandler missed a late, chip shot FG that would have won the game. 4 points from a perfect season. But the Pack got revenge against Fran and Co. weeks later with a 28-16 win at Met Stadium. This time they got to Tark and forced a crucial INT.
I don't remember any of the game. All I remember is that Packer fans in school were upset. And since I didn't really follow football at the time, I saw an opening. See, these kids had been teasing me for several years about my stuttering. I became an instant Vikings fan that Monday in school. Bragging about how "my team" beat the mighty Packers. And oh yeah, the teasing about the stuttering backed off after that. Still haven't figured out if the decision was part of it. Sure seemed like it at the time. It gave us something to talk about, I guess. So, Packer fans are the reason I'm a Vikings fan. I never switched teams. It was tough growing up in Appleton as a Vikings fan. Most of my family are Packer fans. And one cousin, OMG, is a Dallas fan. I think he's brain-damaged. Must have had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck too long during birth.
Good times! 
