I must admit, I'm a hater.  There are some sports teams that I just love to see lose and some of those teams losing just isn't even satisfying enough.  The team at the top of that list, the Green Bay Packers.  I was hoping that the poor season that they have put together would absolve me for having to hear about them so much, but no dice, still have to hear about the Packers.

     Really my main beef with the Packers isn't so much the team themselves, it's the endless butt-kissing by most of the sports writers / anouncers / all of espn.  I can almost understand why, for most of those guys growing up the Packers were The Team.  Just like there is a disproporationate number of mid to late 20 some year old football fans who like the Bears.  My beef came to the became seething hatred during a playoff game a year or two ago.  The Eagles vs. the Packers,  the 4th and 20 game, or whatever it actually was. 

     The game was actually pretty boring and hard to watch, the Eagles ever inconsistent, and the Packers who had a great record on the strength of beating teams with losing records.  As the game went on, and on, and on, one thing became clear, the two good ol' boys in the annoucing both Aikman, Johnston where clearly routing for the Packers to win.  Mr. Joe Buck was no different either.  I could give some leeway to the former Cowboys, but only a little.  But, when the "regular" sports commentator was clearly routing for the Packers, it was way too much for me to handle.  Is it something that is really the Packers fault?  No.  It does make me hate them though. 

     Does it matter that I think that Brett Farve is one of the most over-rated players in the history of the NFL?  Nope.  Does it matter that the Pack seemingly always plays a K-State cupcake special schedule?  Nope.  The media has made me hate the Packers.  Those other things just add fuel to the fire. 

     Although some bad seasons as of late have somewhat dimmed this analogy think of it this way, The Packers are the NFL's version of The Beatles, it doesn't matter what they do, they're still considered to be the best.  If you don't agree with that, let me add this to the equation.  The 49ers are The Rolling Stones.  Held in the highest regard and great themselves in their time, but considered second best.  And guess what folks, I hate The Beatles too, for the same reason I hate the Packers, just because everyone thinks they are number one without a doubt....