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9 years ago

I don't think I have ever seen such kindness at any sporting event

My son Alex and I were invited to go to the Packers/Bears game by my daughter's longtime Green Bay fan boyfriend, Jason. Neither my son nor I have ever been in Green Bay, so we looked forward to it with some apprehension as we know how Green Bay fans are treated here in Chicago.

Three blocks from the stadium I twisted my back and had trouble walking. Luckily Alex and Jason are two big guys, each grabbing one of my arms and helping me the rest of the way. Upon entering the stadium an employee saw I was having trouble and hurried over to me with a much welcome wheelchair. He pushed me onto an elevator in my Bears jersey and hat.

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I have been wanting to go to Soldier Field for a game. Over the years many people have told me not to wear a Packers jersey as Bears fans will be rude at best
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mi_keys
9 years ago
First, glad to hear the bears fan in that story was treated kindly. That's how it should be.

Second, I've been to two Packers Bears games at soldier and never had issues. Second time around I spent a good chunk of the game shooting the shit with th Bears fan next to me, laughing it up and having a good time. I've heard the horror stories, but vast majority of the fans there are perfectly decent people.
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nyrpack
9 years ago
believe me im here in ny and its a truly different ballgame here !!

pretty sad at times !!
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macbob
9 years ago
I haven't attended a ball game at Soldier Field, so I can't comment on game day in Chicago.

But I can say that all of the Bears fans I've worked with over the years are people I wouldn't hesitate to invite over to watch the game.

I suspect game day in Chicago is the same as anywhere else--mostly decent fans with a few a**holes thrown in who can give the rest of the fans a bad reputation.
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First, glad to hear the bears fan in that story was treated kindly. That's how it should be.

Second, I've been to two Packers Bears games at soldier and never had issues. Second time around I spent a good chunk of the game shooting the shit with th Bears fan next to me, laughing it up and having a good time. I've heard the horror stories, but vast majority of the fans there are perfectly decent people.

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I haven't attended a ball game at Soldier Field, so I can't comment on game day in Chicago.

But I can say that all of the Bears fans I've worked with over the years are people I wouldn't hesitate to invite over to watch the game.

I suspect game day in Chicago is the same as anywhere else--mostly decent fans with a few a**holes thrown in who can give the rest of the fans a bad reputation.

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I don't mean to imply all Bears fans are @ssholes. But there are enough of them. My son lives in Chicago and he has seen more than his share of them crawling out of the woodwork. A couple of weeks ago we were discussing that there are also lousy Packer fans too. I realize that.

When I was talking with one of my friends that had told me not to wear a Packer jersey to Soldier Field I told him I wear Cardinals jerseys to Wrigley without any problems. He said the mind set is different when they are Bears fans. I said that they are the same people and he said probably so but they act different at Soldier Field.
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sschind
9 years ago
My guess is the vast majority of fans at any venue are decent people (well maybe not in Oakland) but its the A-holes that get the attention. It also kind of depends on who is telling the story.

I recall a Packer viking game I went to with my brother over in the metrodome a long time ago. The Packers received the opening kick and proceeded to drive the length of the field for a 7 minute drive and a TD. One of the vikings fans in front of us took off his sweatshirt and as he was pulling it over his head I joked "yeah, after a drive like that I'd hide my head too if I were a viking fan" They turned around and good naturedly said "we'll see" Well, we did see. I'm not sure if the Packers gained as many yards the rest of the game as they did on that drive. Every time the vikings did something good, which was quite often, the fans would turn around and say something smart but in my opinion in fun "Whose turn is it to hide their head now" and stuff like that. All the way home my brother couldn't stop bitching about the a-hole vikings fans in front of us. I'm not sure if he recalled that I started the whole thing or not but he never shied away from telling people what jerks the vikings fans were. I saw it in a totally different light. Besides the one fan that flipped us off as we pulled out of the parking lot I thought it was all in good fun. My brother thought they were pricks.

I'm sure that Green Bay has its share of pricks as well but in the few games I have been to, most recently Favres last game there as a viking there, I only saw two instance where any fans were jerks (they both happened to be vikings fans) Once as we were walking around the stadium bunch of vikings fans made some crude comment obviously intended as a serious insult as we walked by and we could hear them yelling something similar to any Packers fans walking by. Everyone just ignored them. The second time one fan after the game actually took a swing at my cousin and called him a fag because he was wearing a pair of green and gold striped coveralls. The rest of the time I saw a great deal of friendly camaraderie between fans of both teams.

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I agree with our assessment sschind. As a Gold package ticket older I go to a game or two a year. There are almost always a few fans for the opposition. Every once in a while the seats right in front of us have the visiting fans. I love it when it is a dad and his young son. I try to be careful for what I say and how I say it but I like to tease the young guys a little bit if the game is going GB's way. But not too much as to ruin his experience.

I did have a running dialogue with a Bears fan on the game in GB on Christmas night in 2011. Well not just me. Everyone in the area had a good time kidding him. Even he knew how lousy the Bears were. He would jump up and shout "WE GOT A FIRST DOWN" every once in a while. The banter was more interesting than the game which we all knew was decided before kickoff. McCown was the QB for the Bears and had a QB rating of 78 while Aaron was 142. GB seemed to be coasting the whole game.
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packman82
9 years ago
I went to Bears/Packers in 2002 at U of I and a Bears fan (around 40 years old) grabbed me by my collar and wanted to hit me for cheering too loudly. The sad thing is I was 5'8 110 lbs and 16 years old. I'd never go to soldiers field wearing packers gear unless I had 5 other Packer fans with me.
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dhazer
9 years ago
I am so proud of my fellow cheeseheads. I tell everyone out here in the Burgh that the Packer fans are the best because we enjoy football. We could care if you are for the opposing team, you will still get invited to have a beer or brat. Here is another example



Drove out to Green Bay for last weekends Eagles/Packers game and besides the ass whipping the Birds had handed to them it was an absolutely incredible experience.
We drove up Rt 43 and as soon as we saw Lambeau we immediately got fired up. We bypassed the hotel and went straight to the stadium. We exited of our vehicle in full Eagle gear and proceeded to enter the hallowed halls. What happened next was beyond anything I could have imagined...
We were welcomed. Greeted with "Hellos", "Are you from Philly? Hey have a great time", "Hey, good luck tomorrow and enjoy yourselves." We were all stunned. Where were all the horrible names we were to be called? Not one vulgar word was thrown our way. Not one food item tossed at our heads. NOTHING! It was like being in a bizzaro football world.



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Dulak
9 years ago

I am so proud of my fellow cheeseheads. I tell everyone out here in the Burgh that the Packer fans are the best because we enjoy football. We could care if you are for the opposing team, you will still get invited to have a beer or brat. Here is another example





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