That title comes from something I just heard on ESPN, which said that the citizens of Green Bay (there are some 102,000 of them, and many of them have actual ownership shares in the team) have nicknamed their town in honor of the Super Bowl 45 MVP, quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Today the buses rolled through town in a caravan with police cars while thousands cheered and snapped pictures; many players waved and smiled back and took their own pictures. Rumor has it schools let out early and workplaces shut down, and, tomorrow, the official party has been scheduled at the stadium, with tickets selling for just $5. It will surely be a great opportunity for pictures, for heartfelt personal thanks and speeches. It will be a wonderful time of bonding for a city that has not had a championship in 1996 (and lost the NFC Championship Game in heartbreaking overtime fashion in '07 to the New York Giants), and was deeply wounded by the un-retiring, I'm-going-away-now decision of former star and icon Brett Favre. Anyway, time to heal. Rumor has it Favre has apologized recently to Green Bay owner Ted Thompson, or that Thompson apologized to Favre (I'm really not sure which). In any case, they're moving on.
The only problem with any of this? The high in Green Bay tomorrow for this ceremony at Lambeau field is supposed to be 9 degree Farenheit. I hope Mr. Rodgers' friends bundle up.
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