Brrrrr! We definitely are not in Kansas anymore!
They like Packers coach Mike McCarthy at his alma mater, Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan.
So much so that when the Packers made it into the NFC championship game and McCarthy offered tickets, Baker athletics director Dan Harris -- who was an assistant coach when McCarthy played there -- and four friends drove up to Lambeau Field. However, they weren't prepared for the subzero temperatures.
"I had three layers of clothes and it wasn't enough," Harris told the Baldwin City Signal. "I looked like the little guy on 'A Christmas Story' who couldn't move his arms or legs. In fact, it was hard to put my boots on with all of my clothes on. It was a challenge."
Forget about getting some refreshments, too.
"You go up there to order a Coke and give them your money, but by the time they come back with your change, your Coke was frozen solid," Harris told the local paper. "It was taking seconds for the drinks to freeze. In fact, most of the concession stands shut down, because no one was going to buy anything. It was that cold."
So, Dan, would you do it again?
"To the person, everyone said they would do it again, except me. I said I would love to go to a Packers game, but not if it's going to be 25-below wind chill, no way."
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
So much so that when the Packers made it into the NFC championship game and McCarthy offered tickets, Baker athletics director Dan Harris -- who was an assistant coach when McCarthy played there -- and four friends drove up to Lambeau Field. However, they weren't prepared for the subzero temperatures.
"I had three layers of clothes and it wasn't enough," Harris told the Baldwin City Signal. "I looked like the little guy on 'A Christmas Story' who couldn't move his arms or legs. In fact, it was hard to put my boots on with all of my clothes on. It was a challenge."
Forget about getting some refreshments, too.
"You go up there to order a Coke and give them your money, but by the time they come back with your change, your Coke was frozen solid," Harris told the local paper. "It was taking seconds for the drinks to freeze. In fact, most of the concession stands shut down, because no one was going to buy anything. It was that cold."
So, Dan, would you do it again?
"To the person, everyone said they would do it again, except me. I said I would love to go to a Packers game, but not if it's going to be 25-below wind chill, no way."
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
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