My non-voting share that my Mom (son of HOFer Jerry Clifford) got me in 1997. The family's (theoretically shared among seven siblings) voting share (1 of about 1900) is held by my brother Andy in upstate WI so he can attend shareholder meets and vote on our behalf
When the Steelers sought their fifth NFL title (all Super Bowl championship games, because they never made it to the championship prior to the NFL-AFL merger), they often referred to it as "one for the thumb," meaning a fifth ring.
Alas, the NFL didn't start the bling tradition until after the merger.
But imagining what our chant would be, given our 12 NFL titles, I was thinking "one for the left middle toe" would provide some sense of our status as the Yankees/Celtics/Canadiens of the NFL. That's why two weeks ago felt like my Super Bowl, because the Bears, with 9 titles, are sort of LA Lakers to our Celtics. I don't have the same feeling for the Steelers, whom we play 2-3 times a decade, so I don't have that same, I-can't-stand-losing-to-them! urgency I have with the Bears or Vikes. And yet I want to beat them badly, because I know how hard it is to get this chance.
I have to consider the Pack underdogs on the basis of experience. As I've noted many times, I felt this year was to get some playoff experience, but I really felt we'd go next year, when the SB visits Indy--natch.
So we're a year ahead of sked, by my count, which relaxes me some, and yet, if real greatness (that's what the G on the helmet actually stands for, not Green Bay, as it was invented and first used in the 1961 season, which, BTW, started the 5 championships in 7 years stint under Lombardi) is to be had, like the Patriots of the early 2000s, upon whom we are modeled in personnel picks, then maybe this is when we steal one from the established winner, like the Pats did with the Rams in 2001.
This is my hope.
I plan on being fairly intoxicated by kickoff, to calm my nerves.