Well, it’s official. Brett Fav-ruh is a Minnesota Viking. And cheeseheads everywhere are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.  In the less than 48 hours since the announcement, fan forums and comments sections have been filled with the vitriolic rants of Packers fans who insist that Fav-ruh is nothing more than a traitor and a betrayer – a disappointment to everyone who hails from the great state of Wisconsin.

To the fans who would admonish him, Fav-ruh has but one simple message: “If you’re true Packers fans, you’d understand.”

Note to Fav-ruh: Team loyalty is actually not a concept that encompasses wanting what’s best for your main rival.  Even in the Midwest. Having values does not preclude a people from dedicated sports fanmanship.

Perhaps, though, Fav-ruh was simply referring to the bottom line, which is that any fan of any team is always going to want what’s best for football.  And, FYI, this is what’s best for football.  Fav-ruh commented at his press conference: “I think it’s great for football. I can’t see how you wouldn’t think it would be.”

Say what you will about people from the South.  At least they’re humble.

There’s been no explanation as to how Fav-ruh suddenly came to have faith in that body of his, the one that was just too beat up to go on as of July 28^th.   He’s made no statement that would have us believe that his physical condition has miraculously reversed itself since he declared himself unfit to play. However, maybe there’s a hidden meaning behind his message to Packers fans.  Like, if you’re true Packers fans, you’d understand that my body’s so jacked that all I could possibly do for your enemy is make things worse. So don’t sweat it.

If nothing elsbe, this constitutes the conclusion to this ridiculous saga. Though I give him a month before he’s shoved a bloody bag of animals guts into a teammate’s locker as a display of camaraderie. Could be a nice way to thank John David Booty for giving up his old number.