WLUK, a fox affiliate in Green Bay, has decided to drop its normal rerun of Seinfeld from the schedule. What is the reason behind it? The reasoning is to keep Eli Manning from getting comfortable. Eli's schedule is clear during the 5:30 slot which would normally allow him to watch one of his favorite shows. General Manager Jay Zoller of WLUK would not feel comfortable letting Manning get comfortable. Zoller said, "We don't want to give any comfort to the enemy whatsoever when they come into town". This makes sense, but is it really necessary? Does the TV programming Eli watches during the week really matter all that much? I can't answer these questions, but I can say that if I were a Green Bay Packer I would love this. Any time a local TV station goes that far out of its way to help you out, you definately can't complain. This is another hilarious example of how seriously people take sports in America, and I don't see anything wrong with it at all, in fact, I like the idea. The TV station is also allowing local fans to vote which TV program should be played in that spot instead. What is the number one idea thus far you ask? A special about the great Packers coach Vince Lombarti. They sure do love their football in Green Bay. I would have picked Green Bay to win the game before I heard about this. After this news came out, I am almost certain Green Bay will win. I don't know how you could argue that.
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