ridenlow71

I don't think the two situations are analogous at all. Unless there are players who are ordering extra rings specifically to sell on the secondary market. I don't begrudge anyone selling their own property. If Mac, or Aaron Rodgers, or the pro shop day shift manager wants to sell their own ring, that's their business. I'm only objecting to him setting up a little cottage industry selling first-run rings to people not entitled to order them on their own. Ah but many players have done that, Look into Nebraska ring scandal

Just for proof..here are some pictures of my SB trip!

To add my 2cents to this. I see where both of you are coming from, but to that point if your going to try and hang mac then you have to hang EVERY player or coach who has ever sold their championship ring. We all know that every day players are selling their rings. Just look at my collection. I understand that being a shareholder is an elite club, but mac's not the first person to sell a shareholders ring. I have one from 1996, bought it off craigslist from a shareholder. Also I have a Board of Directors ring AND a 1997 Packers NFC championship ring. So are those people horrible people? No they were people who either needed the money or didn't wear the ring so wanted someone else to enjoy it. I don't go out and claim I'm a shareholder. I don't claim that I played on any of the teams that I have rings for, if someone askes I tell them that I collect rings. But I am a die hard packer fan! Got the helmet tattooed on me and went to every playoff game including the super bowl this past year. I can't help it that the packers offered stock when i was only 13. If they would change their rules about people who have stock being able to sell it then i would be a shareholder. But once you buy stock it's yours for live which I disagree with. In my opinion if your a shareholder and want to sell your stock, the Packers should buy it back then resell it. That way the seller can't rape you for it, and the pack can still keep track of who is a shareholder. Just my 2 cents, also gothamite I like the blog you got keep up the good work!

Shareholder rings start at $399 for White Lustrium® and cubic zirconia, and go up to $2400 for 10k white gold and diamonds. yup, there's 4 different options. Mine was kinda expensive

Can someone explain to me how to spot a fake. I'm what you would call a novice when it comes to jersey's. I have 2 and both were purchased at the packers pro shop so i know they are legit.

My packers shareholders ring, and unlike college rings those diamonds are real

New ring added to my collection

Yeah like the tat just don't think I would have put it there...

Every shareholder/season ticket holder has the option to purchase a ring. Prices range from $400-$2500 depending on what options you want.

Anyone seen anything about Uconn's national championship ring yet?

Thats pretty cool, i like the logo in the middle

yeah I really hope they offer it again, in 97 is was only 13 so I couldn't buy any. I heard they were thinking of doing it again to help pay for them adding seating to Lambeau..I hope so!!

Looks basically like the shareholders ring. I agree with you still don't understand why they didn't put Lambeau on the ring.

Fuzzy Thurston to auction off his Super Bowl 2 ring to pay taxes..wish I could buy it to give it back to him. It's a shame. http://www.sportsrageous.com/former-packer-to-auction-off-ring-from-super-bowl-ii-06-26-2011

Oh and I'm glad they did, I mean you have to. You can't just brush all the other championships under the rug just because they weren't Super Bowl wins. I've gotten into this debate before with people who said that anything before the super bowl doesn't count because most of the time there was no playoff system. But thats just how the NFL at the time was set up. It' s still part of the teams history and the NFL's. So yes the packer only have 4 super bowl wins compared to the steelers 6, but at the end of the day we still have 13 total! (championships that is) They also did the same for the 1996 ring, Part of the "G" was made up of 12 diamonds, and the inside part of the "G" had 3 diamonds repersenting the super bowl wins.

And this is why I hate the Super Bowl. Because no one care about the 47 years before the super bowl I'm guessing? I agree with you.

I was on the field for the Pats celebration in Pittsburgh for the 04 season. It was pretty awesome. Trophy was presented on the field in 01 when we beat them there, too. Not sure if it changed across the board or what. maybe..half the bears fans were gone after Cutler left the game. One guy said congrats on your win and walked out in the 3rd. They don't have faith in their back ups. Was funny as hell!

Yes, it's very cool. The other side has a reference to the post-game speech Charles Woodson gave after the NFC Championship game. This is the best picture I can find so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r0IyRXU3ts I wish they would have put his comment about the president inside the ring as well I was at the game was was pissed they didn't do the trophy presintation on the field

also here's the blackhawks ring again incase no one seen it

Here's the video again since I'm guessing when I posted it no one saw it, I also noticed the inside of the ring, thanks for finding still pictures of it bucboy02. I couldn't seem to find those.

yeah I posted both those videos not that long ago..not sure if anyone ever saw them. I also posted one on the making of the lakers rings.

THose diamonds are fake and most the time the ring isn't real gold

And the 2008 Florida ring

yeah every team that wins the national gets all three since the start of the BCS I am not a ring-follower, but I don't think that's correct. yes it is, Alabama got the same thing.