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Nevertheless, talk on campus persists that Messer and Mentavlos were not making the cut, while cadets commonly use superlatives when talking about Mace and Lovetinska. Says Brett Strand, a junior: "I've heard it from more than one person, they're some of the best knobs we've ever had." But Gibson insists that his client, Messer, a member of ROTC in high school, was as tough as they come. Adds Kulp: "Were this a situation where after the first week [Mentavlos] was calling it quits, as did a number of male cadets, maybe that might be worthy of analysis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO... | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

...defeat of the Carolina Panthers in the National Football Conference title game. Defensive end Reggie White, the proclaimed Minister of Defense, who turns every podium into a pulpit, said to the congregation, "Green Bay, I hope you're proud of us, because we are proud of you." Quarterback Brett Favre, who has been through a little too much for his 27 years, reminded the flock of a promise he had made. "I remember telling the fans and the media before the season started that we were going to the Super Bowl. In two weeks we'll be in New Orleans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEADERS OF THE PACK | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

...long has Green Bay been waiting? Well, the numeral on the Super Bowl was II, the A.F.L. and N.F.L. were still two leagues, and Lyndon Johnson was President. Reggie White was six, and Brett Favre hadn't been born yet. Winning was once the only thing in Green Bay, but after Vince Lombardi left in 1968, it became only an occasional thing, even when such legendary Packers as Bart Starr and Forrest Gregg took over as coach. Titletown, U.S.A., became something of a joke. As Willie Davis, the Reggie White of his day, said last week, "I was beginning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEADERS OF THE PACK | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

...thought the Packers belonged in a pine box, along with the idea of a small town owning a team. But in 1992 Harlan hired general manager Ron Wolf, who hired coach Mike Holmgren, who unleashed the potential in a backup quarterback acquired from the Atlanta Falcons named Brett Favre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEADERS OF THE PACK | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

...BRETT FAVRE Fit, fleet, favored. And he hails from next door to the Dome: Mississippi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 27, 1997 | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

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