Mystery Picker Revealed!

For those who've been paying attention, the rebooted Post Pattern has tried to follow the traditions established by the original publication. It's been suggested that Mark Twain once said "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes". With that in mind, our staff set out in search of a suitable candidate for Mystery Picker. Upon realizing Marlene Buboltz was the first MP, we thought it appropriate someone from that branch of the Buboltz tree would be a great pick. We've dropped subtle hints in several of our issues over the course of the year. The first was a reference to "MVP Favre" in the Week 3 edition, leaving out the name "Brett". In our week 7 update, readers may have thought we included a typo when mentioning that our Mystery Picker's "Packers loyalty runs 'depe' " (a reference to De Pere). For anyone who knows our Mystery Picker, the final hint was the biggest clue yet as we mentioned "a group of Flamingos is called a Flamboyance". (link to an article in the Press Gazette about the Flamingos) Our 2025 Mystery Picker is none other than cousin Brett Buboltz. 

Thoughts from our Mystery Picker

When cousin Nick reached out to me to be the Mystery Picker, I was incredibly honored.  I remember participating in Uncle Al’s pool as a young kid and filling out my picks weekly with Dad.

I get asked often how I became such a big Packer fan.  I have two people to thank for that.  The first is my Dad.  The other is Uncle Al.  I always remember going to games as a young kid, stopping at Hansen’s on the west side of DePere to pick up a ham and cheese sub and heading to Lambeau to tailgate with Uncle Al’s crew.  Just hanging out, listening to the adults talk about the Packers and playing catch with a football with whichever other cousins were lucky enough to attend that game.  

As I have grown up my most cherished moments are attending games at Lambeau with my dad.  As he gets older, I know my trips to Lambeau with him are numbered.  Luckily for me, my three kids have been bitten by the Packers bug just as hard as I have been.  Bringing Finley, Frank and some day, Fletcher to Lambeau brings me great joy. We will always follow two simple rules that my dad and Al taught us. 1. Never boo your own team. 2. Never leave a game early.  Lambeau Field and the Packers are very special. We were taught to never take for granted either of them.

I think about Uncle Al a lot.  I always cherished our conversations about the Packers.  The thing I will always remember about him, is no matter how young I was, and no matter how “silly” my Packer takes were, he was there to listen and talk Packers with me.  

Nick made me aware that when he asked me to be the Mystery Picker that my mom was the very first one.  What Nick did not know was how insanely jealous Chad and Bart were that I got to participate this year.  Chad even reminded me that he was once a Champion and wants to petition back in!

Nick, thank you for thinking of me as your Mystery Picker.  What you all have, as a family, is so incredibly special.  There is no doubt that Uncle Al is looking down from Heaven with immense pride and it is because of how close you all are.  I am proud to call you all my family.

But enough nice words about Nick, I have a championship to wrestle away from him! 

Love you all,

Brett Buboltz