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[seahawk 17]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

 

[butcher boy]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

For me, it wasn't just people on this board. I saw it on multiple message boards and in real life. I'm sure it's magnified around here (San Francisco) with the rivalry, but I haven't seen that level of fan douchery since Raider fans from the late 80s/early 90s.

For what it's worth it was a very temporary thing and I haven't noticed it much at all since then.

 

[sho nuff]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.

SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

 

[Shawnky]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

 

[sho nuff]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

Thanks for following me around again.

Time to move on chief...no need to get in another pissing contest with a troll like you.

 

[biju]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

Thanks for following me around again.

Time to move on chief...no need to get in another pissing contest with a troll like you.

Just for the record, you're in our thread. If it feels like Seahawks fans are following you around then don't post in here.

 

[sho nuff]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

Thanks for following me around again.

Time to move on chief...no need to get in another pissing contest with a troll like you.

Just for the record, you're in our thread. If it feels like Seahawks fans are following you around then don't post in here.

I believe he is a cowboys fan...he has been following me around for the past few weeks to get in pissing contests and not talking about the topic...trolling me and when asked to provide any back up for his claims he moves on to yet another name to call me.

Seems there are several people in here...and the part of the topic was about what opinion or why people have an opinion about seahawk fans...I gave my opinion...he came in to start something.

 

[Shawnky]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

Thanks for following me around again.

Time to move on chief...no need to get in another pissing contest with a troll like you.

Who's calling people names now? Quite the hypocrite.

And don't flatter yourself there Michael Keaton. This is a public forum. I click on many threads when I come to this site. I'm going to say this and then I'm done. It hilarious that you're here saying the things you do when (as I stated yesterday in another thread) you're the equivalent of him as a Packer fan. Quite the

 

[Shawnky]

I suspect it is because of the one poster. I don't think I've ever heard much bad said about the Seahawks fan base as a whole. But every fan base is gonna have its fair share of tools, and it's unfortunate for you guys that one of them is the Seahawks biggest cheerleader here.

Yeah...one here...at least one on another board.SEems the most vocal are the 2 biggest homers...and if you disagree with them you get insulted.

Also seems several are a bit overconfident about some things.

Nice to have a great team and up and coming...but a few act as if the Hawks have already won it all.

Of all people...........

Thanks for following me around again.

Time to move on chief...no need to get in another pissing contest with a troll like you.

Just for the record, you're in our thread. If it feels like Seahawks fans are following you around then don't post in here.

I believe he is a cowboys fan...he has been following me around for the past few weeks to get in pissing contests and not talking about the topic...trolling me and when asked to provide any back up for his claims he moves on to yet another name to call me.

Seems there are several people in here...and the part of the topic was about what opinion or why people have an opinion about seahawk fans...I gave my opinion...he came in to start something.

WRONG! I hate the Cowboys. I'm a Saints fan.

Again, don't flatter yourself. I've never followed you. But you're kinda hard to miss as one of the most annoying and clueless posters on this site.

 

[sho nuff]

And my point is made for me biju...

 

[Shawnky]

Sorry Hawks fans. I didn't know it was a crime to be a Wilson, Harvin, and Rice owner in my dynasty leagues. I was just looking for relative info.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Sup bro's.

I was at training camp on saturday. Just a few observations.

-Golden Tate made a nice ~30 yard TD catch over BB. He has looked really good thus far.

-Sherman had a nice INT on Wilson....Sherman looks more confident than last year (if possible)

-Christine Michael had a nice run where he cut back showing great vision....he looks really good.

-Turbin and YOLO weren't practicing. I suspect Turbin will be the 3rd down back, but if Lynch goes down it will be Michael replacing him.

-Good to see Carp back. He's a HUGE man.

-Ware wasn't used at fullback at all.

 

[EBF]

Curious to hear how Chris Harper is doing. Read that he had a couple catches today.

Also curious about Ware. If he didn't get snaps at FB then are they trying him at RB now? I know he spent some time at FB earlier this past week.

 

[seahawk 17]

Percy Harvin isn't the only Seattle Seahawks wide receiver red-flagged for injury entering August.

Coach Pete Carroll revealed Thursday that Sidney Rice has left training camp to undergo a non-surgical procedure on his knee in Switzerland. It's not unusual for players to travel to Europe for the blood-manipulation treatment known as Regenokine, though Carroll declined to give specifics in this case.

Rice's visit has been planned for awhile. He's leaving now because this is the earliest the clinic could accommodate his appointment.

Carroll is optimistic that Rice will not miss any games, even of the preseason variety. According to Liz Mathews of 710 ESPN Seattle, Carroll expects Rice to return from the procedure with "fresh legs" and with his knee in "even better" condition.

The concern is that Rice was hampered by knee issues late last season, even sporting crutches after the Divisional round loss at Atlanta.

While it's credible that Rice won't miss regular-season action, we're skeptical that the Seahawks will rush a proven veteran back into the lineup for preseason action. Either way, a once-deep receiver corps suddenly has more questions than answers for a team that is expected to contend for the NFC West crown.

The Around The League Podcast is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe.

Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000223620/article/sidney-rice-leaves-seahawks-camp-for-knee-treatment

 

[cacksman]

Rice is getting stem cell injections most likely. He should come back even healthier than he was before the trip. If anything, this is good news.

 

[mad sweeney]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

 

[biju]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

 

[proninja]

Sorry Hawks fans. I didn't know it was a crime to be a Wilson, Harvin, and Rice owner in my dynasty leagues. I was just looking for relative info.

It isn't. You'll learn who to not take seriously around here. Don't sweat it.

 

[proninja]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

You're not helping

 

[biju]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

You're not helping

Do we win some sort of prize if people like our fanbase?

 

[proninja]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

You're not helping

Do we win some sort of prize if people like our fanbase?

Yes. Fewer trolls coming into all the Seahawks threads and being annoying. It's a prize I'd like to win.

 

[biju]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

You're not helping

Do we win some sort of prize if people like our fanbase?

Yes. Fewer trolls coming into all the Seahawks threads and being annoying. It's a prize I'd like to win.

I don't believe you're right. I think this happens to every team that has any kind of success. First it will be the "you caught them off guard", then it will be "yeah, but you haven't won anything" and then it will be "knock them down because of their success". Seahawks fans just don't have much of any of these (except from 49er fans that will pounce on the opportunity to gloat about 80s trophies) so we need to adjust.

The trolls will always be there because they thrive on this. The best action is to completely not give a ####.

 

[ImTheScientist]

http://mmqb.si.com/2013/07/18/richard-sherman-introduction/

Great article written by Richard Sherman.

 

[ImTheScientist]

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/live.html

Im sure most of you know but this is a live stream of practice.

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you as a Rams fan, I pretty much live in any NFC West forum I can find. And 12 months ago, Seattle fans were a fairly in-their-shoes bunch. Yeah, they had some pie-in-the-sky hopes, but that's the way it is with every fanbase. But something happened to you guys in the last year that has taken you off the rails. Now obscure threads of backup TE battles in Jacksonville aren't immune from "42-13!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!" Okay, it's not THAT bad, but you get the point. It's very much a case of "Act like you've bene there before." One good year with a wildcard team that is getting blown way out of proportion because an impressive win against a good team came on the heels of two blowouts against demoralized doormats when they ran up the score and called fake punts up by thirty. That three game stretch has somehow turned Seattle from a good team into a band of immortals.

And while you were understated about how you said it, your "small market" observation speaks to the heart of what I've seen of Squawk fans in the last year. You guys crave validation. You had five division titles, but still nobody talked about Seattle like they were a perennial power, and it huwt you widduw feewings. What you guys failed to realize is that four of those five titles weren't won because Seattle was good. They weren't. They were 9 or 10 win teams that had a division title defaulted to them because they were slightly less mediocre than the three really bad teams in a division with the rep of being the worst division in all of sports. Those teams would have gone 7-9 in a real division, except for the team that DID go 7-9. But instead of recognizing that those teams weren't worth any great notoriety, you take up a martyr complex, and that feed EVERYTHING you guys do.

* One year where you are good at the same time another team is good. Now it has to be "a Rivalry."

* You get over on a horrible call with replacement refs. Fans of 31 other teams would have said "Hey, everyone has benefitted from bad calls with these guys... we got over. What do you want us to do... give the win back? HAHAHA" But Squawk fans instead go Zapruder film and try to show frame by frame at what particular instance that call would have been correct. (At which point you ask them about the Megatron rule and they say "Whuh...?")

* There is zero moderation. Everything MUST be the best or greatest. "We had the best playoff run ever... it caused an earthquake!" (A nice run... but do we have to rank them now?) "We have the best fans... our flag tells us so!" (That's the sports equivalent of your mom sewing your name in your underwear.) "Russell Wilson is the hardest working quarterback in the league!!!" (Citation needed on how the other 31 QBs prepare.) "Lookie here! A list with our team on top! And Vegas odds, too!!!" (Resorting to lists just confirms my whole need-for-validation observation... and the Vegas thing just shows Seattle fans aren't savvy enough to understand how Vegas works.)

These are just ones off the top of my head. And it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so broad. People keep saying "don't use one bad fan as a sample for everyone" but that's just it... it's not just one fan. Different forums, different mediums, it's pretty consistent.

So that's it. Seattle is a good team, maybe even a really good team. But I don't care that much about them. I've been too focused on wishing death upon The Murdering Showgirl and having it finally succeed, then watching Spags and Devaney do the ungrateful work of sorting out the cap hell they were in, and now finally a light at the end of the tunnel. I've been too busy hoping for my team to act like a pro franchise to care or notice about 30 other teams. (San Fran... they will always be my soul's hate.) They even used to be an easy team to like while I was passing the time.... "Well, at least it's not San Francisco." Maybe now that the Rams will be competitive, if Seattle takes something from them, I'll notice and care a bit. Not a rivalry kind of hatred... not like what I feel for San Fran... but the team will irk me.

But that's the team. The fans are a whole other ball of corn. My hatred of you guys (I know I just met you, but guilt by association and all that) went from zero to white hot supernova rage in an amazingly short order. So well done on that, I suppose.

Matt Hass once made a comment about how playing in Seattle was like being in the Witness Protection Program. And that brings up a chicken-or-the-egg issue. Did he say that because he fed off the martyr complex of the fans, or did the fans hear that, go "Yeah... he's right!!!" and get their martyr complex from him. There should be a study of some sort done on that. Because admitting it is the first step to recovery.

IMextremelyHO. YMMV.

 

[cacksman]

Junior, for someone that says you don't care that much about Seattle- you sure spend a ton of time talking about them.

I don't recall the Seahawks ever releasing a video such as this to educate fans on how to act on gameday: RamRules As a Rams fan, you should be familiar with it.

Junior, did you know that when your offense is driving to try and score that you should be quiet so the team can hear the quarterback? What about making noise on third down when your defense is on the field so you can try and cause a false start? Well now you do!

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

Junior, for someone that says you don't care that much about Seattle- you sure spend a ton of time talking about them.

I don't recall the Seahawks ever releasing a video such as this to educate fans on how to act on gameday: RamRules As a Rams fan, you should be familiar with it.

Junior, did you know that when your offense is driving to try and score that you should be quiet so the team can hear the quarterback? What about making noise on third down when your defense is on the field so you can try and cause a false start? Well now you do!

I rarely talk about the team. The fans... them I talk about.

And I fully agree about that Rams Rules debacle. Just further proof that the front offices of the past had zero clue what they were doing. You can't force tradition, and Rams fans pretty much laughed that out of the building in short order.

Say, how is that flagpole that tells you that you're special working out for you? How long has that been up in the corner of your stadium? And how widely do the fans wear their gullibility for marketing as a badge of honor?

 

[Sweetness_34]

I have been off the boards for awhile, and I am surprised by the amount of hate for Seahawk fans. Is this because of one poster( who I see likes to rile other fans up apparently) or a nationwide thing?

Serious question.

I see it a lot in PFT and a few other places in the comments. Not sure how it got that way, but it seems that a lot of people are peeved at us. Maybe the GB game last year sparked the divide.

And to that I always basically think "#### Everybody Else". I really don't care if other fans don't like the Seahawks or their fans. As a matter of fact, I already hate the other 31 teams so it's only fair that they hate me and my team back. I'm generally not in the business of being a fan so I can look "cool" to other fans. I'm in the business of being a fan because I cannot generally control my excitement for the sport and my team.

I don't want to judge anyone else or tell other people how to root for their team or enjoy the game, but anything less than the above from me means I've given up and should be put out of my misery.

#### Pittsburgh.

#### Green Bay.

#### the 49ers.

#### the rest of the fans who cry because a "small market" NFL team is finally getting some respect by the analysts.

#### the people who say "zero Superbowls".

#### the people who flaunt their rings they got 15 years ago and who weren't on the bandwagon until their team started winning two seasons ago.

#### Everybody Else.

Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you as a Rams fan, I pretty much live in any NFC West forum I can find. And 12 months ago, Seattle fans were a fairly in-their-shoes bunch. Yeah, they had some pie-in-the-sky hopes, but that's the way it is with every fanbase. But something happened to you guys in the last year that has taken you off the rails. Now obscure threads of backup TE battles in Jacksonville aren't immune from "42-13!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!" Okay, it's not THAT bad, but you get the point. It's very much a case of "Act like you've bene there before." One good year with a wildcard team that is getting blown way out of proportion because an impressive win against a good team came on the heels of two blowouts against demoralized doormats when they ran up the score and called fake punts up by thirty. That three game stretch has somehow turned Seattle from a good team into a band of immortals.

And while you were understated about how you said it, your "small market" observation speaks to the heart of what I've seen of Squawk fans in the last year. You guys crave validation. You had five division titles, but still nobody talked about Seattle like they were a perennial power, and it huwt you widduw feewings. What you guys failed to realize is that four of those five titles weren't won because Seattle was good. They weren't. They were 9 or 10 win teams that had a division title defaulted to them because they were slightly less mediocre than the three really bad teams in a division with the rep of being the worst division in all of sports. Those teams would have gone 7-9 in a real division, except for the team that DID go 7-9. But instead of recognizing that those teams weren't worth any great notoriety, you take up a martyr complex, and that feed EVERYTHING you guys do.

* One year where you are good at the same time another team is good. Now it has to be "a Rivalry."

* You get over on a horrible call with replacement refs. Fans of 31 other teams would have said "Hey, everyone has benefitted from bad calls with these guys... we got over. What do you want us to do... give the win back? HAHAHA" But Squawk fans instead go Zapruder film and try to show frame by frame at what particular instance that call would have been correct. (At which point you ask them about the Megatron rule and they say "Whuh...?")

* There is zero moderation. Everything MUST be the best or greatest. "We had the best playoff run ever... it caused an earthquake!" (A nice run... but do we have to rank them now?) "We have the best fans... our flag tells us so!" (That's the sports equivalent of your mom sewing your name in your underwear.) "Russell Wilson is the hardest working quarterback in the league!!!" (Citation needed on how the other 31 QBs prepare.) "Lookie here! A list with our team on top! And Vegas odds, too!!!" (Resorting to lists just confirms my whole need-for-validation observation... and the Vegas thing just shows Seattle fans aren't savvy enough to understand how Vegas works.)

These are just ones off the top of my head. And it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so broad. People keep saying "don't use one bad fan as a sample for everyone" but that's just it... it's not just one fan. Different forums, different mediums, it's pretty consistent.

So that's it. Seattle is a good team, maybe even a really good team. But I don't care that much about them. I've been too focused on wishing death upon The Murdering Showgirl and having it finally succeed, then watching Spags and Devaney do the ungrateful work of sorting out the cap hell they were in, and now finally a light at the end of the tunnel. I've been too busy hoping for my team to act like a pro franchise to care or notice about 30 other teams. (San Fran... they will always be my soul's hate.) They even used to be an easy team to like while I was passing the time.... "Well, at least it's not San Francisco." Maybe now that the Rams will be competitive, if Seattle takes something from them, I'll notice and care a bit. Not a rivalry kind of hatred... not like what I feel for San Fran... but the team will irk me.

But that's the team. The fans are a whole other ball of corn. My hatred of you guys (I know I just met you, but guilt by association and all that) went from zero to white hot supernova rage in an amazingly short order. So well done on that, I suppose.

Matt Hass once made a comment about how playing in Seattle was like being in the Witness Protection Program. And that brings up a chicken-or-the-egg issue. Did he say that because he fed off the martyr complex of the fans, or did the fans hear that, go "Yeah... he's right!!!" and get their martyr complex from him. There should be a study of some sort done on that. Because admitting it is the first step to recovery.

IMextremelyHO. YMMV.

Best post ever.....I am going to enjoy watching the Seahags fans cry when they do not win the SB this year. They will be lucky to even make the playoffs.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Best post ever.....I am going to enjoy watching the Seahags fans cry when they do not win the SB this year. They will be lucky to even make the playoffs.

I enjoy fan-boy's like you posting in all Hawk related threads. Any attention is good attention.

I assume you are a bears fan and pissed about the RW domination from last year.

 

[sho nuff]

A Sweetness and ITS showdown for the ages...

 

[Hooper31]

The fans are a whole other ball of corn. My hatred of you guys .....

Thinking that any fanbase is somehow better or worse than any other fanbase is about as ignorant as it gets.

Hatred? Why would anyone bother to "feel" one way or another about a perceived notion of any arbitrarily large group of people?

 

[Keith Lewis]

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/live.html

Im sure most of you know but this is a live stream of practice.

Seriously?Watching fat men in tights running around in shorts on your computer or mobile device.

Got life?

 

[Sweetness_34]

Best post ever.....I am going to enjoy watching the Seahags fans cry when they do not win the SB this year. They will be lucky to even make the playoffs.

I enjoy fan-boy's like you posting in all Hawk related threads. Any attention is good attention.

I assume you are a bears fan and pissed about the RW domination from last year.

Domination? More like prevent D helped the Hawks win a game they had no business winning? Or the fact the Bears did not kick the FG at start of game that would have meant the Bears won in regular time? Keep dreaming though that Shortie is going to be great

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

The fans are a whole other ball of corn. My hatred of you guys .....

Thinking that any fanbase is somehow better or worse than any other fanbase is about as ignorant as it gets.

Hatred? Why would anyone bother to "feel" one way or another about a perceived notion of any arbitrarily large group of people?

Why? Because for about six months it was impossible to swing a dead cyber-cat over your head without smacking a pack of 12thMan'ers in the gob.

Say, 12th Man... thinking any fanbase is somehow better than any other fanbase.... any correlation with you on those subjects?

 

[ImTheScientist]

Best post ever.....I am going to enjoy watching the Seahags fans cry when they do not win the SB this year. They will be lucky to even make the playoffs.

I enjoy fan-boy's like you posting in all Hawk related threads. Any attention is good attention.

I assume you are a bears fan and pissed about the RW domination from last year.

Domination? More like prevent D helped the Hawks win a game they had no business winning? Or the fact the Bears did not kick the FG at start of game that would have meant the Bears won in regular time? Keep dreaming though that Shortie is going to be great

Whole bunch of fantasy scenarios out of you. Try living in reality bro..... oints-to-scoreboard:

 

[CapnJB]

Say, how is that flagpole that tells you that you're special working out for you?

Well.. the Seahawks are 63/93 at home since the stadium opened in 2002. How are those 12 home wins over the last 6 seasons doing for Rams fans?

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

Say, how is that flagpole that tells you that you're special working out for you?

Well.. the Seahawks are 63/93 at home since the stadium opened in 2002. How are those 12 home wins over the last 6 seasons doing for Rams fans?

Well, now that The Murdering Showgirl is dead, that era is over. Hang on... let me check..... yep. She's still dead, and Shaw and Zygmunt have their pictures on the walls of post offices throught the Midwest.

And on top of that... we get to keep our dignity! We don't need to have our team feed some mammoth need for validation.

 

[seahawk 17]

Say, how is that flagpole that tells you that you're special working out for you?

Well.. the Seahawks are 63/93 at home since the stadium opened in 2002. How are those 12 home wins over the last 6 seasons doing for Rams fans?

12 wins...ouch

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

Say, how is that flagpole that tells you that you're special working out for you?

Well.. the Seahawks are 63/93 at home since the stadium opened in 2002. How are those 12 home wins over the last 6 seasons doing for Rams fans?

12 wins...ouch

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

 

[CapnJB]

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

So you've got a shitty team you root for and you feel the need to attack the fans who support a team that have been been solid at home even through the grim times. I'm not sure why you have an issue with the 12 man flag flying on game day. Maybe it's because the Rams are 2-14 against the Hawks since 2005?

Btw... is this you? Rams fans = classy.

 

[cacksman]

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

So you've got a shitty team you root for and you feel the need to attack the fans who support a team that have been been solid at home even through the grim times. I'm not sure why you have an issue with the 12 man flag flying on game day. Maybe it's because the Rams are 2-14 against the Hawks since 2005?

Btw... is this you? Rams fans = classy.

That is a ridiculous statistic! It doesn't get much more lowly than Rams fans, see the link above where the Rams actually made a video to educate fans on when to be loud and quiet. No wonder they have an inferiority complex.

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

So you've got a shitty team you root for and you feel the need to attack the fans who support a team that have been been solid at home even through the grim times. I'm not sure why you have an issue with the 12 man flag flying on game day. Maybe it's because the Rams are 2-14 against the Hawks since 2005?

Btw... is this you? Rams fans = classy.

Who -haven't- the Rams been 2-14 against during the dark years? Much as you wish that horrid record against Seattle enrages me toward them (thus validating Squawk fan), it just doesn't. I still hate the Niners and feel the exact same about Seattle as I do Arizona. Meh. But let's not make this about the team, because it's not. What you should ask yourself about this is... why just now? Why in the last 12 months? Why haven't I randomly lashed out at rage toward other fanbases before this, and why Seattle once I did? Couldn't possibly be because there is some merit to my observations about the most passive-aggressive, validation seeking martyrs in any sport who would put Liverpool fans to shame in this regard. It must be all my pent up rage at how The Murdering Showgirl didn't die decades sooner.

And unlike you, I don't have anything personally against a piece of cloth flapping in the breeze. I'm not the one imbuing it with some mythical powers. It's the ones who do choose to do just that who give me a rash. Seriously... it's like Seattle fans read a book on how to be fans, which works about as well as reading a book on how to tell a joke. All the parts are there, but it never turns out right.

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

That is a ridiculous statistic! It doesn't get much more lowly than Rams fans, see the link above where the Rams actually made a video to educate fans on when to be loud and quiet. No wonder they have an inferiority complex.

And there is Squawk fan in all his glory.... incapable of separating fan from team. I guess that's why whenever I talk about how insufferable the fans are, the reaction is always same: "Why do you hate the team?!?!" Sorry, but the fact taht you wear a jersey with a 12 on it doesn't make you part of the team... it makes you a marketing statistic.

 

[ImTheScientist]

That is a ridiculous statistic! It doesn't get much more lowly than Rams fans, see the link above where the Rams actually made a video to educate fans on when to be loud and quiet. No wonder they have an inferiority complex.

And there is Squawk fan in all his glory.... incapable of separating fan from team. I guess that's why whenever I talk about how insufferable the fans are, the reaction is always same: "Why do you hate the team?!?!" Sorry, but the fact taht you wear a jersey with a 12 on it doesn't make you part of the team... it makes you a marketing statistic.

Mine has a #3 on it and says Wilson.

 

[CapnJB]

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

So you've got a shitty team you root for and you feel the need to attack the fans who support a team that have been been solid at home even through the grim times. I'm not sure why you have an issue with the 12 man flag flying on game day. Maybe it's because the Rams are 2-14 against the Hawks since 2005?

Btw... is this you? Rams fans = classy.

Who -haven't- the Rams been 2-14 against during the dark years? Much as you wish that horrid record against Seattle enrages me toward them (thus validating Squawk fan), it just doesn't. I still hate the Niners and feel the exact same about Seattle as I do Arizona. Meh. But let's not make this about the team, because it's not. What you should ask yourself about this is... why just now? Why in the last 12 months? Why haven't I randomly lashed out at rage toward other fanbases before this, and why Seattle once I did? Couldn't possibly be because there is some merit to my observations about the most passive-aggressive, validation seeking martyrs in any sport who would put Liverpool fans to shame in this regard. It must be all my pent up rage at how The Murdering Showgirl didn't die decades sooner.

And unlike you, I don't have anything personally against a piece of cloth flapping in the breeze. I'm not the one imbuing it with some mythical powers. It's the ones who do choose to do just that who give me a rash. Seriously... it's like Seattle fans read a book on how to be fans, which works about as well as reading a book on how to tell a joke. All the parts are there, but it never turns out right.

You know... I've got a neighbor who is a die hard Rams fan. I've been a Seahawks fan since my first game in the kingdome in 1978 when I was 7 years old. He and I are stuck in the middle of Redskins territory so we enjoy our rivalry and normally watch all the division games together.

He doesn't act like a ##### like you though.

Don't ruin the Rams fanbase for me... kthxbye.

 

[Junior McSpiffy]

Four of those 12 were last year... a year in which our entire roster was gutted and there was wholesale turnover. Free at last... free at last....

So you've got a shitty team you root for and you feel the need to attack the fans who support a team that have been been solid at home even through the grim times. I'm not sure why you have an issue with the 12 man flag flying on game day. Maybe it's because the Rams are 2-14 against the Hawks since 2005?

Btw... is this you? Rams fans = classy.

Who -haven't- the Rams been 2-14 against during the dark years? Much as you wish that horrid record against Seattle enrages me toward them (thus validating Squawk fan), it just doesn't. I still hate the Niners and feel the exact same about Seattle as I do Arizona. Meh. But let's not make this about the team, because it's not. What you should ask yourself about this is... why just now? Why in the last 12 months? Why haven't I randomly lashed out at rage toward other fanbases before this, and why Seattle once I did? Couldn't possibly be because there is some merit to my observations about the most passive-aggressive, validation seeking martyrs in any sport who would put Liverpool fans to shame in this regard. It must be all my pent up rage at how The Murdering Showgirl didn't die decades sooner.

And unlike you, I don't have anything personally against a piece of cloth flapping in the breeze. I'm not the one imbuing it with some mythical powers. It's the ones who do choose to do just that who give me a rash. Seriously... it's like Seattle fans read a book on how to be fans, which works about as well as reading a book on how to tell a joke. All the parts are there, but it never turns out right.

You know... I've got a neighbor who is a die hard Rams fan. I've been a Seahawks fan since my first game in the kingdome in 1978 when I was 7 years old. He and I are stuck in the middle of Redskins territory so we enjoy our rivalry and normally watch all the division games together.

He doesn't act like a ##### like you though.

Don't ruin the Rams fanbase for me... kthxbye.

Who says I'm acting?

But seriously folks....

Tell you what? Let's make a deal. I'll quit ruining the Rams fanbase for you, if you do what you can to keep every Squawk fan I've come across in the past 12 months from ruining Seattle's fan base for me. Deal?

 

[Tau837]

Can you guys S-T-F-U?

 

[sho nuff]

Pretty sure any argument you think you have about a fanbase goes out the window the minute you use a term like "Squawk fans

That and you are cluttering up what could be an epic matchup of ITS and Sweetness.

 

[cacksman]

Tell you what Junior, I'll stay out of any Rams related threads, as long as you do the same for the Seahawk related threads. No one wants you around, guy.