Me and a buddy were down there last night, just got back this morning. Was incredible to be there in person. I was a little nervous during a couple points in the game, especially early on but I had a good feeling on that last Niners drive. I've never hugged so many random people in my life as after that interception!
Heard the Sherman quote on the radio while driving to the hotel in Vancouver after the game and laughed at his comments. Sherman is a different cat for sure. He's one of those guys who you love having on your team, but would despise once he's off it.
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Originally Posted by Bar-Down
The whole "12th man" Seattle has and the stupid "7th man" Vancouver has is pretty cheesy and is just full of bandwagoners for two franchises who have never won anything.
The throwing of the food at Bowman when he was being carted off was the final straw for me, it doesn't get much worse than that in terms of class and sportsmanship.
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First off the food thing looks bad on us. I saw the video and someone throws some popcorn at him as he's being carted off. but one guy throwing 30 kernels of Orville doesn't represent the other 65,000 fans there. Personally, as he was being carted off I clapped for him, as did others around me. One person doesn't represent a whole fan base. If they did Flames fans are all red sock wearing naked idiots who can't hold their balance.
Also, don't lump us in with Canucks fans. After the game walking around downtown the scene reminded me of the 2004 Flames run. People honking their horns, waving flags out their windows, dancing in the street, high fiving everyone and cheering. I didn't see anyone acting like an idiot, I saw many 49ers fans walking around afterwards and none were taunted or threatened or anything like that. Even at the game, I saw nothing towards them other than a few boos as they walked up the aisle.
The "12th man" actually represents something and grew organically. It's not something a marketing intern came up with in a weekly meeting. It means a lot to myself and other Seahawk fans knowing that we can go to a game and make a difference in the outcome on the field. Having the hardest stadium to play in for visiting teams is a badge of honour.
I wasn't aware that your team needed to win a championship before you could be considered a real fan and not a bunch of bandwagoners. It's not like Centurylink Field just started selling out this year or last. At least we don't need to send out instructions to our "fans" on how to cheer.
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/stor...ir-team-120413
Also, enough going on about your Superbowl wins. It's been 20 years since your last one and you're starting to sound like Oilers fans.