Holy Crap... This town has gone butt crazy!

[DavidSeven]

The only thing Seattle loves more than a winner is a winner with personality. The 2005 team had similar success, but they were a blue collar group headed by no-nonsense Holmgren. The city loves scrappy teams with a bit of swagger in their step and coaches who burst with personality.

Examples: the 90s Sonics with George Karl, Kemp and Payton. The '95 M's with Piniella, Junior and Buhner.

People went way crazier for those teams than the 2001 Ichiro/Boone Ms and the 2005 McMillan/Allen Sonics. Those latter teams, while successful, just lacked that "it factor." This particular Seahawks team has "it" in spades.

 

[tom sawyer]

WILSON
LYNCH
TATE
SHERMAN
HARVIN
MAXWELL
THOMAS
MILLER
BENNETT
MEBANE
...

...


WHY NOT GET EXCITED... We're talking ANIMAL HOUSE!!!

 

[BlueThunder]

The only thing Seattle loves more than a winner is a winner with personality. The 2005 team had similar success, but they were a blue collar group headed by no-nonsense Holmgren. The city loves scrappy teams with a bit of swagger in their step and coaches who burst with personality.

Examples: the 90s Sonics with George Karl, Kemp and Payton. The '95 M's with Piniella, Junior and Buhner.

People went way crazier for those teams than the 2001 Ichiro/Boone Ms and the 2005 McMillan/Allen Sonics. Those latter teams, while successful, just lacked that "it factor." This particular Seahawks team has "it" in spades.

David, you always have a way of eloquently sayin' what I'm too lazy to write these days. Thanks...

Exactly what I was talkin' about. :229031_cheers:

 

[razgriz737]

The only thing Seattle loves more than a winner is a winner with personality. The 2005 team had similar success, but they were a blue collar group headed by no-nonsense Holmgren. The city loves scrappy teams with a bit of swagger in their step and coaches who burst with personality.

Examples: the 90s Sonics with George Karl, Kemp and Payton. The '95 M's with Piniella, Junior and Buhner.

People went way crazier for those teams than the 2001 Ichiro/Boone Ms and the 2005 McMillan/Allen Sonics. Those latter teams, while successful, just lacked that "it factor." This particular Seahawks team has "it" in spades.

Think you hit the nail on the head there.

 

[rastahawk]

Well geez how about some pics of out and about Seattle so us folks that live a bazillion miles away

 

[kjreid]

I don't know, I clearly remember the 2005 NFC championship week, that was an absolutely crazy playoff run. The game against Carolina was loud and awesome. I no longer live in Seattle but I can only imagine what it is like this time.

 

[OrFan]

This team is great and extremely fun to watch. The 2005 was good and very boring. Now we can't wait to see just how good they will play. 2005 everyone always wondered if Holmgren and his conservative way was going to blow it.

Totally different team.

 

[Bigpumpkin]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/laces-out/ ... ted-011014

Look at the Seahawks vs. Saints on the map showing fan support. There ain't very many of us!

 

[kjreid]

This team is great and extremely fun to watch. The 2005 was good and very boring. Now we can't wait to see just how good they will play. 2005 everyone always wondered if Holmgren and his conservative way was going to blow it.

Totally different team.

I disagree 100%

 

[pmedic920]

I'll i can add is, I wish like hell I could be up there to share and enjoy the atmosphere.
GoHawks

 

[BlueThunder]

I'll i can add is, I wish like hell I could be up there to share and enjoy the atmosphere.
GoHawks

Hey, we need medics up here too buddy!

 

[Hawknballs]

I'd say about 75% of the people I came in contact with today were sporting seahawks gear. got to the point where I had to stop saying "gohawks!' in passing in order to rest up my vocal chords for tomorrow.

 

[BlueThunder]

And this is from the New Orleans newspaper website!

"Seattle Seahawks have their fans and city overflowing with playoff excitement"

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/20 ... aj-story-2

 

[lsheldon]

This one is pretty good, Saints beat writers picking the winner of the game. 4 out of 5 pick Seahawks to win, and the one writer who picked the Saints says they win by 1 point.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/20 ... t-comments

Rename the Seahawks poll: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/20 ... t-comments

 

[BlueThunder]

I especially liked this one comment from the "other" side...



•Katherine Terrell, Saints beat writer

Saints 28, Seahawks 27: Call me crazy on this one. The logical choice is the Seahawks after their 34-7 dismantling of the Saints earlier this season. And as Jahri Evans put it "this is not the Eagles we're playing this week."

No shit Sherlock... And you have the Saints winning by a point? Okie dokie....

Ok, I call you "crazy"!

 

[rjdriver]

Well geez how about some pics of out and about Seattle so us folks that live a bazillion miles away

Renton rally today!

 

[Crabhawk]

I was out tonight doing, you know, whatever. Anyway, I'm at this martini bar in Bellingham and literally 80% of the patrons have Hawks gear on. Not exaggerating. Anyway, this very middle aged woman randomly stands up and screams, "Go Seahawks!!!" in the middle of...nothing. I think she was maybe on a date or something. Weird, it was so random. This is not the type of place where patrons stand up and scream anything. Everyone cheered. She got "Seahawks" cheered 15 minutes later when she went to the bathroom. Crazy times, man.

 

[Throwdown]

The only successful run I can compare this to is the '96 Sonics. I remember EVERYONE in Sonics gear. But this just seems so much more than that too, but that's the only comparison I can really make.

 

[falcongoggles]

I was running in Florence, Italy and I saw guy with a Seahawks shirt on and I screamed at him "Go Hawks!" I think scared him as he didn't seem to know what to do.