Used to live in Richland, WA from 1979-80ish when I was 5 years old and just out of poo'in on myself and my parents got my a Rawlings Seahawks Two-bar helmet and that was the beginning of it all. (Although I now have all 28 of those two-bar helmets that Rawlings no longer makes as a collector set). People ask me how I became a Hawks fan (I live an hour from Cleveland, Ohio now) and I tell the story of my past...
I can remember my brother (5 years older than me and a F***ING RAIDERS FAN of all people) getting to go to a Hawks game and actually WAVING in a taunting to me out of the back window because my mother wouldn't let me go to the Kingdome because I was "too little". Cold-hearted prick...
Those same people also ask, "Yeah, but who else do you root for?"..... NO ONE. I have admitted I PULL for other teams, but I do NOT root as I couldn't careless if they are victorious or drilled. There is a HUGE difference I try to explain between ROOTING and PULLING for a team:
Pulling for a team example: "Well...I hope he gets there..."
Rooting for a team example: "Go, Go, GO!...."
Super Bowl 40 made me sick to my stomach. I tried not to believe in "the fix is in" but after the OFF PI on DJack I knew we were screwed. I'm getting pissed just thinking about it....
I hope that one day my beloveds pull this damn thing off if only to flip my brother off for that wave... or because I am loyal to a fault with this organization and I, selfishly, want it to pay off.
....I have ONE allegiance to a college and professional sports team.... The Seattle Seahawks. I cannot understand how people don't feel the same.