Scottemojo
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peachesenregalia":19ys884s said:Zebulon Dak":19ys884s said:Sweet. We should start having Tanzania Tuesdays.
But it's....Wednesday....
peachesenregalia":30tw4f7u said:Zebulon Dak":30tw4f7u said:Sweet. We should start having Tanzania Tuesdays.
But it's....Wednesday....
FlyingGreg":3rpvwsjv said:You guys do realize if we win the Super Bowl this season we need to set-up a .Net getaway to the motherland, right....??
FlyingGreg":99722m22 said:You guys do realize if we win the Super Bowl this season we need to set-up a .Net getaway to the motherland, right....??
peachesenregalia":2jtlhwq2 said:Seattle_Stunna_MD":2jtlhwq2 said:So..help me out. What's w/ all the Tanzania references?
Really?
Alright, I'll bite. Through some kind of serendipitous sponsership thing at Centurylink Field this season, there's some giant promotional poster things for Tanzania tourism that are very visible on TV and at the stadium during the games. Beginning around our third (I think) home win, we (collectively) began to (stupidly) attribute our fantastic home form to the power of this massive Tanzania posters. naturally (idiotically) this led to many of us here becoming rather fond of Tanzania, and adopting it as a sort of trendy hipster type good luck charm, believing that with the power of that wonderful African nation at our backs, we are nigh invincible as both a fanbase and a team.
Regardless of how Tanzania came to be associated with the Seahawks and Sounders (and for a year at least, the Huskies), it’s quite apparent that this touch of marketing genius is more than just a welcome guest, it’s lucky as all hell. Seriously. Effing lucky. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these facts:
Since the ad appeared in late-July, Seattle’s home teams are UNDEFEATED at CenturyLink Field, going 8-0 over that time frame (the Sounders are 3-0; the Seahawks are 1-0 in the regular season, after going 2-0 in the preseason; and the University of Washington football team is 2-0).
With Tanzania inhabiting the North End Zone, the Sounders have outscored their visitors by a margin of 8-1 in that span. Simultaneously, the Seahawks have pasted their opponents by a 75-27 differential (27-7 in the regular season, 48-20 in preseason), while the Huskies have blown out the competition by a mark of 73-25.
peachesenregalia":5r39q9az said:Zebulon Dak":5r39q9az said:Sweet. We should start having Tanzania Tuesdays.
But it's....Wednesday....