POLL: Doesn’t Feel Real?

[AROS]

I’ve had many people tell me that the Championship hasn’t hit them yet. Even coaches and players have said that. Like it doesn’t seem real. I am feeling that in a way myself. It’s hit me, but it hasn’t. Does that make any sense?

 

[pmedic920]

I’ve had many people tell me that the Championship hasn’t hit them yet. Even coaches and players have said that. Like it doesn’t seem real. I am feeling that in a way myself. It’s hit me, but it hasn’t. Does that make any sense?

Was feeling a bit like that until about 10 minutes ago


Watching that mic’d up replay set everything in stone

 

[Dolomight12]

It comes and goes in waves for me. I have other, more pressing issues atm that I originally (naively) thought winning would help with. It didn't. I'm more excited for my son than anything. I just find myself wondering what I.... Ahhh, eff it. Go Hawks.

 

[chris98251]

Watching the Miced up segment was like driving it in with a hammer, this one was different, it wasn't can we win for me it's will they let us win because were so much better. I was a feeling of after beating the Rams and watching the AFC Championship I didn't have a doubt who was the best team, but the memory of what happened in Detroit still haunts, with the NFL you can never be sure.

Playing the Broncos, that was a whole different feeling, winning it the first time was like euphoric, especially with how many had said we would lose and had no confidence in us, throw in the Manning aspect as well.

 

[SonicHawk]

I've been celebrating for a few weeks now. Chickens had been counted and then delivered.

 

[DTiempo81]

I felt that way after the first SB win. I think a big part of that was how good the Denver offense was going into that game, and how nervous I was about having to face them. Who knew LOB would demolish the best offense in NFL history like that? Not me. So I was a nervous wreck all the way up until the Harvin kickoff TD, when I finally let myself believe it could happen. I was at the game in NY, and I kept telling my wife that it didn't feel real and that I was going to wake up tomorrow to realize it was a dream. Took probably 2-3 weeks for it to finally set in.

Not this time. I had a ton of faith that the Hawks would pull it out versus the Patriots after running the gauntlet in the playoffs, so I've been soaking it all up as we have gone along. From the first series, it was clear we were the better team, and that New England didn't stand a chance. Having that confidence allowed me to just sit back and enjoy the ride, and I have been flying high since.

 

[bileever]

This year's Super Bowl feels different from SB 48. That was several years in the making, starting with the 2010 season and the Beastquake game, followed by the 2012 season and the wildcard victory over RGIII and the Redskins. By the time the Legion of Boom was fully operational in 2013, we were prepared for the championship.

This season didn't have the same level of expectations. It was only Macdonald's second season and Darnold's first year. Most of us just wanted to see movement in the right direction. We were already halfway into the season before we realized how good this team could be.

Since that first game against the Rams in Week 11, the whole season has been like a dream. From 7-3 and third place in the NFC West, who could have seen that the Seahawks would win their last 10 games, including the Super Bowl? So yes, pinch me, is this for real?

 

[Sperrydogg]

when I was in 8th grade we wrestled against a rival school that had a kid that was solid muscle and had a mustache. Every one of us was scared of the kid. My friend David ended up having to wrestle the young man.
David won. David wooped him.
And we were sitting in the bleachers all freaking out and in awe that David had slayed Goliath when my dad came up and grabbed Dave by the shoulder and shook him and said,”David! David! Wake up! It’s time to wrestle!”


For a second we all panicked

 

[seabowl]

for me, it was somewhat anti-climactic just because I knew they were going to kill the Patriots. The Patriots had no business being in a Super Bowl with that team. Not taking anything away from the Seahawks it’s just that to me was a foregone conclusion once they beat the Rams that they had won the Super Bowl.

 

[sutz]

Been a bit surreal for me. Mostly, I'm just sad to see the season end. It was such an amazing ride down the stretch and through the playoffs, that I hate to see it all end.

 

[Aircrew]

for me, it was somewhat anti-climactic just because I knew they were going to kill the Patriots. The Patriots had no business being in a Super Bowl with that team. Not taking anything away from the Seahawks it’s just that to me was a foregone conclusion once they beat the Rams that they had won the Super Bowl.

That's where I'm at. I've never been so sure about a Super Bowl outcome in 40 years of watching ball. Anticlimactic best describes how I'm taking it.

 

[SmokinHawk]

I’ve had many people tell me that the Championship hasn’t hit them yet. Even coaches and players have said that. Like it doesn’t seem real. I am feeling that in a way myself. It’s hit me, but it hasn’t. Does that make any sense?

I watched every minute of the playoffs with an almost detached sense of emotion. I was there, present in the moment, appreciating the gravity of it, the energy, knowing from the first quarter versus the Niners that we were going to take it all.

It was weird. I never once felt the pangs of anxiety gnawing away at my gut. Conversely, I didn't get overwhelmed with mirth every time they won, either.

All in all, it feels surreal, like a David Lynch movie.

 

[AnimeAmore]

As soon as we won 2 of 3 against the Rams it became clear that we were going to win the super bowl. The Patriots really never had a chance, so despite "any given sunday" the result was already a given.
As nice as it is, the Hawks have to get back to business with important FA and draft decisions to be made. The beauty of winning the Super Bowl is that it absolves the front office of any sins from the previous season, and they can more easily make decisions based *purely* on trying to win next year.
Example: paying a 4th and 5th for Shahid would sting if we failed to win the SB and he didn't re-sign, but now the Hawks can make a decision based purely on what value they think he has. No need to overpay just because we gave up draft picks.

 

[Ruminator]

Just another day for me except I'm buoyed by the fact we're 2-2 (though it really should be 4-0) in Super Bowls and not 1-3, in which case I would have been a pretty glum chum.

 

[onanygivensunday]

I'm somewhere between... 'I can’t say it has fully hit me but I am getting there'... and ... 'I feel present in the moment! We are Champs!'.

Twelve years ago, against Denver, immediately after the clock struck 0:00, I was there... We are the Champs!!... principally, because of the uncertainty of the outcome when the game started... and we demolished them!!

This time around, I expected our team to hoist the Lombardi at the end of the game. I was that confident of a victory... and it happened... but I really can't explain why I'm not at... 'I feel present in the moment! We are Champs!'.

If that doesn't make sense, I understand... because it doesn't make sense to me either.

 

[Hawkerson]

It feels pretty real to me! But I think that's because I made a deal with myself either win or lose I was going to shed some pounds starting with a 7 day water fast.

Either I was going to do it in celebration, or I was going to do it due to depression.

84 hours in. Oh, it feels REALLY real.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

I think I am waiting for the DPI call. Still.....

 

[SeahawkSteve80]

This honestly feels like a wet dream that won’t end

 

[chris98251]

This honestly feels like a wet dream that won’t end

Ewww thats going to leave a mark.. or stain.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Feels a year ahead of time. I'll allow it