twisted_steel2
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Not sure if you can imbed a FaceBook post, so I'll just copy/paste. What do you guys think?
https://www.facebook.com/billwixey1?fref=nf
I agree. This will be the 1st time since I can remember where I don't go to a game, my wife and I would usually go to at least 1 game together. We'd also go with a group of friends and tailgate etc once a year. Every year.... but with the prices this year, we made a decision not to. And it hurt, a lot. Could I afford $300 tickets to double letter 300 level? I guess, but its just not worth it, its a ridiculous amount of money for a football game. As a diehard fan of 31 years, who's been with this team through the lowest of the lows, and highest of the highs, it hurt me to decide to not go. But hey that's just the way it is right now.
And when we went to a game, we went with the attitude of its a war, we were gonna bring it, we we're gonna do our part. We expected to have no voices the next day, we expected to be hurtin'. It was our responsibility as a 12 to bring the noise and chaos.
As a co-worker and I were talking about this this morning, he said, "Century Link got gentrified like Capital Hill." Wow.... true.
https://www.facebook.com/billwixey1?fref=nf
This is going to tick some 12s off, but this needs to be said. The Seahawks' once-overwhelming and feared homefield advantage has disappeared. This latest 4th quarter collapse cements that fact.
Carolina QB Cam Newton said earlier this week that he isn't terribly intimidated playing in Seattle. Why would he be? This Seahawks defense has allowed opposing QBs to complete better than 90% of their 4th quarter passes this season. That is a fact. Another fact: the Hawks are a victim of their own success. It was a hungry and rabid team that dominated opponents and ignited the passion in a fan base desperate for something to cheer about. The 12s set world records for crowd noise, as the Hawks won multiple championships. It was a beautiful, reciprocal love affair. But that is over.
I've been going to Seahawks games literally since day one, in 1976. Trust me, I know what a loud stadium sounds like. This is not a loud stadium. You can't buy a ticket for less than a few hundred bucks anymore. The hardcore fans that bleed blue and green have been priced out, and have been replaced by the monied masses, in their brand new jerseys, who either don't care, or don't know enough about football to realize when or how to really bring the noise and help the team. CenturyLink Field is still one of the greatest sports venues in the world, but It feels like complacency has set in--among the Hawks and their fans.
Seahawks Sunday used to be a happening. Now, it's a scene.
There's plenty of blame to go around for this one. Credit Newton and the Panthers for stepping up and making plays, but this 4th quarter defensive malaise has become the norm for this team, and it's incredibly worrisome.
The offensive line is atrocious. The clock management down the stretch was very questionable. The Hawks played right into Carolina's hands.
Sure, you win as a team, and you lose as a team, but this loss puts this team's season in serious peril.
And losing this way, AGAIN, is unconscionable.
I agree. This will be the 1st time since I can remember where I don't go to a game, my wife and I would usually go to at least 1 game together. We'd also go with a group of friends and tailgate etc once a year. Every year.... but with the prices this year, we made a decision not to. And it hurt, a lot. Could I afford $300 tickets to double letter 300 level? I guess, but its just not worth it, its a ridiculous amount of money for a football game. As a diehard fan of 31 years, who's been with this team through the lowest of the lows, and highest of the highs, it hurt me to decide to not go. But hey that's just the way it is right now.
And when we went to a game, we went with the attitude of its a war, we were gonna bring it, we we're gonna do our part. We expected to have no voices the next day, we expected to be hurtin'. It was our responsibility as a 12 to bring the noise and chaos.
As a co-worker and I were talking about this this morning, he said, "Century Link got gentrified like Capital Hill." Wow.... true.