Seahawks at risk of losing all their fans!

This is funny stuff and shows just how lame the "12th man" identity really is:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/07/seahawks-12th-man-license-expires-next-year/

Love all those "fans"that bought the #12 Jersey with some BS written above. Give it 3 years they won't be fans..

Heh. It is to laugh.

I don't know why you all need to be salty. I lived in the Pacific NW last year and they're a great bunch of fans.

Considering all the Seahawks have ever done of note that matters to us is beat the Broncos and then lose to us I don't know why anyone would be a bitter butt about the 12th man stuff.

At their home games, they have a flag-raising ceremony where a local "celebrity" runs a big No. 12 flag up the pole and everyone cheers. Seems that Paul Allen will be paying through the nose to retain that bit of silliness.

fnordcircle said:

I don't know why you all need to be salty. I lived in the Pacific NW last year and they're a great bunch of fans.

Considering all the Seahawks have ever done of note that matters to us is beat the Broncos and then lose to us I don't know why anyone would be a bitter butt about the 12th man stuff.

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Fnord, your shtick is wearing thin. You don't need to be faux contrarian about everything. Nobody is being "a bitter butt" here, we're just sharing a laugh at the Seattle fans' expense. Go build a snowman or something.

Seahawks Fans. West coast's answer to the JETS.

Tunescribe said:

At their home games, they have a flag-raising ceremony where a local "celebrity" runs a big No. 12 flag up the pole and everyone cheers. Seems that Paul Allen will be paying through the nose to retain that bit of silliness.

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Good. It's better to build your own traditions than to license someone else's.

Gwedd said:

Good. It's better to build your own traditions than to license someone else's.

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Not if you want insta-fan.

The 12th Man: Fans in a can. Pop the top and you have insta-fan!
(Insta-fan expires the moment you start losing)

Denver will probably try to outbid them since their lease on the Colts legacy is almost up.

Gwedd said:

Seahawks Fans. West coast's answer to the JETS.

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{in a Brooklyn accent} What about the Raiders?

Brady_to_Moss said:

Love all those "fans"that bought the #12 Jersey with some BS written above. Give it 3 years they won't be fans..

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Too late. As of last Sunday night, they've already made the switch

Tunescribe said:

Fnord, your shtick is wearing thin. You don't need to be faux contrarian about everything. Nobody is being "a bitter butt" here, we're just sharing a laugh at the Seattle fans' expense. Go build a snowman or something.

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This may shock you but I might actually think your thread is really stupid.

Tune, your thread wasn't on the approved list of topics.

Brady_to_Moss said:

Love all those "fans"that bought the #12 Jersey with some BS written above. Give it 3 years they won't be fans..

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They probably all jumped the bandwagon on monday

Bobsyouruncle said:

Tune, your thread wasn't on the approved list of topics.

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confusing criticism with censorship

Brady_to_Moss said:

Love all those "fans"that bought the #12 Jersey with some BS written above. Give it 3 years they won't be fans..

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How fitting that it's "12" to always remind them of Brady.

PATS16N0 said:

Denver will probably try to outbid them since their lease on the Colts legacy is almost up.

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Once again Elway playing chess while everyone else just doesn't give a ****..

Tunescribe said:

Fnord, your shtick is wearing thin. You don't need to be faux contrarian about everything. Nobody is being "a bitter butt" here, we're just sharing a laugh at the Seattle fans' expense. Go build a snowman or something.

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Who is this Fnord you speak of?

The original 12th man was really cool. During the Jackie Sherrilmdays at Texas A&M, their kickoff team was comprised of students, not scholarship athletes. Every year they would have tryouts from the student body and I'm pretty sure nobody ever took one back to the house on them. but you had to see those kicks run down the field with reckless abandon.

They named them the 12th Man, and copyrighted it, LOl then they sued Seattle a few years ago, and they are basically "renting" the term from Texas A&M.