Mods, please feel free to move this or merge it with a previous thread I started about a year ago (I'm not very tech savvy and don't post very often so couldn't find that thread).
So I have been living here in Seattle and got to experience the pats winning the superbowl from here, which was awesome! I was living in Philly when they beat the Eagles, also very satisfying. It was great to rub it in a little to my coworkers and we had some friendly wagers going that netted me enough alcohol to host a nice victory party. I miss New England like craz, but, hey I'm not going to be shoveling any snow this week.
It has been fascinating to see the sports culture out here, and I posted about this a year ago before we played Seattle in the superbowl. There is a general optimism that borders on childishness, but it's cute and maybe even a little infectious. They were having a terrible season early on, but few fans (at least the ones I interacted with) seemed to lose hope or jump ship or leave the bandwagon (there are plenty of those). Victories against poor teams were celebrated, whereas I think we pats fans would just look past those and be onto the next week as quickly as possible. Even the radio guys out here seem to at least enjoy the team.
Which leads me to this: After getting destroyed by Carolina, the Seahawks arrived back in Seattle last night, to find the airport packed with fans welcoming them home, and some of the streets lined with fans as the bus went to the stadium. I don't know, I thought that was pretty cool. And while the Lynch not playing in the prior game was a story, it was beaten to death on the radio here. Now, I tried to imagine just how many of us pats fans would welcome the team home (I, and I think a lot of this board certainly would, as I have seen so many threads about just how much we appreciate this team, but I'm not sure about the bandwagoners or some those in the game day threads). And let's say Gronk decided he was not ready to play in a playoff game, and team went on to lose a game (not a perfect analogy to the Lynch situation, but something to ponder...). How crazy would Boston sports radio be?
I love the pats, and I love reading this board for excellent, educated football talk. But I do yearn for some occasional media support from our local guys (Curran is great, but that's pretty much it...).
So I have been living here in Seattle and got to experience the pats winning the superbowl from here, which was awesome! I was living in Philly when they beat the Eagles, also very satisfying. It was great to rub it in a little to my coworkers and we had some friendly wagers going that netted me enough alcohol to host a nice victory party. I miss New England like craz, but, hey I'm not going to be shoveling any snow this week.
It has been fascinating to see the sports culture out here, and I posted about this a year ago before we played Seattle in the superbowl. There is a general optimism that borders on childishness, but it's cute and maybe even a little infectious. They were having a terrible season early on, but few fans (at least the ones I interacted with) seemed to lose hope or jump ship or leave the bandwagon (there are plenty of those). Victories against poor teams were celebrated, whereas I think we pats fans would just look past those and be onto the next week as quickly as possible. Even the radio guys out here seem to at least enjoy the team.
Which leads me to this: After getting destroyed by Carolina, the Seahawks arrived back in Seattle last night, to find the airport packed with fans welcoming them home, and some of the streets lined with fans as the bus went to the stadium. I don't know, I thought that was pretty cool. And while the Lynch not playing in the prior game was a story, it was beaten to death on the radio here. Now, I tried to imagine just how many of us pats fans would welcome the team home (I, and I think a lot of this board certainly would, as I have seen so many threads about just how much we appreciate this team, but I'm not sure about the bandwagoners or some those in the game day threads). And let's say Gronk decided he was not ready to play in a playoff game, and team went on to lose a game (not a perfect analogy to the Lynch situation, but something to ponder...). How crazy would Boston sports radio be?
I love the pats, and I love reading this board for excellent, educated football talk. But I do yearn for some occasional media support from our local guys (Curran is great, but that's pretty much it...).