I'm a member of 3 49er clubs in this area (2 in Portland, 1 in Vancouver) all with about 300 members. And I have a hard time believing they're the only 9er fans in this city. Name another region on the West Coast, besides California, with 3 Niner Clubs. I will say that there are more Hag fans in Vancouver than Portland though.
Obviously the ratings are high... the Seahawks are good right now. If they tank and go back to a shit team, watch those ratings plummet.
The thing that annoys about Seahawks fans is that they are just all such a bunch of clean, well groomed, family oriented dorks. Its like a bunch of fucking yuppies cheering for a squad in big McMansions and shit. Fucking douchebags.
For me it's their fucking chants, and the arrogance that they act like Jesus Himself blessed the team or something. Nobody gave two shits about Seattle until 2012. They also have the most classless bunch of players of any team I've ever seen, ever. I mean, really.....tackling the Patriots on a kneel during the Superbowl and getting ejected? And the fans not only condone that shit, but make excuses for them. Nobody in our fanbase was making excuses for Aldon Smith's behavior, trust me. So yeah, their fans ARE a bunch of douchebags. The 1-2 Man.
I just don't remember seeing many, if any, Seahawk fans when they were totally shit. And then suddenly there was Seahawk shit EVERYWHERE a few years ago.
Bandwagons. At least I can say I'm a 3rd Generation 9er Faithful. Don't get much of that with Seattle. Oh sure, there might be a few, no doubt. But not many. Agreed. My father especially hates Warriors bandwagons. He's been a devout fan since the 70s; he can't stand the new fans that don't know basic shit about their team.
Of course there are more Seahawks fans now then there used to be. Just like the Bulls in the 90's, or the 9ers, or the Cowboys, or the Warriors. You win, you get more fans. That is not at all fucking complicated or unusual. But, to say there weren't any Seahawks fans prior to 2012 is beyond stupid. If you're going to make such claims, at least take it back to the early-ish 200o's when we won 4 consecutive division championships and went to the Superbowl (and got ass raped by the refs). Even if you did that, you'd still be wrong. The Kingdome was always packed, even when we sucked, and oh boy, did we suck for a long time. True Seahawks fans are some of the most loyal of any franchise, period.
And I didn't say they didn't exist. I said nobody gave two shits about them. And you cannot deny that there are tons of bandwagons in your fanbase. They have that reputation for a reason, Professional.
Yep, there are, and I loathe them. At first it was kind of cool but it grew tiresome very quickly. Took an uber the other day and the driver noticed my Seahawks hat. He asked me how long I have been a fan. I told him, my whole life. My family is from Seattle, my dad raised me as a Seahawk and a Husky. He said "Ok, then I have a test for you. Who is the only Seahawks player to be named defensive player of the year" I told him "Tez." He said, ok, you're good, we can talk Seahawks. Just making sure you weren't one of the bandwagoners." Haha. We had a great talk from that point.
My father does a similar test for the Seahawk fans he meets: "Who is your only Hall Of Fame Coach?" He has a really good friend of his in Seattle who is a life-long devout Seahawk fan, and that's how they met.
I didn't know so I had to look it up. Seems a little ridiculous to expect many Hawks fans to know that trivia of a coach from 35 years ago. I was only 5 or 6 years old when that coach was the coach of the team. I cared not about the Seahawks when Knox was coach. I considered myself an Eagles fan then. I loved that Defense. I lightly followed the Hawks when Erickson was the coach. I even watched Mirer as QB before then. I followed them much more closely when Holmgren was coach, but didn't really consider myself a fan until 2010 when I moved up to Seattle and that was the first time I had gone to a Hawks. The atmosphere was unbelievable and I think at that point I became a solid fan as opposed to someone who mildly followed their games. Even in the 2005 Superbowl, while I thought the Seahawks got jobbed, I don't remember being all that upset about it. It was nothing like I felt in the 2000 WCF. In 2010, the Seahawks weren't very good. I went to the week 17 team game that year where they made the playoffs at 7-8 by beating the Rams. One of my good friends is a Rams fan and we went to that game together. I tab that season as the season when I actually considered myself a fan, actually bought a football jersey for the first time, etc. Then of course you had the Beastquake in the playoffs. If this makes me a band wagon fan so be it, but I don't see myself jumping off this bandwagon even if the team fails. I am a Hawks fan for life. And no, I had no idea what the answer was to your dad's question. Edit: It's also a trick question. lol but a good one. I assume the answer you are going for is Mike McCormack who coached in 1982, but went in as a player.
Yeah, all Seahawks fans are bandwagon fans and only started liking them in the last 5-10 years. Yawn! Very original burn you have there! There are bandwagon fans in every sport, every good team. Get over it. Oregon Ducks are another prime local example. I'm sure most of you 49er fans started liking them when you were a kid and back when they kicked ass (Rice, Montana, Lott, etc). I've been a fan since I was a kid, since they sucked ass. I went to games in the Kingdome. I even went to a game during the strike and watched the "scabs" play. I still have my Seahawks starter jacket from the early 90's when I was in high school. JL Williams, Rufus Porter, Brian Blades, Curt Warner, Jim Zorn, Shawn Springs, Cortez Kennedy, Joe Nash, etc etc etc.
That is an incredibly tough question. I did not know the answer. I thought maybe Flores, but no. That's almost unfair!
