Fandemonium

 

I talked to another likeminded non football fan yesterday and was relieved to find I wasn't the only 'hypocrite".   I don't follow the sport.  If asked about it, I would usually have something negative to say about it - concussions, bad behavior, overpaid, etc.  I think my double standard started in high school while on the pep club for the boys' school- the Marquette 'Squires'   I loved wearing the special outfit, being out for the Friday night game with a screaming crowd in the crisp cold air looking down on the lighted field.  Especially I loved the pom-poms.  And the cheers.. 'first and down, take 'm down!  Push em back push em back push em way back!  Whatever that meant, I had really no idea but that didn't hamper my pure delight in the yelling of those words.  But now the Seahawks are about to play in the Super Bowl today and the excitement is palpable.  Even a football curmudgeon like myself is swept up in the feeling.  My fellow confessed football hypocrite said she thinks it is a moment of shared feeling in the city, pulling together and feeling like one in the moment.   That is it and it is a good thing while it lasts.  This includes the animal kingdom as well.  I’ve seen this trio in West Seattle before but saw them transformed for the 12th man flag raising event
      
  Now I feel further mortified by the fact there is much more to the game than my prejudices allowed.  I started to read about the players and the strategy and was overwhelmed by the complexity and even its own language.  A nose tackle?    I was stymied right at the start of an article with that term.  I have a lot to learn.  If they win today, I might just become a fanatic.
                     Blue and Green on everything
 
      Go Hawks!!