OT: Super Bowl XLVIII - Congratulations Seattle Seahawks -- 2014 Champs! (43-8 win)

[MrShift4]

I stopped watching after the kickoff return TD to start the third. Very happy Seattle won but very disappointed in the game. A championship should be a competition. Seahawks made Broncos look like 10 year olds.

 

[hudson bay rules]

I stopped watching after the kickoff return TD to start the third. Very happy Seattle won but very disappointed in the game. A championship should be a competition. Seahawks made Broncos look like 10 year olds.

HAHAHA

I've seen 10 year old's that can tackle better.

 

[MrShift4]

HAHAHA

I've seen 10 year old's that can tackle better.

I was trying to be nice

 

[vanuck]

Nice to see the default local NFL team win, good for the Pacific Northwest. Congrats Seattle!

 

[The Nemesis]

Since I can't guarantee I'll check this thread on a regular basis for the next little bit, if anyone has any more player requests for the SB Champion avys, PM me and I'll do my best to get the requested player done quickly (subject to availability of good pics of the player and his signature)

 

[Reign Nateo]

This feels like a Championship for the entire Seattle-Van area.

In Vancouver we're so championship starved we jump on the backs of any titles closest to us haha!

Nah congrats to the long-time Seahawks fans in and around Vancouver.

 

[bure 96]

In Vancouver we're so championship starved we jump on the backs of any titles closest to us haha!

Nah congrats to the long-time Seahawks fans in and around Vancouver.

10% of Seahawk season ticket holders are from BC.

 

[carolinacanuck]

10% of Seahawk season ticket holders are from BC.

i used to have them. i dropped mine when i moved to carolina but i wish i had kept them. during their last SB run a few years ago i made a killing haha

 

[Reign Nateo]

10% of Seahawk season ticket holders are from BC.

And congrats to them and the Seahawks fans accorss North America. Still not a championship for the city of Vancouver though. Close enough to celebrate for Seahawk fans within Vancouver I guess. Just poking fun at the situation.

 

[GKJ]

Congrats to the Seahawks fans here on the board. Hopefully now, the pacific northwest will win both football titles this year. As a Saints fan, there were many dark times. Nothing like getting it done. 10% of the STH's are from BC, nothing wrong with tagging along

 

[The Nemesis]

 

[StIllmatic]

That's awesome , only thing that's getting me through these Canucks' games now is thinking of the superbowl. Love it!

 

[Frogishi Willow]

Finally getting down from the High of the Seahawk's victory. I felt so good for the city of Seattle. And I felt good for all the Lower Mainland Seattle sports supporters. And I know there is a good contingent of us. For me and my close buddies (some at the parade today), Seattle is like a brother city. I felt joy as a kid when the 1979 Sonics got the championship, but more frequently I felt the pain when the Mariners lost in the playoffs, when the Sonics lost to the Bulls, when the Steelers took the Superbowl. We were bonded by the pain our respective sports franchises have consistently administered to us. So when the seconds ticked away on Sunday, I had this incredible pride for the city. Like a brother doing well.

So it felt reaffirming when Seahawk DT Brandon Mebane gave a shout out to Vancouver in a King5 post game interview. When asked about who will be at the parade "...Vancouver will definitely be there".

About the game,

One point I want to make is the psychological aspect of it. There really was a perfect storm brewing against the Broncos. From a motivational point of view, I could not imagine a better scenario for the Seahawks.

Let's start with the team. They were discounted all year by the
(American) national media. Consistently being ignored, ranked 3rd or 4th in power rankings despite having the toughest schedule of all the top teams.
Then, when most of the general public and even some media get their first look at Seattle all season, it was in a tough NFC championship battle which they squeeked out a win. On the other hand, the record breaking Broncos win or rather dominate an injury riddled Patriot team, both extremely followed teams across the country I might add. The general fan looks at this and thinks "Hey, is this all Seattle is? They are overrated". National polls show 67% of America think the Broncos will win. Vegas odds jump to -2.5 Denver. The weather even gets better and contributes to the perceived Bronco advantage. CNNSI, ESPN, Fox Sports, all clearly reflect this in their articles leading up to the superbowl.

Add to this the outburst by Sherman after the NFC Championship. This was gold to the largely based eastern media (reminded me of the media and a certain quote in 2011 by a certain Vancouver goaltender regarding pumping something). Lynch not talking to us? Well, we'll show him. That was the mentality that drove the media, and more importantly social media, to generally villify one team and diefy the other (which had a hugely popular and loved Peyton Manning).

Don't think that this goes unnoticed by the players. One recurring theme from the Seahawk's players all year is that they play with a chip on their shoulder. Either undrafted or drafted late, they were forgotten, dismissed all their careers. They were told they were too small, too slow, not good enough. What do you think seeing this reaffirmed on their TV's, on their phones, on podcasts, do to them? In an article in CNNSI today, Doug Baldwin stated after watching on ESPN three of four analysts pick the Broncos to win "...I look at my brother Kam’s face, I see anger exuding from his pores".

http://mmqb.si.com/2014/02/05/doug-baldwin-super-bowl-xlviii-seahawks-diary/

Just a perfect storm of pent up frustration and anger symbolized by that first Kam Chancellor hit on Demaryius Thomas.

 

[arsmaster*]

Finally getting down from the High of the Seahawk's victory. I felt so good for the city of Seattle. And I felt good for all the Lower Mainland Seattle sports supporters. And I know there is a good contingent of us. For me and my close buddies (some at the parade today), Seattle is like a brother city. I felt joy as a kid when the 1979 Sonics got the championship, but more frequently I felt the pain when the Mariners lost in the playoffs, when the Sonics lost to the Bulls, when the Steelers took the Superbowl. We were bonded by the pain our respective sports franchises have consistently administered to us. So when the seconds ticked away on Sunday, I had this incredible pride for the city. Like a brother doing well.

So it felt reaffirming when Seahawk DT Brandon Mebane gave a shout out to Vancouver in a King5 post game interview. When asked about who will be at the parade "...Vancouver will definitely be there".

About the game,

One point I want to make is the psychological aspect of it. There really was a perfect storm brewing against the Broncos. From a motivational point of view, I could not imagine a better scenario for the Seahawks.

Let's start with the team. They were discounted all year by the
(American) national media. Consistently being ignored, ranked 3rd or 4th in power rankings despite having the toughest schedule of all the top teams.
Then, when most of the general public and even some media get their first look at Seattle all season, it was in a tough NFC championship battle which they squeeked out a win. On the other hand, the record breaking Broncos win or rather dominate an injury riddled Patriot team, both extremely followed teams across the country I might add. The general fan looks at this and thinks "Hey, is this all Seattle is? They are overrated". National polls show 67% of America think the Broncos will win. Vegas odds jump to -2.5 Denver. The weather even gets better and contributes to the perceived Bronco advantage. CNNSI, ESPN, Fox Sports, all clearly reflect this in their articles leading up to the superbowl.

Add to this the outburst by Sherman after the NFC Championship. This was gold to the largely based eastern media (reminded me of the media and a certain quote in 2011 by a certain Vancouver goaltender regarding pumping something). Lynch not talking to us? Well, we'll show him. That was the mentality that drove the media, and more importantly social media, to generally villify one team and diefy the other (which had a hugely popular and loved Peyton Manning).

Don't think that this goes unnoticed by the players. One recurring theme from the Seahawk's players all year is that they play with a chip on their shoulder. Either undrafted or drafted late, they were forgotten, dismissed all their careers. They were told they were too small, too slow, not good enough. What do you think seeing this reaffirmed on their TV's, on their phones, on podcasts, do to them? In an article in CNNSI today, Doug Baldwin stated after watching on ESPN three of four analysts pick the Broncos to win "...I look at my brother Kam’s face, I see anger exuding from his pores".

http://mmqb.si.com/2014/02/05/doug-baldwin-super-bowl-xlviii-seahawks-diary/

Just a perfect storm of pent up frustration and anger symbolized by that first Kam Chancellor hit on Demaryius Thomas.

Well said.

 

[nameless1]

Who made it to the parade?
There were 700,000 people there...
Which is more than the population of Seattle itself.


I figure more than 1 or 2 lower mainlanders skipped work...
And went to eat the skittles Lynch threw from the bus.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Who made it to the parade?
There were 700,000 people there...
Which is more than the population of Seattle itself.


I figure more than 1 or 2 lower mainlanders skipped work...
And went to eat the skittles Lynch threw from the bus.

I would eat Lynch's skittles.