Chiefs Apathy and the future of the chiefs

tooge · 10-15-2012, 07:14 AM

Well, guys, for me, the unthinkable has happened. I've become apathetic to the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm 45 years old. I bought my first season tickets when I was just 22 years old in 1989. I was a kid the last time the futility of the chiefs were at the level it is now, and I was away at college for a few years in there as well. I never understood why nobody cared about the chiefs back then. But of course, I was a kid and they were my hometown team, the only NFL team I'd ever seen live. We didn't have ESPN, NFL Network, etc. There wasn't really any other team to follow. So, if you were a big fan, you were either an old person that was still clinging on to the teams of the 60's, a kid that was a fan simply because the chiefs were all they knew, or a person that went out to meet a few friends at the stadium. But, for the most part, the greater community of KC really didn't give a squat about the chiefs. Of course, that all changed when Marty and Carl came to town. That one move set in motion, a passion that lasted almost 20 years. Well, I fear we are back to the level we were in 1987, if not, were extremely close. I fear that if wholesale changes aren't made right away, we will be talking about the chiefs losses with a chuckle rather than an upset rant. I fear people will go to games, but only if they get free tickets, and really only to take their kid. I fear that without a big move statement by Clark Hunt in the next week or two, we will be back to 1987. Its sad. It's what it is I guess, but I didn't even watch the game yesterday. I DVR'd it, heard the score, then erased it. I'm not young enough to go to games and yell so lound that I have no voice on monday. I don't wear all red, have stickers on my car, etc. anymore. You know what though, I would love to go to the games and revel in the loudness that was once the loudest stadium in the NFL. I'd love to go to a prime time home game and see the smoke from 10,000 grills and smokers hovering over the parking lot. But, I'm afraid those days are gone and not only are they gone, but because the chiefs have lost an entire generation of young fans to playoff win free football, it isn't something that will be able to turn around easily.

10-15-2012, 07:14 AM	Topic Starter
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $624112	Apathy and the future of the chiefs Well, guys, for me, the unthinkable has happened. I've become apathetic to the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm 45 years old. I bought my first season tickets when I was just 22 years old in 1989. I was a kid the last time the futility of the chiefs were at the level it is now, and I was away at college for a few years in there as well. I never understood why nobody cared about the chiefs back then. But of course, I was a kid and they were my hometown team, the only NFL team I'd ever seen live. We didn't have ESPN, NFL Network, etc. There wasn't really any other team to follow. So, if you were a big fan, you were either an old person that was still clinging on to the teams of the 60's, a kid that was a fan simply because the chiefs were all they knew, or a person that went out to meet a few friends at the stadium. But, for the most part, the greater community of KC really didn't give a squat about the chiefs. Of course, that all changed when Marty and Carl came to town. That one move set in motion, a passion that lasted almost 20 years. Well, I fear we are back to the level we were in 1987, if not, were extremely close. I fear that if wholesale changes aren't made right away, we will be talking about the chiefs losses with a chuckle rather than an upset rant. I fear people will go to games, but only if they get free tickets, and really only to take their kid. I fear that without a big move statement by Clark Hunt in the next week or two, we will be back to 1987. Its sad. It's what it is I guess, but I didn't even watch the game yesterday. I DVR'd it, heard the score, then erased it. I'm not young enough to go to games and yell so lound that I have no voice on monday. I don't wear all red, have stickers on my car, etc. anymore. You know what though, I would love to go to the games and revel in the loudness that was once the loudest stadium in the NFL. I'd love to go to a prime time home game and see the smoke from 10,000 grills and smokers hovering over the parking lot. But, I'm afraid those days are gone and not only are they gone, but because the chiefs have lost an entire generation of young fans to playoff win free football, it isn't something that will be able to turn around easily.
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