Chiefs Why do you watch the Chiefs during a bad year? - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 10-12-2008, 08:39 PM

I am in no way saying that this is a bad year, and if we caught a few breaks to things other than Brodie's bones, we could easily be undefeated.

But that aside, assume that for some reason this was a bad year for the Chiefs. Why would you watch the games?

Poll to follow faster than a Brodie Croyle dislocation upon contact.

**morphius** · 10-12-2008, 09:51 PM

I like to watch because it gets us one step closer to change, I still get to see some of our players occasionally make a nice play, and I get to hate a lot more of our players. Really, I'm to the point I just laugh, really. But hey, if the Chiefs ever do win a championship in my lifetime, I'll get an extra bit of enjoyment after this level of suckage.

**alanm** · 10-12-2008, 09:55 PM

The games come on here at 11am. What else is there to do at that hour?

**alanm** · 10-12-2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by morphius

I like to watch because it gets us one step closer to change, I still get to see some of our players occasionally make a nice play, and I get to hate a lot more of our players. Really, I'm to the point I just laugh, really. But hey, if the Chiefs ever do win a championship in my lifetime, I'll get an extra bit of enjoyment after this level of suckage.

I was 12 when they won in 1970. I'm 51 now. That's depressing in and of itself.

Chiefaholic · 10-12-2008, 10:02 PM

I'm just a glutton for punishment.

teedubya · 10-12-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by alanm

I was 12 when they won in 1970. I'm 51 now. That's depressing in and of itself.

Well, your online persona is around 17, so you have that going for you!

prhom · 10-12-2008, 10:19 PM

I just can't be a fan of any other team. I've gone to countless Bronco games, and my entire family (except my brother) are Bronco fans, so it would have been easy to switch. I was in third grade when I went to my first Chiefs game and they sucked balls, but I was hooked. Man am I messed up...

keg in kc · 10-12-2008, 10:37 PM

I don't usually. Unless it's an interesting game.

**chefsos** · 10-12-2008, 10:55 PM

Once upon a time in the late seventies, I tuned in to a Chiefs-Oakland game. The Chiefs were, well, the mid-to-late '70's Chiefs. Awful. And these were the Madden/Stabler/Headed to the AFC title game every year against the Steelers type Raiders, you know?

And the Chiefs just beat the ****ing shit outta them, something like 42-10. I remember Oakland being close to their only TD in garbage time at the end, and the crowd (?) at Arrowhead was roaring, just doing anything to keep the bastards out of the end zone.

So, that's why I watch. Stuff like that might happen.

Pablo · 10-12-2008, 11:00 PM

Because laughter is medicine for the soul.

I almost burst every capillary in my lungs laughing when we trotted out our 2-headed monster tandem in Thigpen/Hagans.

dj56dt58 · 10-12-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I watch them because they are my team

so will you please fire Herm and Carl?

ChiefJustice · 10-12-2008, 11:14 PM

I record every game.

Then I just look at the topics on the Planet after the game to determine
if I watch the game later that evening.

As a plus,it means I can fast forward through all the commercials.

Chief Faithful · 10-13-2008, 08:54 AM

I enjoy watching and following several teams, but the Chiefs are the team of my youth and home town. I am a Chiefs fan in good times and bad. The Chiefs are my team and I am faithful to them.

Reerun_KC · 10-13-2008, 09:11 AM

Have been watching since the 80's... Cant see myself rooting for anyone else.

So now I tune in to see if our owner has a spine or a pair... So far nadda...

I am pissed when the win and thrilled when the lose, only to see Herm and Carl gone.

They have taken the life out of this fan base, and they have no intention of building this football team to compete in the modern day NFL...

RJ · 10-13-2008, 09:26 AM

So far this year the Chiefs have been on TV once here in New Mexico. It was the Denver game. They probably won't be on again until the next Denver game. I should write the local stations and thank them for saving me from myself.

Reerun_KC · 10-13-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RJ

So far this year the Chiefs have been on TV once here in New Mexico. It was the Denver game. They probably won't be on again until the next Denver game. I should write the local stations and thank them for saving me from myself.

and I purchased the sunday ticket...

View Poll Results: Why watch the Chiefs in a down year? (Check all that apply.)
I get enjoyment on a game by game basis	23	30.67%
I get perverse enjoyment out of watching them suffer	7	9.33%
I have Chiefs on my fantasy team	6	8.00%
I like the drama and the chance that they could win	20	26.67%
I like to follow the careers of individual players	19	25.33%
I think it's cool to be hypercritical, and this makes it easy	6	8.00%
I like to evaluate our talent	33	44.00%
I like to watch our star players even if the team is doing poorly	23	30.67%
I want to see the rookies	38	50.67%
I want to watch in case a fan can nail Herm with a battery or snowball	18	24.00%
I write for WPI or another publication	2	2.67%
I’m going to watch football anyway, so it might as well be KC	26	34.67%
It's a habit.	31	41.33%
It’s more about eating and relaxing than the actual game	10	13.33%
It's tradition for me to watch	28	37.33%
The work of art that is a Colquitt punt, gently turning high in the sky	20	26.67%
There might be a great play for the ages that I would otherwise miss	12	16.00%
You never know when a Cinderella winning streak could start. Think '99 Rams.	11	14.67%
My superstitious behaviors are needed to help the team	4	5.33%
I don't watch them during bad seasons	1	1.33%
Udder (Specify Guernsey, Jersey, or Holstein below.)	4	5.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 75. You may not vote on this poll

10-12-2008, 08:39 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	Why do you watch the Chiefs during a bad year? I am in no way saying that this is a bad year, and if we caught a few breaks to things other than Brodie's bones, we could easily be undefeated. But that aside, assume that for some reason this was a bad year for the Chiefs. Why would you watch the games? Poll to follow faster than a Brodie Croyle dislocation upon contact.
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10-12-2008, 09:51 PM	#31
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $5725027	I like to watch because it gets us one step closer to change, I still get to see some of our players occasionally make a nice play, and I get to hate a lot more of our players. Really, I'm to the point I just laugh, really. But hey, if the Chiefs ever do win a championship in my lifetime, I'll get an extra bit of enjoyment after this level of suckage.
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10-12-2008, 09:55 PM	#32
alanm Feeling Victorian Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Nebraska/Wyoming/Colorado Casino cash: $-113564	The games come on here at 11am. What else is there to do at that hour? __________________ It bears repeating, ** Herm, Pioli, Haley, and Crennel for ing up my franchise for a goddamn decade. Buehler 445**
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10-12-2008, 10:02 PM	#34
Chiefaholic Veteran Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $460027	I'm just a glutton for punishment.
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10-12-2008, 10:19 PM	#36
prhom Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denver Casino cash: $7406013	I just can't be a fan of any other team. I've gone to countless Bronco games, and my entire family (except my brother) are Bronco fans, so it would have been easy to switch. I was in third grade when I went to my first Chiefs game and they sucked balls, but I was hooked. Man am I messed up...
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10-12-2008, 10:37 PM	#37
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I don't usually. Unless it's an interesting game.
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10-12-2008, 10:55 PM	#38
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8257676	Once upon a time in the late seventies, I tuned in to a Chiefs-Oakland game. The Chiefs were, well, the mid-to-late '70's Chiefs. Awful. And these were the Madden/Stabler/Headed to the AFC title game every year against the Steelers type Raiders, you know? And the Chiefs just beat the ****ing shit outta them, something like 42-10. I remember Oakland being close to their only TD in garbage time at the end, and the crowd (?) at Arrowhead was roaring, just doing anything to keep the bastards out of the end zone. So, that's why I watch. Stuff like that might happen.
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10-12-2008, 11:00 PM	#39
Pablo Ultrabanned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northland Casino cash: $-1900644	Because laughter is medicine for the soul. I almost burst every capillary in my lungs laughing when we trotted out our 2-headed monster tandem in Thigpen/Hagans.
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10-12-2008, 11:14 PM	#41
ChiefJustice The Stig Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: "Some say he has no home" Casino cash: $10004900	I record every game. Then I just look at the topics on the Planet after the game to determine if I watch the game later that evening. As a plus,it means I can fast forward through all the commercials. __________________ Dante Hicks: But you hate people. Randal Graves: Yes, but I love gatherings. Isn't it ironic?
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10-13-2008, 08:54 AM	#42
Chief Faithful Predicting Chiefs Victory Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9966500	I enjoy watching and following several teams, but the Chiefs are the team of my youth and home town. I am a Chiefs fan in good times and bad. The Chiefs are my team and I am faithful to them.
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10-13-2008, 09:11 AM	#43
Reerun_KC Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7231160	Have been watching since the 80's... Cant see myself rooting for anyone else. So now I tune in to see if our owner has a spine or a pair... So far nadda... I am pissed when the win and thrilled when the lose, only to see Herm and Carl gone. They have taken the life out of this fan base, and they have no intention of building this football team to compete in the modern day NFL...
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10-13-2008, 09:26 AM	#44
RJ Supporter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a shotgun shack Casino cash: $9895202	So far this year the Chiefs have been on TV once here in New Mexico. It was the Denver game. They probably won't be on again until the next Denver game. I should write the local stations and thank them for saving me from myself.
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