Chiefs X-Factor's Inside the Huddle-Suicide Mission? - Page 2

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 05:18 PM

Entering where no KC
Superfan has gone before

In scientific terms, a black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. A similar phenomenon exists within the Oakland Coliseum, which is home of the Raiders.It’s a place where sanity enters and is never seen again, where fans from opposing teams never venture, a place where the entire spectrum of colors is reduced to silver and black. All that will change on Sunday.

The X-Factor - complete with my cheesehead, form-fitting spandex and bright red and gold Chiefs’ colors will be on the front row. Yes, you read that right. Like Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise, I’ll be going where no Chiefs Superfan has ever gone before . . . into the belly of the beast.
This isn’t something I do casually. As a Superfan, I’ve made it my goal to attend a Chiefs road game in every NFL stadium. As of this moment - after 73 road trips - there are only three stadiums missing from the list. I’ve yet to see KC play at Atlanta, against the Jets in the Meadowlands (I have seen them play the Giants) and at Oakland.

As of Sunday, I’ll be able to mark the Raiders game off my bucket list.
Insane? Yes. Stupid? Open to debate.But I’m not venturing into the Black Hole on my own. I’ll be accompanied by none other than my good friend and fellow Superfan Raider Ron who, by the way, hasn’t missed a Raiders game in more than 20 years. That’s a real Superfan. Raider Ron has been to Kansas City on many occasions, has been begging me for years to be his guest at a game in Oakland.

At the time I agreed to make this trip, the Chiefs were 0-3 and I felt the team needed a spark. Coach Todd Haley and my other friends on the team are super-excited that I’m willing to do this for them.They also agree that I’m super-crazy which has never been open to debate.I’ll be a guest of honor (or dishonor) during the pregame tailgate party where there will be thousands and thousands of Raiders fans.

Raider Ron has promised that I’ll be well-protected which is a good thing because I’ve been told that, among Superfans, I’m among the most hated in the Raider Nation. Denver and San Diego don’t have Superfans, so Kansas City is the only division rival with true Superfans and, apparently, Raiders fans know the X-Factor.

The trip is already generating a lot of traffic on Facebook and message boards. This is turning out to be a big deal - even bigger than I expected. I’ve been getting e-mails from people asking me to reconsider for my personal safety. I’ve even been told by friends that I could become the first official Chiefs martyr, which would be one more thing to mark off my bucket list.
Am I worried? Yes and no.

Any Chiefs fan who would enter the Black Hole without some apprehension is beyond crazy. But I’m putting my trust into Raider Ron and my own experience as a Superfan. I fully expect to be the butt of a lot of ridicule, jokes and profanity. This is Oakland Coliseum and it is the NFL. I’d be disappointed in anything less.

The key is to fight back - not with fists or words, but with humor. I can make more fun of myself than any Raiders fan. I’ll shake hands, pose for photos . . . whatever it takes to diffuse a situation before it gets out of hand.
And, once the game starts, everyone - including myself - will be much more concerned with what happens on the field.

Make no mistake about it. I hate the Raiders and the Raiders feel the same way towards the Chiefs. I expect to be a lightning rod for that resentment on Sunday. But I also believe that, as a Superfan, I’m held to a higher standard.
At the end of the day, it’s not about me, or Raider Ron, or whether the Raiders want to lynch me. This is about the NFL and the teams that we are truly passionate about. Hopefully, at the end of the day we’re talking about a great football game which (of course) the Chiefs have won.

I’m anticipating a memorable game and a weekend that will go into the Superfan history book. And I’m also planning to break new scientific ground as the first Chiefs Superfan to enter - and leave - the Black Hole.
Arrowman and Stephen Hawking, eat your heart out.

**The Franchise** · 10-19-2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Entering where no KC
Superfan has gone before

HEY EVERYONE! LOOK AT ME! I'M COOL!

FYP

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Dog

Many of the Iraqi war vets I know would say, "**** you for comparing me to the drunk that dresses in pajamas to go to a Chiefs game"

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Originally Posted by SportsRacer

If we've learned anything from the past year, it's that sports fans in California never violently assault fans of other teams. You should be fine.

I love my Chiefs with every beat of my heart. One should never be scared to show or express that. I say bring it, we all die at some point. Whats song? Live life like you are dying?

Hammock Parties · 10-19-2011, 05:45 PM

suicide?

every time i read this shit I want to kill myself

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

suicide?

every time i read this shit I want to kill myself

Then if u don't wanna die,quit reading it. Easy answer to your problem

**Old Dog** · 10-19-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

suicide?

every time i read this shit I want to kill myself

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Then if u don't wanna die,quit reading it. Easy answer to your problem

or you can wish him luck that he is a success

I wish you nothing but luck on your mission

Thig Lyfe · 10-19-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Then if u don't wanna die,quit reading it. Easy answer to your problem

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

suicide?

every time i read this shit I want to kill myself

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Originally Posted by Old Dog

or you can wish him luck that he is a success

I wish you nothing but luck on your mission

Thank you Mission is to bring back a win!! Get back to 500. And hopefully Monday Night is for first place of AFC West!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Old Dog** · 10-19-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Thank you Mission is to bring back a win!! Get back to 500. And hopefully Monday Night is for first place of AFC West!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I apologize then, I misunderstood. I thought it was a suicide mission.

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Dog

I apologize then, I misunderstood. I thought it was a suicide mission.

lol ok i see what you wish for me, its all good

seclark · 10-19-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Whats song? Live life like you are dying?

i was thinking more like "Gimme Three Steps".
thoughts and prayers, man.
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Sfeihc · 10-19-2011, 07:33 PM

You really have no idea. You think you know but you don't. Good luck trying to defuse any situation with your humor. That will go over like a fart in church. If your endgame is to achieve notoriety you may finally reach it on Sunday. Just not in the way you wanted.

KurtCobain · 10-19-2011, 07:35 PM

Matt Cassel

"Aaaaaaw yeah! I'm gonna show Carson's bitch ass who is boss finally! What you gonna do, Palmer, you punk? I got Jackie BAttle is badass now, bowe will make me look AAAAWESOME , and x factor is here... You can't beat me!"

tomahawk kid · 10-19-2011, 08:01 PM

Only in America can a dude wear his jammies to an NFL stadium, and then write about being the dude that wears his jammies to an NFL stadium....all the while claiming its not about the attention....

**RNR** · 10-19-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

suicide?

every time i read this shit I want to kill myself

Read more of it, over and over until want becomes reality~

xfactor · 10-19-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Dog

I apologize then, I misunderstood. I thought it was a suicide mission.

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Originally Posted by seclark

i was thinking more like "Gimme Three Steps".
thoughts and prayers, man.
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lol thank you, i got this covered

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Originally Posted by Sfeihc

You really have no idea. You think you know but you don't. Good luck trying to defuse any situation with your humor. That will go over like a fart in church. If your endgame is to achieve notoriety you may finally reach it on Sunday. Just not in the way you wanted.

Yeh you are correct, thats why i have 5000 Raiders fans protecting me, incuding 3 hall of Fame Superfans. Bring on batteries,or beers, chicks dig scars!!! Guess my sex life will even get easier when i get back!! not like that was ever an issue!!!

10-19-2011, 05:18 PM
xfactor Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $9985222	X-Factor's Inside the Huddle-Suicide Mission? Entering where no KC Superfan has gone before In scientific terms, a black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. A similar phenomenon exists within the Oakland Coliseum, which is home of the Raiders.It’s a place where sanity enters and is never seen again, where fans from opposing teams never venture, a place where the entire spectrum of colors is reduced to silver and black. All that will change on Sunday. The X-Factor - complete with my cheesehead, form-fitting spandex and bright red and gold Chiefs’ colors will be on the front row. Yes, you read that right. Like Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise, I’ll be going where no Chiefs Superfan has ever gone before . . . into the belly of the beast. This isn’t something I do casually. As a Superfan, I’ve made it my goal to attend a Chiefs road game in every NFL stadium. As of this moment - after 73 road trips - there are only three stadiums missing from the list. I’ve yet to see KC play at Atlanta, against the Jets in the Meadowlands (I have seen them play the Giants) and at Oakland. As of Sunday, I’ll be able to mark the Raiders game off my bucket list. Insane? Yes. Stupid? Open to debate.But I’m not venturing into the Black Hole on my own. I’ll be accompanied by none other than my good friend and fellow Superfan Raider Ron who, by the way, hasn’t missed a Raiders game in more than 20 years. That’s a real Superfan. Raider Ron has been to Kansas City on many occasions, has been begging me for years to be his guest at a game in Oakland. At the time I agreed to make this trip, the Chiefs were 0-3 and I felt the team needed a spark. Coach Todd Haley and my other friends on the team are super-excited that I’m willing to do this for them.They also agree that I’m super-crazy which has never been open to debate.I’ll be a guest of honor (or dishonor) during the pregame tailgate party where there will be thousands and thousands of Raiders fans. Raider Ron has promised that I’ll be well-protected which is a good thing because I’ve been told that, among Superfans, I’m among the most hated in the Raider Nation. Denver and San Diego don’t have Superfans, so Kansas City is the only division rival with true Superfans and, apparently, Raiders fans know the X-Factor. The trip is already generating a lot of traffic on Facebook and message boards. This is turning out to be a big deal - even bigger than I expected. I’ve been getting e-mails from people asking me to reconsider for my personal safety. I’ve even been told by friends that I could become the first official Chiefs martyr, which would be one more thing to mark off my bucket list. Am I worried? Yes and no. Any Chiefs fan who would enter the Black Hole without some apprehension is beyond crazy. But I’m putting my trust into Raider Ron and my own experience as a Superfan. I fully expect to be the butt of a lot of ridicule, jokes and profanity. This is Oakland Coliseum and it is the NFL. I’d be disappointed in anything less. The key is to fight back - not with fists or words, but with humor. I can make more fun of myself than any Raiders fan. I’ll shake hands, pose for photos . . . whatever it takes to diffuse a situation before it gets out of hand. And, once the game starts, everyone - including myself - will be much more concerned with what happens on the field. Make no mistake about it. I hate the Raiders and the Raiders feel the same way towards the Chiefs. I expect to be a lightning rod for that resentment on Sunday. But I also believe that, as a Superfan, I’m held to a higher standard. At the end of the day, it’s not about me, or Raider Ron, or whether the Raiders want to lynch me. This is about the NFL and the teams that we are truly passionate about. Hopefully, at the end of the day we’re talking about a great football game which (of course) the Chiefs have won. I’m anticipating a memorable game and a weekend that will go into the Superfan history book. And I’m also planning to break new scientific ground as the first Chiefs Superfan to enter - and leave - the Black Hole. Arrowman and Stephen Hawking, eat your heart out.
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10-19-2011, 07:33 PM	#26
Sfeihc It's All Good Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $10010133	You really have no idea. You think you know but you don't. Good luck trying to defuse any situation with your humor. That will go over like a fart in church. If your endgame is to achieve notoriety you may finally reach it on Sunday. Just not in the way you wanted.
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10-19-2011, 07:35 PM	#27
KurtCobain legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Independence, MO Casino cash: $-2007903	Matt Cassel "Aaaaaaw yeah! I'm gonna show Carson's bitch ass who is boss finally! What you gonna do, Palmer, you punk? I got Jackie BAttle is badass now, bowe will make me look AAAAWESOME , and x factor is here... You can't beat me!"
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10-19-2011, 08:01 PM	#28
tomahawk kid Drunk in the Neighborhood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Beating the War Drums Casino cash: $10001837	Only in America can a dude wear his jammies to an NFL stadium, and then write about being the dude that wears his jammies to an NFL stadium....all the while claiming its not about the attention....
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