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Friday, December 13, 2013
The tragedy of fan violence
Last night in Denver fan violence took another turn for the worse as three people were stabbed in the parking lot after the Broncos 27-20 loss to the San Diego Chargers. This altercation isn't the first this year, just a couple weeks ago a 28 year old woman was charged with murder in a shooting that followed the loss Alabama suffered in the Iron Bowl against Auburn. The victim's sister says the suspect shot her because she was mad at her for joking about the loss and didn't seem to be enough a Crimson Tide fan. Earlier this month and man died in an altercation in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot during Kansas City's game against Denver.
Fan violence has been around for as long as anyone can remember, but for some reason in the past 4 years it has gotten worse to where police officer's are putting on opposing team jersey's and going undercover. Just this last Sunday a 49ers fan was arrested after trying to start a fight with an undercover cop in a Seahawks jersey. Look I understand the rivalry between teams but when people are getting into fights and dying OVER A GAME its just ridiculous.
Other nations have the same problem as American sports, especially in soccer. Soccer fans usually start fights that escalate into riots which then results in either numerous deaths/injuries.
I first experienced fan violence in 1997 when I took a trip to Oakland to see the Seahawks play the Oakland Raiders. Before Niner fans became the arrogant douche bags they are now Raider fans were the worst, just imagine that your 7 years old getting told "fuck you you little Seahawk bitch" and then after the game getting beer poured on you! The same thing happened to my cousin when my uncle took her to Philadelphia to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Flyers.
Fan violence seems to getting worse in both football and college football, its getting so bad that both associations will beef up security indefinitely. I know that I have repeated what I have said in this post but its hard to just describe the way fans act and present themselves when it comes to sports. I understand being a die-hard fan and that you don't like losing but that's no reason to take it out on the other teams fans and to cause serious injury and even death!
The violent events that sports has seen in the last 4 years is making the MLB, NFL, NBA, and MLS look bad. Seattle has its rivalries. The Seahawks have the 49ers, the Mariners have the A's, Yankees, and Angels, and the Sounders have the Timbers; all these rivalries (except for the Mariners) has nearly seen fan violence escalate to fan brawls. I blame the dramatic intake of alcohol at the sporting events for the violence that fans show. With fans drinking so much at games their thought process of knowing right and wrong begins to fly out the window.
I know I'm going to get bashed for this but for the fans safety every sport association should have security keep an extra eye on the intake that some fans have at games and also have fans of NFL teams take a breathalyzer test before the game and if that fan is over the legal limit then inform security, concession stands, and vendors to not sell that fan anymore alcohol.
Its because fans drink too much and act crazy that these violent events happen. Its tragic to see fans not having fun anymore and instead of being friendly after a tough loss or a great win they have to get into fights that in some cases like last night results in fans getting seriously hurt. To all fans who have experienced fan violence spread the word around to just have fun at the games. There's no need to get into fights with other fans, fighting just shows everyone that you have no class and that you are not a die hard fan you're just an asshole.
My prayers are going out to the victim's of last night's stabbing in Denver and I pray that fans learn to just have fun again and to be friends with other team fans.
Fan violence has been around for as long as anyone can remember, but for some reason in the past 4 years it has gotten worse to where police officer's are putting on opposing team jersey's and going undercover. Just this last Sunday a 49ers fan was arrested after trying to start a fight with an undercover cop in a Seahawks jersey. Look I understand the rivalry between teams but when people are getting into fights and dying OVER A GAME its just ridiculous.
Other nations have the same problem as American sports, especially in soccer. Soccer fans usually start fights that escalate into riots which then results in either numerous deaths/injuries.
I first experienced fan violence in 1997 when I took a trip to Oakland to see the Seahawks play the Oakland Raiders. Before Niner fans became the arrogant douche bags they are now Raider fans were the worst, just imagine that your 7 years old getting told "fuck you you little Seahawk bitch" and then after the game getting beer poured on you! The same thing happened to my cousin when my uncle took her to Philadelphia to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Flyers.
Fan violence seems to getting worse in both football and college football, its getting so bad that both associations will beef up security indefinitely. I know that I have repeated what I have said in this post but its hard to just describe the way fans act and present themselves when it comes to sports. I understand being a die-hard fan and that you don't like losing but that's no reason to take it out on the other teams fans and to cause serious injury and even death!
The violent events that sports has seen in the last 4 years is making the MLB, NFL, NBA, and MLS look bad. Seattle has its rivalries. The Seahawks have the 49ers, the Mariners have the A's, Yankees, and Angels, and the Sounders have the Timbers; all these rivalries (except for the Mariners) has nearly seen fan violence escalate to fan brawls. I blame the dramatic intake of alcohol at the sporting events for the violence that fans show. With fans drinking so much at games their thought process of knowing right and wrong begins to fly out the window.
I know I'm going to get bashed for this but for the fans safety every sport association should have security keep an extra eye on the intake that some fans have at games and also have fans of NFL teams take a breathalyzer test before the game and if that fan is over the legal limit then inform security, concession stands, and vendors to not sell that fan anymore alcohol.
Its because fans drink too much and act crazy that these violent events happen. Its tragic to see fans not having fun anymore and instead of being friendly after a tough loss or a great win they have to get into fights that in some cases like last night results in fans getting seriously hurt. To all fans who have experienced fan violence spread the word around to just have fun at the games. There's no need to get into fights with other fans, fighting just shows everyone that you have no class and that you are not a die hard fan you're just an asshole.
My prayers are going out to the victim's of last night's stabbing in Denver and I pray that fans learn to just have fun again and to be friends with other team fans.
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Seahawks survive Monday Night nail-biter
Seahawks entered Monday night having the best record in Monday Night Football history (18-8) and looked to improve to a franchise best 7-1. It wasn't easy though. On the Seahawks opening offensive drive things turned ugly right away. Marshawn Lynch's first run went for -3 yards, Russell Wilson's 11 yard pass was brought back thanks to a J.R. Sweezy penalty, then Robert Quinn sacked Wilson to end the Hawks first drive of the game. After Jon Ryan's punt, the Rams put up the first points of the game thanks to Greg Zuerlein's 33 yard field goal.
The Hawks caught a break on their ensuing drive as Lynch carried the ball for a gain of 16, but once again thanks to Sweezy it was brought back after his second penalty of the game and the Seahawks went 3 and out for the second consecutive time.
The Rams got two first down plays in a row and were threatening to score again, but thankfully Bruce Irvin came to the rescue with his first interception of his career. Quinn ended the first quarter by sacking Wilson for the second time.
The second quarter didn't start off the way the Hawks wanted it to; after Robert Turbin ran for a first down the Rams stingy defense made the Seahawks punt the ball again. The Hawks #1 defense came up with another big interception this time by Richard Sherman, who ran it back 38 yards (which would be a big help). Russell Wilson came up with one of his apatite 10+ yard run as he ran 17 to put the Hawks within field goal range. But who needs field goals when your QB is Wilson? Thanks to a defensive pass interference, Wilson threw a short dart to Golden Tate for the touchdown. So the Hawks took the 7-3 lead.
That would be the last scoring drive of the first half for any team. The Seahawks O-Line would not have a fun day at the office. Robert Quinn and Chris Long would both sack Wilson three times and allowed one more sack by William Hayes.
In the third quarter the Rams made it a one point game with a 28 yard field goal by Zuerlin but Russell Wilson had something special up his sleeve for the 12th Man. On the Seahawks ensuing drive after Zuerlin's field goal Wilson threw up a gift to Golden Tate who took to the house for a career long for both him and Wilson 80 yard touchdown. Tate though was giving a penalty for taunting as he waved goodbye to the Rams cornerbacks. The Rams came back in the fourth quarter with one more field goal by Zuerlin to make it 14-9.
Things though got very scary on the Rams final drive. The Rams began things on their own 4 yard line, Zac Tracy ran 24 yards on two carries. Kellen Clemons drove the Rams all the way down the field to the 6 yard line and after he threw an incomplete pass to stop the clock he handed the ball off to Daryl Richardson who was stopped at the 2 yard line by an incredible game saving tackle by Earl Thomas. After a Chris Clemons offsides call that moved the ball to the one yard line, Richardson tried one more time to win the game but was stopped by Heath Farwell.
The Rams let the clock wind all the way down to 4 seconds before taking the final timeout of the game. It came down to this; one play, one winner. Clemons threw a high pass intended for Brian Quick that fell incomplete and Seahawks walked away with the hardest fought game of the season.
After the game head coach Pete Carroll said that they were very fortunate to come away with a win, that the offense couldn't get things done but the D did in the end. Golden Tate also apologized after the game for his unsportsmanlike penalty, "That was immature of me. Hurt my team. I've gotta stay composed. Act like I've been there before." The 135 total yards were the 3rd least amount of yards in a Seahawks win. The Hawks have a lot to improve upon before their next game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seahawks do have good news as they hope to have Percy Harvin on the field this Saturday for the first time this year.
The Hawks caught a break on their ensuing drive as Lynch carried the ball for a gain of 16, but once again thanks to Sweezy it was brought back after his second penalty of the game and the Seahawks went 3 and out for the second consecutive time.
The Rams got two first down plays in a row and were threatening to score again, but thankfully Bruce Irvin came to the rescue with his first interception of his career. Quinn ended the first quarter by sacking Wilson for the second time.
The second quarter didn't start off the way the Hawks wanted it to; after Robert Turbin ran for a first down the Rams stingy defense made the Seahawks punt the ball again. The Hawks #1 defense came up with another big interception this time by Richard Sherman, who ran it back 38 yards (which would be a big help). Russell Wilson came up with one of his apatite 10+ yard run as he ran 17 to put the Hawks within field goal range. But who needs field goals when your QB is Wilson? Thanks to a defensive pass interference, Wilson threw a short dart to Golden Tate for the touchdown. So the Hawks took the 7-3 lead.
That would be the last scoring drive of the first half for any team. The Seahawks O-Line would not have a fun day at the office. Robert Quinn and Chris Long would both sack Wilson three times and allowed one more sack by William Hayes.
In the third quarter the Rams made it a one point game with a 28 yard field goal by Zuerlin but Russell Wilson had something special up his sleeve for the 12th Man. On the Seahawks ensuing drive after Zuerlin's field goal Wilson threw up a gift to Golden Tate who took to the house for a career long for both him and Wilson 80 yard touchdown. Tate though was giving a penalty for taunting as he waved goodbye to the Rams cornerbacks. The Rams came back in the fourth quarter with one more field goal by Zuerlin to make it 14-9.
Things though got very scary on the Rams final drive. The Rams began things on their own 4 yard line, Zac Tracy ran 24 yards on two carries. Kellen Clemons drove the Rams all the way down the field to the 6 yard line and after he threw an incomplete pass to stop the clock he handed the ball off to Daryl Richardson who was stopped at the 2 yard line by an incredible game saving tackle by Earl Thomas. After a Chris Clemons offsides call that moved the ball to the one yard line, Richardson tried one more time to win the game but was stopped by Heath Farwell.
The Rams let the clock wind all the way down to 4 seconds before taking the final timeout of the game. It came down to this; one play, one winner. Clemons threw a high pass intended for Brian Quick that fell incomplete and Seahawks walked away with the hardest fought game of the season.
After the game head coach Pete Carroll said that they were very fortunate to come away with a win, that the offense couldn't get things done but the D did in the end. Golden Tate also apologized after the game for his unsportsmanlike penalty, "That was immature of me. Hurt my team. I've gotta stay composed. Act like I've been there before." The 135 total yards were the 3rd least amount of yards in a Seahawks win. The Hawks have a lot to improve upon before their next game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seahawks do have good news as they hope to have Percy Harvin on the field this Saturday for the first time this year.
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