RolandDeschain":8ttdz862 said:
J, stop posting in this thread until you've read the Football Outsiders article entirely and have come to the realization that we are, in fact, a step above at CenturyLink in support of our Seahawks. I know it's probably a bitter pill to swallow because you want to think you're just as good at Oregon games and such, but the evidence just isn't there.
I've only been to one Ducks game and they got their asses kicked by Boise State.
I skimmed the article, didn't read every word but from what I saw That article says absolutely nothing about the 12th man and their impact. Its just difference between home and away. Maybe we're such a great home team because teams have to travel so far to play us. (kind of how we always bitch about how we have to travel so far and play 10 am games to play other teams).
12th man is great. They're loud as hell and I appreciate them. But their importance is tiny in comparison to the players and coaches. The impact certainly didn't seem to be as big when Tarvaris Jackson or Charlie Whitehurst or Sten Gelbaugh or Dan McGwire was our QB.
Some people act like the 12th man is more important then the players on the field and that's what bugs me and what I argue against. We have a great crowd. No doubt about it.