kidhawk
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NFL.com has been doing a series on why you should root for each team in the league. This is Seattle's...
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What's the deal with the 12s?
Everybody thinks of the 12s as these front-runners who just magically appeared in the Pete Carroll era. That's not accurate -- that sentiment stems mostly from the jealousy of opposing fan bases.
Now, to be fair, any team that experiences success will enjoy new-found interest from people who weren't fans of the team. I was at Disneyland the other day, and the amount of Golden State Warriors gear was staggering. But make no mistake about it: This is a legit fan base in Seattle. In fact, the 12s thing started when the team was formed back in 1976. The Seahawks played their first year in the NFC, before landing in the AFC (where they'd stay until 2002, when they returned to the NFC due to divisional realignment). They were competitive pretty quickly. Reached the 1983 AFC Championship Game. And all along, the fans created a pretty hostile home-field advantage in the old Kingdome.
In fact, the Seahawks retired the No. 12 in 1984 (that's right; 1984, fools) for the fans. So don't act like this is some fly-by-night fan base. They have been there for the long haul.
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