the 12th man the most unfair sports advantage of all time?

I shouldn't feel extremely confident that if we win the #1 seed next year, were pretty much secured to go to the superbowl. but for some reason i do.

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I shouldn't feel extremely confident that if we win the #1 seed next year, were pretty much secured to go to the superbowl. but for some reason i do.

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Confident? yes
but nothing is secure.

I still laugh that a few nuts think the NFL pumped in 12th man noise at the super bowl as part of a conspiracy to help us win. (I don't have a link but i have read it)

What is unfair about a fan base supporting their team? I'm sorry, but that sounds about as stupid as other fan bases sending letters to the NFL commissioner to complain about our stadium's noise.

The 12th man is an advantage, but it isn't our fault other fan bases are too stupid to cheer for their team.

There's nothing unfair about it- we have crazy fans who have started travelling en masse like a top team's fans. That means results.

I think the term OP is looking for is "unequal" not unfair

Other teams fans choose to be quieter. not our fault/problem.

They are free to be just as loud anytime they want.

When I was into handicapping games, I typically awarded most teams a 2-4 pt HFA.

Fearing I may be bias, I had to think and re-think the Clink (and Kingdome), but ultimately concluded that our HFA was worth no less than 7 pts (!). Unheard of in professional football, but more accurate than not.

My partners (non Hawk fans) finally caved in and started doing the same. To my knowledge they continue to do so today. Go 12. There's no place like home.

Other fans have the capacity to yell as loud as we do. How is it unfair for them not to do what they could be doing, while we do? Tough tiddlywinks, losers. Yell louder if you don't like it.

Just wait 'til we reactivate the Wave.

one play decided the NFC Championship. The game came down to the wire. At home we are more likely to come up with that one big play but every once in a while our opponent will come up with it

Heck ya!!!! Don't spread it around. I don't think anyone has noticed.
My neighbors, however, wonder what all the screaming is on Sundays... I'm just trying to get my voice to the PaulAllenDome...I mean Seahawks Stadium...I mean Qwest Field...aw heck, I can't keep up.
It's only 600 miles away...

It's unfair actually. Scientifically, sound travels faster in damp air. So not only are we unbearably loud, according to the rest of the league, but our sound is also the fastest!