Posts by briskgull96

If you ask me, The Armada is going to blow right past The Raiders Faithful this season when it comes to home games. I mean, they’ve had a pretty solid start so far... I guess you have to give them credit for all the effort, the massive turnout, and those flares they were setting off.

I haven't been to Seattle in a hundred years, but if I can judge based on the TV broadcast (realistically, objectively, maybe???) I’d say I felt that old West vibe again from about ten years ago.

I don't think any of us here has some sort of inferiority complex toward you guys that would stop us from saying you put on a great derby. This whole matchup was overshadowed by side stuff that has nothing to do with you (we still have over 30 people in custody right now, and those main banners were seized before being returned with police help) ... so I guess the current feeling of being inferior to you makes sense.
I never claimed you guys were just a top 4 group for us; you've always been one of our three biggest American groups, regardless of the fact that you've slipped a bit over the last few seasons.

Maybe we could try to find some thanks for a good performance out of pure spite—just to be difficult, since everything feels like a mess right now—which probably explains why the crew was so extra hyped up and worked up. But starting tomorrow, you guys have to head out to places like Phoenix, Austin, and Washington, D.C.
Looking at it realistically, the demons in Washington, D.C. have pulled off better seasons lately than you have these past few years. And damn...
You just need to start building momentum again, focus on getting your numbers back up, and the rest will probably just fall into place.

You guys are constantly hunting for some kind of validation from us online. I mean, what does that even add to your lives?
You want recognition, but then you automatically refuse to admit that Thor absolutely crushed Seattle yesterday, and that they were playing at their peak level even though the Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting at 13th in the standings? Just hold on a second, stay focused on the game..

Cheers..

boldtiger7 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxdpw...layer_embedded

So, I sat through the whole video.
And I just can't help but notice one thing:

YOUR FAN SUPPORT IS A TOTAL CATASTROPHE!

I honestly thought maybe my hearing was failing me because I couldn't hear anything, or maybe it was some other issue...
But watching this clip, you can actually see how incredibly forced everything is by this guy who is trying every possible way to hype up the crowd. He’s so persistent with his unarticulated screaming into the mic that, honestly, he's basically the only thing you hear in the entire eight-minute video.

If we dissect the clip a little bit, you'll see that during the first few minutes, the Navy is actually cheering. Hands are up in the air... there's that roar from the stands that gives any real fan chills... I mean, that's the kind of noise that's brought me out to San Francisco for nearly 20 years... That's what I've experienced plenty of times before. You can really feel it for about three minutes. Flags are waving, strobes are flashing... hands are up... and the singing echoes off the surroundings, making an incredible amount of noise.

Then, at the three-minute mark, the whole thing just falls apart.
They hold up signs saying "our supporters are the best" and then the yelling into the microphone starts—something like "let everyone know"—which, in my estimation, maybe a thousand people are actually following. If you listen closely at the four-minute mark, the Navy can't even hear him... all you hear is this guy literally begging for people to cheer... "let's go," "stronger," "come on"...
I think the guy probably lost 20 pounds just from the stress of this concert...

Then at minute five, the flares start going off. All the flags are up again, and yet, once more, you only hear the microphone going "ooooooooooooooo... I love you San Franciscoooooooo" and absolutely NOTHING else!
There's some background murmur, sure, but nothing coming from the crowd that can compete with the guy animating them.
It's almost like he didn't stop blaring "come onnnnnnn" into the mic. He did that at least ten times. But whatever.

Maybe I’ve just gone deaf or something, but I honestly didn't hear a peep from them until they managed to tie it up at 1-1.
Perhaps something filtered through during the first twenty minutes or whatever... but after that, all I caught were the boos coming from their main stand while everyone turned their heads to stare us down.

They nailed that final message perfectly. I guess Tim Cook just timed it that way!
The flares were okay, I suppose... the choreography was decent enough... and the messages hit the mark too!
As for the actual cheering? Honestly, it was pretty weak...

Mind you, I’ve been to games in both Indianapolis and Seattle.
If you really want my take—and I say this with all due respect to the folks in Indianapolis—I think the Navy is still several steps ahead of them. No matter how much people complain about the Navy, at the end of the day, the Navy is still the Navy!