Raider Nation Descends on Seattle
by John Morgan on Sep 3, 2009 2:46 PM PDT
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PrintThe Seahawks face Al Davis' ghoulish horde and that can only mean one thing: Raider Nation. Take it away sub-humans.
Here we see the Nation at rest. The arrhythmic dancing and head-bobbing create fraternal bonding and subtly broadcasts prowess and hierarchy.
It takes many losing seasons and many a Chargers pelt to become the man that wears the gorilla suite.
The nation can become antagonized in an instant, turning stadium into arena and fandom into a brutal fight for survival.
The Nation is known to wound foes and then stalk them Komodo Dragon-like as the sepsis takes hold. Like Al Davis once said "It may take us a short while, but we'll get that nastiness of the Raiders back."
The smell of blood has a way of transforming the Nation. It becomes lethargic but unstoppable en masse. Stumbling towards life, cannibalistic, desperate for the brains it lacks, gruesome but laughable at first, the Raider Nation slowly becomes unstoppable. The Necromancer and his legion arrive today. Pack your shotgun, the Raider Nation arrives tonight.
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that was awesome
At least zombies are. But I was shocked by those videos of raiders fans – watching football should not endanger your life, ideally.
The Hawks/Raiders rivalry from the olden days were some of my fondest memories as a child.
Too bad there’s no Tui on the Raiders to see in the 4th quarter like last year.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
I remember back in the day,
’82ish, they handed out anti Raider t shirts at the kingdome. You can talk about Denver, the Rams, whoever; in the days of the AFC West there was no more heated rivalry in Seahawks history than the Raiders. Man, those games were intense.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
I remember back in the day, (sorta)
My first live NFL game (first I ever saw that matter) was a Seahawks/Raiders game. It took me YEARS to get into the X’s and O’s of the game, but I will never forget the feeling of that buzz…
No matter how great the 12th Man is now (and they are awesome), its nothing compared to what I experienced that day as a young boy.
The Peepshow
by peepshowmopguy on Sep 3, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I would give anything to have my Raider Hater shirt back.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
by Wayward Llama on Sep 3, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how many empty seats there are in the background of that first clip.
The Black Hole was full, but the rest of the stadium…not so much.
Where's Raiderjoe when you need him ...
Half of the reason why I bother reading the comments section at FO is just for raiderjoe. He is an inspiration to all of us overly optimistic/ alcoholic fans…
God forbid the day that he disappears from our lives. Maybe he can pass the torch.
John, maybe we could use a guest article for such an occasion…
The Peepshow
Raider Joe was funny at first, but he/it gotta stupid after a while.
Just my opinion though, a lot of people seemed to find him funny.
Ever been there?
Any of you fellow Seahawks fans ever donned your Blue and Green and then walked through that tunnel at the Coliseum with all the warpainted maniacs chanting, “Raaaaaay-derrrrrs, Raaaaaay-derrrrs!”? Sub-human? Definitely. Friggin’ awesome? Yeah, they’re that, too. The game I went to was a Raiders-Seahawks game. Opening week of their 2002 Superbowl season. They stomped us 31-17, and it wasn’t even that close (I just looked up the score and was surprised it wasn’t 38-7). That also seemed to be the year that “high ankle sprains” became a thing, starting that very day with Anthony Simmons. Sigh.
My girlfriend swore an oath that she would never go back to the Coliseum. They’re beasts.
Yes, several times.
I went to college in northern California and went when they were still in the AFC, each year. I’m not ashamed to say, nary a Seahawk logo anywhere on me.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
These people are the antithesis of my ex-cop, ex-military grandfather
who has been a Raider fan since the early 60’s. He and I have had a $1 bet going in Seattle-Raider games since I was a kid. Needless to say, he’s been sending me dollar bills for the last couple of years.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
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