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DownriverDem

(6,988 posts)
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 07:49 PM 5 hrs ago

Why I'm supporting the Seahawks

The owner of the the Patriots is a trumper. The owner of the Seahawks supports the Dems. We are at war. A lot of folks don't realize how serious things really are now.

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Why I'm supporting the Seahawks (Original Post) DownriverDem 5 hrs ago OP
As a Steelers fan... mikewv 5 hrs ago #1
As a Jets fan, I'm rooting for whoever makes my football pool box picks come out Polybius 5 hrs ago #2
So sorry about your team. MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #45
I'm for the Seahawks because I'm not fond of Brady..many reasons but one is..he's too full of himself Deuxcents 4 hrs ago #3
You Know Tom Brady Is Retired, Right? ColoringFool 4 hrs ago #7
Yes..retired from playing but he's still showing up for the cameras. I could go into his personal life but I won't Deuxcents 4 hrs ago #8
I'll have the Puppy Bowl on also, FoxNewsSucks 3 hrs ago #17
Meet the 2026 Puppy Bowl Starting Line Up pat_k 1 hr ago #49
As a New Yorker, I hate all things Boston sports Danmel 4 hrs ago #4
I'm from New Jersey AZ8theist 4 hrs ago #13
Ditto. Go 'Hawks! nt Blasphemer 1 hr ago #44
They have better colors. mr715 4 hrs ago #5
I am a 49er fan but lived in WA Tree Lady 4 hrs ago #6
Go Hawks!!!!!! LiberalLovinLug 4 hrs ago #9
Ditto AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #10
How about watching it in the hopes that it'll be an exciting game. TheRickles 4 hrs ago #11
Well, that's a damn good reason! Jack Valentino 4 hrs ago #12
I'm a Seahawks fan because I was a kid growing up in Seattle haele 4 hrs ago #14
I'm really conflicted oberle 3 hrs ago #15
Me, too. My husband and I realized earlier this evening... 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #35
Add that to the reason to cheer for Seattle liberal N proud 3 hrs ago #16
For us, the Patriots' history of cheating is enough of a reason. chowmama 3 hrs ago #18
Gimme a break. maveric 3 hrs ago #29
Isn't the Seahawks owner deceased? flvegan 3 hrs ago #19
Jody Allen (Sister of Paul who died in 2018) is the current controlling owner of the Seahawks Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #21
She has an interesting Wiki page. flvegan 2 hrs ago #39
The original owner, Paul Allen is deceased. IzzaNuDay 2 hrs ago #32
I'm a Patriots fan who dislikes Rob Kraft ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #20
The Patriots are only tied with the Steelers for the most wins in Super Bowl history with 6 each. Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #24
well the Seahawks are motivated to help the Pats lose IzzaNuDay 2 hrs ago #33
The decision to throw the ball MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #46
Tied ABC123Easy 1 hr ago #42
Oh and ABC123Easy 1 hr ago #43
I'm not a sports fan, but I ended up in the Seattle area, and loved and consider it home. mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #22
Go Hawks! 4Sitka 3 hrs ago #23
That is the best reason yet! Thanks! denvine 3 hrs ago #25
I'm not sure how a team winning or losing the Super Bowl plays into politics EdmondDantes_ 3 hrs ago #26
Thanks for giving me a reason to root for the Seahawks FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #27
She and her accidental bizillionaire brother are idiots RANDYWILDMAN 3 hrs ago #28
Plus, Kraft & Epstein were buds TommyT139 2 hrs ago #30
Trump skipped the event due to thin skin... FailureToCommunicate 2 hrs ago #31
While not passionate about either team, I'm for the Patriots... Mark.b2 2 hrs ago #34
I don't watch sports through a political lens, I'm just hoping for an exciting game, happy to see some fresh faces. tritsofme 2 hrs ago #36
Fuck Robert Kraft! Initech 2 hrs ago #37
All #rumpers are Fake Patriots -- get 'em, Seahawks!!! William Seger 2 hrs ago #38
Robert Kraft's wife was appointed to the T̷r̷u̷m̷p̷ Kennedy Center Committee. JohnnyRingo 2 hrs ago #40
Long time Giants fan... hay rick 1 hr ago #41
As a Bills fan MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #47
Go hawks! pat_k 1 hr ago #48

mikewv

(242 posts)
1. As a Steelers fan...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 07:54 PM
5 hrs ago

I am of course rooting for the Seahawks to win. However, if I was not a fan of the Steelers, I would still support the Seahawks because of the reasons you stated. GO SEAHAWKS!!!!

Deuxcents

(26,024 posts)
3. I'm for the Seahawks because I'm not fond of Brady..many reasons but one is..he's too full of himself
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:16 PM
4 hrs ago

I’ll be watching the Puppy Bowl n the halftime show and wait for the score 🏈

Deuxcents

(26,024 posts)
8. Yes..retired from playing but he's still showing up for the cameras. I could go into his personal life but I won't
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:39 PM
4 hrs ago

say how rotten I think that would make him look.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,548 posts)
17. I'll have the Puppy Bowl on also,
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:32 PM
3 hrs ago

I wish I gave a crap about sports, but I don't. In any case, the Puppy Bowl is just too damn good, it should get aired on its own, not tied to the Superbowl.

Danmel

(5,727 posts)
4. As a New Yorker, I hate all things Boston sports
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:25 PM
4 hrs ago

Between the Red Sox and Bellichek and Brady and Kraft, just nope. I'll never forget what an asshole Bellichek was when the Giants won the Superbowl. So go Seahawks.

AZ8theist

(7,150 posts)
13. I'm from New Jersey
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:12 PM
4 hrs ago

And grew up (and still am) a die-hard Giants and Yankees fan.

But as a youth, I started playing ice hockey, and fell in love with Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins.
I've been a life-long Bruins fan since the 60's.

A dichotomy? A paradox? Absolutely. But I only claim to be 100x more intelligent than Dotard, so there's that......

Tree Lady

(13,106 posts)
6. I am a 49er fan but lived in WA
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:28 PM
4 hrs ago

For 10 yrs and have a lot of Seahawk fan friends and went to games with them so I have a baseball cap and long sleeve hoody shirt which I plan to wear tomorrow at Mexican place with a ton of tvs and good food.

AverageOldGuy

(3,563 posts)
10. Ditto
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:46 PM
4 hrs ago

We are Washington Red...... Oooops! Washington Commanders fans from waaaaay back, however, we are SEAHAWKS all the way !!!!

TheRickles

(3,231 posts)
11. How about watching it in the hopes that it'll be an exciting game.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 PM
4 hrs ago

Just enjoy the excellence of the sport at its best, and leave the good guys vs. bad guys stuff for Monday.

haele

(15,192 posts)
14. I'm a Seahawks fan because I was a kid growing up in Seattle
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:13 PM
4 hrs ago

When they got the franchise
Was more of a Sounders fan, though.
Still wish they could bring the Supersonics back.

oberle

(307 posts)
15. I'm really conflicted
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:16 PM
3 hrs ago

I want to watch the Seahawks clobber the Patriots; I want to watch the Puppy Bowl; but more than either of those I want to watch the Olympics.

3catwoman3

(28,898 posts)
35. Me, too. My husband and I realized earlier this evening...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:23 PM
2 hrs ago

...that we had no idea who is playing in the Super Bowl -

We like to say that we watch real football, aka soccer, where the players actually use their feet to move the ball for most of the game. My husband says American football should be called "passball."

And, there's pretty much non-stop action in a soccer game. In a 3 hours NFL broadcast, it's been determined that the ball is actually in play for about 12 minutes.

The ice dancing has been exquisite. I enjoyed it so much in real time this afternoon that I am watching it again this evening.

liberal N proud

(61,178 posts)
16. Add that to the reason to cheer for Seattle
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:26 PM
3 hrs ago

Already was cheering for them as the center for Seattle is from my wife’s hometown. A town where we lived for 25 years.

Wiz Imp

(9,285 posts)
21. Jody Allen (Sister of Paul who died in 2018) is the current controlling owner of the Seahawks
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:46 PM
3 hrs ago

She is a supporter of the Democratic Party and a Democratic donor.

flvegan

(65,974 posts)
39. She has an interesting Wiki page.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:37 PM
2 hrs ago

Interesting not meaning good, necessarily. I honestly spent like 5 minutes (all it was really worth to me) to find donations either directed by her as fiduciary of his estate, or from herself individually to the dem party and didn't find much, at least not recently. I'll take your word for it though.

But hey, if/when the Seahawks win the Super Bowl and go up for sale, the new shitty billionaire owner(s) will have that going for him/her/them.

IzzaNuDay

(1,261 posts)
32. The original owner, Paul Allen is deceased.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:17 PM
2 hrs ago

His sister Jody succeeded him, though she is the trustee over the estate. Not really an owner, but she is the #1.

ABC123Easy

(143 posts)
20. I'm a Patriots fan who dislikes Rob Kraft
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:45 PM
3 hrs ago

I've been a fan of the Patriots since 1984 and continue to be and will not stop being one. I understand and respect your reasoning as I extremely dislike the Krafts.

Yet I still remain a Patriots fan. They've been horrible since Brady left. Still I supported the Patriots.

I'm already thrilled with their season win or lose the SB. I would've been thrilled with them going 9-8. They had the easiest schedule of any team in 35 years. Still I support the Patriots.

They have the most wins in SB history. Still I supported them between 1984-1999 when they only had 2 decent seasons.

Robert Kraft is a scumbag. I will still support the Patriots going forward.

Wiz Imp

(9,285 posts)
24. The Patriots are only tied with the Steelers for the most wins in Super Bowl history with 6 each.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:57 PM
3 hrs ago

(and the Steelers got to 6 wins first). For the record, the Patriots are also tied for the most Super Bowl losses (5, tied with Denver).

IzzaNuDay

(1,261 posts)
33. well the Seahawks are motivated to help the Pats lose
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:19 PM
2 hrs ago

this is a redemption game for the Seahawks, back to SB49 and that awful play call at the 1 yard line, resulting in the Pats win. Some Seattle fans are still traumatized by that play.

mwmisses4289

(3,563 posts)
22. I'm not a sports fan, but I ended up in the Seattle area, and loved and consider it home.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:50 PM
3 hrs ago

I hope the Seahawks win. I most likely will not be watching the game, but I really, really hope the Seahawks win.

(We moved back to red state due to family reasons, but if I could afford move back up there, I would in a heart beat).

EdmondDantes_

(1,525 posts)
26. I'm not sure how a team winning or losing the Super Bowl plays into politics
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:06 PM
3 hrs ago

I'd wager most owners are problematic to an extent. Jody Allen for example has multiple allegations of sexual harassment and stealing cultural items. Robert Kraft donates to Trump and got busted in sex traffic massage parlors. Multiple owners have strong ties to Epstein, the guy from Carolina dumped a drink on a fan, one of the guys who owns the Jets was Trump's ambassador to someplace. Kind of hard to be a billionaire and not have done some sketchy stuff. Not saying it's not possible, but it's hard.

FakeNoose

(40,730 posts)
27. Thanks for giving me a reason to root for the Seahawks
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:06 PM
3 hrs ago

I'm a diehard Steelers fan and I'd kind of lost interest once they were out of the playoffs. (It happened early too.) But the Seahawks are classy, unlike the Patriots.

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,138 posts)
28. She and her accidental bizillionaire brother are idiots
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:12 PM
3 hrs ago

I will never support them, they have ruined the Blazers will their meddling for 30 years!!!!! They couldn't pick a good player if David Stern or Adam Silver told them exactly who to pick


Go Niners and I hope for a 0-0 game so nobody enjoys themselves

I am rooting for Bad Bunny to be the greatest halftime show ever and everybody leaves after he performs

The Nfl owners are all in the same club and they all make and share their money in the form of that dreaded billionaire style socialism

TommyT139

(2,242 posts)
30. Plus, Kraft & Epstein were buds
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:16 PM
2 hrs ago

...to the point where when Bob Kraft got arrested for contributing to prostitution, Epstein was suggesting Kraft use Epstein's lawyer.

Of course, nothing happened to Kraft, the sleazeball.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,585 posts)
31. Trump skipped the event due to thin skin...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:16 PM
2 hrs ago

He’s afraid he’ll get boos. That’s reason enough for me to be happy with whichever team wins.

PS. Go Pats!

Mark.b2

(783 posts)
34. While not passionate about either team, I'm for the Patriots...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:21 PM
2 hrs ago

As a Chiefs fan, I tend toward AFC teams. Also. My family and a Pats TE’s family go way back.

JohnnyRingo

(20,636 posts)
40. Robert Kraft's wife was appointed to the T̷r̷u̷m̷p̷ Kennedy Center Committee.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:51 PM
2 hrs ago

Kraft is a registered democrat who donated heavily for Obama both times.
It appears since he had been good friends with Trump in the '90s, he donated to his campaign. He claims he hasn't spoken to him since J6, but that's specious given Trump hand picked his wife to sit on the T̷r̷u̷m̷p̷ Kennedy Center.

hay rick

(9,457 posts)
41. Long time Giants fan...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:16 PM
1 hr ago

My fandom is based on where I lived most of my life (Jersey) and that won't change because of an Epstein-related owner or a dismal record over the last dozen plus years. I'll have a mild preference for the Seahawks because I'm rooting for a Darnold rehabilitation story and I have a lingering resentment of all the GOAT-slobbering over Tom (right time, right place) Brady.

pat_k

(12,814 posts)
48. Go hawks!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:05 AM
1 hr ago

Riding up the elevator in my building this evening a guy got on wearing flip flops with his toenails painted Seahawks colors. Made me smile. I said "great 'nails," he said "I'm getting ready"...

I got to my floor before I had a chance to ask what was next on the list.

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