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THE4RINGZ

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Jan 12, 2011 4:30 PM
With some big games on the slate for this upcoming weekend I am curious as to what rituals you perform prior to or during the big game featuring your team?

Here are a couple of mine:

I always drink Coor's Light during the game.
I have a light weight golf pull over I only wear on game days.
Whenever either team is in the Red Zone, or going for it on fourth down, I stand.

Sure these rituals are stupid and in no way change the outcome of the game.

What do you do while watching your team?
Jan 12, 2011 4:30pm
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thavoice

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Jan 12, 2011 4:36 PM
Totallly rediculous...totally blasphemous.......thats what I call your post.






















We all know what us, as fans, do while watching the game at home have EVERYTHING to do with if they win or lose.

As for my ritual...always have my favorite jersey on (or a throwback if the team has been in a slump) my terrible towel by my side, wearing my hardhat...thats about it. Used to always have a beer by my side..but i have outgrown that I think...or at least..i hope.
Jan 12, 2011 4:36pm
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thedynasty1998

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Jan 12, 2011 4:38 PM
I don't have any, but funny that you bring this up.

I watched a Browns game at a buddies this year and I sit on the couch and there are like 5 seats empty (2 chairs and 2 on couch) and he asks if I would move so he can sit in his seat. I obliged and figured that it was just "his seat", but he explained that he always sits in that seat for the Browns games.

I couldn't help but laugh and ask him if maybe it might be a good idea to find a new seat to break tradition since his superstition was obviously for a team that hasn't won much. He thought that to be a stupid idea.
Jan 12, 2011 4:38pm
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se-alum

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Jan 12, 2011 4:49 PM
I'm an adult, so I just turn on the tv and watch the game.
Jan 12, 2011 4:49pm
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thavoice

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Jan 12, 2011 4:54 PM
thedynasty1998;635913 wrote:I don't have any, but funny that you bring this up.

I watched a Browns game at a buddies this year and I sit on the couch and there are like 5 seats empty (2 chairs and 2 on couch) and he asks if I would move so he can sit in his seat. I obliged and figured that it was just "his seat", but he explained that he always sits in that seat for the Browns games.

I couldn't help but laugh and ask him if maybe it might be a good idea to find a new seat to break tradition since his superstition was obviously for a team that hasn't won much. He thought that to be a stupid idea.


tell him to keep on and continue with that ritual. It seems to be working perfectly
Jan 12, 2011 4:54pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jan 12, 2011 5:18 PM
THE4RINGZ;635902 wrote:With some big games on the slate for this upcoming weekend
wat
Jan 12, 2011 5:18pm
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Heretic

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Jan 12, 2011 6:09 PM
I buy alcohol. I drink alcohol. Game comes on. Sometimes I remember what I watched the next day.
Jan 12, 2011 6:09pm
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Jan 12, 2011 6:12 PM
I may or may not put on a jersey or t-shirt of my team. Sometimes I drink beer, sometimes I don't. Occasionally I'll go to a restaurant or bar to watch the game.
Jan 12, 2011 6:12pm
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Sonofanump

Jan 12, 2011 8:34 PM
Arrive at the game site.
Dress.
Review with other officials.
Meet the coaches
Stretch.
Get my team's captains out for the coin toss.
Kickoff.
Jan 12, 2011 8:34pm
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Jan 12, 2011 9:11 PM
If we are going to the game, we have to find a coin on the sidewalk on the way there. If we find it heads up, we are going to win. If it's tails it's not decided. If we fail to find a coin at all....very bad luck.
Jan 12, 2011 9:11pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Jan 12, 2011 9:42 PM
Non for teams I watch. To me it is retarded.

However, I coach football. On the way to every game, home or away, it's Diet Dew and Chili Cheese Fritos.
Jan 12, 2011 9:42pm
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Jan 13, 2011 12:24 PM
Pass out wasted on the couch, wake up in 4th quarter and watch the end.
Jan 13, 2011 12:24pm
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power i

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Jan 13, 2011 1:01 PM
Have sex with my husband and pretend he's Tom Brady.
Jan 13, 2011 1:01pm
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Jan 13, 2011 1:04 PM
^^^^
...a huge boost to his ego :)
Jan 13, 2011 1:04pm
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Jan 13, 2011 1:08 PM
For the NFL regular season, I fire up my ballsier computer, log into my Yahoo account, and bring up all my fantasy teams (and by "all my," I mean less than 4) in Stat Tracker. Then, I open another window and go to a site that lets me watch the game that has the biggest implications for my team (usually not the team being televised). Finally, I go to NFL.com (one tab for every remaining game I'm not watching that has implications for my team), and I bring up the play-by-play and keep track of that.

I'm a nerd for FFL, but I have very few hobbies, so it's just something I enjoy.
Jan 13, 2011 1:08pm
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Jan 14, 2011 1:20 AM
Nothing really for Ohio State, when Cleveland Plays Pittsburgh we wipe our feet on a Terrible Towel before we enter Dads Browns Den...(then we usually cry in it afterwards, it makes a great snot rag, blends right in)

Other than that, when I was in High school and college, the last thing I did after I put my anklet on to wrestle was pull both tongues of my wrestling shoes up so they were tighter....always did it, always Ill I guess, as a coach I catch myself still doing it before I go out to roll around.
Jan 14, 2011 1:20am