Skins Loss Equals A Fan’s Second Thoughts

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I am a lifelong Washington Redskins fan. My family and friends know this. My best-friend is a Ravens/Giants fan. So Sundays are a big day at my house. We got the main games on the HDTV in the living room and the side games on in the bedrooms. In all my life, I had never been to a Skins game live, before this Season. Now I have been to 2 live games and they lost both. (I’m not going to get into the details why I never went before now, but nutshell is poor childhood, out of country, no girlfriend rule at games).

I bleed burgundy and gold. My last house, I painted my bedroom burgundy and gold to show my pride.

I also bought my first jersey this year. Clinton Portis, number 26. My fave players have been Portis and Chris Cooley (saw a fro wannabe in our section last night) in the past few years, followed by Santana Moss. Although I got to say, Suisham is rising to the top fast as the most consistent scorer on the team. So in my first live game, before we fought the crowds in traffic, I stopped to get that 26 to wear.

Now I am thinking, and I am a little superstitious when it comes to football. Do I need to stop going to games? Do I need to get the 47 jersey and wear it instead, as that was the jersey I wanted first? During the Browns game, I wore my jersey watching it at home. I took off the Jersey in the fourth quarter because I felt if I kept it on, it was a loss. I didn’t even wear the jersey last week.

Last night, I go to the game, wearing my 26 and I even run into my cousin, who I only see during the holidays in the 400s getting a brat. So I was stoked… I wanted to win. I knew the loss would be symbolic of an Obama win. But as I keep my votes private I just wanted the skins to win… forget the Washington ball game indicator.

So again I ask, do I ditch the jersey? Stop going to games? Get another jersey? I dunno. I want to support my team, but I don’t want my support to be the reason for losing. What do you think football fans?

  • Kelcy

    Tough one. We shouldn’t let superstition drive our participation but I’m no better. I remember refusing to watch John Elway & the Broncos win their first superbowl because every time I watched they lost. So I sat and prayed and peeked in about every 30 minutes to check the scores. I don’t regret it and would do it again. I know that this is no help at all but you have to do what makes you feel comfortable.

  • http://www.navstar-inc.com Matt Wallace

    I don’t think that you going to the game or wearing a certain jersey is bad luck. I chalk up Monday’s game to a poor performance by all. In previous games, the skins were unified in their approach of offense and defense. How else could we have dealt an “L” to Dallas (when they were good) and the Eagles in their houses?!?! I can guarantee you, Andrea, that you are not the bad luck at the games. As a matter of fact, the number of Steeler’s fans at the stadium was sickening – and the skins didn’t get the normal amount of skins’ fan support as usual because it was a late, Monday night game. Only Steeler’s fans have the time to take two days off of work and travel 5 hours leaving enough time to get drunk and be rowdy – people in DC gotta work, man!!!

    BTW, what is the “no girlfriend rule” at skins games – I’m unaware, but may be a believer. hehe…

  • http://andrearbaker.com Andrea R. Baker

    Listening to local radio programming today talking about the Skins in the past week helped alleviate my feelings that I was the source of the bad luck. Many have cited the fact there were just so many terrible towels in the field and the fact that we had to go to a silent count in our own stadium is just awful. I wanted to run down the field and pull a face mask myself on their defenseman who was pumping up the Steelers fans to make noise during our offense.

    This bye-week has been good as I can, along with the other Skins players can collect ourselves mentally.

    I also think we really helped us out more by acquiring the new Corner DeAngelo Hall.

    Romo will be back, but unpracticed and there are still many banged up Cowgirls in the lineup. I just hope, in a transient town as DC is, that next weekend, we show Dallas who really is the best in the NFC.

    As for the no girlfriend thing, telling you today hopefully cleared that up. I never agreed with it, but it gave me some alone time.