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07-07-2018, 02:47 PM

I don't think I'll ever be completely over it. Although it doesn't feel as bad as 87, 98, 09. It's more in the 41-donut category. Good thing is we may not need to wait another 10 years for another opportunity.

07-07-2018, 09:02 PM

Let’s do this!

07-08-2018, 01:06 PM

I always feel the loss. Just not as long anymore. If you're a Viking fan getting that close is a rare thing. Missed opportunities we get way to few of. If we don't get a shot at it again this year then the loss with be greater.

07-09-2018, 12:51 PM

I'm not exactly sure why, but it didn't hurt nearly as much as '98 or '09. Maybe because we were out of it so early, maybe because I trust this team and staff and know that we just had a bad night at the wrong time.

Anyway, I was over it pretty soon after the game and I'm excited about this season. It's always tough to play deep into the playoffs, but I have confidence that this team can get it done.

07-09-2018, 01:11 PM

I think after the near melt down in the aints game I was ready, I even mentioned it on here that getting past that emotional moment was going to be very tough for the team to reset and refocus for such a big game and that I wouldnt be surprised if there was a let down. I still wanted a win, but I think I was expecting the worst... now maybe not the shittiest fans on the planet living up to they hype worst... but as far as the team losing, I wasnt going to be surprised.

07-09-2018, 01:35 PM

Age and the fact that, as a Viking fan, my heart, soul and spirit were long ago calloused over, I was over it before it ended.

I cried when we lost our Super Bowls because I was a kid, but they didn't hurt as much as Hail Mary. It was years before that healed. Half Nelson brutalized me for a month, especially considering I worked at a newspaper at the time and our sports writers had a picture of Nelson's drop blown up large and placed in the newsroom where I had to walk by it every day. Wide Left stuck with me for at least a month. Bountygate resulted in the worst hang over I'd ever had, but only a few days of recovery time. Wide Left II, took about a day. By this time I had kids for whom I had to set an example. When the ball flew outside of the upright, my son was screaming. I didn't say a word, clicked off the TV and walked away. It's the new normal.

And so by the time Cold Case (I'm open for other names) rolled around, I was well conditioned. I'm ready for the conditioning to end.

07-09-2018, 03:26 PM

I was shocked at how bad the last game was so I moved passed it quicker than normal I'm ready for the season to start now it's a exciting time to be a viking fan