Letter from Saints fan: Why I'm not watching NFL games anymore

nola_swammi · 01-07-2020, 05:17 PM

I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it.

darksoul35 · 01-08-2020, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it.

Im right with you. It takes 3 or 4 days when my Widcats get put out of the NCAA tournament but when the Saints lose in the playoffs it takes a week minimum to even think about watching any other teams.

skymike · 01-23-2020, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it.

Swammi, I disagree with you a number of times about things, but when you say this, I can see that we are Brothers.

I mentioned in another thread the time I punched my own windshield, after a loss to the Niners. I had family who didnt want to talk to me, after the Saints lost. It would ruin my whole trip, when I went to home games. I remember just intense depression on Mondays. And we sucked for years and years.

The thing that helped me was finding out other guys are just as disappointed. Hearing everyone else's thoughts really helped. Im ok, about our loss now; but I'm disappointed for everyone else, and I'm disappointed that our huge party didnt happen.

Try this. Have a big crawfish party and invite every Saints fan you know, and have them set up their tents and flags and wear Saints stuff, and bring all the memorabilia you can find. This fixes me every year.

01-07-2020, 05:17 PM	#1
nola_swammi 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Monroe, La Posts: 2,627	Re: Letter from Saints fan: Why I'm not watching NFL games anymore I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it. darksoul35 likes this.

01-08-2020, 10:27 PM	#2
darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Re: Letter from Saints fan: Why I'm not watching NFL games anymore Originally Posted by nola_swammi I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it. Im right with you. It takes 3 or 4 days when my Widcats get put out of the NCAA tournament but when the Saints lose in the playoffs it takes a week minimum to even think about watching any other teams. aintasinner likes this.
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01-23-2020, 06:24 AM	#3
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Letter from Saints fan: Why I'm not watching NFL games anymore Originally Posted by nola_swammi I feel the same way. Plus after a lost 3x in a row with so much dramatic make me feel like I am in Deja vu of losing a love one. Can’t sleep or eat for 2 days, normal routines feel like a burden, avoid anything that even resembles NFL (sportscenter, inside the nfl, local sports, etc...) not to mention I become antisocial. I want to give up on watching NFL but I am so addicted. Invested a lot of time and money just to feel robbed at the end. I can only imagine how the 53 players and coaching staff must feel. If anyone felt like or feeling the way I feel I will love to know how you coping with it. Swammi, I disagree with you a number of times about things, but when you say this, I can see that we are Brothers. I mentioned in another thread the time I punched my own windshield, after a loss to the Niners. I had family who didnt want to talk to me, after the Saints lost. It would ruin my whole trip, when I went to home games. I remember just intense depression on Mondays. And we sucked for years and years. The thing that helped me was finding out other guys are just as disappointed. Hearing everyone else's thoughts really helped. Im ok, about our loss now; but I'm disappointed for everyone else, and I'm disappointed that our huge party didnt happen. Try this. Have a big crawfish party and invite every Saints fan you know, and have them set up their tents and flags and wear Saints stuff, and bring all the memorabilia you can find. This fixes me every year. darksoul35 and K Major like this.

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