Tickenest's Journal: Thoughts of an Eagles Fan After Super Bowl XXXIX

So What's It Like...

So what's it like to be on top?
So what's it like to be #1?
So what's it like when the darkness parts?
So what's it like when you have the fun?

I was born at Delaware County Hospital in the Philadelphia suburbs on March 16, 1980. Though I now live in Virginia, I lived in or near Philadelphia for most of my life.

So what's it like when William Penn smiles?
So what's it like to parade down Broad?
So what's it like to cheer a champ?
So what's it like when your team's not a fraud?

The last time one of the four major Philadelphia teams won its league title was 1983, when the Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA title. I was too young to remember.

So what's it like when victory comes?
So what's it like when your team's the best?
So what's it like when no one's better?
So what's it like to spit on the rest?

I've seen the Edmonton Oilers deny my Flyers the Stanley Cup. I've seen the Los Angeles Lakers stomp my Sixers. I've seen Mitch Williams throw a pitch to Joe Carter.

So what's it like when people will say,
"Yes, your team, they won it that day."
So what's it like climb the mountain
and drink from that sweet golden fountain?

And now I have seen my Eagles fall in Super Bowl XXXIX to the World Champion New England Patriots, 24-21. I have now seen my city's four major sports teams fall at the final hurdle.

So what's it like, to think, to know?
So what's it like to grin, to glow?
So what's it like to smile, to bask?
So what's it like to wear that mask?

I have seen my teams play through over 80 seasons without winning a title. I cannot root for any pro teams but them.

I am a Philadelphia sports fan.

And these are my thoughts.

Re:you philly fans are part of the problem

[Tickenest]

I can see where you're coming from with your comments. But Rendell really knows how to pander, and the national media is more than happy to perpetuate the image of the Philly fan. There's definitely a seed of truth in this image, but it's not as much as the media like to make it out to be.

But hey, if you're booing, it means you care.