There were four reasons for the increased interest in the Hawks, a bad team that didn't even make the SIXTEEN-team playoffs:
1) The Bears stunk so we couldn't cheer for them.
2) The Bulls stunk so we couldn't cheer for them
3) The Fighting Illini basketball team stunk, so we couldn't cheer for them.
4) Northwestern's basketball team stunk, so we couldn't cheer for them.
In desperate need of hopping on someone -- anyone's -- bandwagon, the Hawks, a non-playoff team in their own right -- were the last team standing.
Besides, the Hawks glorified the return of Bobby Hull, the tarnished jet. Have you ever read the kind of husband/father he was? Why, on earth, would we welcome back with open arms someone like that. Time erases some things, but not the kind of stuff this "family" man did.
In the Locker Room, we do not have Blackhawks fever
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Jeff,
Per your items 1-3, just because their records weren't good, doesn't mean all of us don't cheer for them. You sure are sounding like a fair-weather fan, who only takes interest and roots for your team during the winning period. Those of us that truly love the sport, will watch and cheer regardless. We will also swear and question things, but are still fans.
Horatio
Jeff,
Per your items 1-3, just because their records weren't good, doesn't mean all of us don't cheer for them. You sure are sounding like a fair-weather fan, who only takes interest and roots for your team during the winning period. Those of us that truly love the sport, will watch and cheer regardless. We will also swear and question things, but are still fans.
Horatio