Commenting late last season on the expertise level of instant Seahawks fans (by which we were suddenly surrounded), Bob made a joke about "Hasselhoff" being their favorite player.
That was satire. The following, delightfully, is not.
When football fans want to celebrate their own vainglory, they often call themselves the team's "12th man." Football teams are composed of 11 players—get it? Similarly, baseball fans call themselves the "10th man."
In this as in all things football, these Hawks fans don't quite understand. It's been my enormous guilty pleasure to see the following evidence perpetuate around town in and on local media, t-shirts, signs and conversation.
Um. People. The Texas A&M registered trademark you're trying to infringe is "12th man." What the hell is "12th fan" supposed to mean? Perhaps there were only 12 fans in 2002, but certainly no longer; after the Super Bowl trip, there are at least a baker's dozen.