Quote Originally Posted by gnome View Post
To believe or not to believe is not merely a question for fandomologists, but for suffering mortals who creep incessantly towards their eventual eternal sleep.

The “Once before I die” t-shirt was a wink towards the futility of being a lions fan; a joke if you will, but became unjokey when I saw that shirt at the funeral of a contemporary.
A good friend of mine from Boston told me about fans who, after Boston finally overcame the 86-year Curse of the Bambino and won a World Series, poured celebratory beers on the gravesites of their friend and relations who never got to see one.

Our frustration is a mere 62 years and we have no curse to blame, only a succession of failed management, ownership, coaches, players and bonehead plays.

As for expectations, for me there's sort of a 'Skipper's rule' [no new Detroit building is truly finished until it has tenants] that says, no Lions team is for real until they win two playoff games. Wake me when that happens.