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Originally Posted by gblowfish
I've never felt escapist nervous when I'm at Arrowhead. I've closed my eyes and listened to crowd noise during some big kicks, but generally if I'm there in the fight personally, I'm too engaged to get antsy.
When the Chiefs are on the road on TV, however, I often have to walk out of the room...usually to the basement and throw some towels in the washer, so I don't jinx them. My dad did the same thing when I was a kid. His thing was to go walk to the end of the block and back, or go put something away in the backyard shed.
I'm that way with Mizzou too, especially basketball. They play better when I don't watch, and I've documented that to myself dozens of times.
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I decided to watch the game out in my garage since it's heated and I can smoke out there. After the Pats marched right down the field to the goal line on their second drive I got mad and shut the TV off and went back inside. Right after that, of course, Brady throws an INT.
I decided to try to get a little work done to the house and I would leave the TV on in the garage and periodically check on the game, but I would only stay out there when the Chiefs had the ball because our defense was too infuriating to watch. Needless to say, every time I came out, the Pats had the ball. I'm not sure I saw our offense play at all other than the first 3 and out.
Some might say that's a pussy move but whatever, I decided several years ago that it doesn't make any sense to set aside time for something that just pisses you off 98% of the time. I'm not all that far behind you in age and I need to start using the time I have left as wisely as possible.