Lions, Sunday, Ford Field, favorites. Sixty years of "this is our year" and a stadium tax. Detroit fans aren't optimistic, they're conditioned. Pavlov had a dog. Detroit has a season ticket.
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Sixty years of "this is our year" and a stadium tax. Detroit fans aren't optimistic. They're conditioned. Pavlov had a dog. Detroit has a season ticket.
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The Lions open Sunday as favorites. Detroit fans have never had hope survive October. This year they'll find out what it costs. Spoiler: last year, plus a stadium tax and interest.
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The Lions open Sunday as Super Bowl favorites. Detroit has never had hope survive October. This is the year it finds out what hope costs. Spoiler: last year's price, plus a stadium tax, plus interest, plus a Coney at 1 a.m.
by Anonymous · 21% say too soon (81 votes)
The Lions open Sunday as Super Bowl favorites in some books. Detroit has never had hope survive October. This year it'll find out what hope costs. Spoiler: the same as last year, plus a stadium tax and interest.
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A Detroit fan bought a Lions jersey this week and left the tags on. That's not a purchase. That's a hedge. Sixty years of practice.
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