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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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.
by Anonymous · 41% say too soon (51 votes)
The Lions open the season as contenders. For 60 years Detroit fans said "this is our year." This year it might be, which is the most dangerous thing that's ever happened to them.
by Anonymous · 60% say too soon (387 votes)
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.
by Anonymous · 65% say too soon (55 votes)
A regular-season NFL game in Australia at 8 a.m. their time. Fans in Melbourne will watch football before work. Fans in Detroit will watch it at 4 a.m. and call in sick, which is a Michigan tradition older than the Lions' last title.
by Anonymous · 31% say too soon (100 votes)
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.
by Anonymous · 29% say too soon (98 votes) · 5 comments
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)
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