SEATTLE—According to reports, Seahawks fans have prepared themselves to take up “Twelfth Man” banner for as long as it takes until the team inevitably fails to secure its next Super Bowl title.

“That means at least one more season,” season ticket-holder Justin Masters explained. “If they go all the way this year, then they’ll definitely get another couple of seasons out of me, at the very least. I’ve been a diehard fan since the franchise’s debut in 2012.”

“My blood runs blue and green.”

When asked if he thought fans this season would be as excited as last season, Masters said, “Oh yeah. They will definitely be as excited, maybe. Better even! Probably!”

“I love the Hawks,” Kadie Thompson, 22, told us. “I like to pretend I have fond memories of watching games with my dad growing up. Those were really special times for the two of us that I’ve fabricated entirely so that I can deny being a bandwagon fan when people ask.”

Thompson’s Instagram feed confirmed her fandom, with nearly half of the vintage-colored photographs some variation of Thompson wearing Seahawks merchandise while standing in various locations with various acquaintances dressed similarly. Many were assigned hashtags such as #BeastMode, #12thMan, and #GoHawks.

“Here’s one of me at work with the reception girls. And here’s one of me at Long Beach. And I don’t know what team we’ll root for when the Seahawks lose their next title. Maybe the Mariners. And here’s one of me at last week’s preseason game getting all shitfaced. You only live once, am I right?”

At press time, Masters was heard saying, “I’m looking forward to the little sores you get on your tongue when you eat too many Skittles. That’s how you know you’re a true Twelfth Man.”

City prepares to board Seahawks bandwagon for at least one more season