as a Ram fan. In a big way it changed me.... I realized, soon following, that I was taking the game much too seriously. It didn't 'cure' me.. hasn't to this day.... but since the Mud Bowl and when heart-breaking losses occur I grieve... but not for long... and then I move on.
And in case you're wondering... and thinking "I should thank the Vikings for that, then".... no, I won't. In fact... it healthily, IMHO, made me dislike them even more... now I think, "you didn't break me". '99 was a great season for me.