[SC Skins Fan]

Winning makes the difference, bottom line. The other thing is nostalgia. "Wow, RFK was so great, we won all the time, that stadium was terrific!" Here's my experience. I've been to only four Redskins games in my life, two at RFK and two at FedEx, so take that for what it's worth. The games at RFK were in 1994 and 1995. The Skins were horrible and they got beaten both times and I don't remember the Stadium being particularly intimidating. I was at the Cowboys game at FedEx in 2005 and that stadium was rocking and I think it did make a difference. Was the stadium the difference? No, the Redskins were good in 2005 and ten years earlier they were not. There is something to how close the fans were to the field at RFK, but a stadium has MUCH less to do with winning and losing than the team.

Also, standing up does not make you louder. You can actually be quite loud without standing up. There are times to sit and times to stand, but no need to stand the whole game. I know in 2005 at the Cowboys game I was yelling my butt off, and so were all those around me, but I only stood up at those times when it was appropriate, not during the entire game. I don't understand how we end up with so much negativity after one loss.