Eagles

Dianna Russini Did Her Husband Dirty, but She’s Right About Mopey Eagles Fans

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Sep 18th, 2024 · 10:20 AM EDT

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NFL insider Dianna Russini was on the LeBatard show Tuesday and said this about her Eagles fan husband being mopey after the Monday Night Football choke job:

“Grow up. You’re a father. I don’t want our children having a culture where mommy and daddy’s tone in this house is based on the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s so stupid.” – @DMRussini shreds her husband for moping around the house after Eagles’ losses. 😂😂

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— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) September 17, 2024

“My husband said two words to me and he’s an Eagles fan. And I’m like, ‘this can’t be a thing.’ I don’t want to be the household that is shaped by the result of a football game. A) grow up. B) you’re a father. I don’t want our children having a culture where mommy and daddy’s tone in this house is based on the the result of the Philadelphia Eagles. Who cares? It’s so stupid.”

First things first, I hope they have a strong relationship, because she’s airing out some laundry. Talking about their relationship and their careers and joking (we think) about divorce and all of that. Would you want your wife talking about this publicly? Dunno. I might be looking up the phone number for Cordell and Cordell, a partner men can count on. Joe is not licensed in our state, but that’s okay. He has other attorneys who are.

Putting that aside, Russini is 100% right about the mopey Eagles fan thing. If you let an Eagles loss affect your mood to the point where the “tone in this house” is negatively affected, then it’s too much. Pulling back doesn’t make you any less of a fan, it’s just about controlling your emotions and keeping the negativity to yourself. You can be as pissed off about that loss as anybody, and should be because the Eagles LET ‘EM OFF THE HOOK. They choked bigly. But take it to the man cave and/or go outside and chop wood. That’s what you do if you’re a grown man with a wife and kids. If your pissy mood results in you being snippy with your little kids, or your wife, or your family, whatever, then you are a loser.

It might seem counterintuitive to tell Philadelphia sports fans to temper their emotions, or do anything at all, since people will accuse you of “gatekeeping.” People don’t like being told how to be a fan, but again, no one is telling you to care less about the Eagles. There’s no rulebook you have to follow. Passion is the defining characteristic of the city. How can you tell passionate people to calm down? You can’t. You don’t. It’s really just about finding a proper outlet for the disappointment, be it calling up WIP, or fighting with people you don’t know on social media, or punching a hole in your wall, like the pathetic Giants fan who has his lawyer email us every time we show the video. Be a passionate fan, just don’t be a fuckin’ mope.