The Vikings...The Stomach Punch Syndrome

So here we are January 24th and the Vikings are in the NFC championship game.  Backtrack twelve months and tell yourself that.  Funny thing is, I don't know how to feel about it.  On one hand I am very excited about what lies ahead, but the rational side of me refuses to get too excited about a team that constantly lets everyone down.  I guess that says more about my state as a Minnesota fan than that of the Vikings team this year.  I guess I am just sick of the proverbial "punch in the stomach moments" that this team seems so adept at. 
Think about it, 4 Super Bowls...4 losses, The Cowboys Hail Mary Game, The Darrin Nelson Game, The Herschel Walker Trade, 1998 NFC Championship (My Stomach Still Hurts, I was 11 during the '98 season and I bled purple) The Dimitrius Underwood Draft, 41-0 NFC Championship, The Sex Boat, The Whizzinator, Mike Tice scalping Super Bowl Tickets....Mike Tice for that matter.  And thats just all off the top of my head.