Why be a 49ers fan?

I am a huge niner fan and am damn proud of it. Our fans are known through the nation for being amongst the most loyal and friendly. We always sell out every game, dispite having a below average stadium. Our team is very young and has a lot of talent. We have a coach (mike singletary) who has established himself as a leader, who wants to win. The players play with so much enthusiam and intensity, and are not loud mouths (unlike Dallas) and have a ton of heart. And we have history. The niners of the 80s and 90s are among the greatest of all time.

Welcome to the land of 49ers fans. I’m going to move this to the front page tomorrow late morning to get more eyeballs and thoughts on it. And I’ll give my own thoughts.

Welcome Acho, and may I be the one of the first one to argue the case of the 49ers as your go-to team in the NFL.

First, our new head coach, Mike Singletary. If you dont know, Singletary is a Hall of Fame Linebacker that played on the Chicago bears, and has served as the 49ers defensive line backers coach for three seasons. This season, we removed our head coach, Mike Nolan, and put Singletary in charge on an interim basis. The team played with a passion us fans haven’t seen in years, and at the end of the season we put Samurai Mike in charge of this proud franchise on a full time basis. He now has full control of a draft, mini-camp and and time to build the team around a scheme that seemed to have success in the later half of this season.

Second, we have some of the most exciting superstars in the NFL. Patrick Willis is one of the best inside Line Backers in the game; he is hard hitting, quick on his feet, and a reason to watch football period. Frank Gore is a dominating RB on the offensive side of the ball, and the offseason QB drama with Sean Hill, Alex Smith, and/or anyone we might bring to our team in the off season.

Third, and finally for this post, undying passion. Niner fans are loyal to their team til the end, so you will never not have fans with you, supporting the ups (and downs) of this team.

Go Niners! (And chelsea rules too, i’m not below sucking up to add to our ranks).

Joe Montana played here. That’s all you need to know.

Seriously, It’s a good time for a new fan to join a team that has some of the most respected history in the NFL. Unfortunately we spent the last 6+ years in the ‘horrible’ column. Now is the time to be a part of the RISE OF THE NINERS!! We’re underdawgs right now. The excitement and celebration when we win the Super Bowl will be so much better for you than being a fan of Dallas, Indy, S.D., etc. Those teams are expected to win it every year- how boring for a new fan.

We got lots of talent here Frank Gore, Patrick Willis is a beast, Justin Smith, Veron Davis, just to name a few we have great tradition here 1st team to win 5 Super Bowl Championships Rings. We have had some of the best players to ever play the game like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Roger Craig, Charles Haley, Ken Norton Jr. Wait till the 2009 season starts again you will see a great, hungry, young football team

Three teams have 5 Super Bowl wins — San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.

The Cowboys are pure evil, so if you root for them your soul will rot in Hell for eternity. I advise heavily against that option.

The Steelers are a very good, respectable, proud franchise, and would be a good choice, save two reasons: 1) They live in a place frequently (and rightly) called “Shitsburgh”, and 2) They are currently one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season, so becoming a fan of theirs right now would be seen (rightly) as bandwagon-jumping, and you’d run the risk of being a fair-weather fan.

The Niners have as proud a history as any franchise in football. Besides our 5 rings — all in the last 28 seasons — our Hall of Fame former coach Bill Walsh revolutionized the league in the 80’s with the “West Coast Offense”, which is now run, at least in part, by the majority of teams in the league. Our alumni includes a number of the best offensive players in the history of the game (Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Jerry Rice just to name the creme de la creme), and we also have recent defensive players in the Hall Of Fame (Ronnie Lott, Fred Dean). In fact, Montana, Rice, and Lott are widely considered the best players at their positions in the history of the game.

The team plays in San Francisco, one of the most beautiful and beloved cities in the world. The team might be a little down recently, but this year they were an improved 7-9, and went 5-3 in the 2nd half under their new coach (all 3 losses came on the road to winning teams, including 2 division winners). They have several good young players, and the future could be bright. Get on board while the gettin’s good!

…and you hit it dead on acho. C’MON CHELSEA!!! I’m a diehard chelsea fan as well. Are you from West London?

Oh and the niners are the most rich and historical franchise in NFL history, thats a fact and you can say that to any cowboy fan that you run into.

fan, it’s adding another faithful to this family, which would be absolutely great, and the only thing i dont like is that u like chelsea, cuz Go Arsenal

I see that you are also interested in the Phins Bucs and Bears.

Also, real quick like,
DON’T BECOME A DODGERs FAN.
Howie and or groug will elab.

I don’t have to say much, except that if you were to become a niners fan you would be apart of one of the most historically rich teams in the NFL, with 5 super bowl championships, and some of the best players in NFL history with the likes of; Joe Montana, Fred Dean, Steve Young, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice just to name a few.

Well, I became a Niners fan because they were the first team I saw growing up as a kid. And living in the Bay Area, it helped that I could follow them.

I think that you should find a few players that you like and maybe be a fan of their team. But I think that you choose a team that you like because of their play, their history and just what makes you like football.

But it’s like being a fan of a team from any other sport. There is always something about that team that stuck to you more than any other team. That’s the one you stick with

Eh, there’s really no good reason that’s going to make anybody a fan except for 1) actually enjoying the sport, and 2) following a team until you realize that enjoy following that team.

So, become a 49er fan because you try following them for a year or so and then suddenly realize that you’re actually rooting for them. You can follow other teams while you do it, too, and if you end up suddenly rooting for them instead, well then there’s your answer.

Just remember what I said about the babies.

Honestly, there is no real arguement for picking one team over another (except for the Raiders and Lions). I’d just pick the team that got the most coverage in your area, that way it’s a lot easy to keep track of them.

If you’re a Chelsea fan you’ll be used to the media circus atmosphere and the gauche, nouveau riche attitude of ownership contrasted with the drooling, sneering redneck/chav element of the fanbase.

Are all fareweather fans lol. Chargers, Colts and Cowboys? Come on. Probably just a coincidence. Or is it?…..

acho? Acho?!!

ps. We forgot to mention that Niners Nation has the most informative, best and most friendly fan base on SBN. =D

Main Rivals
Arizona- Rising Rivaly(As a new fan, you will see them as a rival, and not as a lovable loser, so you may be the largest anti zona fan of them all)
Seattle- Big Rival over last six years. They have dominated the nfc west, but are going down hill
St. Louis- Classic niner rivals, tracing back to the LA rams. It has calmed a little in the past few years, but if st.louis can ever draft a good olinemen, then it might come back
Oakland- Battle of the Bay, probably are biggest current rivals. We represent the classy, well functioning organizion, while the raiders are the loud mouth, disfuntional organization.
Dallas- Pure Evil. Nuff Said
Others You Might Consider Hating
Pittsburgh- A classy and respectable fanchise none the less, but the second biggest fan base in the nfl for a city of around 300,000 makes you question the loyality of the non native Pittsburgh fans. The team never has an off year, which can get under peoples skin. They are also tied with the niners and cowboy with 5 superbowls, most of all time
Green Bay Pckers- Without Farve, they are a new team, but they have dominated us over the last 15 years
New Orleans Saints- Old time rivaly when they were in our division. Another lovable loser, but they have had a lot of success against us over the last six years, and are now known as underacheivers.

In my opinion, we have two. The Rams and the Cowboys. That’s it.

should i get a patrick willis jersey or should i wait and see who we draft

and GO BLUES!