25 Random Things about my 49ers Fandom
by David Fucillo on Feb 4, 2009 12:00 PM PST
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PrintI'm not sure how many of you have Facebook accounts. If you don't have one, every so often some Facebook feature will gain popularity and everyone will pass it along to their friends. The latest craze is something called "25 Random Things..." where you post random stuff about yourself. Anyways, I thought I'd do something similar with 25 random things about me and my 49ers fandom. It includes things I've done, thoughts on favorite players and some of my experiences here. As it says, it's just 25 random things (and not as easy as I thought it might be):
1. I’m just a bit superstitious during games. During the epic playoff comeback against the Giants I walked around my coffee table for the entire second half because I thought it was helping the 49ers score.
2. The first piece of 49ers merchandise I owned was a t-shirt I got for Christmas when I was in 4th grade. My teacher was a Bengals fan so I wore that t-shirt every day through the day after the Super Bowl. I did wash it often enough, but it’s still something that’s probably a bit borderline nuts. Haven’t pulled that one since.
3. When I was 11, I listened to the 49ers lose to the Giants in the 1991 NFC title game on Armed Forces Radio in Saudi Arabia at approximately 2 in the morning while wearing a gas mask (It was during a Scud attack during the Gulf War…and no I’m not making that up).
4. Unlike that Giants fan, the 49ers have never made me cry. Although in college once they made me throw my remote control against a wall.
5. If they were to win the Super Bowl while I’m still blogging about them, I might actually get blacked out drunk and be discovered on the steps of SF City Hall in my Joe Montana jersey.
6. I liked Steve Young better.
7. Even though he went to Dallas, I was always a closet Prime Time fan.
8. I don’t think Arnaz Battle is appreciated nearly enough considering the transition he made from QB to a wide receiver who, when healthy, is better than people give him credit for.
9. I remain amazed how easily the Charlie Garner era was forgotten.
10. I’m never buying the jersey of a 49ers starting QB again.
11. For the newer folks, I live-blogged the entire 2 days of the 2007 draft and almost went nuts doing it. To view my dissent into insanity, here’s Day 1 (part 1), Day 1 (part 2), Day 2 (part 1) and Day 2 (part 2).
12. Although there are a couple of days here and there without a post, I’ve basically spent every day of the last 2 years and 1 month thinking about the 49ers. Considering I have very little writing experience, it shows you how far passion can carry something.
13. Since moving to San Francisco I’ve been most comfortable watching the 49ers at home by myself. It goes back to the superstitions and I feel I can control the situation better (yes that’s probably a bit insane),
14. I think Pro-Football-Reference.com is one of the greatest websites ever (tied with baseball-reference.com). You can never have too much useless info in your head.
15. I describe myself as cautiously optimistic, but screw it, I’m a general optimist about the 49ers. I understand why people get frustrated with the team, but I continually try to look on the bright side of things.
16. The random 49ers draft pick that I was most disappointed got away: Wesley Walls (1989 2nd round pick). I know we had Brent Jones at the time, but stil....
17. I’ll be convinced until the end of time that the 49ers would have beaten the Packers if they hadn’t lost Ricky Watters in free agency. Of course that probably would have meant no Garrison Hearst.
18. I’m a sucker for the flashy player, which explains why I’ll remain convinced of Vernon Davis’s greatness for the foreseeable future.
19. My favorite random 49er: tie between William Floyd and Tommy Thompson
20. My least favorite 49er: tie between Lawrence Phillips and J.J. Stokes
21. I was quite pleased with the selection of Giovanni Carmazzi
22. The funniest random moment I can remember was when Steve Young had to put Steve Wallace’s helmet shell back on for him. It reminded me of when players help another guy pull their jersey back over their shoulderpads after a rough play only funnier. I really can’t figure out why it was funny.
23. I really don’t know how I feel about George Seifert. He won a Super Bowl with Walsh’s guys and then won a second Super Bowl with Eddie D’s money. Two Super Bowls is two Super Bowls, but I still can’t figure out his legacy.
24. This will get me drilled (or is it "drummed"), but I don’t think the York’s are completely incompetent.
25. I might actually cry tears of joy if the 49ers ever win another Super Bowl. Or that might just be the booze talking.
If you can come up with 25 of your own "random things" you're more than welcome to. Otherwise you can comment on mine or throw out just a few of your own.
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It's Funny
I have a lot of similar random 25 things. I thought I was crazy for being superstitiuos at times. I sit on one side of the couch, where the same home and away jersey for every game, and my new one since coach Singletary took over is I hold a football with Singletary’s and Patrick Willis’ autograph on it. Nice to know there is someone else who can share the insanity, or even better prove my sanity. Thanks.
Not on here too... this random 25 things have gotten me into trouble
If anyone is interested in football you’ll enjoy this: http://goallineblitz.com/game/signup.pl?ref=2732687. Create your own player and watch him develop into a superstar. It’s like madden’s superstar mode year round.
Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.
#11
11. For the newer folks, I live-blogged the entire 2 days of the 2007 draft and almost went nuts doing it. To view my dissent into insanity, here’s Day 1 (part 1), Day 1 (part 2), Day 2 (part 1) and Day 2 (part 2).
I’m gonna go ahead and say that your dissent into insanity was at least partially my fault. Good golly was I drunk that day.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
descent
as in, the opposite of ascent. not, disagreement.
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all of my friends are doing that 25 Random Things note on Facebook.
oh hello
can’t believe I did that. I’m usually a master of homonyms. In my defense – Fooch made the error first.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Just call me Truman
Indeed the buck stops here!
by David Fucillo on Feb 5, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
(your) you're welcome
you are welcome – it’s yours!
haha I mess up on homonyms while typing all the time.
some random comments on some of your random thoughts.
2. I went to college with a relative of Bengals Kicker Jim Breech. She hated the 49ers with a passion and hated me, too because I kept rubbing it in….“Montana to Taylor, Touchdown!”
3. I missed nearly the entire 1990 NFC Championship Game because I forgot it was on. I was outside playing basketball with a friend. When I turned the game on, I saw Steve Young hand off to Roger Craig who then fumbled. I was very puzzled as to what happened to Joe. I’m still convinced we would have lost to Buffalo if we had to play with Young.
4. When the 49ers lost to Packers in 1989 (Don Majkowski game that had a Chet Brooks interception return for a touchdown called back due to an offsides call) I threw a Bible down a flight of stairs because I had prayed for a victory and it didn’t work out. (I blame raging teenage hormones). I then came to the conclusion that God just isn’t that big a football fan.
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6. You’re so silly. Joe all the way
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13. I don’t blame you. I actually like watching the games instead of listening to people talk over the action.
14. Pro-Football-Reference.com has a lot of room to improve.
15. I’m pessimistic about the 49ers right now. I like Singletary, but I want a coach with a vision of the future, not of the past.
16. The random 49ers draft pick that I was most disappointed got away: Aside from Wells, Ted Washington (1st round, 1990) and non draftee, Rick Wilkins K.
17. Losing Ricky Watters doomed this franchise. He was the perfect back for the 49ers Offense.
18. Jerry Rice was flashy. VD is a giant Douchebag. Why does he act like he won the Super Bowl after every reception?
19. My favorite random 49er: Bill Ring
20. My least favorite 49er: Jim Druckenmiller
21. I was quite pleased with the selection of Daniel Stubbs.
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23. George Seifert – maybe as a head coach, Seifert’s legacy isn’t quite clear, but remember, he was the DB coach from 1980-82 when Lott, Williamson and Wright all came into the league. He molded those guys and Dwight Hicks into pro-bowl defensive backfield that won 2 Super Bowls together. He was the Defensive Coordinator under Walsh (83-88) for 2 Super Bowl Champions. Everybody talks about the offense teams we had, but we wouldn’t have won all those Super Bowls without awesome defenses. He deserves a lot of credit for that. As far as I’m concerned, he’s a Hall of Famer.
24. I don’t think the Yorks (Dr. & Missus) are completely competent. I’m withholding judgment on Jed.
Lott's Prayer: Almost as many words as the Lord's Prayer, but the Lord wouldn't recognize any of them.
by Nosetackle Supreme on Feb 4, 2009 2:14 PM PST reply actions
My first merchandise
My mom bought me a little 49er uniform with the plastic helmet.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
I made a paper mache 49er helmet when I was in the third grade. I still have it, and I cherish the damn thing. It fit my head in those days. It no longer does.
It does fit my girlfriend’s head, though, and that is highly entertaining.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
On Seifert...
I think that’s exactly how he’d like to be thought of, if that makes sense. I don’t think he ever really cared about what anyone thought about him. I think he rather preferred that people didn’t talk or think about him.
They talked about it a bit on Radnich last week.
Random Thoughts
1. As my comment stated, my first 49er merchandise was the uniform my mom got me when I was 3 years old. Along with that was the complete set of starting lineup figures.
2. If Craig doesn’t fumble we would have 6 Super Bowls already. Don’t try and convince me otherwise.
3. I Tivo’ed the Giants Wild Card game from half time on because I went to church. Came home to a miracle.
4. Battle is only good because he was all the 9ers have had for a few years. Add talent to the WR pool and he won’t even be in the starting lineup.
5. Loved William Floyd. Sad that his career was cut short.
6. Was a closet Primetime fan as well. Doesn’t matter what team he played for.
7. If Garrison Heasrt doesn’t break his ankle, we’re in the Super Bowl against Denver and probably would’ve won.
8. The 9ers should’ve never gotten rid of both TO and Garcia. Keep 1 or the other.
9. I own only defensive player jerseys.
10. Wishful thinking but sign Larry Johnson.
11. Seifert was great but was a stiff and hard to like or dislike.
12. Don’t become the Bears. Great defense but s**t offense. Balance will do.
13. Larry Fitzgerald will retire as the 2nd greatest WR to Rice.
14. Try to get Boldin
15. Steve Young is my guy.
16. Montana is my mythological hero (Too young to really remember him but know and love everything about him).
17. Outside of 9er fans, Eric Wright is one of the most underated corners in league history.
18. Going back to Norv’s offense is the best move for this team offensively.
19. I will cry if the 9ers win another Super Bowl.
20. The pass from Young to Owens against the Packers was the best pass I’ve ever seen.
21. I try and make all of the exact moves the 9ers do on Madden to keep it as real as possible. Even if the move is bad I ride it out and see what I can do to better it.
22. I also enjoy watching the 9ers game alone.
23. I always look at the bright side…..We’re not the Lions. And we have 5 rings.
24. The men who made the 9ers great had a hand in their downfall as well.
25. The Yorks are not entirely incompetent.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
2. If Craig doesn’t fumble we would have 6 Super Bowls already. Don’t try and convince me otherwise.
Dont forget Ricky Waters against the cowboys (no Three-peat).
Watching the Niners is like getting kicked in the Junk, that's why we wear a cup.
Craig was the no 3peat against the giants
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
Not 25, but a few random ones
1. I own a fitted niners hat that has been worn so much (and only washed when worn in the rain) that it feels like a candle when you hold it. The brim is only half attached to the rest of the hat now, and sits on a glass fake head next to my Joe Montana and Steve Young autographed pictues.
2. I own a niners mini-helmet that lights the SF symbol up when you push a button in the right earhole.
3. I have created a team in every sports game that you can custom create a team named the 49ers.
4. I plan on painting at least 50% of the rooms in my future house red and gold.
5. I have cried because of the niners: silent, anger-filled tears.
6. I will cry hysterically if the niners win another superbowl
7. My favorite Niner: Ken Norton Jr.
8. My least favorite Niner: Bill Romanowski
9. I think the Yorks are completely incontinent.
10. Prime Time Rules. Stop hating.
Blind devotion.
by ProfessorBigelow on Feb 4, 2009 4:06 PM PST reply actions
15 RANDOMS...
1. I dumped my ex-girlfriend in 2 days when she showed up to school in a Raiders jersey.
2. I gave my cousin a black eye when I was 6 because Dallas beat the 9ers. He resides in TX now.
3. I grew up in the East Bay and have a festering sore of hate for the Oakland Raiders.
4. I wore an Alex Smith jersey in the black hole (If I only knew then).
5. I used to wear a 49ers sweat suit and an Oakland A’s hat to school, I had no care for color coordination.
6. When the 9ers won in 95-96, I was 9 years old, I went to the super bowl party where Dana Stubblefield refused to sign me an autograph, I ressent him to this day.
7. At that super bowl party, Steve Young sat two rows BEHIND me, with two reporters by his sides. And good ol’ Steve signed my dad’s planner for me.
8. I was literally 10 feet away from all 5 superbowl trophies.
9. Although I hate the Raiders, I hate the Packers and the Cowboys even more.
10. My favorite all-time 9er: Ronnie Lott.
11. My least favorite: T.O.
12. I have the “SF” logo tattooed on my arm.
13. The only 49er that I forgive for going to the Raiders: Jerry Rice. That is why I forgot about the Charlie Garner era.
14. I would rather the 49ers go 0-16 then lose in the superbowl.
15. I am a self-proclaimed “Eastbay Niner Fan”. I have never lived on the other side of the bay.
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1. I used to have a Garrison Hearst jersey and once I worked with a guy who told me he lived down the street from Garrison Hearst in Georgia and that he could get him to sign my jersey. Luckily I was smart enough to not give him my jersey, instead I gave him a hat and my address to send the hat back once it was signed. I never heard from that guy again and if I ever see him again i’m going to punch him in the nose.
2. Dave Wilcox spoke at my 5th grade elementary school graduation. It was pretty odd because I live in a small town in Virginia, so i’m not sure if he is from around my area or what. I wore my Joe Montana t-shirt to the graduation and he called me up on stage and commented on my awesome shirt and let me stand on stage next to him while he spoke. I still have his autographed program hidden away somewhere and it’s probably one of my
favorite 49er memories.
3. I have cried once or twice over the Niners. I cried when we got ring #5 so they weren’t all tears of sadness.
4. Favorite Niner(s): Ronnie Lott, Dave Wilcox, Jerry Rice
5. Least Favorite: Lawrence Phillips
6. I prefer Steve Young, but in fairness I was still a little too young to acctually appreciate what Montana could do.
7. It really hurt me to see Jerry Rice go play somewhere else. I was a little upset for awhile but have gotten over it. I secretly harbored bad feelings for awhile though.
8. I have a ton of 49er stuff. DVD’s, hats, mini helmets, jersey’s. it’s pretty ridiculious. when someone doesn’t know what to get me for Christmas, they usually go with something 49ers related.
9. I got a Patrick Willis autographed mini-helmet for Christmas which I had sitting next to me during the Week 17 Redskins game. I took the win as good karma so I plan on implementing the helmet into my game watching ritual next year.
10. I’ve never been to a 49ers game and I really hope I get the chance to see them play before I die.
11. I don’t know what I will do when the Niners win another Super Bowl.
12. I check this site at least 30 times a day
13. Living on the east coast I constantly find myself the lone voice of the Niners nation amongst my football speaking peers.
14. When I was in high school I had braces with red and gold rubber bands on them. I thought I was awesome at the time.
15. I live in Redskins country so I hate the Skins like most of you from San Francisco hate the Raiders. That week 17 win against them was huge to me.
16. When I met my girlfriend she hated football, now she semi-enjoys it and she doesn’t bother me anytime the Niners are playing. It’s pretty great.
17. I want the Niners to go back to the throwback uniforms full-time. I just think they look really good and I’m afraid to think what a new “futuristic design” might look like.
18. I know we haven’t been good for awhile but I still feel like we don’t get the respect we deserve as a franchise.
19. I want one of those old school gold Niners jackets like the one Bob Saget wore on Full House. I would be in favor of them bringing that back on the NFL Shop.
20. When I played football as a kid I used to love to return kickoffs and pretend like I was Dexter Carter. I was a huge Dexter Carter fan.
Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal
Dexter Carter
Same here. I got to meet him at a local high school football game when I seven or so.
25 random thoughts
I did this on my facebook a couple days ago
1. my first game i watched was the niners-giants game a few years ago in the playoffs
2. I only own offensive players jerseys, but only one from the 49ers, #11 Alex Smith home jersey, which i got in San Francisco on pier 39
3. Favourite 49er: Arnaz battle because he stuck with the team when it got bad
4. Least Favourite 49er: Walt Harris
5. I am only able to watch 2 or 3 niners games a year, thanks to me living in toronto
6. My High school football team is called the rams but our colours are red and gold
7. I painted my bedroom red and gold, along with the 49ers logo on one wall
8. I check ninersnation at leaast 3 times a day to see if there are any new posts
9. I watched 2 playoff games this year, even though i would have liked to watch more
10. the next jersey i want to get is patrick willis home jersey
11. I think we should have kept garcia but not TO
12. I do think Peter king is the worst sports writer ever, i know this isn’t niners related, but i felt this need to be said
13. I didn’t like Vernon davis getting drafted, especially in the first round, it should have been used to draft a d-lineman
14. I no longer wear my alex smith jersey on game day because they always lost when i wore it on gameday, so now i wear it the day after a win
15. I am desperate to have the 49ers win a super bowl in the next 5 years
16. I really wanted the cards to win last sunday because i didn’t want the steelers to get 6 before us
17. I wanted us to draft desean jackson last year
18. I don’t understand how anyone could ever be a bills fan, they are professional choke artists
19. I really hope kurt warner retires during the offseason, so we can win the division next year
20. I think the best superbowl i have watched was the patriots over the rams, i was too young to see any of the 49ers wins sadly
21. I hate the bills with a passion
22. I wish the chargers didn’t make the playoffs this year because then we would have, hopefully, signed norv as our OC
23. I wish the niners had more primetime games
24. I want to buy a seat from candlestick when the niners move out
25. I really want to live in san francisco, or at least on the west coast to get away from the snow.
My 25...
1- Became a fan when O.J. became a 49er.
2- A close friend of mine is closely related to Lon Simmons.
3- Alumni parking tailgates have some epic food.
4- Favorite 49er – Ronnie Lott, with Harris Barton second.
5- Least favorite 49er – John York.
6- Memo to the York’s: Get rid of the patronizing "Faithful" campaign. Your leadership tests it everyday.
7- I’ll take Shanahan’s ‘94 offense over Martz’s ’99, any day of the week.
8- Singletary’s a good man, but only 49er fans will try to make him another Bill Walsh or Vince Lombardi. They and GeoMax.
9- Carmen Policy should have been fired for drafting Druckenmiller over Plummer.
10- Bob McKittrick should be in the HOF IMO, and the 49ers should erect a statue somewhere of him (so Howie Long can punch it).
11- Jeff Garcia is ugly.
12- Jeff Garcia’s wife isn’t.
13- Under Mike Nolan, the 49ers have fielded 2 of the worst offenses in the history of the entire League. That’s horrid considering the history of 49er football.
14- If Montana hadn’t gotten hurt in the ’91 NFC Championship game, there would have been a 3-peat.
15- Anybody who has either never seen the 80’s team, or was too young to appreciate it, should never comment on fans who have. You have no idea what the 49ers were like prior to that era. Well, you do, since they are more like them now than the 80’s 49ers.
16- I only have one piece of 49ers apparel, and that’s an old badass jacket bought at a thrift store in the Haight. I wear it all the time here in So-Cal. Eat that Raiderfan.
17- I once saw a guy wearing a Tom Rathman Raider jersey, with a ‘W’ pasted before the ‘R’.
18- The 49ers should have done everything they could have to keep Jerry Rice in a 49ers uni, but Rice probably wanted out anyway.
19- Rice scored yet another Super Bowl TD, albeit in a Raider jersey.
20- I drink 49er Kool-Aid mixed with Myer’s Rum. The depressant in the booze helps keep things balanced, and if I run out of Kool-Aid, at least I still have the booze to help me with the reality of the team. That’s called being "Faithful".
21- I waited all game long during this last Super Bowl for that one second Miller High Life commercial, and missed it when I went to the fridge to grab a bottle of Chimay.
22- The more I peruse 49er fan message boards, the more depressed I get looking at the future of the fan base. That, and the reality of public education.
23- For a team that’s offensively challenged, the easer solution would be to hire an offensive Head Coach.
24- But that just shows how ‘challenged’ the 49ers FO is.
25 – Jimmy "JJ" Raye = The offense will be DYNOMITE!!
Every play’s a handoff
Good Times
We don’t see the playoffs
Good Times
Gore be divin’ and fumblin’
Good Times
Cryin’ at our O-line
Good Ti…imes
Ain’t we lucky we got ’em
GOOD TIMES!!
Well, we're waiting....
twenty five things
25. I have a Joe Montana, a Jerry Rice, and a Roger Craig poster on the walls in my room.
24. The 49ers were the only sports team I have ever blissfully adored.
23. When Joe Montana left, some of my heart for them was torn out.
22. I rooted for Joe Montana and Kansas City when they beat the 49ers the next season.
21. The 1995 team was probably the best team I ever remember. They were unbeatable by any other team in history (in my mind’s biased memory).
20. Somehow I learned at a young age that the O-Line played a major role in the 49ers long run of dominance.
19. My sister met Jerry Rice at a local restaurant
18. I was never a big fan of the Steve Mariucci era.
17. It took Frank Gore and moving back to the Bay Area for me to truly enjoy the Niners again
16. Joe Montana was my favorite.
15. The above answer was deliberately put on that number
14. I used to want to be him, or grow up to be a QB like him
13. I was spoiled by having grown up during an amazing run of excellent teams
12. This year I am finally starting to become a fan again in a true sense of the word
11. In grade school, the 49ers helped me remember the year of the California Gold Rush, but I still think the sports team OWNS the name 49ers, and not the group of gold diggers.
10. 10 is how many points the Broncos scored as opposed to the 49ers 55
09. My parents have met the Seiferts. I think George is deserving of much respect even if he did inherit his team.
08. Jerry Rice lost some lovin’ by going to the Raiders but I will always think of him as a 49er and my favorite wide receiver in the history of the game.
07. I have two 49ers blankets. I sleep under one every night these days.
06. I also have a 49ers trash can.
05. This site is addicting. I linked her from McCoveyChronicles and enjoy the community here. I have much to learn about the 49ers depth chart.
04. My sister was once good friends with one of the Gold Rush girls
03. I take pride in the West Coast Offense
02. I think Bill Walsh’s battle with Leukemia is indescribable. I had a friend who died less than a year ago from Leukemia. My respect level for their endurance through that struggle is extremely high.
01. One of my goals in life is to have a chat with Joe Montana
49er lou u aren't alone
Hey, 49erlou, you aren’t alone on the east coast, I also live here (in sunny NOrth Carolina). Funny story, I am from Tucson, Az and I have always wanted to watch the 49ers play. When I planned to attend college in Greenville, North Carolina the Panthers and 49ers played twice every year. I had planned it all out and then I’ll be damned if the NFL switched the divisions up and now the 49ers play in Phoenix every year. The good news is that the football fans I have met out here are more basketball nuts (Tobacco Road) and they are usually in awe of my knowledge of football. Guess getting that history degree worked out after all
what what NC, only good thing about the Panthers
but now that’s over.
I hate Greenville…
Not 25, but...
Fooch, I agree with you on number 6. I like Montana, but I was always a bigger fan of Young.
My favorite outfit as a kid was to wear no fewer than 5 articles of 49ers clothing: Niners t-shirt. Jersey over the shirt. Super Bowl hoodie over the jersey. 49ers Starter Jacket. 49ers Hat.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
25 49er things:
1) The first football game I ever watched (my parents weren’t sports fans) was our Week 15 beat down of San Diego, 38-15 in 1994. I liked our uniforms better (good thing the chargers weren’t wearing their old school ones) and have never wavered from being a loyal fan from that day forward. I was 7.
2) I bought my only Niners shirt later that year. I was in 5th grade. Now, that shirt has more holes where fabric used to be than actual fabric. Much to my girlfriend’s embarrassment I still wear it every time I watch the Niners on TV, regardless of where I am and who I’m with. If we go to the Super Bowl, I’m wearing it all week.
3) I hate the Packers with a passion that will never die. My favorite Niners moment is the last second pass from Young to TO to finally beat them in the playoffs.
4) We’re lucky Pass Interference wasn’t called when we beat the Giants.
5) When I was a kid I used all my football cards (I have an extensive collection) to create leagues using past and present players. This was before I discovered Madden. My teams largely consisted of Niners players. I always killed off (literally) Brett Favre in the first game.
6) "When I was 11, I listened to the 49ers lose to the Giants in the 1991 NFC title game on Armed Forces Radio in Saudi Arabia at approximately 2 in the morning while wearing a gas mask (It was during a Scud attack during the Gulf War…and no I’m not making that up)." That might be the best Niners fan story I’ve ever heard.
7) I never saw Montana play for the Niners but I still felt weird watching him with the Chiefs.
8) I also appreciate Arnaz Battle. I have a soft spot in my heart for WRs who take pleasure in blocking.
9) This site has made being a Niners fan in NC so much easier and I don’t know how I lived without it for all these years.
10) Despite living in NC, the only reason I was happy about the Panthers was because it meant the Niners were on TV twice a year.
11) The Niners are the only professional sports team I’ve ever rabidly rooted for. It would be any sports team except I’m a Tar Heel Born and Bred.
12) I buy Madden every year to have the updated rosters. I also spend tens of hours making the rosters as close to real life as possible. I also make every move the Niners do, including not playing players who are on IR and try to ride it out. I’ve never failed to win the Super Bowl before year 3 on all-Madden with the Niners. I firmly believe that the Niners should therefore hire me as Director of Pro Player Personnel.
13) I also predicted and firmly rooted for us drafting Mike Rumph. Oh well, we got Taylor Jacobs out of a trade…Oh…
14) I miss Cody Pickett, P.J. Fleck, Tim Rattay, Vinny Sutherland, William Floyd, Elvis Grbac, Lance Schulters, Merton Hanks, Bart Oates, Kirk Scrafford, Harris Barton, Lee Woodall, and Tai Streets.
15) I still don’t know why we cut Fred Beasley.
16) Player we drafted, I wish we’d kept: Wesley Walls.
17) Player we had, I wish we’d kept: Ed McCaffrey
18) Worst Draft in my memory (mid-Nineties on): 1- J.J. Stokes, 4- Tim Hanshaw, 6- Antonio Armstrong 7- Herb Coleman
19) Best Draft: 2007
20) Worst first round pick: Oh who am I kidding? Can you really pick one from Reggie McGrew, Jim Druckenmiller, Rashaun Woods? They make Alex Smith look good.
21) Though I hate him now, TO was my favorite player…followed by Brandon Lloyd (that still is probably the best catch I’ve ever seen).
22) The closest I’ve come to meeting a Niner, past or present, was going to high school with Steve Bono’s niece.
23) I still liked Mike Nolan up to two weeks before he was fired.
24) I also don’t see how Jim Druckenmiller and Jeff Garcia got supermodel wives
25) I’m leaving this open for when we win our 6th Super Bowl…
I guess I'll play
But first, it turns out Niners Nation has a facebook group.
Go join.
1) Bay area sports for life. except the Raiders. and I’ll root for the A’s, but don’t care for them much. The 49ers are most important to me.
2) I own a TO jersey. I dunno what I should do with it.
3) I’m glad I have my 49ers beanie up here in Davis.
4) I’m young, and only witnessed one of our five.
5) There’s only one team I play for in Madden 09, even if it’s for money.
6) My brother went to that epic Giants game but not me.
7) My guesstimate number of inches of a hunting knife that I’ve seen a norteno pull out at a Niners game.
8) I have shook Steve Young’s hand
9) I have been spanked by Bubba Paris
10) The number of games I went to last season (07-08)
11) My dad ran into Dave Wilcox on a fishing trip.
12) There are two men I have manlove for in this world, one is Patrick Willis. (The other is a #55 in a different sport)
13) Shaun Hill 4 lyfe.
14) Fav all time niner: Merton Hanks
15) Least Favorite: Lloyd
16) Jed may work out
17) I hate bandwagon fans with a passion
18) ^ which is why the Cardinal’s recent success is killing me.
19) We should play in Mexico more often so the QB can pass for 400 yards.
20) Sometimes, I really do think the average educated fan is more intelligent than the coaches
21) I will strongly, STRONGLY consider taking a break from my allegiances if we draft a QB with the 10. It’s such a bad choice. Especially Mark [decorum] Sanchez. I know some people at U$C, the dude sucks and is a tool anyways.
22) My Gold Rush calendar is awesome, although the bottom Ms. January can work on her smile. I had to use a postit to cover that monstrosity.
23) I’ve been looking for this 49er superbowl song for a while, it’s not the shuffle. it goes: joe montana, got an arm like a canna, earl cooper, is super duper, my man clark, gonna leave his mark, _ patten, showing mannhattan at, sanfrancisco, 49ers in the superbowl san fran cis co. or something like that.
24) Ignorant fans irk me to death. Luckily, only the Golden State Warriors are subject to that. The 49ers, for the most part, have informed fans.
25) I need a 49er windbreaker.
MURS for President!!!!!!!
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