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[numone9er]

San Francisco 49ers' Alex Smith has mixed emotions over New Orleans Saints bounty scandal - ESPN

 

[mem49er]

Just got my 49ers patriots tickets. Sure cost a lot for them, but it will be only the second time I have gone to see a 9ers game.

Very nice, hope you get to enjoy a big "W"!

Seems like next year (2013-2014) they'll be close enough for me to see them (@Jacksonville). Alot can change by then, but that better be a damned "W" too. I've seen them 3 times, all losses. 2 of them the recent beatdowns by NO prior to last year's redemption.

 

[MHSL82]

Very nice, hope you get to enjoy a big "W"!

Seems like next year (2013-2014) they'll be close enough for me to see them (@Jacksonville). Alot can change by then, but that better be a damned "W" too. I've seen them 3 times, all losses. 2 of them the recent beatdowns by NO prior to last year's redemption.

Are they few and far between that you'd get a preseason game? I went to one in San Diego because I thought I'd never be in SF for a regular season game - it was the last game of the preseason so it was the worst one to go to - we had no backups we were really looking at (those who are more knowledgeable would like it I'm sure). A lot of money for less reason. But then I went to the 2010 regular season opener in Seattle a day after my birthday - a terrible loss as you all remember.

I just remember being so bummed that we all played so poorly that I totally lost all positive experiences from my first NFL game. My wife kept telling me how it was great to see it, be able to say I've been to one, and we were living in Washington at the time so it was the "home team." She didn't realize how meaningless the home town bit was to me, but she was trying to be nice. We both went to USC (I know, boo!), so I liked that Carrol won his first game. I wished he'd lose the rest, of course. And I would have preferred strongly a Niners win, but that was as silver the lining was going to get for me. She got me the tickets for my birthday, so I was trying to enjoy it. She got it with our money, but a gift nonetheless being thoughtful of me, since she isn't into football. She tries to analgize badminton with football to me and I just don't get it.

 

[MHSL82]

Niners training camp schedule through August 19 - Inside the 49ers

 

[mem49er]

Are they few and far between that you'd get a preseason game? I went to one in San Diego because I thought I'd never be in SF for a regular season game - it was the last game of the preseason so it was the worst one to go to - we had no backups we were really looking at (those who are more knowledgeable would like it I'm sure). A lot of money for less reason. But then I went to the 2010 regular season opener in Seattle a day after my birthday - a terrible loss as you all remember.

I just remember being so bummed that we all played so poorly that I totally lost all positive experiences from my first NFL game. My wife kept telling me how it was great to see it, be able to say I've been to one, and we were living in Washington at the time so it was the "home team." She didn't realize how meaningless the home town bit was to me, but she was trying to be nice. We both went to USC (I know, boo!), so I liked that Carrol won his first game. I wished he'd lose the rest, of course. And I would have preferred strongly a Niners win, but that was as silver the lining was going to get for me. She got me the tickets for my birthday, so I was trying to enjoy it. She got it with our money, but a gift nonetheless being thoughtful of me, since she isn't into football. She tries to analgize badminton with football to me and I just don't get it.

I woudn't have anything against preseason, per se, though I prefer "games that count." Mostly, geography limits my opportunities since I'm in Florida. Gotta give your wife credit for trying, women just usually don't understand. "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing!" My wife is like that, too. I don't know about you, but I always feel guilty dropping "our" money on something just for me, so it always feels nice when the wifey does it. I try to do it for her, too. Just not too often for either side cuz then we'd go broke, lol.

 

[MHSL82]

I woudn't have anything against preseason, per se, though I prefer "games that count." Mostly, geography limits my opportunities since I'm in Florida. Gotta give your wife credit for trying, women just usually don't understand. "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing!" My wife is like that, too. I don't know about you, but I always feel guilty dropping "our" money on something just for me, so it always feels nice when the wifey does it. I try to do it for her, too. Just not too often for either side cuz then we'd go broke, lol.

Yeah, football seems to be the only thing that I want to buy just for me. I haven't even gone to a movie forever (any free time I had was purely for the Niners... and of course, family); since I just graduated from law school, we might go to one if I remember to bring my bulletproof vests. You know, they don't come in one year old sizes for my daughter, because you know, I would definitely bring her to a loud violent showing of Dark Knight Rises and maybe catch an x-rated show as a double feature. (I don't actually think one year olds are influenced, I'm just kidding). Everytime she'd see a woman naked, she would be like, "milk!"

 

[Crimsoncrew]

I splurged to go to the Championship game this year. Really uncharacteristic for me, but we don't have kids yet and I figured it could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (though hopefully not). Even then, though, I only made it happen because my wife was really encouraging me to go - she's a real keeper I tell ya. And I made her promise not to expect me to let her do any similarly ridiculous thing with our money.

It was worth it, but man would it have been better if they won....

I just moved back to the Bay Area, but I wouldn't really consider getting season tix. Just too expensive, and I love watching at home or with friends - where I can scream profanities all I want...at least until that kid thing comes up. I like hitting up one game a year, but Qwest/C-Link is much better than Candlestick in just about every way, other than the presence of so many Hawks fans. In-laws gave me tix to the Niners-Hawks game this year, though, so I'll be hitting up at least one.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Incidentally, I can't remember the last movie I saw in theaters (Avatar maybe, on literally the last showing before they phased it out), but I was kind of hoping to see the Dark Knight Rises on Imax.

 

[MHSL82]

I splurged to go to the Championship game this year. Really uncharacteristic for me, but we don't have kids yet and I figured it could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (though hopefully not). Even then, though, I only made it happen because my wife was really encouraging me to go - she's a real keeper I tell ya. And I made her promise not to expect me to let her do any similarly ridiculous thing with our money.

It was worth it, but man would it have been better if they won....

I just moved back to the Bay Area, but I wouldn't really consider getting season tix. Just too expensive, and I love watching at home or with friends - where I can scream profanities all I want...at least until that kid thing comes up. I like hitting up one game a year, but Qwest/C-Link is much better than Candlestick in just about every way, other than the presence of so many Hawks fans. In-laws gave me tix to the Niners-Hawks game this year, though, so I'll be hitting up at least one.

My daughter, 14 months, loves football. She doesn't watch it on TV, of course, but we play with her little football (owned it before I even met my wife). She won't know what it is for awhile I suppose, other than play. I've tried to introduce football and rollercoasters to her early so she'll be able to do that when she grows up. I hope my kids aren't the scared of rollercoasters/height type of people. They're fine people but they miss out. I have promised my wife not to be too pushy and respect their choices, but if they do it from the beginning and have good experiecnes they may not fear it. I draw the line at sky-diving. That can be safe, but it's much more dangerous than a rollercoaster. She, of course, has never been on a rollercoaster, but I fly her everywhere around the house. She loves to scream while she does it and nothing phases her. We've taught her to say "boom!" when she falls (not from me, just from walking) so that she now thinks it's funny or just something that happens when we walk. We didn't want a softy cry everytime she falls girls like my cousin. I know, nature over nuture, but it's worked so far.

Hopefully, you'll be able to go to the NFCC this year and the SB in 2016 (2015?). Good job getting your wife to promise not to ask for something equally as expensive in exchange for going this year. That's some fine negotiating you did there. As for the bad shape of Candlestick, you'll be rewarded in 2014 when you see our new stadium. You can't have good without bad, or at least, relatively speaking, going to bad first makes the other look better, even if the other is much better in general to every other stadium.

 

[threelittleturds]

Incidentally, I can't remember the last movie I saw in theaters (Avatar maybe, on literally the last showing before they phased it out), but I was kind of hoping to see the Dark Knight Rises on Imax.

I saw Prometheus on Imax, first time I've seen a "real" entertainment type movie there instead of the stuff they show at museum Imax's. 20 bucks a ticket, but I guess I can lie to myself and say it was worth it because of how visually stunning it was.

 

[mem49er]

Yeah, football seems to be the only thing that I want to buy just for me. I haven't even gone to a movie forever (any free time I had was purely for the Niners... and of course, family); since I just graduated from law school, we might go to one if I remember to bring my bulletproof vests. You know, they don't come in one year old sizes for my daughter, because you know, I would definitely bring her to a loud violent showing of Dark Knight Rises and maybe catch an x-rated show as a double feature. (I don't actually think one year olds are influenced, I'm just kidding). Everytime she'd see a woman naked, she would be like, "milk!"

I felt bad because the first thing I thought when they reported a baby had been shot was "WTF is wrong with those parents, that kid should never have been there!"

But yeah, I have three so between work and them...there's not much more time. That's why I was so pumped to finally have DirecTV last year. Pretty impossible to get to the bar every Sunday; hell, even one Sunday is almost impossible.

 

[MHSL82]

I felt bad because the first thing I thought when they reported a baby had been shot was "WTF is wrong with those parents, that kid should never have been there!"

But yeah, I have three so between work and them...there's not much more time. That's why I was so pumped to finally have DirecTV last year. Pretty impossible to get to the bar every Sunday; hell, even one Sunday is almost impossible.

Same here, first year with DirecTV is this year. Before when I had to stream was ok, until the stream was unreliable - missed the TB blowout win. The next week we decided to go to a restaurant to see the game. My wife intellectually understood, but emotionally (wrong word?) couldn't understand my insistence on being at the restaurant before kickoff. "Rushing to the game would put you in a bad mood, right?" I'm thinking, rushing's fine, missing the first quarter isn't, unless there's an emergency in which I'd just miss the whole game. She asked, "don't they have a summary at the end of the quarter?" I told her I can figure out what happened by looking at the score if that was all I wanted, no summary needed, but missing the beginning is bad luck and throws the game off. I have a good temper, though.

Once I miss part of the game or watch it delayed, it feels like it's not happening. Like I'm watching a different game or constantly wondering what's really happening. I can't fool myself that it's happening, or else I would just be watching last year's games now. I mean, I already wonder what's going to happen, I can't also wonder what's already happened or what's going on while I'm watching it delayed. But I'm patient because I know how it is to be in her shoes, she's going for the restaurant and doesn't really care about the game (she wants me to be happy).

 

[numone9er]

Healthy, stronger Ginn reports with 49ers rookies

 

[mem49er]

Sort of OT but I figured here is the best spot for this question. It seems like they expect Looney back fairly soon, so why put him on the PUP? Is it just in case soon is not soon enough?

 

[deep9er]

Sort of OT but I figured here is the best spot for this question. It seems like they expect Looney back fairly soon, so why put him on the PUP? Is it just in case soon is not soon enough?

they can bring him back for the season, IR is when you can't.

 

[mem49er]

they can bring him back for the season, IR is when you can't.

I know that, my question is why put him on the PUP, period. What do they gain?

 

[deep9er]

I know that, my question is why put him on the PUP, period. What do they gain?

isn't it because a player on PUP doesn't take a roster spot?

 

[mem49er]

isn't it because a player on PUP doesn't take a roster spot?

Not before final cuts, they still count.

 

[imac_21]

Two reasons:

1. If he's on the PUP they can activate when he's healthy in training camp. If he's not ready to go by the end of August there is a window between weeks 6 and 10 he can be activated.

2. To put him on IR we would have to waive him first. He couldn't go on IR until he had cleared waivers. Any other team could claim him and put him directly on IR.

 

[mem49er]

Two reasons:

1. If he's on the PUP they can activate when he's healthy in training camp. If he's not ready to go by the end of August there is a window between weeks 6 and 10 he can be activated.
2. To put him on IR we would have to waive him first. He couldn't go on IR until he had cleared waivers. Any other team could claim him and put him directly on IR.

That's my confusion, there. He doesn't save a roster spot right now, so if they think he'll be playing soon, why do it? If they aren't sure, can't they just put him on the PUP before final cuts or did we just pass a deadline?