sonomaniner
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Hey Seattle - as a forever NINER fan (I’m certain you feel the same about your hawks) - let’s admit the epic challenge it is just to navigate the run-up to 3:30 Sunday?! Like me - I’m sure you can’t think about much else.
Here’s my take.
I was in your house when we dropped the first to you - but the way i saw it we played a tight game to within 5 well into the 3rd quarter until you pulled away. In SF in December we were the last with the ball and we won.
These teams or more alike than not - remarkable talent on both sides of the field.
The difference is your stadium. The whole back-office, marketing department directed 12th man thing, raising the flag, is so ridiculously heavy-handed and phony - - (and of course professionally exicuted) - that it literally changes the game on the field. This is no news to you and you don’t want to hear it (literally) - - but the whole set-up ‘tilts’ the otherwise legendary potential of this game.
Hey, home field advantage has ALWAYS meant something, zero doubt. And I know - we’re cry-baby’s for even mentioning it this certain truth...
So let’s put it this way - - your marketing department has set the table for a victory Sunday. What happens when you stack the deck and lose?
I only wish I were there to walk the QUIET STREETS OF SEATTLE on MONDAY morning!
In the end - MUCH respect Seattle - !
Here’s my take.
I was in your house when we dropped the first to you - but the way i saw it we played a tight game to within 5 well into the 3rd quarter until you pulled away. In SF in December we were the last with the ball and we won.
These teams or more alike than not - remarkable talent on both sides of the field.
The difference is your stadium. The whole back-office, marketing department directed 12th man thing, raising the flag, is so ridiculously heavy-handed and phony - - (and of course professionally exicuted) - that it literally changes the game on the field. This is no news to you and you don’t want to hear it (literally) - - but the whole set-up ‘tilts’ the otherwise legendary potential of this game.
Hey, home field advantage has ALWAYS meant something, zero doubt. And I know - we’re cry-baby’s for even mentioning it this certain truth...
So let’s put it this way - - your marketing department has set the table for a victory Sunday. What happens when you stack the deck and lose?
I only wish I were there to walk the QUIET STREETS OF SEATTLE on MONDAY morning!
In the end - MUCH respect Seattle - !