I was about to start up a similar thread and bam! Here it is. Awesome.
I'll be in attendance. I was gonna use some miles to help pay for my trip to San Fran, but that would require a connection from NY to Cleveland. With the Midwest getting crushed right now by ice and snow, I'm gonna have to rethink that and spring for a non-stop flight instead. Because of that, I was wondering if anyone would be able to hook it up with a game ticket for face value? I posted a thread in the Classifieds forum but figured I'd throw it up here too. If there's a group of 12's hitting this game up that have an extra ticket that don't mind parting with it for face to help keep the dream alive, that would be appreciated immensely. I'll definitely spring for one of your drinks at the game, no doubt about it.
As far as tailgating and stuff goes, sadly, I'm looking at this game as war. All of my friends from the Bay Area have told me to be careful. A Hispanic guy wearing Blue, and the #3 at that (apparently all strong gang connotations out there) is not taken kindly to. I'm even thinking of wearing a hidden camera and sending my findings to NFL security to show them what an awful job they do in parking lots around the country. Although, after the incident at Arrowhead things will probably be a little more tight.
It's sad that it comes to this, but that's how it is in the Bay area. Nothing you can do about it, except stay safe.