What is up with our empty stadium??

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

So much this

Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

This. Good post.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

This. Good post.

Its also hilarious how people act like Candlestick had no traffic issues, the traffic f**king sucked there during games. Candlestick smelled bad, it was ugly as s**t, cold as s**t, windy as s**t.

I'll take Levi's over Candlestick any day of the week. Yeah it has no memories and isn't in SF. Big whoop, its still the 49ers.

Originally posted by Furlow:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

You must have seats in the shade lol.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by jcs:
Jed got what he wanted moving the team into the silicon valley

Where else was he supposed to go?

Originally posted by jcs:
He wanted to take the team away from SF. Had a couple of offers and he rejected them both. Could have worked out a deal like the Giants and Warriors have had he actually wanted to keep the team here in the city.

Originally posted by jcs:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by jcs:

Jed got what he wanted moving the team into the silicon valley

Where else was he supposed to go?

He wanted to take the team away from SF. Had a couple of offers and he rejected them both. Could have worked out a deal like the Giants and Warriors have had he actually wanted to keep the team here in the city.

Originally posted by Niners99:
Dude the city had over 20 years to come up with a good plan, and they couldn't. SF politics is such a mess they couldn't get it done, and they lost the team. The Giants privately financed their own stadium. Thats the only reason it happened.

All they could offer was the toxic waste dump at the Hunters Point naval shipyard. Right in the same windy, cold ghetto where Candlestick was. The city is to blame, not the 49ers ownership.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I continue to read posts in here and shake my head about people saying they prefer Candlestick.

Aside from not being in SF and the new stadium not having history, stadium for stadium, there is absolutely nothing better about Candlestick than Levis. Period. People are so caught up in nostalgia, that they hold onto past memories and glamorize them. I was a season ticket holder at Candlestick since 1990, and am a current season ticket holder at Levi's. The quality of one versus the other isnt even close. I would love to hear people's reasoning for preferring Candlestick to Levis that doesnt include city or history.

• Weather. Fall games at the Stick were magic.
• Vibe. The people, the breeze, the atmosphere.
• Tailgating experience. One big lot (more or less) where you can walk around, make friends, etc.
• Familiarity. If you had season tickets, you knew your "neighbors" in the stadium. Levi's doesn't have that yet.

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
You got it. These come to mind:

• Weather. Fall games at the Stick were magic.
• Vibe. The people, the breeze, the atmosphere.
• Tailgating experience. One big lot (more or less) where you can walk around, make friends, etc.
• Familiarity. If you had season tickets, you knew your "neighbors" in the stadium. Levi's doesn't have that yet.

Of course a new stadium is better than an old one - better engineering, better views, better technology, better amenities. I don't think that can argued. But gameday (at least for me) is much, much more than the glass, metal, plastic, and concrete structure. YMMV.