Originally posted by Hysterikal:
Originally posted by ElDannMann:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Grep Pappa was just saying how he felt bad for the Packer fans as he was leaving the stadium and driving through town. I can see where he's coming from. I've been a Niner fan for nearly 70 years and I have seen more games than I can count. I love this team. I hate it when they lose. But once the season is over, I switch over to the Warriors and start thinking about baseball. Some fans start getting their golf clubs cleaned up. I other words, we have alot of options in the Bay Area.
Green Bay is a remote desolate place. Small town of 200,000 people with nothing to do in the winter except Packer games. They aren't just fans. They own the team. They truly live and die with that team. To go into that game as the #1 seed and lead the entire game only to lose because of a blocked punt will torment them for years. They were 4 minutes away from hosting another game and then boom. Lights out. I think the team was just as stunned as the fans.
Being a Bay Area guy has been a blessing for a sports fan. So many teams and so many titles. Just glad I wasn't born and raised in GB.
Damn, you're right. Something I hadn't even considered.
Don't get me wrong, I don't like the Packers at all, but it sucks for the fans. I felt really bad for Tom Grossi, I watch his stuff on YouTube all the time. He was so heartbroken.
To be honest though, I wouldn't have it any other way. Better them than us. But doesn't mean I don't feel for them. Go Niners.
First thing I did was go to his channel to see his reaction. And now he has to dress up as Jerry(49ers) for his NFC west skit. He's gotta be hurting
I can have empathy for Green Bay fans.
However, how many of them have empathy for Niner fans completely owning our team from '95 - '03, minus the TO miracle in '98 wildcard??
I didn't even include them defeating our team all the way up to 2009/2010. 15 years they would beat us like we were insignificant. We got lucky in '98 not just for the great Young throw and Owens catch, but that there wasn't instant replay (Rice fumbled). Could never truly catch a break against these guys.
Wasn't until Harbaugh arrived that we finally beat them for the first time in forever. First time in Lambeau since 1990!!! Montana was our QB back then FFS!
Do any of them give AF about that s**t?
I won't rub it in their faces, but I have limits for my empathy for losing for teams like this.
How many years will we have to kick Seattle's ass before we feel sorry for them? LOL (it will come one day, guaranteed)