bmwracer wrote:As expected, UCLA suffers a major letdown after that heartbreaking loss to Notre Dame last week, so they get trounced by Washington State, 38-15. :shakehead:
On a brighter note, number three USC gets upset by Oregon State, 33-31. :victory: :woot: :dancing:
Not a good day for L.A.'s major schools. It just goes to show you how competitive the PAC 10 is this year. A lot of the talking heads claim it's the second best conference in 1-A college football this year; that's probably true, with the SEC clearly being the best in terms of quality and depth. The competition in that conference this season has been positively cannibalistic, making it difficult for one of its members to make it to the BCS championship game. It's ironic that the Big 10, which overall is down this year, has the number one and two ranked teams. With November rolling in, the college football season really becomes interesting, starting with Thursday's game between two undefeated teams: West Virginia and Louisville. It's a great month if you're a college football fan.
The one time you root for the Raiders to win (so that the Niners would be 1 game back in the division) and how do they respond? By allowing their QB to be sacked 9 times....and 3 consecutive plays at one point.
Hot off the AP presses: The 49ers informed the city that they are intending to move out of San Francisco. The apparent dealbreaker: the lack of commitment from the city for a new stadium to replace the aging Candlestick Park. Could they become the LA 49ers????
dochira wrote:Hot off the AP presses: The 49ers informed the city that they are intending to move out of San Francisco. The apparent dealbreaker: the lack of commitment from the city for a new stadium to replace the aging Candlestick Park. Could they become the LA 49ers????
Wow, this is major... Like the Dodgers when they left Brooklyn or the Giants when they left New York.
bmwracer wrote:
Wow, this is major... Like the Dodgers when they left Brooklyn or the Giants when they left New York.
:shakehead:
Man if they move to Santa Clara that would be too weird...and wack....Santa Clara County is a good 40 to 50 miles away from San Francisco...i can't imagine the San Franciscans would be too happy...
Tu_triky wrote:
Man if they move to Santa Clara that would be too weird...and wack....Santa Clara County is a good 40 to 50 miles away from San Francisco...i can't imagine the San Franciscans would be too happy...
The talking heads on the radio think this is a negotiating ploy to get what they want from the city. First Mayor Newsom does not what be the one in charge when "the Niners left the city". Second the supposed new stadium is one of the pieces for the San Francisco bid for the 2016 Olympics.
But in fairness to Santa Clara, the public transportation options to the proposed site is numerous, including trains and light rail. Getting to Candlestick by transit is not the easiest thing to do, and add to the fact that it is located in a troubled part of the city (near Hunters Point), then I could see why they would want to move.
Also Santa Clara is home to their headquarters and practice facility and the Silicon Valley is where the corporate wealth resides.
Currently listening to the press conference with Niner owner John York. The move will occur by the 2012 season and even though they will be playing in Santa Clara, they will remain the San Francisco 49ers.
It's apparently too expensive to build anything in San Francisco...so the south bay they are headed.
Okay... start again. There's no way I could hit "submit" with the language in my original post.
So... York the Dork wants me to become a Golden State 49er fan eh?
I'm also pretty danged ticked off at the Board of Soups in S.F. fornot being able to see past their noses.
For a town whose #1 industry is tourism do you think it helps to have live TV pictures of the city being broadcast nationally for 3 hours 8 weeks a year?
Can't wait to see those amazing pictures of Santa Clara from the blimp.
Replying needs an account. Registration opens soon.