Duh... Thing is that nothing will change significantly with Sunday's game win or lose with either team.
I would be all going crazy today if the Pats had won.. Home FIELD!!! But that isn't the case and frankly after what they, my Seahawks, did in Chicago and Toronto I'm a lot less concerned about away games than I would have been say last season or the year before.
My biggest hope in winning Sunday's game will be adding to the confidense of our very young team. They keep mouthing.. "even keel..steady as she goes... blah..blah...blah.."
Bullshit! Teams that win out in December and January are peaking right now and don't have significant injuries. Both SF and the Seahawks fit that mold. They are peaking because they are confident and dominating.
This is going to be a Big Dog Fight in Century Link ..tooth and nail.. truly smash mouth.
The X factor ... Will the refs butt out and let the teams play hard? I don't want to see one team holding and no calls and the other team accidentally scraping off and the other guy falls on the ground doing his best Oscar performance and The refs get suckered. I don't want to see bogus PI calls... either way. I know our guys are capable of catching hard thrown difficult to catch passes in tight coverage...so is SF. I want the players to decide the outcome not the refs. Neither one of these QBs will be wearing a skirt..they both run..as far as I'm concerned they are both running backs as much as passers. If they get hit so be it.
So what is a Hawk fan eating Sunday Night? When we tailgate at the stick we generally eat something connected to the visiting city, for example Lamb Burgers when the Rams come to town, two weeks ago fish burgers for the Dolphins and for the next home game Tamale Pie and Chile for the Cards.
I'm thinking a Chicken casserole for Sunday Night (Adobe Chicken Casserole Recipe from Patty).
For you I suggest a Joe's Special (Joes Special Recipes from Top Sites, Cookbooks & Community - TasteBook) sour dough bread and butter and a shot or two of Jameson's Irish Whiskey before the game. No more though, you'll need the rest to drown your sorrow post-game.
I'm not going.. ..I love being at the games but now that I have these dogs no way do I leave em in my VW Bus for three plus hours.
Ya gotta keep in mind that it will be raining, windy and just above freezing. This is NOT southern or mid California. There are several hundred huge rec vehicles that all park right behind the semi open end of the stadium and they have friggin kitchens in em. They eat whatever they want or order takeout from the very convenient great reastaurants and pizza places within one block of the stadium parking area.
When I did go I had these trick plastic bags that I would put mixed margaurita in .. then buy the biggest Sprite and dump out all but the ice..you're set! I rarely drink so it doesn't take much to get a good buzz on.
Nope! I'll be glued to the TV with my mutts ... I will make a big pile( maybe 3 lbs) of chicken breast strips and and another 3-4 lbs of double cooked home fries spicy style.
The dogs will sit there all proper and I hand feed em a chunk of chicken or a spud qtr and they are real patient while I dip mine's in a garlic sour cream dip.
If it turns out close and we lose I won't freak out. It could just as easily be a blowout for us and that would be fun. I seriously doubt that SF will repeat what they did in the first half in NE.
I'm expecting a close game, but both teams have enough explosiveness on offense (and ability to score on defense/ST) that a blowout isn't out of the question.
I think I'll be fine as long as the Niners don't lose by blowing a lead. That will probably be bad for my blood pressure.