Post by TheShadow on Aug 24, 2009 15:45:21 GMT -5
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by SR
I rode BART to San Francisco, took the city bus to Candlestick, and met up with some friends for a pre-game tailgate party.
This was my first game at Candlestick. The parking lot was full of Raiders fans mixed in with 49ers fans. It seemed like each tailgate party had a mix of silver and black, and red and gold.
Even though it was preseason game, it still was sold out and packed. It had the feel of a regular season game based on the number of people walking around. However, it still didn't feel right, the 49er fans don't tailgate as hard as the Raider Nation does.
Walking through the parking lot in Oakland talking smack is something that you can't do. You will get checked, believe that.
I was walking through the 49ers parking lot screaming "RAAAAAAAAAIDERS" and not a single 49er fan got in my face or even tried to check me. Now I understand its the Battle of the Bay, and for the most part people are only trying to have a good time, but if you were to walk pass the Raider Nation tailgate party in the north parking lot screaming "BROOOOONCOOOS" wearing a Denver jersey then it would be problems.
Anyway, like I said before, this was my first game ever going to Candlestick, and now I fully see why the San Francisco 49ers are trying to get a new staduim. Their current staduim is so old and out-of-date, I felt like I was watching a football game in 1965.
It really is a dump. It makes the Oakland Colisuem look state of the art by comparison. After seeing that place, all I can say is, damn.
Anyways, onto the game.
I thought the Raiders played very well for the first three quarter when we were winning 14-3. I'm not even going to lie, I was talking so much smack for the first three quarters, I was having so much fun. The 49ers fans were so damn quiet, I was acting a fool on every play the Raiders did something good.
It felt so good to be at a live football game again even though it was only preseason.
I can't wait until Monday Night Football vs. the San Diego Chargers. Us Raiders fans are going to party so hard.
The 49ers fans in my section were getting mad at me. I was poppin' my collar and going dumb. There was a couple in front of me, who I would say were about 40 years old, around that age.
I was screamin in their ear, "RAAAAAAAAAAIDERS", "RAAAAAAAAAAIDERS", "RAAAAAAAAAAIDERS", "RAAAAAAAAAAIDERS" non-stop. The lady looked back at me and said, "Will you please shut up, I'm trying to watch the game."
I said "It's a damn football game lady, go home and watch it on TV if you don't want to hear it, Raiders fans are in the building you punk rock beezy."
She was so mad, she went and got the usher to try to clam me down! Hahaha
The husband was so scared, he didn't even say a word.
And yes, the chants and screaming still carried on. It's a much different vibe in San Francisco than Oakland.
In San Francisco, at parts of the game it can get so quiet in that staduim, you could hear a pin drop. The fans sit quiet, and when a good play happens they cheer softly and golf clap.
They act in a good manner and look down on Raiders fans acting a fool after every postive Raider play.
The 49ers fans didn't know how to respond when they saw the Raiders fans having fun in there staduim, when Oakland was winning in the first three quarters.
