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11-09-2006, 01:16 PM
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49er\'s to the South Bay?
I heard this last night and was surprised to see no thread this morning.
The San Francisco 49er's have haulted staduim talks with the city of San Francisco and have informed the mayor or their intentions to move. Santa Clara is the most likely site. The 49er's practice facility is located their and from my understanding, they have always had a good relationship with the city. Other alternatives would include Los Angeles...which would make me very happy since it would give me a real reason to hate them, but since I grew up in Santa Clara, I will pull for my hometown. Go Santa Clara! I'd never ditch my beloved World Famous San Francisco Giants for the substandards of American League baseball which the A's will be bringing, but this certainly could be a banner year for the South Bay and professional sports. Yahoo! story... 
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#2
11-09-2006, 01:19 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
oakland, the 49ers, and i heard them asking the kings owners last night about moving to vegas
wtf is wrong with all these california teams? we basically revolted when the patriots were gonna move from foxboro.
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#3
11-09-2006, 01:33 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
If the Niners move to Vegas I may end my life. If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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#5
11-09-2006, 01:56 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
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If the Niners move to Vegas I may end my life. If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] It's a little farther from Candlestick Point to Santa Clara than it is from Flushing Queens to East Rutherford, NJ, but the precedent is already there. Google maps measures from arbitraty city centers, but I did some quick lookups, and the distance is about the same as: - LA - Anaheim - Detroit - Auburn Hills - Boston - Foxborough (this doesn't really count for naming, though)
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#6
11-09-2006, 02:28 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
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[ QUOTE ] If the Niners move to Vegas I may end my life. If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] It's a little farther from Candlestick Point to Santa Clara than it is from Flushing Queens to East Rutherford, NJ, but the precedent is already there. Google maps measures from arbitraty city centers, but I did some quick lookups, and the distance is about the same as: - LA - Anaheim - Detroit - Auburn Hills - Boston - Foxborough (this doesn't really count for naming, though) [/ QUOTE ] Well the issue is more one of association. Auburn Hills, for example, has no real identity to outsiders the way Detroit does, so the team being located there isn't really changing the team's identity as a Detroit team. I don't know California that well, so I don't know if Santa Clara has enough stand-alone identity (I need a better term for this) to cause a change in the team's identity with regard to its location, but if that were the case, it might be a legit issue.
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#7
11-09-2006, 02:49 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If the Niners move to Vegas I may end my life. If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] It's a little farther from Candlestick Point to Santa Clara than it is from Flushing Queens to East Rutherford, NJ, but the precedent is already there. Google maps measures from arbitraty city centers, but I did some quick lookups, and the distance is about the same as: - LA - Anaheim - Detroit - Auburn Hills - Boston - Foxborough (this doesn't really count for naming, though) [/ QUOTE ] Well the issue is more one of association. Auburn Hills, for example, has no real identity to outsiders the way Detroit does, so the team being located there isn't really changing the team's identity as a Detroit team. I don't know California that well, so I don't know if Santa Clara has enough stand-alone identity (I need a better term for this) to cause a change in the team's identity with regard to its location, but if that were the case, it might be a legit issue. [/ QUOTE ] They've got the Paramount Great America theme park, University Chicken (AKA Cluck U) and a private college that produced Steve Nash, Randy Winn, and dropped their football team. I think the San Francisco 49ers will continue on with their name. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#8
11-09-2006, 09:06 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If the Niners move to Vegas I may end my life. If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] It's a little farther from Candlestick Point to Santa Clara than it is from Flushing Queens to East Rutherford, NJ, but the precedent is already there. Google maps measures from arbitraty city centers, but I did some quick lookups, and the distance is about the same as: - LA - Anaheim - Detroit - Auburn Hills - Boston - Foxborough (this doesn't really count for naming, though) [/ QUOTE ] Well the issue is more one of association. Auburn Hills, for example, has no real identity to outsiders the way Detroit does, so the team being located there isn't really changing the team's identity as a Detroit team. I don't know California that well, so I don't know if Santa Clara has enough stand-alone identity (I need a better term for this) to cause a change in the team's identity with regard to its location, but if that were the case, it might be a legit issue. [/ QUOTE ] I think it is fair to point out that the Patriots used to be known as the Boston Patriots. They became the New England patriots when they moved to Foxboro
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#9
11-09-2006, 03:03 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
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If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Why not? The Jets and Giants don't play in New York. The Redskins don't play or practice in DC. Dallas doesn't play in the city of Dallas. Tampa Bay plays in the city of Tampa rather than the middle of the waters of Tampa Bay.
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#10
11-09-2006, 07:59 PM
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Re: 49er\'s to the South Bay?
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If they move to Santa Clara can they still be called the San Francisco 49ers? [/ QUOTE ] From team statement Our name: We will remain the San Francisco 49ers regardless of where in the Bay Area our stadium is located.
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