2024 NFC Championship Game: Detroit Lions (14-5) @ San Francisco 49ers (13-5)

[buddha]

in the crowd at the sheffield wednesday-coventry match today.  lions are worldwide.

[KnoxP]

16 minutes ago, buddha said:

in the crowd at the sheffield wednesday-coventry match today.  lions are worldwide.

For anyone old enough to remember...reminds me of Larry Bud Melman 😄

[lordstanley]

8 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

The Karsch and Anderson intro this morning is getting me hyped up. I’m so excited.

1:02:15 onwards, I believe ...

 

Edited January 26, 2024 by lordstanley

[lordstanley]

Look who is doing the halftime show on Sunday. How much you wanna get they will change the words from South Detroit? 

[MichiganCardinal]

11 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

1:02:15 onwards, I believe ...

 

That's it! They had the NFL on FOX intro playing in the background through it as well live, and it was goosebumps hearing them gear up for this first in a lifetime (NOT once in a lifetime) game.

[lordstanley]

 

[Jason_R]

2 hours ago, buddha said:

in the crowd at the sheffield wednesday-coventry match today.  lions are worldwide.

Cowboys are the most valuable franchise, worth $9B. Lions are 31st at $3.6B. Average franchise is valued around $4.6B and only four franchises are worth less than $4B. Is it possible that the 2024 Lions valuation will be closer to that $4B range? It’s not out of the question that Holmes and Campbell might be responsible for having added hundreds of millions, maybe almost half a billion in valuation already. Who knows what that figure will be when they are done. 

[Sports_Freak]

Tooth?

 

[1984Echoes]

5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

Can't say I have ever seen someone on the injury report with a tooth. 

Wild guess is an impacted wisdom tooth...

[MichiganCardinal]

33 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Wild guess is an impacted wisdom tooth...

Jared Goff would spit it out on the feet of the defensive line and smile at them.

[lordstanley]

Everyone's welcome on the Lions Express, even a toothless Hooker.

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Everyone's welcome on the Lions Express, even a toothless Hooker.

This is quality content that is well worth a 3rd round pick.

I'm upset I didn't think of this one myself, need to do better.

[Sports_Freak]

Anyway, they were chanting Jared Goff tonight in Grand Rapids. It won't post...

[Sports_Freak]

https://x.com/GrGriffinsNest/status/1751050705647890616?s=09

 

[Sports_Freak]

And at Yost Arena;

 

[buddha]

it's like a happy version of "fire millen."  it brings everyone together.

[holygoat]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

It's always been a football town.

[MichiganCardinal]

 

[Hongbit]

7 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

 

He will be up for Super Bowl.

[lordstanley]

30 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

It's always been a football town.

If you want to see a tremendous, albeit rare, display of Lions fan joy, check out 1:02:13 to 1:03:36 of this clip from 53 years ago  

 

[MichiganCardinal]

3 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

If you want to see a tremendous, albeit rare, display of Lions fan joy, check out 1:02:13 to 1:03:36 of this clip from 53 years ago  

 

if that was after waiting 13 years, I'm a little afraid what the next three weeks might bring. 😅

[number20]

Anyone flying to the Bay Area for the game… sure hope your plan isn't to go right back home after it. Makes no sense to come all the way out here and not stay for a couple of days. Any visit without a trip to Napa, or Monterey, or… hell, even Muir Woods… that’s  a wasted trip. Weather will be nice too

[lordstanley]

12 minutes ago, number20 said:

Anyone flying to the Bay Area for the game… sure hope your plan isn't to go right back home after it. Makes no sense to come all the way out here and not stay for a couple of days. Any visit without a trip to Napa, or Monterey, or… hell, even Muir Woods… that’s  a wasted trip. Weather will be nice too

This time will be a quick 24 hour trip for me but I've been to the Bay Area several times before and totally agree with you about the sights. One of the most memorable sporting days I've ever had as a participant rather than as a spectator was 13 year ago running the Miwok 100k ultramarathon. Took me a bit over 13 hours in the middle of the pack. Stinson Beach start at 5am, Muir Beach, sunrise view looking down at the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, a big cat plonking itself in front of the table at the final aid station causing us to wisely bypass it (locals knew whether it was a cougar or bobcat or mountain lion but I forget which), etc. Glorious.

https://miwok100k.com/course/

 

Edited January 27, 2024 by lordstanley

[number20]

41 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

It's always been a football town.

Speaking of football towns...   seems to me the 49ers should change their name to San Jose 49ers at this point. Calling them “San Francisco” no longer makes any sense. A few NFL teams do play a bit outside their home cities (i.e., Cowboys, Dolphins), but they're really not all that far. The 49ers pretty much play out of a different major city now. It’d be like moving the Lions to Toledo, but still calling them “Detroit Lions”