NFL GDT: Super Bowl LVIII: (AFC) Kansas City Chiefs vs. (NFC) San Francisco 49ers
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49ers miffed with SB practice field, sources say
The first flag of Super Bowl LVIII was thrown six days before kickoff, with the San Francisco 49ers unhappy with the soft practice field surface at UNLV, their assigned location for practice this week.
Sounds like an issue with the SF practice facility at UNLV. Sod field late down in late Jan vs a few weeks earlier in December (or at least after UNLV was done their bowl game). Normally a turf field, but Sod was late down last week for it.
I assume for all of the host cities, like AZ, Hou, NO, TB, Mia, etc. the designated home team gets the NFL practice facility, while the road team gets the best college facility closest to the stadium. NO and LSU and AZ with either ASU or Arizona.
Bad look on the NFL for the delay in having the turf ready.
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Can somebody explain why the chiefs are considered the home team?
I mean I was under the assumption the better record would have home field
I’ve tried to search it and nobody has explained it. They just say “the chiefs are the home team” but zero explanation in the article or videos.
And I mean that is coming with MASSIVE advantages so far as they get the raiders facility which the home team gets.
I mean I was under the assumption the better record would have home field
I’ve tried to search it and nobody has explained it. They just say “the chiefs are the home team” but zero explanation in the article or videos.
And I mean that is coming with MASSIVE advantages so far as they get the raiders facility which the home team gets.
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They should change it and tie it to the Pro Bowl or maybe rotate it thru the various Pro Bowl events, have home team determined by the Long Snapping competition
Home team gets to decide on the uniforms that they want to wear. Denver was home team vs Sea and Car in their last 2 trips to SB. Wore Orange for SEA but opted for white vs CAR because they knew CAR preferred to wear white as well. NE was also notorious for opting to wear white after their 2 SB losses to NYG.
The other thing the home team gets from the sounds of it is access to the NFL team's home facilities. While the road team has to likely get the best college facilities that is the closest, which is what is happening with SF at UNLV's facilities.
Could they have 1 team do morning and the other do afternoon practice? Sure. but there is also needing meeting rooms, treatment areas, gym, etc. So, to keep 2 teams separated all of the time, probably not something the NFL wants to do.
But, they seemed to have dropped the ball on the UNLV facilities grass field that was installed like 3 weeks later than it should have for some reason. UNLV would not have played in a bowl game in 2024, so their facility should have been available to the NFL weeks ago to setup the way that they wanted.
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Not really though. 1 team practicing in a climate controlled indoor facility while the other practices outside in the rain is a legitimate gripe
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Mahomes Sr. looks like The Golden Voice Guy.
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Not a legitimate gripe at all lol, didn't hear the Chiefs whine about not having the home team practice facilities last year. 49ers don't like it maybe they should make the SB next year so they can be the "home team." Or they could've beaten the Eagles last year.
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There's no whining going on from San Francisco, they've simply said the practice field was not up to standard. The NFL put in the sod field on top of the field turf at UNLV and only started laying it down last week in January it appears. This despite the NFL requires Super Bowl practice fields to meet certain standards in December.
If it were the Chiefs, they'd say the same thing.
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Shanahan on Super Bowl practice field: 'I wish things were better'
“Everyone has their preferences. I wish things were better, but we’ll deal with the field how it is.”
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Which is exactly the narrative Liar Goddell intended to create instead of owning the fact the he and his league shit the bed.
49ers' practice field complaints part of lingering turf war between NFL players union and the league
NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell said the incident is a prime example of the need for continued work on all aspects of the field conditions across the league.
sports.yahoo.com
Those union members Goddell said approved the field actually said it sucks, but I guess lying only matters when it’s about the Saints/bountygate, right.
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He looks like an addict that’s been enabled because of who he and his son are.
The idiots ‘forgot’ to put down the plastic layer between the ground and turf which is why it’s so soft.
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Open tall boy in the car...how stupid can you be. Mahomes might have to go Aaron Rodgers in regard to family
Think Andy Reids kid is still in the pen for his DWI with injury to a child
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Oh no professional athletes had to get up at 6 in the morning!
Multiple excuses for 49ers and they haven't even played the game yet lol.
Multiple excuses for 49ers and they haven't even played the game yet lol.
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