Seahawks Great Start At Home, 49ers Most Expensive Tickets In Town, UCONN Congratulates Mo’Ne And Upsets NCAA
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In the NFL, it was the day everyone has been waiting for — opening day. This has become a tradition in the NFL in which the defending Super Bowl champions play in their home stadium against a formidable opponent on Thursday night. This year, we got to see the Seattle Seahawks take on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Many people expected a close contest, but they forgot just how dominant the Seahawks defense can be. Seattle pretty much locked down Aaron Rodgers, allowing him to only throw for 1 touchdown. The Seahawks look very tough to beat, especially at home. Their quest to repeat got off to a great start Thursday night. Seattle 36, Green Bay 16.
Elsewhere in the NFL, it’s being reported that the San Francisco 49ers have the highest ticket prices in the NFL for a family of 4 to attend a game. Their new stadium boosted ticket prices, and it’s reported that it costs an average of $641 for a typical two-child family to enjoy a game at the stadium. When you factor in ticket prices, parking, food, and drinks — it comes out to the highest price league wide. The 49ers need to put a good product on the field, however, as their pre-season has not been good. The Browns and Vikings are reported as the cheapest tickets in the league. Â
Finally, in some women’s college basketball news, UCONN head coach Geno Aueriemma is in a bit of hot water. In the Little League World Series 2 weeks ago, Mo’Ne Davis was all the rage. A female pitcher who was striking out boys left and right. But she said that baseball isn’t even her favorite sport — that she wanted to play basketball for the UConn Huskies. Well, Geno reached out to Mo’Ne to congratulate her. She is only in 8th grade, and is not considered a recruit, but apparently, this is still breaking the rules. This will probably blow over quickly, but it shows just how strict the NCAA is about recruiting protocol.Â
