{"id":316794,"date":"2020-02-03T06:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=316794"},"modified":"2020-02-03T06:02:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T20:02:22","slug":"is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is 670 Niners country or are the Chiefs kings of Saipan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-316794 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-1-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316795'>\n\t\t\t\tXenavee Pangelinan Torwal with his husband Nathan Torwal.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-2-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316796'>\n\t\t\t\tTony Satur with his daughter Immaculate Litulumar.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-3-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316797'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt Triebel.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-4-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316799'>\n\t\t\t\tKeith Longuski.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-5-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316801'>\n\t\t\t\tSen. Jude Hofschneider wearing his Patriots cap with his better half wearing her 49ers cap.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-6-3\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316802'>\n\t\t\t\tJames Glenn.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-7-jpg\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-7.jpg-<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316803'>\n\t\t\t\tDenise Meyers, right.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/is-670-niners-country-or-are-the-chiefs-kings-of-saipan\/super-bowl-pix-8\/'>Super-Bowl-pix-8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316804'>\n\t\t\t\tCarl Hocog.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I\u2019m a New England Patriots fan and since Tom Terrific with his six Super Bowl rings and the rest of the Brady Bunch got knocked out on the wild card game, I\u2019ve completely lost interest on the rest of the playoffs much less this year\u2019s NFL championship game.<\/p>\n<p>However, Saipan Tribune still needs to come out with the obligatory Super Bowl story asking local pigskin fans who they are rooting for in Super Bowl LIV. So here goes\u2026by the way, who\u2019s playing in today\u2019s Super Bowl again?<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Luis John Castro (R-Saipan)  said he\u2019s been a fan of the San Francisco 49ers forever, which in local parlance translates to \u201csince ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan since \u2018ever since\u2019 the days of [Joe] Montana and [Jerry] Rice. Even when they were having terrible seasons we still rooted for them. I\u2019m hoping [coach Kyle] Shanahan, Jimmy G (former Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garapolo) and the boys bring another trophy to the Bay. It\u2019s been way too long,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For former CNMI national swimmer Xenavee Pangelinan Torwal, Saipan might as well be Niners country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNiners all the way! I\u2019ve been a Niner fan since I was about 6 years old,\u201d she said adding that her dad introduced her to football. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was our bonding time, waking up early Monday morning to watch the games. He was patient and taught me the rules and how it was played. On Mondays when he couldn\u2019t miss work or I couldn\u2019t miss anymore school, we would set the VCR to record the games and watch it later. We didn\u2019t just watch the Niners games, we watched all the games that would show. I just love football because it\u2019s my time with my dad. <\/p>\n<p>The mother of two was so enthralled with the 49ers at age 8 that she told her father she wanted to work in the Niners locker room and marry then 49ers quarterback Steve Young.<\/p>\n<p>PHI Pharmacy general manager Joshua Wise said he was born and raised a Niners fan. But his deep feelings with the 49ers aside, he really believes the 49ers have all it takes to win Super Bowl LIV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 49ers have incredible momentum with their solid run game. Jimmy G has a bunch of weapons at his disposal. And the biggest factor, the D with [DeForest] Buckner, [Nick] Bosa, Kwon [Alexcander], [Dre] Greenlaw, [Richard] Sherman&#8230;they\u2019ll get it done. KC has some offensive track stars but the D will win the game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Hocog is so confident that Niners will beat the Kansas City Chiefs today that he even predicted the spread\u201427-23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeen rooting for the Niners since the late \u201980s. This year might be our year. The defense is pretty tight and the running game. Niners all day every day!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For Sen. Jude Hofschneider (R-Saipan), since the Patriots are not playing in the Super Bowl this year he\u2019s placing his bet on the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong defense outlasts good offense. Strong defense against a great offense? This may prove otherwise. However, 49ers will work to keep [Chiefs quarterback Patrick] Mahomes on the sidelines,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs fans would beg to disagree, however.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Satur, who went to school in Missouri and lived there for 7 years, said his beloved Chiefs will edge San Francisco, 35-31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a great Super Bowl, enjoy!\u201d said Satur, adding that Susan, his beautiful wife of 38 years, is also from the Show-me State.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Marine Joel Subang said he\u2019s picking the Chiefs because he \u201cjust doesn\u2019t like California teams.\u201d On the score, he said Kansas City will prevail 24-17. \u201cPatrick Mahones can rise to the occasion like he did in the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marianas High School teacher James Glenn has been a \u201chuge\u201d Chiefs fan since he was 5 years old and divines that Kansas City will be holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the end of Super Bowl LIV, 34-31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIronically Joe Montana, a 49ers legend, was our QB at that time. To be honest, the team hasn\u2019t done much since I became a fan nearly 30 years ago. But now with Patrick Mahomes (who I consider the Michael Jordan of football) and company, it seems the sky is the limit to what this team could accomplish over the next 10-20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn also thinks this is only the beginning of the Chiefs and 49ers clashing in the Super Bowl for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it\u2019s the Chiefs time, but simply hoping for a fairly officiated contest and a great game. GO CHIEFS!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Physician assistant Keith Longuski is also rooting for the Chiefs, having lived in Kansas City for 10 years, during a time he could only describe as some of the worst and trying years as a fan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis appearance means so much to the diehard Chiefs fans who waited 50 years. I think it is going to be an offensive battle. Don\u2019t be surprised if the Chiefs score over 50. My take 42-31, Chiefs,\u201d he said, adding that Mahones will prove to everyone he\u2019s the NFL new GOAT (greatest of all time).<\/p>\n<p>For Navy Hill\u2019s Matt Triebel, being born and raised in downtown Kansas City automatically makes him root for the Chiefs in this year\u2019s Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs most know we have had our many highs and lows as a franchise through the years. But through it all\u2014the Chiefs is the only NFL team I have ever associated with. Furthermore, I am a huge Andy Reid fan and he deserves this Super Bowl. Now is our time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the final score, Triebel feels it\u2019s also going to be a close game. \u201cIt\u2019s been an exciting and high-scoring postseason for KC, and I see that continuing through to the end of the big game. I call a Chiefs win at 41-35.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Denise Meyers, of Capital Hill, said anyone asking why she\u2019s a Chiefs fan is almost like asking why people on Saipan are called islanders.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up in Missouri about 4 hours away from Kansas City and have been lucky enough to be going to games for over 10 years now. I am an avid sports fan and in Missouri that means Blues hockey, Cardinals baseball, and CHIEFS FOOTBALL! There\u2019s something magical about being at Arrowhead Stadium; tailgating for hours before the game, going into the loudest stadium in the NFL, and cheering with 70,000 other football fans for a stop on 3rd and 2 or watching an unbelievable one-handed catch. I\u2019ve been a fan for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time in my lifetime we have ever made it to the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meyers predicts a more comfortable 35-23 win by her hometown Chiefs. \u201cTo all the Niners fans: Good luck and may the best homie win, and by that I mean Mahomie,\u201d she said. <strong>(With reports from Bea Cabrera)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a New England Patriots fan and since Tom Terrific with his six Super Bowl&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":308649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}