Back in January of 2014 ahead of the NFC Championship game, the Seattle Seahawks franchise opted to ban ticket sales at then-CenturyLink Field to California residents for a bitter rivalry showdown against the San Francisco 49ers.
Maybe that aided in the Hawks' victory over the Niners, one the Faithful don't care to recall if they don't have to. And Seattle ultimately advanced to win the Super Bowl two weeks later.
Now, the Seahawks are poised to host San Francisco again for a highly anticipated postseason showdown, this time in the divisional round and a mere two weeks removed from when the Hawks secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture by beating the 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Week 18.
And it appears the Hawks want to ice out traveling Niners fans once more, albeit in a different way than last time.
Seahawks clearly feel threatened by well-traveling 49ers fanbase
It's not just hyperbole that San Francisco fans travel well.
One study by The Athletic proved the 49ers have the best road-traveling fanbase across the entire NFL, and opposing teams have been no strangers to red-and-gold takeovers when the Niners are away from home.
Just ask the Los Angeles Rams, right?
To counter, it appears as if Seattle is taking aim at season-ticket holders and threatening action if they sell their divisional-round tickets, and one Seahawks fan shared the memo (with some understandable frustration):
The wife and I are going to be out of town next weekend so unfortunately we will not attend the Hawks game. I recently posted the tickets for sale and get this BS email from @Seahawks! I pay for my tickets and can do whatever I want with them. If anyone would like to go DM me. pic.twitter.com/X9xMmm6yOj
— Branden Smith (@360oly) January 10, 2026
"2026 renewal eligibility may be impacted if it is determined that your season tickets, including any playoff games, were used primarily for resale purposes," the memo described with a clear request to "remove your resale listing and ensure your tickets are used by another 12."
The fan's understandable response of, "I pay for my tickets and can do whatever I want with them," clearly makes more sense.
The Hawks franchise apparently is threatening season-ticket holders if they sell their tickets to the game on the secondary market, rather encouraging them "distribute your tickets directly" to fellow Seattle fans.
If that's not a clear indication of being fearful of another 49ers takeover, what is?
And it sure is a funny and odd way of going about it.
Hat tip to David Bonilla of 49ers Webzone for the find.