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Tehama Tracker Friday's results FOOTBALL Due to our print deadline, Week 2 prep football coverage can be found at redbluffdailynews.com Saturday's games VOLLEYBALL Red Bluff Carmichael Tournament Corning Hamilton Tournament Los Molinos Emblem F Tourney in Fall River MLB L.A. Dodgers Giants LAD—Capuano, 11-10 SF—Cain, 13-5 Athletics Seattle 6:10 p.m. CSNC OAK—Bre. Anderson, 3-0 SEA—Iwakuma, 6-3 Sunday's games MLB Athletics Seattle OAK— Milone, 11-10 SEA— Vargas, 14-9 L.A. Dodgers Giants LAD — Kershaw, 12-8 SF — Zito, 10-8 NFL 49ers Green Bay 1:25 p.m. FOX Monday's games TENNIS University Prep Corning 3:30 p.m. MLB Giants Colorado Athletics L.A. Angels NFL San Diego Raiders 7:15 p.m. ESPN Panel vacates bounty suspensions NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and three other players in the NFL's bounty investiga- tion were lifted Friday by a three-member appeals panel and the league rein- stated those players a few minutes later. While the ruling allows Saints linebacker Vilma, banned for the 2012 sea- son, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita and free agent defensive line- man Anthony Hargrove to play immediately, it does not permanently void their suspensions. just two days before the first full slate of NFL games this season and is a setback for Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league. Still, the ruling comes MCT file photos The San Francisco 49ers had to choose between Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers in 2005. SANTA CLARA (MCT) — Former coach Mike Nolan and the 49ers wanted everyone to think they had a pair of aces heading into the 2005 draft. They wouldn't reveal which quarterback they were lean- ing toward — Alex Smith or Aaron Rodgers — in an effort to spark a trade that would bring a bounty of extra picks to a 49ers roster that was starved for talent. Nolan even made a surprise visit to the media trailer a few days before the draft. He pulled up a few chairs, then polled the five beat writers on who they thought the 49ers would take with the No.1 pick. Two went with Rodgers. Two chose Smith. One took Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards. Nolan hardly could contain his glee. He had everyone guessing. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Goodell would ''make an expedited deter- mination of the discipline imposed'' for violating the league's bounty rule. ''Until that determina- tion is made, the four play- ers are reinstated and eligi- ble to play starting this weekend,'' Aiello said. Vilma tweeted: ''Victo- ry is mine!!!! -stewie grif- fin'' The rest of the league, however, considered Nolan's hand to be, at best, a pair of jacks. The lucrative, franchise-altering trade offer never came in, and the 49ers went with the player they'd actually locked in on for some time. They had the quarterbacks rated similarly in most cate- gories. Rodgers, in fact, had a stronger arm and had the more impressive pre-draft workout of the two. But Nolan and then-personnel chief Scot McCloughan were blown away by Smith's intangibles. They loved his leadership, his character, his work ethic, his toughness, his willingness to follow orders. They con- cluded that Smith was better equipped to lead a ragtag, rebuilding squad than Rodgers, whose temperament runs hotter than the restrained and responsible Smith's. It's something they still believe. Rodgers, of course, has become a star. He's been a Super would Rodgers have been able to weather the hail storm that battered Smith in the years following the draft?"The impli- cation is that, at best, Rodgers would not have had the suc- cess in San Francisco he's had in Green Bay, and at worst, he would have crumbled under the adversity. The 49ers made some mistakes in 2005. They overestimated Smith's athleticism and underesti- mated Rodgers. The Green Bay quarterback has played in one fewer game than Smith, but he has nearly double the rushing yards — 1,183 to 629 — and four times the rushing touchdowns, 16 to 4. They didn't foresee then-offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy — hard to blame them for this — bolting for Green Bay after one season, the first of many departures at offensive coordinator that would help torpedo the early part of Smith's career. And they underestimated Rodgers' strength of character. Rodgers has achieved what was once thought impossible in Green Bay — filling the shoes of Brett Favre. But one area in which Nolan and McCloughan didn't err Bowl MVP, the league MVP and finished the 2011 season with the highest passer rating — 122.5 — ever for a starting quarterback. He's 2-0 against Smith and San Francisco, and he's thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions in those games. The 49ers' rejoinder? It's always has been, "OK, but was Smith's intangibles. Toughness and resilience, in fact, may be the quarterback's greatest attributes. He's endured 172 sacks, two shoulder surgeries, the failed Nolan and Mike Singletary regimes and a revolving door at offensive coordinator. After coming through that barrage, he finally gets to face Rodgers — his long-time friend and adversary — on more equal footing. In the past, it was impossible to truly compare Rodgers and Smith because one, picked No. 24 overall, joined a very good team while the other, picked No. 1 overall, became part of a very bad one. Today, one season after Packers and 49ers finished first and second in the NFC, the quarterback com- parison is more valid. Nolan had an interesting prediction in April 2005. He said, "Rodgers might possibly have better NFL numbers than Alex, but we'll win with my guy." On Sunday, we'll finally get to see if he was right. 5:40 p.m. CSNB 7:05 p.m. CSNC 5:05 p.m. ESPN 1:10 p.m. CSNC 1:05 p.m. FOX at Mercy at Sports The Wilcox Oaks Team members recently partici- pated in their final match at Riverview Golf Club in Redding and came home with the first place trophy for the fifth straight year. Team play is an annual golf tournament with member teams from Riverview, Tierra Oaks, Gold Hills, Wilcox Oaks and Lake Shastina. Each club hosts the tournament once during the season and does not participate at home due to the odd number of teams. Each team is represent- ed by 10 players selected by the captain and com- petes against one of the opposing teams according to the schedule. The format is a four- some — two members from Wilcox against two members from their oppo- nent using the best ball of the twosome for scoring. The teams are pared according to handicaps. Play was followed by a luncheon and the award- ing of the trophy to the Wilcox ladies — again. 1B Weekend Sept. 8-9, 2012 Wilcox ladies champs again Courtesy photo The Wilcox Oaks Team Play Champions are Diane Angelich, Beth Pilger, Bev Gillaspy, Susie Daly, Karen Fleury, Loretta Rahn, Loretha Harrah, Judy Robertson, Cathy Gumm and Kathy Ferguson. Holding the championship trophy is Captain Bev and Co-Captain Karen.Team members not pictured are Peggy McDonald, Sharlet Seale, Codi Powers, Kellie Froome and Jennie Owens. 49ers' Smith vs. Packers' Rodgers from 2005 draft future: NFL2017 Game of the NEW YORK (AP) — Laser technology to help officials. Computer chips in the football. Devices that measure the impact of a hit or the speed of a ball carrier heading to the end zone. Streamlined, yet safer equip- ment. A 400-pound player. More teams in the play- offs. More international matchups. More prime-time games. NFL 2017, quite possibly. always look for ways to improve," Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "Our goals are to continually evolve the game to make it better and safer, serve our fans in new ways, and repre- sent the NFL with integrity. We do that by emphasizing quality and innovation, including the latest technolo- gy as it applies to everything from equipment to medical care to the stadium experi- ence." and profitable sport, a $9 bil- lion dollar industry that fig- ures to be worth more than $14 billion in five years, still will feature 100-yard fields, 11 players on each side of the ball, and Green Bay cheeseheads by then. Other- wise, experiencing the NFL season and offseason could change drastically, whether you're on your couch, at the local tavern or in the stands. So look for a longer draft, possibly rotating to league stadiums. Expect huge video boards in those stadiums capable of providing instan- taneous information for the fan and the fantasy player — along with highlights from every game, peeks at what the referee sees when reviewing challenged plays, even views of the locker room. Dynamic ticket pric- ing. Another outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather city. A franchise in Los Angeles, perhaps even two. All of that possibly, perhaps probably, is ahead for the NFL. "Our philosophy is to America's most popular And it all could come crashing down if the thou- sands of people involved in concussion lawsuits against the league win their cases. See NFL, page 2B