I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Pittsburgh Steelers. There's no way all these people migrated down here from western Pennsylvania. The abundance of young bandwagoners doesn't make sense since the industry in that area has been gone for about 20 years, unless kids are getting it from their parents.

1/15/2011 8:30:31 PM

Steelers are the new Cowboys.

1/15/2011 8:32:35 PM

My new work place is infested with Steelers fans. Although all the ones I've talked to seem to actually be from the Pittsburgh area. But GODDAMN they are everywhere.

1/15/2011 8:34:56 PM

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"Steelers are the new Cowboys."

1/15/2011 8:35:46 PM

I am in no way from Pittsburgh, but I am fan because I have been to 4 Steelers games (3 in Pittsburgh, and one here in NC). My ex's family was from there and took me to the games. Also, my family didn't care much for football as I was growing up so I adopted them.

1/15/2011 9:11:30 PM

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"Steelers are the new Cowboys."

1/15/2011 9:12:11 PM

I've never met a Pittsburgh fan without connection to Western or at least Central PA.

[Edited on January 15, 2011 at 9:14 PM. Reason : or Eastern Ohio.]

1/15/2011 9:13:46 PM

When people cheer for winning teams, it makes them feel like they're actually winners as well. It's why most bandwagons fans/frontrunners are losers & douches

1/15/2011 9:18:41 PM

I guess as NC State fans, we must be confident and also awesome.

1/15/2011 9:19:33 PM

No we're losers and douchebags that are fine with feeling like losers and douchebags.

The only difference is that bandwagon fans want to feel like winners.

1/15/2011 9:23:28 PM

Haha, pretty much

1/15/2011 9:24:12 PM

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"There's no way all these people migrated down here from western Pennsylvania. "

You're kidding, right?

Tons of them have moved down here. Same thing as all those people from Buffalo.

Also: if you are one of them and love Pittsburgh so damn much, go back there.

1/15/2011 9:53:31 PM

I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Pittsburgh Steelers
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Dallas Cowboys
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the New England Patriots
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the New York Yankees
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Boston Red Sox
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Miami Heat
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Los Angeles Lakers
I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Boston Celtics

etc

1/15/2011 9:56:45 PM

left out the tarholes, eh?

1/15/2011 10:12:26 PM

1/15/2011 10:52:16 PM

1/15/2011 11:01:49 PM

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"left out the tarholes, eh?"

good call

for college teams, throw in UNC and Duke bball, as well as Alabama/Florida/USC/Boise State in football

1/15/2011 11:10:24 PM

ive known maybe 5-6 duke bball fans in my lifetime

1/15/2011 11:11:52 PM

i know 5-6 that live within a mile of me

point of the thread though, good teams get bandwagon fans

1/15/2011 11:14:40 PM

Tree is a bandwagon Appalachian fan

1/15/2011 11:15:41 PM

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"BLACK AND YELLOW"

1/15/2011 11:16:26 PM

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2011/01/haters-guide-to-the-postseason-pittsburgh-steelers-afc-2nd-seed.html

1/15/2011 11:16:31 PM

^awesome read

1/15/2011 11:23:35 PM

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"There's no way all these people migrated down here from western Pennsylvania"

you'd be surprised. when i lived in Erie, PA for 2 years, everybody in town knew where Cary was, b/c some company up there had relocated to Cary

LOTS of outward migration from the rust belt in the last couple decades

1/15/2011 11:55:27 PM

Fuck the steelers

1/16/2011 12:19:15 AM

<-- Raised a Steeler fan

1/16/2011 12:41:56 AM

If I didn't root for the Steelers my family would disown me. They are from Pittsburgh though so I wouldn't call them bandwagon fans.

1/16/2011 12:44:57 AM

I liked the steelers before it was cool to like them.

1/16/2011 1:05:06 AM

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"ive known maybe 5-6 duke bball fans in my lifetime"

Ever been to New Jersey?

1/16/2011 1:29:33 AM

that article AndyMac posted explains a lot. good read.

Twista, all of those teams you listed are from large markets to begin with, so it's easier to see why their fans are more far reaching

1/16/2011 1:39:37 PM

you must have never heard of UNC

1/16/2011 1:42:06 PM

look. I grew up in NC and experience bandwagon UNC fans on a daily basis. I have been to plenty of other states and experienced the vastness of the UNC bandwagon.

I'm talking about professional sports here

1/16/2011 1:53:46 PM

And to add a point to the Hater's Guide:

Watch any NFL draft. As soon as the Steelers are on the clock and draft someone, doesn't matter who they draft--could be a 7th round back-up kick holder, you'll invariably hear the commentator go "well now that's just a Steeler's pick right there if I've ever seen one."

Bit extreme of an example but i'll put it like this - there are 32 teams in the NFL and they all have a 1st round pick. They probably split 50/50 in terms of drafting offense and defense. Yet when the Steelers pick up some DE or LB all you hear is "and that's just what they do, that's a Steelers pick."

That's not a Steelers pick. That's an NFL pick. That's what you do.

my ex is from Pittsburgh. While her loyalty is unquestionable, the team isn't worthy of the nationwide fan base.

Go Broncos.

[Edited on January 16, 2011 at 2:11 PM. Reason : jank]

1/16/2011 2:07:11 PM

My one and only comment on the issue: As a true Steeler fan (aka from outside Pittsburgh, travel back to games 2-3x a year, have AFC Championship tickets...should the JETS somehow pull a miracle), the bandwagon fans probably annoy me even more than they annoy you guys.

I'm seriously torn sometimes whether I'd rather have 10 years of 2-14 seasons to shed some of this dead weight from our fanbase. You would have thought that the late 80s would have done that though. Oh well.

But seriously, for the past 20 years there's been a pipeline from western PA to NC. Kinda crazy. So, yeah.

Go Steelers.

1/16/2011 2:22:37 PM

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"Steelers are the new Cowboys."

1/16/2011 2:25:09 PM

Sports aren't something I'm able to get into. I respect the decision to enjoy them though son. Not sure I understand the rabid fans, but that's cool.

1/16/2011 2:26:01 PM

Seems like hating the Steelers is more of a bandwagon.

1/16/2011 2:44:14 PM

^ it's not hating the steelers, it's hating the steelers bullshit fanbase

1/16/2011 2:49:51 PM

Bandwagon Whoever is Winning or in second place fans - whats the deal

I'm AstralAdvent and I approved this message.

1/16/2011 2:50:57 PM

they are very reminiscent of UNC fans.

1/16/2011 8:59:48 PM

I will be cheering for steelers over jets next week.

1/16/2011 9:04:32 PM

Steelers fans will just have to use their Terrible Towels to wipe away their tears after the Jets take them down Sunday.

1/17/2011 2:27:41 AM

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"I have been to plenty of other states and experienced the vastness of the UNC bandwagon."

Yeah, sometimes I wonder what percentage of UNC fans couldn't even point to NC on a map.

[Edited on January 17, 2011 at 8:09 AM. Reason : -]

1/17/2011 8:08:53 AM

Oh dude, I've run into fools with UNC shirts in all kinds of places. I've noticed that a lot of ghetto people in random cities seem to enjoy UNC clothing.

1/17/2011 8:09:36 AM

^I just got back from Mexico, and I couldnt count the number of UNC shirts I saw.

Of course, it could just be they needed clothes, but I'd still like to think they are douches.

1/17/2011 10:53:48 AM

they love the terrible towel?

1/18/2011 10:54:57 AM

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"I just got back from Mexico, and I couldnt count the number of UNC shirts I saw."

what, you can't count? more motherfuckers devaluing my NCSU degree.

1/18/2011 10:59:15 AM

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"BLACK AND YELLOW"

1/18/2011 10:59:32 AM

nobody can fuck with my steelers cred + lol at a bunch of whiny babies crying over their sports

1/18/2011 11:00:02 AM

does walmart sell steelers jerseys?

1/18/2011 11:01:26 AM