pittsburgh is fun as fuck on every game day, the entire city is practically unified and having fun, beeping, waving towels randomly, etc

meanwhile haters in north carolina are gettin their blood pressure higher

1/18/2011 11:02:20 AM

where you at McD?

1/18/2011 11:04:48 AM

not a fan per se, but i like Rooney and LeBeau a lot. i also admire the Bradshaw, Swann, and Steel Curtain days. ...and can't forget the Cowher connection, the fact that Willie Parker hated UNC, and that the Steelers gave guys like Dantonio Burnette (one of my personal heroes) a sporting chance.

they keep it real, they keep it classy, they keep it real classy..

easy for me to root for them, but still not a "fan"

1/18/2011 11:09:22 AM

My dad is from Pittsburgh, his parents and grandparents are PGH natives. I've got as much extended family in Pittsburgh as I do in NC. I lived in Pittsburgh a couple years as a very young child, and then all growing up i spent summers and thanksgivings in Pittsburgh. I regularly saw Steelers games and Pirates games at Three Rivers Stadium since i was at least 7 years old.


Here's why Pittsburgh Steelers are so popular:

-- One of the oldest professional teams in the nation.

-- Pittsburgh's historic reputation as a hard-knocks blue collar steel town

-- Chuck Noll

-- SIX-TIME SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS (a feat matched only by ... nobody)

-- dominating the entire 1970s decade is a strong memory for age 35+

-- intense historic rivalries with other "huge" teams (Oakland, Dallas)

-- Hall of Famers : Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann, Jack Ham, "Mean" Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Rod Woodson, etc.

-- the "Steel Curtain"

-- the "Terrible Towel"

-- Bill Cowher <-- The Triangle area is especially pro-Steeler compared to the rest of the country because of this man.



all of this contributes to and supports a compelling (if overly-romanticized) legendary status.

and by the way: Steelers >>>>> Cowboys. Fuck Dallas.




[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM. Reason : ]

1/18/2011 11:24:59 AM

i'm just a huge fan of rapists, personally

...wait

1/18/2011 11:28:08 AM

The Steelers have an intense rivalry with Oakland and Dallas?

With the amount of hate already within the NFC East I don't see how the Steelers pop up on Dallas' radar.

1/18/2011 11:29:21 AM

Obviously you're not a student of the history of the game

1/18/2011 11:33:41 AM

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"-- dominating the entire 1970s decade is a strong memory for age 35+ "

you have strong memories of football from the ages of not born, a few months old, 3, and 4?

1/18/2011 12:35:23 PM

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"-- One of the oldest professional teams in the nation."

uh, nope

1/18/2011 12:41:19 PM

my sister just added the Steelers as her favorite team on Facebook. our family has absolutely nothing to do with Pittsburgh

1/18/2011 12:41:37 PM

^^^ just because today's 35-year-olds didn't directly experience those specific games in real time, didnt mean that they didn't grow up in the immediate shadow of that legacy, watching endless repeat after repeat of every single glorious Steeler "Road to the Super Bowl" moment served up in slow motion complete with snow fall and icy breath and perspiration and with dramatic narration on every third cable television channel, just about every fucking night.

(For the record, I personally have fragmentary memories of both Super Bowl XIII (vs Dallas Cowboys) and XIV (vs Los Angeles Rams), in 1979 and 1980. My younger brother, who is 35, "remembers" more details of those games than I do)


^^ Okay, wise guy, using all your superior reading comprehension and logic skills, tell me how the Pittsburgh Steelers are *not* "ONE of the oldest teams".




[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:11 PM. Reason : ]

1/18/2011 1:04:13 PM

I mean half the National League predates the Steelers by 50 years

Half the American League by 30 years

They're the fifth-oldest NFL team apparently

So, okay, they are one of the 20 oldest franchises in the country

You're playing fast and loose with 'one of' though

Real reason for the Steelers bandwagon: they win a lot, people are dumb.

1/18/2011 1:06:34 PM

Fuck it, I hate the Steelers

[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:12 PM. Reason : nevermind]

1/18/2011 1:12:20 PM

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"I have not ever seen more bandwagon fans than those of the Miami Heat"

I thought everybody hated Lebron and the Heat after "The Decision."

1/18/2011 1:12:46 PM

No, it does

But that's not what we're talking about

[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:13 PM. Reason : peter]

1/18/2011 1:12:55 PM

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" The American League.... "

oh, right, so you're including baseball teams in a football conversation ... well I do see that i did not actually specify "Oldest Professional Football Team"


Fine, i'll offer you a stalemate.




[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ]

1/18/2011 1:13:53 PM

Gotcha.

I mainly hate them because Rothlisburger gets paraded around and is a rapist.

At least the Eagles fans acknowledge that Vick was involved in dog fighting, Big Ben's latest PR blunder was wrecking his motorcycle.

1/18/2011 1:14:21 PM

steelers aren't so bad

1/18/2011 1:15:21 PM

no, but their fans sure are.

1/18/2011 1:16:11 PM

Anyway

HE IS A RAPIST

1/18/2011 1:16:28 PM

Oh he IS ... is he

Roethlisberger Roethlisberger wah wah wah. Is that all you haters got?

Hey, was Rothlisberger ever convicted of anything? was a criminal complaint even filed? Evidence was found? Witnesses gave statements?

sorry if i missed where any of that happened.

but that sure doesnt stop the sandy vagina patrol. Talk about "bandwagons"





[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:45 PM. Reason : ]

1/18/2011 1:19:05 PM

I don't give a fuck about the law, I'm not trying to lock him up, I'm just calling him a rapist.

That okay, sheriff?

1/18/2011 1:21:39 PM

1/18/2011 1:23:09 PM

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"Hey, was Rothlisberger ever convicted of anything?"

He was convicted of being a douchebag

1/18/2011 1:23:17 PM

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"I don't give a fuck about the law, I'm not trying to lock him up, I'm just calling him a rapist. That okay, sheriff?"

sure thing.

I heard you've been getting help for your pedophilia "issues"

How long has it been since you fondled a minor?

1/18/2011 1:24:16 PM

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"He was convicted of being a douchebag"

you know what? I'll agree to that. I think hes kind of a dick.

1/18/2011 1:25:46 PM

First time it happened...okay, just some broad trying to get her 15 minutes for $15,000

But the second time?

And then his team gave him the cold shoulder?

That's when he lost credibility.

1/18/2011 1:28:04 PM

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"I heard you've been getting help for your pedophilia "issues" How long has it been since you fondled a minor?"

You get a significant portion of the country to believe that and maybe you'll be on to something

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"but that sure doesnt stop the sandy vagina patrol. Talk about "bandwagons""

I am 100% on the Roethlisberger is a rapist bandwagon toot toot get outta the way

1/18/2011 1:30:34 PM

Damn ernie. I just thought you were gay. Didnt know you were a pedophile too!

1/18/2011 1:36:12 PM

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"But the second time? ... That's when he lost credibility."

you mean the sloppy drunk 20 year old college student who claimed Roethlisberger had sex with her, yet the ER nurse couldnt find any evidence? and sworn Law Enforcement Officers who testify no knowledge of any events the drunk chicky claimed they were part of?

yeah, he's a jerk and a fool who fucks around with stupid young chicks he really has no business being with. If i were his friend/teammate, I'd be concerned/embarrassed for him too.

but you have to be convicted of a crime to be called a criminal. Or, even for most judgmental assholes, you should at least be charged.

Quote :

" You get a significant portion of the country to believe that and maybe you'll be on to something"

and Ernie, it's hard to have a "significant portion of the country" believe something about you, true or false, when nobody knows who you are or gives a shit about you because you havent' accomplished anyhting in life other than rising to the position of college website moderator.

which, I will admit, is more than I've done in my own public life







[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:44 PM. Reason : oe... whatever]

1/18/2011 1:40:56 PM

Man you can't even spell his name right

Get outta here

[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM. Reason : I'm a moderator?]

1/18/2011 1:42:27 PM

I thought it was spelled Rapelisgroper

1/18/2011 1:43:09 PM

There's also James Harrison who, in addition to dirty hits on the field, also hits women.

I really like Mike Tomlin, but it's disappointing that two of the biggest names on his teams are trash doesn't particularly endear me to them.

1/18/2011 1:46:07 PM

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"I'm a moderator?"

eh. you are now. congratulations.

1/18/2011 1:46:13 PM

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"There's also James Harrison who, in addition to dirty hits on the field, also hits women. "

awesome.

So does Sean Locklear, apparently, but then scares his women to recant. too bad Locklear helped lose Super Bowl XL for the Seahawks against the Steelers for excessive holding of defenders. tried to make them his bitch like he does outside of a Belltown billiards club.

Yep, Sean Locklear and Koren Robinson. Thanks, NC State , for representin' over here in Seattle.

1/18/2011 1:52:06 PM

1/18/2011 1:52:28 PM

Erne would give up a testicle to be a Sports Talk moderator.

1/18/2011 1:53:07 PM

I can never tell if apex is my biggest fan or my mortal enemy

1/18/2011 1:56:27 PM

^^ that's what i thought he was. it's that ST swagger and attitude i suppose.

1/18/2011 2:03:21 PM

I like to keep you guessing.

1/18/2011 2:04:30 PM

coach tomlin could probably keep his people more in line if he wasn't always off doctoring at princeton plainsboro

[Edited on January 18, 2011 at 2:08 PM. Reason : i used to be such a good speller too]

1/18/2011 2:08:29 PM

I was really hoping for some steeler bandwagon pics in this thread

4/29/2011 2:53:39 PM

HE IS A RAPIST

1/8/2012 8:27:56 PM

1/8/2012 10:37:31 PM

Finally some pics

4/9/2012 10:57:59 AM

wtf?

4/9/2012 11:10:12 AM

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"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."

That's me. My mother grew up in Pittsburgh. So even though I've never lived there myself, I've been a Steelers fan my whole life (the Panthers weren't even a team yet so it was an easy choice).

4/9/2012 11:54:19 AM

I'm a Steelers fan because my childhood best friend's family moved from Pittsburgh to my neighborhood. At the time, I didn't really watch NFL (no local team) and so whenever I was at their house and a game was on, they all pulled for the Steelers... so I became a fan by association. Now, I don't own any Steelers gear, or mouth off about my fanhood; I just generally pull for the Steelers.

4/9/2012 12:21:03 PM

I pulled for the steelers against green bay, even dressed the part. but I am and have been a cowboys man since my momma squirted me out in fort worth 26 and a half years ago. fuck you very much and good night!

4/9/2012 7:32:20 PM

4/9/2012 7:44:12 PM