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Title: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: jtex316 on January 22, 2006, 03:43:27 pm It seems as if the Steelers are the bandwagon team this year (notice new avatar).
Now, everyone is going to be from Pennsylvania. Everyone, their families, and their girlfriends are going to be born and raised in Pittsburgh, or "lived in Pitt for X years". Last year the Falcons got a lot of bandwagon fans. This year it's the Steelers. When someone says "i've been a steelers fan for X years", don't believe them, unless you know for a fact. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: gocowboys31 on January 22, 2006, 03:52:16 pm Quote It seems as if the Steelers are the bandwagon team this year (notice new avatar). Now, everyone is going to be from Pennsylvania. Â Everyone, their families, and their girlfriends are going to be born and raised in Pittsburgh, or "lived in Pitt for X years". Â Last year the Falcons got a lot of bandwagon fans. Â This year it's the Steelers. Â When someone says "i've been a steelers fan for X years", don't believe them, unless you know for a fact. Dude, your joking right? I hate the steelers, but they have one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases of any team in sport. They probably travel better than any other fan base in the NFL, and i assure you that crowd at ford field for the super bowl will be 70/30 steelers. No bandwagon my friend. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Predatory_Fins on January 22, 2006, 04:01:37 pm Quote Dude, your joking right? I hate the steelers, but they have one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases of any team in sport. They probably travel better than any other fan base in the NFL, and i assure you that crowd at ford field for the super bowl will be 70/30 steelers. No bandwagon my friend. Don't worry bout it Cowboys, its just Jtex, being Jtex, uninformed as usual. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: JVides on January 22, 2006, 04:42:15 pm Cowboy's right...Steelers fans are like...Nebraska Cornhuskers fans. Loyal, proud, and seemingly everywhere.
Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Thundergod on January 22, 2006, 05:16:19 pm PFFFFF!!! You people are either naive or smokin it. Jtex is right, he's talkin about all the people that are going to come out of the woodwork now that Pittsburgh is in the Super Bowl. Flags, jerseys, t-shirts...
Their fanbase are like the Cowboys', but the last time you saw more than 1 of them was about 10 years ago. It happens every year. I know 1 person who was a Patriot fan since the days of Eason, now, I know more Patriot fans than I've ever cared to know. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: JVides on January 22, 2006, 06:40:18 pm Quote PFFFFF!!! You people are either naive or smokin it Carlos, I'm not smoking anything, and definitely not smoking IT, no matter what you heard! Bandwagon jumping happens in every sport, to every team that wins a Superbowl. That's not news. Jtex is just sour because he's going to have to take back his "Does Bill Cowher...Suck?" thread. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Philly Fin Fan on January 22, 2006, 07:12:17 pm I am from PA, so I see Steelers fans every day!
I've never been a Steelers fan, I will be cheering for them to win it all. I have my reasons for that. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on January 22, 2006, 08:37:23 pm Dude, I can't stand the Steelers, but their fans are very loyal and die hard. They also like some microbrewed beer up there called Iron City Brew. Hey Philly, have you ever had one?
Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Philly Fin Fan on January 22, 2006, 08:41:25 pm Quote They also like some microbrewed beer up there called Iron City Brew. Â Hey Philly, have you ever had one? Iron City, and Iron City Light have to be the worse beer's I've ever had. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on January 22, 2006, 08:46:22 pm Quote Iron City, and Iron City Light have to be the worse beer's I've ever had. OK, I'll stay away from that stuff if I'm ever in the Western PA area. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: jtex316 on January 23, 2006, 06:25:53 am Hey Jvides, why don't you READ my "does Bill Cowher suck" thread, where I actually give the man props!!
See how you imply that I think he "sucked", when I simply just asked the question. Good job. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: jtex316 on January 23, 2006, 06:29:05 am Doesn't look like anyone is really understanding what I'm saying here (figures).
I'm not talking about the Steelers fans that are from Pittsburgh. Of course they're die hard fans. What I'm talking about is all the people who never ever were fans, and all of a sudden they hail from Pittsburgh. All of a sudden, they have relatives who live there, their girlfriend is from there, their mom is from the area, or they used to live there themselves. Out of nowhere, they have personal connections and ties to Pittsburgh, and how convinient it is that now they are in the Super Bowl. And you're right - I now also know quite a few Patriot fans who apparently are from the "North East" now, or lived there, or were born there, or whatever. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: jtex316 on January 23, 2006, 06:31:08 am And you better believe that you will now magically and mysteriously start running into folks who are "From Washington" or "were stationed there" (Sunstroke), or "lived there", or "has family that lives there", or any excuse to hop on the wagon while the stock is going up.
Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: JVides on January 23, 2006, 06:33:22 am Quote Hey Jvides, why don't you READ my "does Bill Cowher suck" thread, where I actually give the man props!! See how you imply that I think he "sucked", when I simply just asked the question. Good job. Relax, Tex; I was screwing around. I know your post was intended to "inspire conversation" and all that. I was bustin' your balls a bit. You know, like you do all the time... Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Philly Fin Fan on January 23, 2006, 06:33:42 am Quote Doesn't look like anyone is really understanding what I'm saying here (figures). I'm not talking about the Steelers fans that are from Pittsburgh. Â Of course they're die hard fans. What I'm talking about is all the people who never ever were fans, and all of a sudden they hail from Pittsburgh. Â All of a sudden, they have relatives who live there, their girlfriend is from there, their mom is from the area, or they used to live there themselves. Â Out of nowhere, they have personal connections and ties to Pittsburgh, and how convinient it is that now they are in the Super Bowl. And you're right - I now also know quite a few Patriot fans who apparently are from the "North East" now, or lived there, or were born there, or whatever. I wouldn't really call them "bandwagon fans" Joe. Think about it, there is one (meaningful) NFL game left this year. There are two teams left. If you are a fan of any team, other than the two surviving teams, aren't you going to pick a team to cheer for? I have no issue with people saying they "want the Steelers to win" or they "want the Seahawks to win". I do follow what you are saying about people who all of the sudden say 'I've loved the Steelers all my life" or "i've loved the Seahawks all my life". I know one Seahawks fan. He happens to live here in PA, and he started to cheer for the Hawks in their first year, way back when, so I have no issue with him. But I follow what you are saying abouit folks jumping on the wagon. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: JVides on January 23, 2006, 06:36:50 am Quote Doesn't look like anyone is really understanding what I'm saying here (figures). And you accuse me of not reading posts? For your comsumption (again) Quote Bandwagon jumping happens in every sport, and to every team that wins a Superbowl. That's not news. So a bunch of people will start buying Steelers and Seahawks jerseys and start calling themselves lifelong fans. I say good. More people for me to mock. Bring 'em. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Phishfan on January 23, 2006, 07:15:23 am What kind of people do you guys hang around if you know for a fact they are jumping bandwagons every year? I don't know anyone who goes out and buys jerseys every time a new team is in the playoffs. I may know people who are not big sports fans and will choose to root for the Steelers this particular game, but I don't know one single person who jumps teams like people on this board claim to know.
Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Dave Gray on January 23, 2006, 02:33:37 pm I agree with JTex. He isn't saying that Steeler fans aren't loyal. ...but just like every team that pops out of nowhere, people start finding reasons to cheer for them.
For example, me -- I was born in Louisiana, and I sort of like the Saints in a half-ass way because of it. ...but you'd never know, since they suck. ...but if they went on a tear and were in the Super Bowl, I'd probably mention that I like the Saints because I was born there. The Patriots are a good example. Their fans came out of the woodwork, but how many flags, bumper stickers, etc. did you see 7 years ago? Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: AZ Fins Fan 55 on January 24, 2006, 02:53:12 pm Well I have a deep seeded hate for the Steelers so I must root for the SeaChickens by default!!!!! ::)
Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Denver_Bronco on January 24, 2006, 02:55:44 pm I agree with JTex. He isn't saying that Steeler fans aren't loyal. ...but just like every team that pops out of nowhere, people start finding reasons to cheer for them. Tony Eason was the class of the '83 draft.For example, me -- I was born in Louisiana, and I sort of like the Saints in a half-ass way because of it. ...but you'd never know, since they suck. ...but if they went on a tear and were in the Super Bowl, I'd probably mention that I like the Saints because I was born there. The Patriots are a good example. Their fans came out of the woodwork, but how many flags, bumper stickers, etc. did you see 7 years ago? Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Brian Fein on January 24, 2006, 02:57:29 pm The bandwagon fans are the people that don't have a team.  The people that claim to be a fan of a team during the preseason or regular season don't hop on bandwagons.  Its the casual fan that doesn't really watch football that hops on the bandwagon.
I'm a Seahawks fan for the next two weeks.  Am I jumping on the bandwagon?  I have been looking for a deal on a Seahawks jersey on eBay (but if you know me, I have 194839232 jersies from 30 different teams, this is no surprise).  Does this make me a bandwagon jumper?  If so, then so be it.  I know that come February 6th, my attention will be right back with the aqua and orange. Title: Re: Steelers are the bandwagon team this year Post by: Frimp on January 24, 2006, 03:59:15 pm I've known people like Jtex was talking about. They are the ever loyal and faithful Tennessee Titans fans who booed them when they were the Tennessee Oilers. Back when that franchise couldnt even fill a small college stadium. After the Music City Miracle, and the Superbowl run, every one of them swore up and down that they had been Oilers fans all their lives. One guy argued with me that Steve McNair was their first black QB. ;D He then said that Warren Moon must not have been around for very long for him not to remember him. He then tried to play it off like he was saying that McNair was the first "Titans" black QB.
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