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Just in case you wanted one more article from a major sports institution reiterating how much we all kick ass. . .

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I thought the other article was fluff, but I’m not smart enough to have thought of the benefits of a solid widespread fanbase to actually playing the game. If 25% of the fans in jacksonville were steelers fans, then that means that there was 25% less noise for Ben to deal with and much more noise for david to deal with.

Of course, you could also take into account how large a stadium is, how full it is, and how its acoustics are. Having a solid fanbase is one of those intangibles.

by steelguy99 on Oct 8, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it was a cute article

I agree just a fluff piece to get bloggers fired up, but it was fun to ready. Steeler fans really do travel well and represent. I have been to a handful of away games, and we easily had a 1/4 of the seats. The funny thing about the article reading the bloggers responses is how it pissed off the Red Sox fans as well.

by SteelBuckeye on Oct 9, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i think its accurate

i went to the raiders-steelers debacle in oakland in 2006, and, while i’ll never go back to that God-forsaken city, i must say that even in oakland, about 25-30% of the fans were steeler fans. there were steeler tailgates, and a traveling booster-type club. so not only do steeler fans travel well, they have balls for showing up in black and gold gear in public jail cells like the oakland coliseum.

by NoCal-SteelCity on Oct 10, 2008 12:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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