|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,465
Dawg Talker
|
OP
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 7,234
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 7,234 |
Wow, that'll rub some Steeler fans the wrong way.
Bengals? # 32
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,535 Likes: 61
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,535 Likes: 61 |
That article was wrote before the start of last season.
#gmstrong
Live, Love, Laugh
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246 |
Question: what year is that from? The part about the Browns says that we may have "turned the corner" last season?
Anyway, it's hard to argue against teams like the Eagles and the Chiefs. And, as much as I hate to say it, it's hard to argue against teams like the Steelers.
The big difference is that it would be easy for a Steelers fan to be a Steelers fan. I mean, what's been a bad year for them, just barely failing to make the playoffs? Or losing in the first round?
String together some seasons like the Browns or Chiefs have had and see if the Steelers fans are out in force like they are now. It's very easy to root for a winner...I bet.
We also have to remember that an Eagles fan wrote this up, so no wonder Eagles fans are no. 1 on the list. But, like I said, those people certainly are fiercely loyal.
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,070
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,070 |
Quote:
The big difference is that it would be easy for a Steelers fan to be a Steelers fan. I mean, what's been a bad year for them, just barely failing to make the playoffs? Or losing in the first round?
String together some seasons like the Browns or Chiefs have had and see if the Steelers fans are out in force like they are now. It's very easy to root for a winner...I bet.
My sentiments exactly,......How much of the new generation of Steeler fans would endure a few losing seasons? Most of these kinds of rankings surprisingly have the NFL's best teams at the top of the list, it's good to see one not based on records.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 53
Rookie
|
|
Rookie
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 53 |
Most Steeler fans I know didn't have any Steeler Merch until March of 2005...
I made this in 2005 ![[Linked Image from i17.photobucket.com]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/hwfstyles/future1.jpg) Three down, One to get rid of...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,431
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,431 |
Quote:
String together some seasons like the Browns or Chiefs have had and see if the Steelers fans are out in force like they are now.
Looking at the last several years it's hard to see that happening because like them or not they have a top notch football organization .
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246 |
Oh, I agree. They do things right over there, which I hate.
I'm just saying that a lot of the "true" Steelers fans I know have been close to jumping ship the year before they won the Super Bowl a couple years ago.
I will say that I have some good friends who have been Steelers fans their whole lives and have supported them through thick and thin. I have no problem with fans like that. Yeah, they have bad taste, but they're loyal, which is something I appreciate.
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,718
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,718 |
Quote:
Question: what year is that from?
AUGUST 2008
From a fan poll...... 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,758
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,758 |
Quote:
Oh, I agree. They do things right over there, which I hate.
I'm just saying that a lot of the "true" Steelers fans I know have been close to jumping ship the year before they won the Super Bowl a couple years ago.
I will say that I have some good friends who have been Steelers fans their whole lives and have supported them through thick and thin. I have no problem with fans like that. Yeah, they have bad taste, but they're loyal, which is something I appreciate.
And yet we continue to support and root for the Browns..  even though we have been in shambles though with a few glimmers of hope which gets shut down after reality hits.. Steelers do have a lot of bandwagon fans and I see that a lot where I'm at.. a few years ago, i never saw any steelers bumperstickers on any car.. now I see them more often after they were handed one superbowl and won another, but for me, I proudly sport my huge Browns sticker on the back of my Isuzu Rodeo.. along with a browns helmet smiley guy from my rear-view mirror..
And don't get me started on New England..
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/FUKyw.png) "Don't be burdened by regrets or make your failures an obsession or become embittered or possessed by ruined hopes"
|
|
|
DawgTalkers.net
Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum FOX Sports ranks Browns fan base
#4
