Passport Not Required - New Citizens of the Steeler Nation

[madisonsfinest]

I like this story : http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...5&sportCat=nfl

[Gutshot John]

Hopefully the referees aren't in the tank for the Steelers this time.

You mean like the time they called all those penalties on Harrison's otherwise clean hits?

I think I detect some sour grapes somewhere...

[Gutshot John]

I like this story : http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...5&sportCat=nfl

Lots of teams claim to be "America's Team" with greater or lesser degrees of accuracy.

We are however a "Steeler Nation".

You won't find a Packers bar here in Pittsburgh, but I'd bet there is a Steeler's bar in Green Bay.

http://www.steeleraddicts.com/steelersbars.shtml

Heheheheh

[DaBears_85]

It says the so-called 'Steelers Bar' is a Ground Round, which is a chain of restaurants not unlike an Applebee's or a Maverick's Steakhouse. Franchised places like that tend to adopt or mimic the local 'flavor'. Being in Green Bay, I highly doubt that it's all decked out in Steelers garb. It would be horrible for business.

Now, all of that aside...

Go Steelers!

[Gutshot John]

It says the so-called 'Steelers Bar' is a Ground Round, which is a chain of restaurants not unlike an Applebee's or a Maverick's Steakhouse. Franchised places like that tend to adopt or mimic the local 'flavor'. Being in Green Bay, I highly doubt that it's all decked out in Steelers garb. It would be horrible for business.

Now, all of that aside...

Go Steelers!

Unless you're catering exclusively to the Pittsburgh crowd. The thing about the Burgh is that we tend to export our people all over the country, but they never forget their Steelers. I doubt the Steelers are broadly hated in Green Bay...yet. A Vikings bar in Green Bay would be horrible for business. Pittsburgh not so much.

That said there are Steelers bars in Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Cincinnati...and on and on. Even in the places where most of the local populace hates us, you still find a niche of Steeler fans...and they always show up at games. You'll always see numerous Terrible Towels at Steeler Games no matter where they play.

Simply put, we have the best fans in the NFL universe. It's an irrefutable fact.

That said, all I can do is go by the website as a source. It might be flawed sure, but I provided the appropriate documentation.

[BrianS]

I think I detect some sour grapes somewhere...

Shit you have to be a true believer when the referee who called the game can admit to the media that he has nightmares about how bad his calls were years after the fact and you still believe it's sour grapes.



I'm a fan of the game, but not so much when the refs have a big impact on the outcome so hopefully that doesn't happen this year... again. Just sayin.

[madisonsfinest]

Most cities actually have a Packer Bar. Maybe you haven't looked for one as a Steelers Fan. In the 90's we hated the Cowboys. It was hump we had to get over to get to the Super Bowl for a lot of years. Funny enough I found a Packer Bar in Dallas. Now when you find bars like this in enemy country you find that the fans there are more crazy than what you would find at home in Wisconsin in this case. Crazy as in they are decked out in old school Packers gear and celebrate and cheer more than you would see people at home.

Either way I live in a house divided. The old lady and the 14 year old grew up in Iowa, they don't have a professional team, and are hardcore Steelers fans. We are in WI. so obviously I'm a dedicated Packers fan. It should be fun for the Super Bowl. We invited a lot of people over, who will no doubt be Packers fans, so I have that going for me lol! This should be similar to the WI Badger vs IA Hawkeye weekends

[platoonDaddy]

Prior to the AFC Championship Game the local paper had an article about Maryland's Steeler Narion. The official membership in Maryland is over 4 thousands and that isn't counting all of who transplanted from Pa to Maryland.

dang, 4K members unbelievable!

Polamalu wins AP defensive player of the year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2jFwiRzue8

Gooooooooooooooooooooo Steelers.

[dookie1481]

Pack -2.5...Rodgers throwing in controlled weather...looks good for GB. Just Sayin'

[orionz06]

Pack -2.5...Rodgers throwing in controlled weather...looks good for GB. Just Sayin'

Why are people so excited over Rogers in a dome? He is not the only one throwing in that weather. They beat a few teams in domes, he had good stats, but all of the wins came at bad times for the losing teams, except the Falcons a few weeks ago, and they were overrated.