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Old 01-18-2009, 10:56 PM
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I like the Cards.
I hate Super bowls like this where I really don't like either team..Nice to see all those crazy AZ fans today..um...where were you 3 years ago?? Love those 10K fan bases at Sun Devil Stadium..you guys suck...

Pitt...well..I guess when you don't work, it's something to do

except for Darren and Tom..and HHH......and anyone else on DT I don't mean to offend
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Old 01-18-2009, 11:03 PM
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I hate Super bowls like this where I really don't like either team..Nice to see all those crazy AZ fans today..um...where were you 3 years ago?? Love those 10K fan bases at Sun Devil Stadium..you guys suck...

Pitt...well..I guess when you don't work, it's something to do

except for Darren and Tom..and HHH......and anyone else on DT I don't mean to offend
Thats cold Bob, I'm just hoping to spend a day at TB downs with Leo, Dan and Mike.
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Old 01-19-2009, 12:08 AM
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Seems a tad high. I disagree that it's not an exciting matchup, and I'm glad I actually have a rooting interest in that I can't stand the Steelers.
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Old 01-19-2009, 12:27 AM
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Arizona, and Western Pennsylvania.....What kind of ratings is that gunna get?
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Old 01-19-2009, 12:34 AM
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Arizona, and Western Pennsylvania.....What kind of ratings is that gunna get?
First of all, this is a super bowl and ratings are immune to locality of the respective entrants. Secondly, even if it did make a difference, the pittsburgh fan base is hardly confined to western pa. They are indeed a "public team" with hardcore fans across the country. Thats why I always chuckle when i hear people talking about how well pittsburgh fans "travel". Sure, that may be true for games played on the eastern seaboard but do you really believe 15k steeler fans would travel to Oakland for a regular season game? Or is it simply more likely that they have a bunch of fans out west that will converge on oakland when they make it into town every couple of years?
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Old 01-19-2009, 04:11 AM
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Arizona, and Western Pennsylvania.....What kind of ratings is that gunna get?
Who cares?

I'm always amazed at the ratings talk for every big game or series. The only people that should care are the people selling ads for the networks and the networks themselves.
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Who cares?

I'm always amazed at the ratings talk for every big game or series. The only people that should care are the people selling ads for the networks and the networks themselves.



when everyone was crying about the World series matchup cause of the ratings... gimme a break!! who the f cares!
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Old 01-19-2009, 07:45 AM
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I think this line will go up. Pitt is easy money here.
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Old 01-19-2009, 06:14 AM
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Arizona, and Western Pennsylvania.....What kind of ratings is that gunna get?
alot better than you thing. the cowboys are called "America's team" but the Steelers are a Mighty Close second if not first when it comes to fans around the world and tv ratings.
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Old 01-19-2009, 06:39 AM
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alot better than you thing. the cowboys are called "America's team" but the Steelers are a Mighty Close second if not first when it comes to fans around the world and tv ratings.
Darren..Scuds has this interesting opinion that only Southern California "matters" in anything..When the truth is most of the country just hopes it falls into the Pacific in our lifetime
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Darren..Scuds has this interesting opinion that only Southern California "matters" in anything..When the truth is most of the country just hopes it falls into the Pacific in our lifetime
Atleast I don't live in that freezer. I don't see any entries for Hawthorne or Balmoral anywhere. Could it be it ain't even fit for horses right now? I'm just saying this is a battle between the 13th biggest metro area, and the 22nd biggest metro area. If it wasn't for betting, then who would really care?
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Old 01-19-2009, 11:54 AM
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Darren..Scuds has this interesting opinion that only Southern California "matters" in anything..When the truth is most of the country just hopes it falls into the Pacific in our lifetime
Amazing how you, Scavs, Steve etc. all seem to make it out here to tour(a place you wish would sink.)
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Seems a tad high. I disagree that it's not an exciting matchup, and I'm glad I actually have a rooting interest in that I can't stand the Steelers.
More than the Pats?
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Old 01-19-2009, 10:49 AM
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maybe because they win consistantly!
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More than the Pats?
Hell no. My level of hatred for the Pats has never and will never be reached for any other team. I hate the Pats 364 days a year (I take a day off to reflect on my hatred). I still don't like the Steelers.

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maybe because they win consistantly!
Um, no. I don't like any team that mysteriously has "fans" all over the country despite playing in a relatively insignificant city. Steeler fans who aren't from Pennsylvania are like Cowboy fans to me. It's almost as if they just started rooting for them because the Steelers were successful when they were young! That would be like me rooting for the Bulls. Plus Hines Ward is a douche and Roethlisberger is a moron.
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Hell no. My level of hatred for the Pats has never and will never be reached for any other team. I hate the Pats 364 days a year (I take a day off to reflect on my hatred). I still don't like the Steelers.



Um, no. I don't like any team that mysteriously has "fans" all over the country despite playing in a relatively insignificant city. Steeler fans who aren't from Pennsylvania are like Cowboy fans to me. It's almost as if they just started rooting for them because the Steelers were successful when they were young! That would be like me rooting for the Bulls. Plus Hines Ward is a douche and Roethlisberger is a moron.
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Hell no. My level of hatred for the Pats has never and will never be reached for any other team. I hate the Pats 364 days a year (I take a day off to reflect on my hatred). I still don't like the Steelers.



Um, no. I don't like any team that mysteriously has "fans" all over the country despite playing in a relatively insignificant city. Steeler fans who aren't from Pennsylvania are like Cowboy fans to me. It's almost as if they just started rooting for them because the Steelers were successful when they were young! That would be like me rooting for the Bulls. Plus Hines Ward is a douche and Roethlisberger is a moron.
LOL. This is a classic rant! I love it.

One thing about the Steelers though is that there was a time when many Pennsylvanians moved around the country as steel workers. That can explain part of the reason why there are so many steelers fans in places you wouldnt expect to find them.

In fairness, what if the steelers were good when you were young and you stayed a fan all the way through?
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LOL. This is a classic rant! I love it.

One thing about the Steelers though is that there was a time when many Pennsylvanians moved around the country as steel workers. That can explain part of the reason why there are so many steelers fans in places you wouldnt expect to find them.
There are just a lot of pretty basic forms of life. You give them choices like Steel players, or Cowboy players.....They can't resist that.
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In fairness, what if the steelers were good when you were young and you stayed a fan all the way through?
It doesn't matter. I don't agree with rooting for a team you have no other connection to just because they're good. It's lame to me. Obviously if people grew up near Pittsburgh and then moved away, that makes sense, but I'm talking about the people born in raised in somewhere like Nevada who are "die hard" Steeler fans.
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Um, no. I don't like any team that mysteriously has "fans" all over the country despite playing in a relatively insignificant city. Steeler fans who aren't from Pennsylvania are like Cowboy fans to me. It's almost as if they just started rooting for them because the Steelers were successful when they were young! That would be like me rooting for the Bulls. Plus Hines Ward is a douche and Roethlisberger is a moron.[/quote]


Did you ever think that people who move form the Pittsburgh area dont quit rooting for Pittsburgh? I used to live just over an hour away from Pittsburgh and I still root for threm. I live just over an hour from Houston and I refuse to root for the pathetic Texans. Im wondering what thier excuse will be this year if they have another pathetic season.
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