My final word on Steeler fans

[football karma]

Time to put to rest the myth that somehow Steeler fans are any more loyal, more passionate, etc. than the average fan.

Case in point:

4 minutes to play in the game -- AZ goes up by two TDs. What was the reaction by those all so passionate, terrible towel waving fanatics who travelled to AZ and overpaid for game tickets to see their team in person? They left en masse.

As proof: compare the sound of cheering after the Steelers first score to the utter lack of noise after the Steelers second score. It was so quiet after that second Pitt TD I thought that maybe Santonio dropped the ball. No dropped ball -- just no more Steeler fans left in the building.

Where could they have been going? To catch an earlier flight? I probably could have walked barefoot back to my car over the trail of abandoned yellow towels.

They are no better than any other average NFL fan.

 

[Mulli]

They are no better than any other average NFL fan.

one might say they are worse. Any average fan would have known that they had a shot to come back against the Cards defense based on recent performances.

Sorry, but it is true.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Where could they have been going? To catch an earlier flight? I probably could have walked barefoot back to my car over the trail of abandoned yellow towels.

Now that's funny!

 

[Capital Card]

Well, to be fair to them, they have no idea how great we are at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

My first thought after going up by 14 was there was far too much time remaining on the clock for us to feel secure with the win.

Glad we managed to close this one out for a very memorable victory for the ages.

Go Cards!!!

 

[100%CardsFan]

My friend was at the airport in his Cards Jersey even heckling the Steeler fans by the masses as they got onto their flights... LOL they got heckled EVERYWHERE in AZ, Now dont come back!!!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

My friend was at the airport in his Cards Jersey even heckling the Steeler fans by the masses as they got onto their flights... LOL they got heckled EVERYWHERE in AZ, Now dont come back!!!

i was outwarding laughing and smirking at them.

a few of those bastards were on my flight back to oc. one was drunk and obnoxious (were talking yelling all sorts of profanities - while surrounded by children of all ages! i was shocked no one said anything) - i had to walk by his row, in my cards hat, stop, look down at him smiling and just say "great game today, huh buddy?" he shut the F up.

 

[earthsci]

i was outwarding laughing and smirking at them.

a few of those bastards were on my flight back to oc. one was drunk and obnoxious (were talking yelling all sorts of profanities - while surrounded by children of all ages! i was shocked no one said anything) - i had to walk by his row, in my cards hat, stop, look down at him smiling and just say "great game today, huh buddy?" he shut the F up.

So this lady two seats away from me is a Steelers fan. Her husband is a Cards fan. Early in the game when the refs were making questionable calls (BJ "incomplete" on the long ball) I say, "Dammit, the Steelers are good enough without the refs helping them." The lady says, "At least you can admit the Steelers are good because the Cardinals suck." I stewed for a little while. When Fathead got sacked for the 30th time I jumped right in her face and yelled "WHO SUCKS NOW?" Her husband started laughing. She shut the hell up for the rest of the game.

 

[Fiasco]

I saw one steeler fan (male) intentionally throw his yellow towel down on the way out and another female steeler ran snatched it up and caught the guy and scolded him for it.

They weren't all asses and halfhearted fans.

 

[Osbern61]

I went to a Steeler-Cards 'unofficial game thread' after the game and read it through as I find it interesting to view a game through the eye of your opponent's fans. The way the steelers fans acted would have made you think they were 0-3 going into the game, and many were admitting defeat after Breaston's punt return.

 

[RedRob]

The Steeler finds behind me (group of 6) were without question the best sports so far in the new stadium.

The a-hole who owns the row behind me (no kidding like 12 seats) sells out every game.

The guys did leave though with 4 minutes left, as you said they had an early flight and assumed the game was over.

 

[football karma]

Let me be clear:

i am not saying they arent nice people and good, solid citizens. We can all list several other teams whose fans are generally lowlifes when they show up at the stadium. This definately wasnt the case.

But I heard this build up about what great fans they are. I now disagree. Great fans dont leave with 4 mins to go in the game, even if they are down by two scores.

They may travel well, but for as cocky and loud as they were before the game, they ran like scalded dogs after the game.

I suspect (like many teams) -- its the Steeler season ticket holders that are the great fans. Many of them have had those seats for decades, and have sat through many miserable years. I also suspect the travelling contingent has a high percentage of bandwagoners -- go to games when the team is good, ignore it when its bad.

I know that I have never seen a greater dichotomy between a teams fans than those for the Cowboys at Texas Stadium vs. those at Cardinal games. The Texas stadium crowd is passionate but polite. Very nice people. The Cowboy fans who go to Cardinal games seem like Sheriff Joe cleaned out tent city. Scum of the earth.

 

[Mulli]

I don't understand this "we have an early flight" crap. Did you plan on flying in for a game, and then leaving early? Would you have left if your team was winning? What about OT?

 

[Linderbee]

I don't understand this "we have an early flight" crap. Did you plan on flying in for a game, and then leaving early? Would you have left if your team was winning? What about OT?

I think a lot of them decided to go try to get an earlier flight...avoid the "rush"...at least, that's my guess.

 

[Mulli]

I think a lot of them decided to go try to get an earlier flight...avoid the "rush"...at least, that's my guess.

 

[Renz]

So this lady two seats away from me is a Steelers fan. Her husband is a Cards fan. Early in the game when the refs were making questionable calls (BJ "incomplete" on the long ball) I say, "Dammit, the Steelers are good enough without the refs helping them." The lady says, "At least you can admit the Steelers are good because the Cardinals suck." I stewed for a little while. When Fathead got sacked for the 30th time I jumped right in her face and yelled "WHO SUCKS NOW?" Her husband started laughing. She shut the hell up for the rest of the game.

 

[Lloydian]

I tried to be very polite to the Steelers fans. Every time I saw one leaving, I called out a friendly, "Goodbye!"