On to the Steelers

The Dude · 12-20-2018, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by cmike

Steeler fans travel well. And because of the economic situation in Pittsburgh years ago, a lot of their residents/fans relocated across the country. Steeler bars in most cities are not hard to find. Their everywhere.

I went to a couple of Panthers/Steelers games at BOA stadium when I lived in Charlotte. Pittsburgh fans outnumbered Panthers fans every time. Most of them had moved from Pittsburgh. Charlotte is a very transient city. Big banking came and it went from a town into a city pretty much overnight. I lived there 2 years before I met anyone who was actually from Charlotte. The vast majority were from NY or Pitt. That’s why their fan base is so weak. During their SB run with Delhomme I got tickets for free pretty much any time I wanted because people just didn’t want to go. The banks and big corporations buy a lot of the season tickets to use as gifts for out of town big wig clients. These cats were going to the damn Super Bowl and there were still empty seats.
Anyway Pittsburgh showed up big time.

12-20-2018, 02:02 PM	#14
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: On to the Steelers Originally Posted by cmike Steeler fans travel well. And because of the economic situation in Pittsburgh years ago, a lot of their residents/fans relocated across the country. Steeler bars in most cities are not hard to find. Their everywhere. I went to a couple of Panthers/Steelers games at BOA stadium when I lived in Charlotte. Pittsburgh fans outnumbered Panthers fans every time. Most of them had moved from Pittsburgh. Charlotte is a very transient city. Big banking came and it went from a town into a city pretty much overnight. I lived there 2 years before I met anyone who was actually from Charlotte. The vast majority were from NY or Pitt. That’s why their fan base is so weak. During their SB run with Delhomme I got tickets for free pretty much any time I wanted because people just didn’t want to go. The banks and big corporations buy a lot of the season tickets to use as gifts for out of town big wig clients. These cats were going to the damn Super Bowl and there were still empty seats. Anyway Pittsburgh showed up big time.
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