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Old 08-21-2009, 10:41 AM   #9
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Re: Famous Author Compares Steelers and Skins Fans

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Originally Posted by irish View Post
I agree. FedEx isnt especially bad but its too big and the atmosphere of knowing those season ticket holders sitting around you isnt there like it was at RFK. I get the impression the ownership doesnt care who shows up at games as long as they buy tix and lots of concessions.
I think DS wants Skins fans to represent but still wants the $ too.


I think the mediocrity of the Skins over the last almost 20 yrs is a biggie. I'm 36 now, and as a kid I don't remember seeing any Eagles fans for example. As a college student, I didn't know any Eagles fans. Over the last 10 years, there's more around mainly due to the fact they've had a pretty good team for a decade or so. That + more fans. The Steelers have always had alot of fans but more so now that they've been good for 15 years +. Just like the Cowboys fans. There's a lot of them, but they come crawling out of the woodwork when they are good. When they suck, it's hard to find em.

The Skins..haven't been relavent at all therefore their marketshare hasn't grown as much.

Of course there are other reasons...

price, stadium, transplanted fans and area, etc.
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