bull7734 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 First off it seems like every game the announcers are proclaming whatever team they happen to be watching "the Best fans". (no matter if they just proclaimed somebody else the same title the week before) Secondly, I have alot of respect for Pittsburgh, because they run their organizition the way most Bills fans think the Bills should be run. However, if a team has six world titles how hard is it really to root fot them? If a fan base is crowned most loyal, rabid or whatever else they want to place on them, shoudnt the fact that a team has not had much success be a factor? I realize I am biased, but in my mind the Bills have the most loyal/crazy/dedicated fans of any team. We suffer let downs so repeatedly that there are many jokes and some comercials making fun of us!! The fans weather terrible conditions to be disappointed time and time again. We can see what is best for our team only to watch the front office go in a different direction. Some teams are worst off in some areas and still support their teams, but as a collective group no one can compare with the dedication despite the things we have to put up with. My son has become a die hard Bills fans in recent years. He has expressed some of his disappointments to me (Whitner over Ngata, The dallas comeback on Monday night among others)(and yes I purposely did not capitolize dallas). I calmly let him know that if is a Bills fan get used to heartache, it is what we do. What other team puts ups with so much and still loves their team to death? definitely not Pittsburgh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Browns fans are very similar to Bills fans, although they usually just suck so bad that their hearts can't be broken. Atleast we have made it into some significant games, although in the end it just results in painful memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Bills, Browns, Steelers, Packers...maybe Broncos and Chiefs. All of those teams have great fans. I may have even missed a team, or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Secondly, I have alot of respect for Pittsburgh, because they run their organizition the way most Bills fans think the Bills should be run. However, if a team has six world titles how hard is it really to root fot them? To paraphrase Bill Simmons, somewhere right now, there's a ten-year-old Yankee fan wondering if he'll ever see his team win the World Series. I have a good friend from Pittsburgh who was born in 1980. By 2005, after watching his team lose four conference championship games at home, he was having a rough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Bills, Browns, Steelers, Packers...maybe Broncos and Chiefs. All of those teams have great fans. I may have even missed a team, or two. I don't know why everybody thinks the Broncos have such loyal fans. I live in Denver and I went to the Bills-Broncos game out here and in a game where the Broncos could clinch the division with a win, there were 10,000 no shows and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The tailgaters are the weakest I've ever seen (with the possible exception of Seattle), it is the most wine and cheese football crowd in the league (I've heard Redskins games are similar). Don't let the Mile High/Elway/1980's thing fool you, those days are LONG gone, any real Broncos fan would tell you the same thing. After serious discussions with Kenny and other fellow traveling Bills fans, the consensus is that the Packers, Chiefs and Bills are the holy trinity of NFL fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Traveling a lot, I've been to countless sports bars nationwide and yes, Pittsburgh is far and away the most represented across the U.S. Even before they won their 5th, more Stiller fans are visible than any other. Sure, some bars cater specifically to a particular team, but overall, Stiller nation reigns supreme. To counter Dean's list a bit, NFC East teams are also usually very well represented.. There's always Bills fans everywhere too. Unlike Stiller fans, we seem to all have Buffalo area roots, so the conversations start easy and end great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax bill backer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 as much as i hate them you got to include the eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonster Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 First off it seems like every game the announcers are proclaming whatever team they happen to be watching "the Best fans". (no matter if they just proclaimed somebody else the same title the week before) Secondly, I have alot of respect for Pittsburgh, because they run their organizition the way most Bills fans think the Bills should be run. However, if a team has six world titles how hard is it really to root fot them? If a fan base is crowned most loyal, rabid or whatever else they want to place on them, shoudnt the fact that a team has not had much success be a factor? I realize I am biased, but in my mind the Bills have the most loyal/crazy/dedicated fans of any team. We suffer let downs so repeatedly that there are many jokes and some comercials making fun of us!! The fans weather terrible conditions to be disappointed time and time again. We can see what is best for our team only to watch the front office go in a different direction. Some teams are worst off in some areas and still support their teams, but as a collective group no one can compare with the dedication despite the things we have to put up with. My son has become a die hard Bills fans in recent years. He has expressed some of his disappointments to me (Whitner over Ngata, The dallas comeback on Monday night among others)(and yes I purposely did not capitolize dallas). I calmly let him know that if is a Bills fan get used to heartache, it is what we do. What other team puts ups with so much and still loves their team to death? definitely not Pittsburgh!! I totally agree with you, and I have have first hand pespective on Steeler Fans, having lived in Western PA for the last 39 years, they are very fair weather, just this year, in the third game of the season, they looked a little sloppy, and thier fans wre booing them loudly, and the were 2 and 1 at the time. I went to the San Diego/Pittsburgh Championship Game a few years back, I had a couple of extra tickets, and I couldn't get rid of them, I think it was because they had lost a few in previous years. They are very unknowledgable as well, I constantly prove this, I ask supposedly die-hard Steeler Fans to name their punter, or their third string QB, and even the guys aren't sure. It is more of a social thing for them, and not actually a true love of the game. IMO success has been wasted on most of Steeler Nation. I am totally convinced that had they not enjoyed the type of success that they have, that stadium would be empty. I was at the Buffalo/Pgh playoff game where Reich led the Bills to a 24-3 victory, and at the start of the game, and all the way to the point where the Bills started to pull away, the Steeler fans were very obligatory, as soon as it looked like a loss cause for them, it was like someone through a swithch on their collective demeanor, and we barley got out of the stadium, we did with a secuity escort, and I had several youngsters with me at the time, a couple of them were Steeler Fans, it didn't matter. I am sure that as soon as the Steelers start to falter, you will see them rear their ugly heads again, for christ sakes, they started rumors about Cowher having an affair with a secretary, after a down year. They started other rumors abbout Kordell Stewart and his sexual prefernce, after another sub-par year. Basically they are spoiled, and that is why they react the way they do, when the team doesn't live up to their lofty expectations. BTW, wouldn't it be nice to have Cleveland and Cincinati in our division for the last umpteen years, and they have only had to compete with three other teams in their division for a lot longer than any other team(s) in the leauge. Combine this with Rooney's exceptional influence on the leauge, and it is no wonder that they have had the success that they have had. They do not do everything perfect, they have just been lucky for the most part, in IMO their fans do not come close to Bills fans on the loyalty front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I have to say the Packers top the list. Green Bay has sold out every game for almost 50 years. The fans show up at Lambeau, regardless of whether the Pack is 4-12 or 12-4. Bills are either second or third. An argument can be made putting Cleveland second, since they've sold out every game for the last ten years and sucked through most of that time. KC and Peeburgh round out the top 5. But, I'm old enough to remember when the Chiefs couldn't draw flies. Their streak of success and sold-out games really started with Marty Schottenheimer in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 As much as I respect Steeler fans, who are certainly great, something dawned on me last night. There is a significant argument to be made that Kurt Warner would go into the Hall of Fame should he retire tomorrow and never play another down in the NFL. His rookie season was in 1999, which also happens to be the last time that the Bills even made it into the playoffs. Yet here we all are STILL rooting for our beloved Bills and praying that the franchise won't move. I think Bills fans are second to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Traveling a lot, I've been to countless sports bars nationwide and yes, Pittsburgh is far and away the most represented across the U.S. Even before they won their 5th, more Stiller fans are visible than any other. Sure, some bars cater specifically to a particular team, but overall, Stiller nation reigns supreme. To counter Dean's list a bit, NFC East teams are also usually very well represented.. I'm in Atlanta, the great melting pot of the east and refuge to the rustbelt expatriots. Here's my observastions: I see the occasional Bills display, but the numbers don't come close to what I see in black & yellow. I see a fair amount of Giants, Browns, Packers, stuff. Surprisingly, I rarely see any love for the Jets. Not a very scientific study, but far and away, I see more Pittsburgh Stillers decals, license plate frames, car flags, bumper stickers than any other team. And it's not just because they've had a great year. It's always been this way. Of course, when your team isn't an embarrasment, it makes it a little easier to show your pride. I think the Steelers may have the most loyal, rabid fan base, or just so many have left Western PA, they're spread out all over the southeast. Bills fans know that when the Bills have hosted the Stillers in Orchard Park, there's always a large portion of seats occupied by their fans. It's the same here in Atlanta. I see the same thing in Miami. Pittsburgh fans are no doubt among the best. They're also some of the rowdiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIE HARD 1967 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 LA RAMS HAVE THE BEST FANS They are undefeated since 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Being a fan of a good team is easy. Show me fans that show up when their team sucks the big one year in and year out. I'd say KC and Cleveland qualify. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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