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View Poll Results: Most Popular NFL Team in NEPA
NY Giants 1 3.57%
Eagles 15 53.57%
Jets 0 0%
Steelers 10 35.71%
Don't Know 2 7.14%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-29-2011, 05:26 AM
 
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Hudlander, I think you perhaps don't understand the definition of bandwagon. This may help:
Bandwagon | Define Bandwagon at Dictionary.com
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band·wag·on
   [band-wag-uhn] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a wagon, usually large and ornately decorated, for carrying a musical band while it is playing, as in a circus parade or to a political rally.
2.
a party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers: After it became apparent that the incumbent would win, everyone decided to jump on the bandwagon.
A bandwagon fan, then, is someone that chooses a team only after they start winning, which is obviously not the case for fans of the Steelers.

As other posters have pointed out, people have favorite teams for many reasons, and often it has nothing to do with how often that team wins. That's okay.

I grew up in Delaware. Obviously, there is no local team but the media coverage was generally focused on the Phillies and Eagles so those became my teams. That didn't change when we moved to NY (upstate), WV or Virginia. Thank goodness we ended up moving to Pennsylvania for good. Much easier to cheer for those teams here.

Perhaps you shouldn't have started your thread with a poll if you wanted a different answer then the one that is showing up on it.
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Old 07-29-2011, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Throop, PA
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Hudlander doesn't know the meaning of self-respecting either. Self-respect has nothing to do with his opinion. And even someone who jumps on a band wagon can have self-respect. I've been rockin the Cowboys since Roger got out of the Navy, so I guess I jumped on the band wagon at that time.
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Old 07-31-2011, 03:05 PM
 
Location: Hanover , Virginia
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I think I've seen a majority of Steelers fans, followed closely by the Eagles. Giants/'Skins fans aren't hard to find, either.
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Old 07-31-2011, 03:35 PM
 
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...../'Skins fans aren't hard to find, either.
Yes they are. Didn't you read upthread by the Hudster? The 'skins can not possibly have any popularity north of the mason/dixon line.
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