eagles-steelers following in harrisburg
> Outside of Philly itself you're more likely to find people
> that root for adjacent market teams like the Giants,
> Redskins & Ravens.
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> > The Steelers are PA's true team. From Harrisburg on
> it's
> > Steelers country!
> >
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as one who lives in harrisburg and is a major steelers and penn state fan, i'll try to be as objective as i can.
harrisburg is nearly dead even in terms of steelers-eagles following. the ravens are waaaaay behind. not counting those who follow other teams - apart from the redskins - i'd say it breaks down like this:
47% eagles
43% steelers
6% ravens
4% redskins
though the cbs channel in harrisburg MUST carry the ravens road games per nfl rules, the steelers outdraw the ravens by a near 5 to 1 margin. the tv ratings between the eagles on fox43 and steelers on whp cbs21 are neck and neck.
in the 80's, the redskins were a close third to the steelers and eagles, probably due to the 'skins holding training camp in nearby carlisle and doing quite well in the first gibbs era.
it's funny, but a year ago, in the midst of the eagles-mania, i went to the local wal-mart and i'd say 75% of the males were in eagles gear. i did the same last night at the same wal-mart and again, i'd say 75% of the men and boys were attired in steelers gear.
we all love a winner!! ;-)
tb