My Reasons For Not Liking The Jags

**Steelerlyn** · 09-14-2006, 01:35 PM

-They were the team to win the division in 1998, our first year to not make the playoffs under Cowher. And they were very cocky about it, if memory serves.

-They beat us to open the 1996 season 24-9 (coming off the Super Bowl this was crushing)

They beat us on Monday Night Football in 1997 (the blocked field goal at the gun)

-Then there was the Monday night game to close the season in '98 where they whooped us 21-3,

-Then they beat us in a Thursday night game in '99 (20-6)

-Then again on national TV in '00 on Sunday Night 34-24 (you might remember the pass Kordell missed to Hines Ward, who was 10 yards behind the secondary that would have brought us to within 3 points).

They just always seemed to beat us, and that is enough for me to dislike any team.

**AZ_Steeler** · 09-14-2006, 02:16 PM

The Steelers record against the Jags with Ben as the Starter... 1-0

I liek the Steeler chances, especially if Ben is under center!

**BlitzburghRockCity** · 09-14-2006, 03:03 PM

That's the only stat that matters AZ

Ben has crushed all those previous records with other teams and is setting a new standard!

**Blitzburgh55** · 09-14-2006, 04:26 PM

My Reason For Not Liking The Jags
IS THAT THERE NOT THE STEELERS

**suitanim** · 09-14-2006, 05:55 PM

I had a really bad experience there...it was the first MNF ever in Jax, and the whole town practically shut down. I later found out it was namely so all those redneck southern Alabamians could drink all day. Anyway, I naturally wore all my Steelers gear, and started catching Hell from the second I set foot in the stadium. Now I've been to Cleveland Stadium, so I know what it's like to get heckled, and, to be honest, 90% of it usually pretty good natured. Not so in Jacksonville...those drunken rednecks were just downright hateful. What's worse, there is a real lack of football knowledge in that town. Perhaps it's because they'd only had a pro team for a few years, but you'd figure they watch College ball what with UM, UF and FSU in the state. Not so. Every incomplete pass was interference, every good play the Steelers had we were "cheating", they wanted holding on every kick, etc, etc...the Jax fans also have to stupidest chants I've ever heard. While we have "Here we go", the only thing I heard was, when they got a first down was "Move those chains, move those chains, move 'em". How retarded.

I had some drunk nitwit yelling "fatass" in my ear, VERY loudly, every time Jerome carried the ball. I tried my best to ignore it because, honestly, if I would have talked back, I would have been killed. I was completely alone in a sea of angry drunks who hated me. We were beaten pretty soundly (it was the 21-3 game), and, I swear to God, if we'd have won, I'd have been lynched when I walked out of there...as it was I had stuff thrown at me, and was cussed at right in my face, threatened...it was REALLY bad. I've never been in a more hostile environment.

I hate the town, hate the team, hate the fans, and always will.

**BlitzburghRockCity** · 09-14-2006, 06:15 PM

Suit,

It sounds like the jags fans take lessons from the Ratbirds fans, every single time the Steelers do something good or there's a penalty called against the home team the fans in purple started in like a bunch of mad dogs crying foul on every play. Besides the fact that the heckling and trash talking is downright nasty and rude, not even in fun at all..and that was from the sober fans !

Just another reason I hate cities like that.

**AZ_Steeler** · 09-14-2006, 06:22 PM

The Cardinals fans use to be like the Jags and Ratbirds! This last time though they were relatively quiet and did only the fun jabbing, but nothing like in the past! Must be new stadium new attitude for the Cards

!

**shimmysteelerfan** · 09-14-2006, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by AZ_Steeler

The Cardinals fans use to be like the Jags and Ratbirds! This last time though they were relatively quiet and did only the fun jabbing, but nothing like in the past! Must be new stadium new attitude!

it is probably cause they dont suck that bad ne more

i hate the jags because.......they are the f'in jags!!! my list goes.....cowboys, bengals, jags....

**suitanim** · 09-14-2006, 07:03 PM

Here's a fundamental difference between the third class "fans" of a second rate city like Jacksonville (which should have never been awarded a Super Bowl) and the quality fans of a Championship caliber city like Pittsburgh. When I went to the Fins game, I parked in my usual spot in the Steelerworkers building, and walked by the PG building to cross the bridge over to Heinz. There was a Fins fan who brought his Ratbird jersey wearing friend. The whole walk over (and, incidentally, the whole walk back, too, since he walked back in the same crowd exiting the stadium) no one said a damn thing to him. And why would we? Who cares about the largely irrelevant ratbirds? In Jacksonville, they would have tossed him in the river...

**BlitzburghRockCity** · 09-14-2006, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by AZ_Steeler

The Cardinals fans use to be like the Jags and Ratbirds! This last time though they were relatively quiet and did only the fun jabbing, but nothing like in the past! Must be new stadium new attitude for the Cards

!

They had no room to trash talk other teams becuase everybody in the league was always better than they were, now they seem to finally be putting some pieces of the puzzle together for a winning team.