Comments on: Steelers look to expand Heinz Field by 3,000 seats http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:44:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sudz28 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1722409 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:59:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1722409 @ppdoc13:
That’s too bad you had such a horrible experience, I’ve heard from a Raiders/Ravens fan (no less) that when he goes to Heinz he finds it one of the better places to visit (he follows the Raiders there any time they visit).

Personally I’ve only been to two NFL games in my life, and one of them was a Steelers/Ravens game in Baltimore. I was wearing all my Steelers stuff of course. The fans around me were nice enough at first, but as the Steelers took the lead and the Ravens fan got drunker, they got more obnoxious and rowdy. The highlight was watching two college-aged girls(!) who were Steelers fans having to be escorted out by Security as Ravens fans threw beer and food at them on their way out.

“Stay classy, Baltimore!”

I’ll never go back.

]]> By: sudz28 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1722379 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:22:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1722379 @daysend64:
I appreciate your concern, but if you wish to make an over/under wager on that 5-11 mark for the coming season please send me your particulars and we’ll set something up. The defense finished 1st in passing yards allowed and 1st for total defense; if that’s old and slow, I’ll be happy with another season of the same.

I think a shakeup at RB is going to be a GOOD thing, Mendenhall had long since outlived his usefulness so I’m excited to see what may happen there.

If Wallace leaves the team then Brown and Sanders are more than ready to step up to the plate. Looking forward to yet another playoff appearance next year!

]]> By: jordanaires http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1719678 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:48:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1719678 I agree that FedEx field is a dump. It needs a refresh in the worst way.

]]> By: jordanaires http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1719677 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:47:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1719677 When I was a Steelers fan (pre-Rapelisberger) and visited M&T bank stadium, I had a great time and was treated well. I came in full Steelers gear. Sure I got booed a bit – even by an old lady! – but it was a hoot!

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1719266 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:08:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1719266 @ppdoc13 …

I heard similar stories about Baltimore from a Texas fan who’d gone to a Pittsburgh/Ravens game with a friend and saw your fans abusing an elderly couple wearing Steelers gear. The NFL may be my first love, but when it comes to getting up close and personal, think I prefer NCAA games. And for that, Tennessee is not a great venue unless you’re a home fan :)

]]> By: mmmpierogi http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1718437 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:02:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1718437 ken0west says: Apr 12, 2012 5:55 PM

I find it amazing that such a sad depressing rust bucket region can fill a NFL stadium. Makes me wonder if a team in LA is even necessary.

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No offense, pal, but you’re kind of wrong. I grew up in metro Pittsburgh in the 1980′s and 1990′s. I then moved to the Midwest for graduate school in a Great Lakes area, and the “rustbelt depression” experience is different, to the point where it’s not all that comparable (e.g., in how extensive it is … how it looks, feels, affects people, etc.). Pittsburgh definitely has some rustbelt characteristics (e.g., areas of urban that haven’t yet been rebuilt after people left, specific areas that have a depressing feel) and you can find other negative things that characterize that region, but “sad depressing rust bucket region” isn’t really a great descriptor.

]]> By: daysend564 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1718111 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:29:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1718111 @sudz28

Save your money this season man, 5-11 is the best you are going to see. Don’t make your son see you cry. Maybe look to see if they play the Colts, good as chance as any to get a win.

Defense was too old last season, no changes
Your best (only) RB may not even play this year
Your only WR wants out

It is going to be a long season.

]]> By: steelerfannomatterwhat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1718030 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:56:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1718030 vincentbojackson says:
Apr 13, 2012 8:05 AM
Steeler’s fans already have extra seats to see their team once each season.

It’s called Paul Brown Stadium.
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Actually, Steelers fans have extra seats to see their team every game of the season at whatever stadium they play in. It is called Steeler Nation and it is coming to a stadium near you.

]]> By: steelerfannomatterwhat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1718018 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:54:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1718018 One of the only stadiums I have not been to. Reason- ravens fans can look forward to being spit upon, have beer dumped on u and be invited to brawl. It is a shame. I like to travel to different stadiums to see what they r all about, but I won’t go to Pittsburgh.
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What an ignorant statement from a Ravens fan. What do you expect from a fan base that decides to follow a team that left their original city and screwed their fans by moving when the same thing happened to themselves years before. Whats wrong, the Redskins were not that good for you to like?
Fans of other teams are treated with respect at Heinz Field. Make the trip and you will see it first-hand, hon!!

]]> By: steelersmichele http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717829 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:18:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717829 joemammy. when you can’t think of anything smart to say, insult women. you sound like a real winner. but just to prove you wrong, I am a normal-sized steeler fan who could talk you under the table when it comes to football.

]]> By: joewilliesshnoz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717791 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:01:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717791 Another moneymaker for the Rooney’s , that the Rooney’s don’t want to pay for, so what else is new ???

]]> By: vincentbojackson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717719 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:05:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717719 Steeler’s fans already have extra seats to see their team once each season.

It’s called Paul Brown Stadium.

]]> By: sudz28 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717697 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:54:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717697 @steelymcbeam6:
Where do you typically stay when you go to Heinz and how do you get your tickets? I’ve been a lifelong Steeler fan and really want to take my son to a Steeler home game this season, but I’m not sure of how to go about getting ‘good’ tickets or where a good place to stay (walking distance to the stadium) would be.

]]> By: ppdoc13 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717695 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:52:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717695 One of the only stadiums I have not been to. Reason- ravens fans can look forward to being spit upon, have beer dumped on u and be invited to brawl. It is a shame. I like to travel to different stadiums to see what they r all about, but I won’t go to Pittsburgh.

Sorry deb but it is the truth.

Nicest place with nicest people – Tennessee

Worst stadium- fed ex in dc

Most obnoxious people – buffalo

Been to 5 others and in general all good experiences, even Philly. But the reports on Pittsburgh r uniformly the same. Would love to visit but not worth the hassle factor

]]> By: quittsburghstoolers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717563 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717563 EJ says:Apr 12, 2012 7:11 PM

Where are they going to fit 3000 more seats in there? They look cramped already, I wonder how there gonna pull this off?

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Simple. Just make fans buy tickets to sit on the toilet seats.

What’s the difference, they’ll see crap.
Either in the bowl or on the field…

]]> By: steelymcbeam6 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717500 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:50:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717500 I’m a steelers fan that lives in Arizona but make it out to a steelers game once or twice a year….ive been to most NFL stadiums (except the new meadowlands, and whatever the panthers, raiders and bengals stadiums are called) completely unbiased, Heinz field is the most electric stadium I’ve been to. I went to super bowl 42 when it was here and it wasn’t as near as loud or electric as it is at Heinz field during regular season games!

]]> By: 84sgl http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717312 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:45:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717312 One thing I love about going to Heinz field is the intimate environment, the open endzone with the city view, the troubles that wind from the open end puts on the opposing kickers.. It is a great stadium and no matter where I sit, I enjoy the views. Buttttt, my dad has been on the waiting list for PSL’s for 16 years and something has got to give. Now you say you’re adding 3000 seats? LOL. That will not help a damn thing. Only 3,000? lol. you need to add 10,000 if you really want to accommodate the demand… We Steelers fans DO travel.. meaning, most of us do not live in the burgh but make our yearly pilgrimages every year anyway!

]]> By: riverhorsey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717236 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:54:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717236 Close the other end of the field and the gaps in the corners of the stadium and they could get 15-20,000 more seats.

]]> By: steeltownpride http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717229 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:52:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717229 Im guessing that they will close the open end of the stadium or part of it to put in the seats . Close it all off . Keep the fans noise in there better anyway .

]]> By: sdiegosteel http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717199 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:39:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717199 Depressed Rustbelt? Get out of the 80s – Pittsburgh has been voted the most liveable city by everybody from Forbes to The Guardian to The Washington Post.

]]> By: bozosforall http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717196 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:38:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717196 mkepackfan says:
Apr 12, 2012 7:25 PM
@ EJ – They’re going to make all their season ticket holders lose 2 inches off their waistline and then install smaller seats so they have more room for new ones.

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Meanwhile, Green Bay is adding space by making Packer fans leave their sheep/sex partners at home.

]]> By: bozosforall http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717194 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:37:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717194 daysend564 says:
Apr 12, 2012 6:04 PM
Better do it now. Your team is going to stink this year, so you won’t sell them next year!

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Unlike the bandwagon Patriots fan base, Steeler fans will still go to the games, win or lose.

]]> By: joemammy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717185 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:32:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717185 If the female Steelers fans were more normal-sized, they wouldn’t have to add 3,000 seats.

]]> By: rcali http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717179 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:29:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717179 Are those seats being built to hold Big Ben’s girlfriends?

]]> By: t8ertot http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717126 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:08:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717126 More room for bengals fans!

]]> By: virusgvr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717112 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:03:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717112 I have a great idea… Charge each fan an extra 250.00 for “stock in the company” and you have your seating issue paid for… Has this been done before?

]]> By: donny1rodriguez http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717109 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:02:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717109 You would think the article/blog entry would at least mention how many Heinz field can currently hold and make a point that 65k seats have been insufficient for years. But, its PFT you can’t expect much…

]]> By: juststeel http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717058 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:44:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717058 Sounds like envy to me.

]]> By: jjmaddog http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1717018 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:32:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1717018 What’s 335 feet long and has three teeth ?

Front row at Heinz field !!!!!

]]> By: mkepackfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/steelers-look-to-expand-heinz-field-by-3000-seats/#comment-1716990 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:25:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=533615#comment-1716990 @ EJ – They’re going to make all their season ticket holders lose 2 inches off their waistline and then install smaller seats so they have more room for new ones.

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