Comments on: Discussion of regular season game in Ireland crops up again

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:06:46 +0000

Yeah because nothing screams Irish hertiage like Pittsburgh…

Get real, Baltimore and New England have the greatest Irish influance in the USA so it should be one of those two teams to play in Ireland rather than a team from some prodistant state like Pennsylvania.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:02:12 +0000

Who cares this team sucks and will go 9-7

By: jerrysandusky1

jerrysandusky1 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:59:58 +0000

Why not play a game in Los Angeles, Omaha, Oklahoma City or some other big city with out an NFL team. Keep in America. Support the American person and AMerican economy.

By: mightycelt78

mightycelt78 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:50:57 +0000

@Deb

Well, there are teams outside of the USA playing (American) football. Admitedly, chances are no other team in the World could beat the superbowl champs but you can’t just declare yourself World champs without opening the competition to the World.

By: eggersthejerk

eggersthejerk — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:36:05 +0000

I am in favor of letting the Steelers play a regular season game over there.

I am also in favor of them STAYING over there and not ever coming back.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:31:43 +0000

@mightycelt78 …

Since these 32 teams are the only ones in the world playing this particular sport, the winner is the “world” champion

By: captaincanoe

captaincanoe — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:23:34 +0000

Don’t the games the Bills play in Toronto count as international? Or are we just not telling the Canadians that they are the 51st state.

By: hooks024

hooks024 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:40:31 +0000

Guinness is not irish. It’s owned by a french company.

By: ndnut

ndnut — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:41:26 +0000

Ironically, ND’s game in Dublin is a HOME game for NAVY!

By: sfsaintsfan

sfsaintsfan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:14:26 +0000

You know if the Steelers play in Ireland it will be as a visiting team. The only teams who get home games taken away are the step sisters of the NFL…..

By: ampats

ampats — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:20:30 +0000

Terrible idea. I understand the whole global concept but I am of the opinion that the NFL should be played on our home teams sites and import pre-season games overseas if they want NFL football( London, Ireland). I also don’t think it would make sense for a team in London to have a regular season game against a team from the West Coast.

Lets keep the NFL in the USA !

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:08:49 +0000

It’ll be dubbed the Empty Bowl Of Famine.

By: mightycelt78

mightycelt78 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:06:43 +0000

As someone born and living in Dublin it would of course be of great interest to have an nfl game here. Saying that, completely agree that its a little weird having these teams fly all the way over here mid-season. Maybe a preseason game would make more sense?

Though if I want to be a smart arse I could suggest that maybe NFl’s push for international games is in some way to justify the obnoxiousness of Super Bowl champs to declare themselves “World” Champions in a “National” Football League!

By: bison4me

bison4me — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:37:00 +0000

Why not play games in markets in the US that do not have pro football. Instead of going to countries that will never field a Pro Football team. why not to LA or Oklahoma, Idaho, or Alabama? Those American citizens would enjoy the game and growth would stand a better chance in those cities than Dublin.

By: benh999

benh999 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:24:10 +0000

Why not just bring back NFL Europe? It can’t possibly be worse than watching rugby and soccer.

By: njsteelersfan

njsteelersfan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:19:28 +0000

Let them have the Pro Bowl Thats about it

By: briang123

briang123 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:11:16 +0000

It will be a lot of fun to see how much Steelers fans love the idea of a regular season game in Ireland if it means one less home game at Heinz Field.

By: jackericsson

jackericsson — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:07:25 +0000

If the Steelers played in Ireland, it would be as the visiting team. And yes, Steeler Nation would take over the Emerald Isle. Steeler Nation becomes Multi-National from Mexico to Ireland!

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:02:49 +0000

It's not often that I disagree with Dan Rooney, but we're on opposite sides when it comes to indulging the notion of playing National Football League games in other nations. Steelers fans throughout the States look forward to the opportunity to see the team in person at away games. That's one reason the team is known for traveling well. It would be a shame to deny loyal American fans one of those opportunities. Preseason, fine. But not a regular-season game.