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Tommi · 01-15-2011, 10:32 AM

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Pittsburgh and Baltimore Divisional Playoffs

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Behind enemy lines: Local Steelers fandom thrives
By ERIN COX, Staff Writer
Published 01/15/11

Awash in a sea of purple, B.J. Nibeck remains steadfastly dedicated to the black-and-gold.

Before the Ravens even existed, Nibeck wed herself to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and like many fans, it's a marriage that transcends distance and local animosity.

"We know we are in Ravenstown, but as far as we're concerned, Steeler Nation is everywhere," said Nibeck, head of the Naptown Steelers Fan Club. "We don't even see it as Ravens country, because most of us have lived here longer than Baltimore has even had a team."

As the Steelers faithful tell it, isolation from their Pittsburgh roots breeds community here in Maryland. And the proximity to the Ravens stokes rivalry. Still, even though they live just outside the Ravens' nest, throngs of local Steelers fans have persuaded several area businesses to cast aside their own allegiances and cater to them

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Tommi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Usually "Hello" Relationship Status: Married and Bound to Tommi's kaijira (Ts_kaijira ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Suthun.... California that is. Across the ridge from Laguna Beach. Posts: 8,151 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,621 Thanked 21,337 Times in 5,970 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	*BEHIND ENEMY LINES Steelers Fans Fill the Stands Divisional Playoff. TODAY Sat., Jan. 15, 4:30 PM ET CBS Pittsburgh and Baltimore Divisional Playoffs Sat., Jan. 15, 8:00 PM ET FOX Green Bay Atlanta Behind enemy lines: Local Steelers fandom thrives** By ERIN COX, Staff Writer Published 01/15/11 Awash in a sea of purple, B.J. Nibeck remains steadfastly dedicated to the black-and-gold. Before the Ravens even existed, Nibeck wed herself to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and like many fans, it's a marriage that transcends distance and local animosity. "We know we are in Ravenstown, but as far as we're concerned, Steeler Nation is everywhere," said Nibeck, head of the Naptown Steelers Fan Club. "We don't even see it as Ravens country, because most of us have lived here longer than Baltimore has even had a team." As the Steelers faithful tell it, isolation from their Pittsburgh roots breeds community here in Maryland. And the proximity to the Ravens stokes rivalry. Still, even though they live just outside the Ravens' nest, throngs of local Steelers fans have persuaded several area businesses to cast aside their own allegiances and cater to them Last edited by Tommi; 01-15-2011 at 10:34 AM.