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The physical location of the nearest competing team is about
700 miles away in the SF Bay area and there is no pro football at all
in three surrounding states and the adjoining Canadian province.
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** I'm not a fan of pro football...but fans of the BC Lions may argue
with your above statement.
http://www.bclions.com/ **

Pittsburgh is within a few hours drive of any number of other football
cities, and while Seattle has so many civic assets and advantages that
an NFL team is just frosting on the cake, what the heck would you do in
Pittsburgh on a winter Sunday except root for the local football team?
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** This time of year, Pittsburgh fans should be more interested in
hockey and the new whiz kid from my hometown.
Football in February isn't natural... http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/