I didn’t really expect to pick a fight with Pittsburgh today– then again I didn’t expect a Western PA city to be stuck in the Industrial Age. So here we are.
There are no worse fans in sports than Philly fans. I'm guessing many — not all — are subhuman. I wanted to laugh watching their "celebration" Sunday night but I was too busy crying. What a joke they are. What an embarrassment.
— Ron Cook (@RonCookPG) January 22, 2018
That there is Ron Cook, a sports columnist from Pittsburgh. Some might affectionately refer to him as a Yinzer. I would call him an asshole, but that would be offensive to well-tied balloon knots. Similarly, donkeys have done nothing wrong here, so let’s just call him what he is: desperate for attention.
Now, rather than dig in here and point out that truly some of the planet’s worst people reside in Pittsburgh, I should tell you that Cook is not alone. He is joined by countless others over the past few days using the Super Bowl as an excuse to trash Philly fans and our ostensible criminal behavior.
The numbers, it seems, would prove otherwise:
The Washington Post did a 5 year study on fan arrests a few years back. 26 of 32 cities supplying data. Avg arrests per game below: https://t.co/uzhxAPdgbV pic.twitter.com/8uriFF9j2A
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) January 22, 2018
No surprise that California cities and North Jersey top that list. Also, Pittsburgh.
Another figure, which admittedly takes into account leniency on actions that might otherwise be crimes on a normal night, works in our favor as well:
Zero arrests related to fans celebrating the NFC championship game overnight in Philly.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) January 22, 2018
Sure, there were dickbags. There always are… large bags of dicks. Take, for example, these eighth grade hooligans taunting Vikings fans walking into the Linc:
A Vikings fan filmed her walk up to the Linc yesterday. This is how they were treated by Eagles fans. pic.twitter.com/lycvkNkatk
— The Fake ESPN (@TheFakeESPN) January 22, 2018
And this:
The eagles tailgate was wild! pic.twitter.com/4dxQI3sb2A
— Chris (@Haskin_Robins) January 22, 2018
I’m almost embarrassed for us. When you think of the stereotypical Philly fan the national media loves to portray, it’s not these Kenso-prep school hybrid hipsters we see in the video– it’s someone like your Uncle Bob who works as a contractor and sells tires on the side. He listens to WIP in his truck and owns a beer helmet that is not totally a novelty. He’s a hard-working guy who yells and curses and maybe drinks too much but comports himself otherwise just fine in public.
The dipshits in the video don’t look old enough to drink and can’t hold their alcohol either way. It’s like self-parody of the fan base, with tailgate-goers doing what they think the people who actually root for the team do. There bad apples are everywhere. They are in every fan base. In California, they’re gangsters. In Pittsburgh, they used to work on the railroad or some shit. And in Philly, more often than not lately, they appear to be young kids doing their best to uphold a rep which we may or may not deserve.
So let’s not get too caught up in fighting back these next few weeks. The shots will come, sure, some even deserved, but they’re part of a largely unfounded and convenient narrative ready for the clicks. And really, what I’d like to focus on, is how everyone who lives in Boston is an insufferable shithead.
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Warewolf doppelgänger Ron Cook still defends Joe Paterno. That’s all you need to know.
When the Eagles have 6 Super Bowl trophies ( like the Steelers), then and only then can Philly fans talk….
We dont live in Pittsburgh….that means zero Super Bowl victories or six, we are still winning.
Hey lil PP its big PP here, ummm what does that have to do with anything he is talking about in this post?
How many World Series rings “Yinz” have since 1979?
Come back when you’ve beaten Vince Lombardi in the NFL championship Fuckwad.
Keep drinking the Iron City swill!
A little irresponsible to post an article on “zero arrests” then follow that up with a video showing an arrest, no?
“Zero arrests related to fans celebrating the NFC championship game overnight in Philly.” Nowhere in that statement does it say about arrests before the game.
My God those videos were just embarrassing to watch. Bunch of dumb kids acting like dumb fucks. Looked like the Jetro lot. Idiots need to be all confined to that lot. Idiot kids who can’t control themselves.
I saw more white trash chicks starting shit in the parking lot then dudes . Not even worth defending philly fans
Chicks always pick fights and get their guy arrested. When there aren’t ladies around egging it out, bro will just yell “come at me” for 10 minutes until someone decides to drink more beer instead.
Chicks have zero business tailgating or going to the games. Stay in the kitchen and prepare our meals
What’cha makin’ for dinner tonight sweetie ?
Kyle stop.
You are so weak. You are picking a fight and no one is around to hear you trash talk.
Seriously dude…
You can’t handle comments on your site so why are you flexing.
You remind me of the guy that wants to start a fight while he’s driving away in his car.
Kyle and Eva Graham are an item according to a source. Nice pull, Laskawski.
9.89…. the only time I would ever root for anything Pittsburgh-related. The line to punch Kyle’s lights out would stretch from Philly to Heinz Field.
Philly fans are the worst in the country. People are going to burn that cesspool to the ground when the Eagles lose by three touchdowns.
Riot police had to disperse fans in the parking lot before the game even started. Punching those four-legged animals that mounted police ride on*, throwing beer cans at the Vikings bus, and insulting a 99-year-old woman.
*I don’t believe that word is still banned here.
Based on the rhetoric I just read, Kyle Scott is no better than the shit heels in all of the videos the world has seen… The face of Philly! Y’all should be so proud. These germs, KS included, should really think about mixing some strong narcotics with their younlung beer, then settle down for a long nap. The world would then be a much better place. I never thought I’d say this…go Pats!!
So what were you saying Cowboy Dave?
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article169245302.html
Kyle, in all honesty, what percentage of your readers could have been one of the losers in the video? Based on many of the posts in any given “replies” section, I’m willing to bet the overlap is pretty high
Now that we have established that KS is a flack for the Tornetta Organized Crime Real Estate Empire, when does their advertising campaign begin.
Andrew Tornetta attacks police outside the Stadium but that item is conveniently censored.
by this biased blog.