Archive for January, 2011

A little less than a week from now, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take the field in Jerry Jones $1.3 billion dollar tribute to his small penis ego.   Anytime the Black and Gold reaches the Super Bowl, that’s a good thing.  But to reach the big game the year it’s being hosted by our hated rivals makes it even sweeter.  It’s like throwing the biggest, baddest party on the block then watching as the guy you can’t stand leaves with the hottest girl there. For those of you rich to afford the $2,500-22,000 price tag tickets are going for, have fun [...]

Yesterday, hometown fans sent the Pittsburgh Steelers off in style with a raucous rally at Heinz Field.  An estimated 18,000 card-carrying members of Steeler Nation braved weather colder than your mother-in-law’s stare for one last opportunity to support their Black and Gold clad heroes before they head off for godforsaken (but seasonably warm) Dallas.  I tend to be a bit jaded when it comes to pro athletes, particularly football players and their massive egos, but the fact almost half the team (twenty-seven players) showed up for the festivities really speaks to the connection many of them share with this city. [...]

Anybody have Justin Hartwig’s phone number? Remember that “high ankle sprain” the Pittsburgh Steelers said knocked rookie superstar center Maurkice Pouncey out of last Sunday’s AFC Championship game?  Well, that sprained ankle has morphed into a broken ankle according to this report by the Post-Gazette.  He’s been hobbling around the team’s training facility in a cast while his prognosis for Super Bowl XLV would seem to be highly doubtful.  I hope Hines Ward still has that hyperbaric oxygen chamber he used to recuperate in time for Super Bowl XLIII. It may be moot since the Black and Gold’s new unofficial [...]

Yesterday afternoon, ESPN Insider Chris Mortensen conducted his weekly chat. I, naturally, ignored this because Mort is always wrong.  If he were a weather man and predicted a bright sunny day, better pack your galoshes because there’s a monsoon on the way.  That’s probably why Adam Shefter has the glamorous position of Senior NFL Insider at the four letter. Still, some people evidently pay attention to his ramblings because yesterday it was brought to my attention he said there was a “50.5% chance” Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau would be leaving for the same job with the Arizona Cardinals [...]

Noli nothis permittere te terere When Ben Roethlisberger dropped to his knees at the conclusion of the AFC Championship game, I teared up a little right along with him.  No man should ever have to experience what he’s gone through this season.  As Super Bowl XLV approaches, be prepared for every one of his sins, a few of them real, most of them imagined, to be rehashed ad nauseum by the horde of reporters covering the big game.  Remember Media Week is more akin to a circus where every garbage picking TMZ reporter or bubble-assed bimbo from TV Azteca is [...]

Thirty-six hours after the Pittsburgh Steelers punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLV, everybody’s talking about… Well, they’re talking about a lot of things except the big game.  They’re talking about Mark Sanchez picking a winner.  They’re talking about Jay Cutler and his lack of testicles.  Seriously, Steeler Nation, how lucky are we to have Ben Roethlisberger?  Can you imagine if we had a crybaby like Tom Brady who whines for a flag every time somebody breathes on him or a human mangina like Cutler?   I goof on Ben occasionally being a drama queen but the man really is a [...]

On Myron Cope‘s 82nd birthday, the team he loved the most gave him the gift which was undoubtedly at the top of his list.   Hum-Hah!  The Pittsburgh Steelers soundly defeated the New York Jets 24-19, earning a trip to Super Bowl XLV.  Sounds okel dokel to me. Much like last week, this game was a Jekyll and Hyde affair.  Unlike last week, the Steelers got off to great start by playing one of the most dominant halves of football in playoff history.  The Jets had one yard rushing at halftime.  ONE YARD.  Before Dick LeBeau called off the dogs [...]

This Sunday, Rex Ryan and his New York Jets take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the right to play in Super Bowl XLV.  Not much more needs to be said.  Which is ironic since Ryan is known for saying his peace and then some.  Whether he genuinely respects the Steelers or is just worried about winding up with his foot in his mouth (rather than his wife’s), he’s been remarkably restrained to the point of boredom. The closest we’ve had to trash talk was when Ike Taylor said he wouldn’t hesitate to lay out his old buddy Santonio Holmes if [...]

I like it.  Not as gaudy as the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL rings.  Slightly reminiscent of their IX rings with a hint of XIV styling.  I would suggest a setting similar to the XIII version with an engraving identical to XLIII.  Or they could just go old school and copy the eternal elegance worn by the victors of Super Bowl X. Gosh, so many styles to choose from… I’m kidding of course.  Did you really think I’d let the week go by without one foot joke?  Astute readers may wonder why I’ve been fairly restrained in my comments pertaining [...]

Are you ready for some football? Are you ready for a screwjob of epic proportions? A running joke this season has been the Pittsburgh Steelers having to battle two separate foes each and every Sunday.  Most obviously, they had to defeat the team lined up across from them.  Then they had to contend with their hidden opponents; the officials.  I’ve tried to not subscribe to Pittsburgh Paranoia or whine like a Ratbird fan but it’s nigh impossible to ignore the anti-Steelers bias coming from the NFL this season. Who can forget the debacle against Oakland where the Black and Gold [...]