I have behaved all week long, but it is Friday and I can not keep it in any longer:
Sorry, BUT THE STEELERS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL.
by John Cole| 98 Comments
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I have behaved all week long, but it is Friday and I can not keep it in any longer:
Sorry, BUT THE STEELERS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL.
by Tim F| 19 Comments
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Steelers Nation now includes an orbiting space station and, apparently, James Wolcott.
***Update***
Sources have informed me that James Wolcott comes from Baltimore and is therefore unlikely to be a Steelers fan. Apologies to all injured parties.
by John Cole| 97 Comments
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Steelers beat the hated Ravens, 23-14.
I’m excited as hell, but the injury to McGahee kind of puts a damper on things. I just don’t know what you can do to stop that kind of contact, short of removing helmets from the game.
Apparently the Steelers sound crew played music during the McGahee hit, which apparently is never done, and pretty classless. I had no idea this was the case.
Nevermind. Here is the sound system blasting while Ben is carried off the field.
And that is at home.
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Hope it is a good game, but I am really thinking that after two close games this season, we are looking at a game that will probably break wide open pretty early.
Not sure why I think that, but I do. Go Steelers!
*** Update ***
That was the worst half of football I have seen in a long time. Phantom and/or bad calls on both teams (WTF was up with that roughing the kicker call? What about that blatant late hit on Ben? And apparently you have to run ten yards before anything is consider “by rule” a catch), hideous clock management from the Steelers, and bizarre play calling from the Ravens. As bad as both teams have been, the refs were worse.
If this keeps up I am going to suggest we just give the Lombardi trophy to the Cardinals.
And I would be remiss if I did not mention Sweed’s apparent teflon hands (nothing sticks).
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Eagles v. Cards.
I always root for the Eagles because they are from PA and I have a bunch of friends who are Eagles fans, but the Cards in the NFC championship is such a new thing. Plus Larry Fitzgerald is a freak.
Playoffs Open Thread- Winter Fowl EditionPost + Comments (156)
by John Cole| 80 Comments
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I am aware there is always trash talk in the NFL, but this just strikes me as stupid as all hell:
“His time will come,” Scott said ominously, still remembering how he barely avoided Ward’s crack-back block earlier this year and was mocked by Ward for ducking. “He’ll get his. He’ll come across the middle one day and someone will hit him or take out his knee. The guy will be fined and Ward will be gone. No one will even care. No one will send him any cards saying they’re sorry. Not to that guy. You reap what you sow.”
***On the same day in Baltimore, Ravens receiver Derrick Mason implied Ward best watch himself because Reed and linebacker Ray Lewis would be looking for him.
Solid thinking, Ed. First, they aren’t going to intimidate him, and nothing the Steelers say is going to intimidate the Ravens. These guys get so amped up that this nonsense is nothing but food for the press and the fans. Second, now that Ed has put this out there, you can be sure that should something happen to Ward, there will be retaliation. Third, should something happen to Ward, particularly in the manner described, the NFL would be forced to take action. Personally, I support a lifetime ban of premeditated intentional injuries like this, and that is even if the Steelers are the ones who do it.
I understand the need to trash talk, but this just sort of seems stupid.
by John Cole| 24 Comments
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I support this:
Steelers Nation is gripped by playoff fever and it seems the man in charge of Pittsburgh has been severely afflicted.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has asked to be known as Luke Steelerstahl — at least for this week.
“On behalf of the Steelers Nation, I’ve decided to remove the word ‘Ravens’ from my name just like the Steelers will remove them from the AFC Championship,” he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in regards to the upcoming playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Ravenstahl began the process of a legal name change, but his paperwork has not gone through because it wasn’t complete. The civil court in Pittsburgh also said it didn’t receive the required $108 check to process the request, the Post-Gazette said.
Stupid, a waste of time, but funny.