Category Archives: Steelers
Another AFC Championship Game
So Mike Tomlin is now 2-for-4 in reaching the AFC Championship game during his tenure with the Steelers. His 50% average bests even Bill Cowher’s 40% average, which I lauded in this post from 2007. It never fails to astound … Continue reading
The Jig Is Up. The News Is Out
Finally my wife will understand why I put “Renegade” on my “Steelers Tailgate Playlist.”
Close enough, I guess
If you’re a Steelers fan living in Ohio, I imagine you have more important things to worry about than spelling. Spotted in the Waterfront in Homestead, October 30, 2009.
White People Getting Funky in the ‘Burgh
With Terrible Towels, no less. More info here.
Death Wish VI
Do NOT screw with the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services!
GO STEELERS!
Let’s see lots of moments like this in today’s game.
Be Careful Out There
Ben Roethlisberger’s new $102 million contract contains a “hazardous activities” clause. Ben forfeits his signing bonus if he engages in risky behavior such as riding a motorcycle, piloting an airplane, sky diving, or going to Las Vegas with Lindsey Lohan.
Funeral Etiquette
If you are planning to wear a Steelers jersey to work today in honor of Myron Cope, please be sure to wear the black home jersey, the traditional color of mourning. Also, apparently someone else passed away yesterday, but nobody … Continue reading
Not For The Faint Of Heart
Click the link below to see a picture of me holding my 12-inch polish kielbasa.
Pittsburgh Mayor Declares “State of Disaster Emergency”
Suprisingly, it has nothing to do with “Steely McBeam.”
I guess “Hunky McYinzer” was already taken…
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07220/807819-100.stm Steelers name new mascot ‘Steely McBeam’ Wednesday, August 08, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette LATROBE — Steely McBeam is the name of the new Steelers mascot, the team announced today at Saint Vincent College following afternoon practice. The winning … Continue reading
Getting Older
Over the past six or seven years, I’ve had to come to grips with the fact that I am older than almost all professional athletes. Especially NFL football players. Like Matthew McConaughey says about high school girls in Dazed and … Continue reading
Ch-ch-ch-changes
From the time I was born until about a month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had only two head coaches (Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher) and four first-string centers: Ray Mansfield, Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson, and Jeff Hartings. In the … Continue reading
The Cowher Years: A Golden Era?
So Bill Cowher has resigned as coach from the Steelers, ending the Bill Cowher Era in the Steel City. As much as criticism as Cowher has received during his 15-year tenure (and believe me, I’ll be the first to say … Continue reading →