OT: Why you should all root for the Steelers on Sunday

[scheming daemons]

1. Steelers owner Dan Rooney campaigned hard for Barack Obama, both in the PA primary and in the General Election. The Bidwell family, which owns the Cardinals, are died-in-the-wool Republicans and donated heavily to John McCain.

2. Barack Obama's second-favorite team (after the Bears) is the Steelers.

3. Pittsburgh is in a blue state, Arizona is a red state.

4. Dan Rooney is the man who instituted the "Rooney Rule" in the NFL, which requires teams that have a head coach opening to interview at least one minority candidate. And Dan Rooney walked the walk, interviewing and hiring Mike Tomlin to succeed Bill Cowher two years ago.

5. It was reported this morning that over 41,000 passengers are flying out of Pittsburgh International Airport to Tampa-St. Pete today. Over 200 flights. It is estimated that less than half of them currently have tickets. That kind of passion doesn't exist anywhere else in the world of professional sports. Steeler Nation is unrivaled by any other fan base in America. When you watch the game on Sunday, you will see 80% of the stadium in black-and-gold.

6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has posted an average 20% gain in the year following a Steelers Super Bowl victory. What makes this all the more amazing, is that the first four times were in 1975, 1976, 1979, and 1980. Those four years were the only years between 1970 and 1982 in which the market posted a double-digit gain. The most recent victory, 2006, was the year in which the largest gain during the Bush years occurred. Black and gold victories are good for your 401K. Don't worry if it doesn't seem to make logical sense - you just don't mess with that kind of mojo. ;-)

7. The Terrible Towel(tm) has been photographed in space (on the shuttle), at the top of Mount Everest, at the South pole, and in the window of a fighter jet flying over Afghanistan







Join Steeler Nation on Sunday... you know you want to.

;-)

[Initech]

1. Here we go again...

This is the same bullshit justification used to root for the Red Sox over the Rockies in 2007 and the Phillies over the Rays in 2008 and so on and so forth. Look, just root for whoever the fuck you want to root for and lets have it at that.

:hide:

[Orrex]

Yikes!

[Initech]

8. I'm just saying... root for whoever and dont let personal politics get in the way of the game.

Just enjoy it.

[Orrex]

2. The Stillers also don't have cheerleaders

So let's give it up for a team that doesn't need prancing, scantily-clad ornaments on the sidelines!

[scheming daemons]

5. That's reason #8!

[Iggo]

10. No cheerleaders?

Go Cards!!

[scheming daemons]

11. Steeler Nation's women are in the crowd, cheering and drinking like men

We don't need any artificial "cheer inducement".

;-)

[Iggo]

29. But I like to look at scantily clad women....

...shaking their butts and stuff.

I'm pro-that.

[Regret My New Name]

104. Shouldn't you be on freerepublic?

hehe, I kids... I just see so many people throwing that line around the past few weeks in response to almost anything, I'd figure I'd try it too.

[ProfessorGAC]

35. Bears Too

They got rid of the Honey Bears a LONG time ago. (I think well over 20 years, but not sure.)

I'd rather just watch the game.
GAC

[Bake]

74. You disappoint me, Professor!

It's because it's too damn cold most of the season in Pittsburgh and Chicago! And I like to watch the game, too, but a little "cheer" now and then is a good thing!

:hi:

Bake

[ProfessorGAC]

156. C'mon Bake!

There are channels on cable for that. If you want to watch football, watch football. If you want to watch hot women, watch Playboy, VH1, MTV, or just about any beer commercial!

Know what i mean?

Cheers, bake!
GAC

[Bake]

171. I would, but Mrs. B has those channels blocked ...

Sigh.

Bake

[Political Heretic]

94. Yeah I certainly don't care that there are no cheerleaders....

I just also think its a little superficially judgemental to consider it a "point" against a team if they have well paid people who freely choose to do a job with good benefits.

At least when you're talking about pornography, prostitution or several other forms of sex work you can at least make the argument that too many women are economically forced against their will into work they do not desire, and that makes it exploitative and unjust.

Can't really make that argument about professional cheerleaders...

[ProfessorGAC]

154. Professional????

I knew one of the Honey Bears back in the late 70's. (Believe it or not, she was a chemistry student of mine in a graduate pharmacology program. So, there's no sterotypes here!)

But, she wasn't a professional! She was making about $20 a week! Yeah, something like $160 per season. That was barely enough to cover the cost of gas.

At least the uniforms were paid for, but the Honey Bears weren't professionals. I was playing in a band at the time and i was making twice that (as one of 5) for every gig!

They weren't professionals. Just good looking women given a chance to dance in public without taking their clothes off.
GAC

[Political Heretic]

163. I'm sorry but an example from 1970 doesn't really hold much weight.

Since my ex-girlfriend was a pro-cheerleader, I know a little bit about it.

[ProfessorGAC]

168. Who Said 1970?

Were you responding to someone else's post?
GAC

[nichomachus]

63. NFL cheerleaders are "poor man's Viagra" n/t

[Political Heretic]

93. I like prancing, scantly clad ornaments

Especially when they:

-- choose to do what they do
-- receive excellent pay
-- receive excellent benefits

[Orrex]

99. Then root for the Cards. No problem.

[Political Heretic]

164. You have a twichty ignore finger, don't ya?

I'm sorry that my belief that people can have a lot of different opinions about what women should be allowed to do or not do and what is or isn't exploitative, right or wrong, etc. is grounds for you to decide to put me on ignore.

I, for one, recognize the history of and ongoing dangers of exploitation in our highly partiarchical society. But I also recognize how puritanical attitudes about sexuality have also been long standing tools of repression and domination as well.

You may disagree, but surely there's some room for discussion and debate.

[dugaresa]

100. if we did they would be the Babushka Mama's and they would be

making the pierogies and kielbasa on the sidelines...

[alfredo]

140. Pierogi would taste good right now. Topped with fried onion and butter.

[hootinholler]

173. Halupkes not Perogies!

Mmmmm a big assed roaster full of Halupkes!

Ok, maybe both, but make mine mashed tater and sauerkraut perogies.

I'll be down by the crick.

-Hoot

[Hippo_Tron]

119. NFL cheerleading never made a whole lot of sense to me

In college (and to a certain extent high school) the cheerleaders do acrobatics that require a great degree of athletic ability and it's very impressive to watch. In the NFL they just dance around. And it's not like you can even see the scantily clad women unless you have very close seats. I'm usually focused on scarfing down my pizza and drinking my beer when the cheerleaders come on the field in NFL games.

[MadHound]

3. Sorry, no can do

I'll be rooting for the underdog Cardinals, formerly of my great state of Missouri. It's nice to see the underdog win, and nice to see some different team grabbing the Lombardi Trophy.

[scheming daemons]

6. So... why do you hate Obama and America?

;-)

[OneGrassRoot]

19. LOLOL!!! ;) Go Steelers!!! n/t

[Oldtimeralso]

152. Just Remember That Obama And the Cardinals...

were at one time from the south side of Chicago.
To quote the late Jim Croce "The baddest part of town"

[TwilightGardener]

4. LOL! I'm not sure that you can talk people into supporting a particular team

with logic and reasoning, but good luck with that. Sez this born and raised 'Burgh girl. :-)

[Initech]

14. This will be a good game regardless of who wins.

I've been wanting a Bowl matchup like this for quite some time - the veterans vs. the underdogs, the last few have been really disappointing except for last year's.

[Barack_America]

7. 8. A Steelers win will makes Eagles fans even more unhappy, knowing they've been lapped again.

:evilgrin:

[scheming daemons]

9. haha.... didn't want to give the vindictive reasons....

;-)

[JVS]

12. #9. A Steelers win will break the three way tie for most SB rings between Dallas, San Fran, and PGH

So Dallas loses out!

[Barack_America]

16. I did not know that.

Very interesting! I'll have to ask my friends who are Dallas fans what they think of this.

[zbdent]

37. if the stillers win, they'll be 6 and 1 ...

Dallas is 1 and 2 against the stillers ...

from the burgh ...

[Natalya Slosky]

41. That alone is enough reason to root for the Steelers.

:puke: Cowboys

[rufus dog]

78. Yes but so do 49er fans

And since I am a 49er fan I will have a very unconventional alliance with Cowpuke fans on Sunday.

[AzDar]

13. Born and raised in Cincinnati, the Steelers are my natural enemy.

(Please, Baby Jeebus, HELP the Bengals in '09)

However, since I so roundly LOATHE the Cardinals and their nasty Organization, I, as an Arizonan, will be cheering for Pittsburgh.


The Bidwells suck.
Fundie, Bush-loving, science-despising Kurt Warner sucks.
The Cardinals suck. Now that they've managed to Gump their way into a Super Bowl, it will only take that much longer for them to be run out of town so that we can get an expansion team.

Gak! Go Steelers!!!

[cherokeeprogressive]

27. Um... Okay.

Kurt Warner's been the NFL MVP two times, the Super Bowl MVP once, is third in ALL-TIME passer rating behind Peyton Manning and Steve Young, and the second most statistically accurate QB behind Chad Pennington.

Yah, he sucks alright.

[AzDar]

39. He surely does.

:hi:

[zbdent]

38. (Please, Baby Jeebus, HELP the Bengals in '09)

(and in '10 ... and '11 ... and '12 ...)

[salinen]

68. Fundie, Bush-loving, science despising Warner

I will blow chunks again if the Cards win
and Kurt H. Crist gives all the credit to
Jezeus.

[firedupdem]

15. Go Steelers!!!! n/t

[sellitman]

17. I don't mix politics with sports.

Rooney is a Registered Republican BTW.

Since I dont have a horse in this race I will be rooting for the underdog.

Cardinal fans deserve a championship finally and Warner could put

A capstone on a Hall Of Fame carreer.

Go Cards!

[scheming daemons]

23. Warner is a bible-thumping creationist.... Cardinal fans gave us McCain

Why do you hate America?

[sellitman]

160. Not buying your reasons

Go Cards!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

71. I'm rooting for the Steelers BECAUSE of Warner.

That, and all your reasons, plus the fact that Blue State > Red State... no contest.

[jayfish]

107. I'm Rooting For The Cardinals BECAUSE of Warner.

Because he's a future Hall of Fame phenom. Because his is one of the greatest rags to riches to rags to riches stories in sports. Because he's a great example of how not to give up on something even though all looks lost everyone says you can't do it. Because he was a (if not the)major force in helping the Cardinals move from perennial also-ran to Super Bowl participant. ..you know. ...football stuff. I loved him with the Rams. I felt for him when he sat the bench with the Giants and early on with the Cards. Never once did a give a rats behind what his religious or political affiliation was. The best part of all this for me is that after all this time I finally get to rub it in the faces of all the people who told me he was done.

Jay

[truebrit71]

172. BECAUSE he is against stem cell research...

...yeah...sounds like a great fucking guy..

[Subdivisions]

18. Will be at a LARGE Steelers fan Super Bowl party in

Hampton, VA.

Here we go, Steelers! Here we go! Pittsburgh's goin' to the Super Bowl!

[liberal N proud]

20. It's corporate sports

I doubt I will cheer for any team Sunday as I don't really support corporate sports. If I watch it will just be for entertainment value and the commercials.

College ball is as far as I go.

[taterguy]

75. You were being intentionally ironic right?

College ball is just as corporate as the NFL

[liberal N proud]

79. That is why I only watch Division II college football

And until that gets to the point where it is televised it is pretty much real sport. 99% of the players have nothing but the 4 years of college ball and then they get a real job.

And I though it was pretty clean of corruption until the Div II National Championship this last December when the official called a fumbled ball for the team leading to insure the game would not go into overtime.

Yes BCS football is just as corrupt as pros

[OneSelf]

21. Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!

K&R

[hootinholler]

28. Stomp! Stomp!

Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!

[Connie_Corleone]

22. Can't do it. I'm from Cincinnati. I was born to hate the Steelers.

[scheming daemons]

24. President Obama is disappointed with you

For Shame.

[dugaresa]

101. Cinci...home of the Bungles

[hootinholler]

25. Number 8

Is on the jersey presented to Barack by Dan Rooney during the campaign.



-Hoot

[JohnnyBoots]

26. Hey Yinz. I'm from the other side of the state. Have lived in the 'Burgh though

The Steelers are an easy team to root for. I want to see them murder the Cardinals! The Rooneys are pretty awesome owners and loyal Dems. Go Steelers!

[distantearlywarning]

30. Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!

:toast:

[tcfrogs]

31. Well, Limbaugh is a big Steelers fan

Can't we just put politics aside and root for whoever you want?

[JohnnyBoots]

33. Can we have Dan Rooney revoke his membership to Steeler Nation?

[JohnnyBoots]

32. Terrible Towel in Space

http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ccvideos/steelers.asx

[zbdent]

40. rather surprising they allowed the hat and towel ...

don't they pretty much have to calculate every gram of mass?

it is nice to look up in the sky and know that somebody up there loves the stillers ... :)

[PRETZEL]

50. Great story of the birth of the Terrible Towel,

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&page=hotread20/garber

RIP Myron Cope

[tom_paine]

34. This Eagles Fan supports the Steelers! GO PA!

:toast:

[undeterred]

36. I don't give a shit about football.

[ellacott]

42. I'll be watching the Puppy Bowl

I can't root for the Steelers. I live in Cleveland. I'm just hoping that our team gets good enough again to renew the rivalry with the Steelers.

I don't like the Cardinals either.

[Barack_America]

43. Oh, I had forgotten about the puppy bowl!

Count me in!

I loved the shelter dogs last year (was it last year?)

I'll bet the girls will be watching it too, wonder if there will be a "doodle" of some sort on?

[ellacott]

47. Yes, they had shelter dogs last year

I love the Puppy Bowl. :) Maybe the girls WILL be watching. It would be cool if there were a doddle in there.

On one their show Breed All About It, they did a feature on Chinese Waterdogs. Those are great dogs. :)

[sammythecat]

66. Same here. I don't have any roots at all in Cleveland

but I've been a die hard Browns fan since 1963. It's physically impossible for me to root for the Steelers no matter how good, noble, wonderful, etc., they might be. If the Browns ever win the SuperBowl after going 14-2 with both losses to the Steelers, I would consider the season a disappointment.

[ellacott]

118. I hope our new front office will be successful

It's hard to watch them lose so much.

[Berry Cool]

145. Another Clevelander says "Sorry, no can do."

I do have Stiller blood in my family by a former marriage (not mine), but I try not to think about it.

Obama's a good man, but even good men can be misled. :rofl:

[Natalya Slosky]

44. Those are all great reasons.

I was supporting the Steelers anyway, for two reasons: 1. I still haven't forgiven the Cardinals for knocking my Panthers out of the playoffs. 2. Pittsburgh winning will mean they have more rings than the Cowboys -- I was a Redskins fan before the Panthers came to town and the Redskins are still my second favorite team. I will always despise the Cowboys. :grr: Your reasons will make me root for the Steelers even harder. GO STEELERS! :patriot:

[madinmaryland]

45. Nice points, But I still can't root for the Squealers!

[TZ]

103. But you root for the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball...

You are one weird mixed up dude...:rofl:

[azmouse]

46. The Cardinals are the underdogs...

and I live in Glendale, AZ so I'm hoping they win.

I don't watch football but I'd like my city to see a sports championship.

[scheming daemons]

48. You selfish bastard. What about my 401k?????

;-)


Just kidding....

[azmouse]

53. What?!

You've still got something left in your 401k?! Who do you know? :P

[truebrit71]

49. Anything to keep that Fundie Moron Kurt Warner away from the microphone..

...

[Still Sensible]

51. I think it's a better idea to go Cardinals

an underdog coming from a red state that might have turned blue if their own senator had not been in the race.

All your points are good, except for number 6... there is simply no comparative data since the Cards have never been in the Super Bowl.

Of course, I grew up in Arizona so I'm obviously biased.

[azmouse]

55. Watch AZ go blue in 2012!

:woohoo:

[JohnnyBoots]

52. Another reason...They play at Heinz Field. As in Theresa Heinz-Kerry. nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

54. I see a whole bunch of replies from people rooting for failure based on what someone believes.

How limbaugh-like.

If you pick your sports teams based on your own political idealogy, and root for the failure of others because you don't like their politics, you're not a true sports fan. Some of us check our idealogy at the door and enjoy a well played game, no matter who is playing.

Enjoy your Sunday, and I hope Kurt Warner ruins it.

[jayfish]

108. Kurt Warner Is The Shite.

I just wish he had enough years left in him to catch some career records. ..no matter the team he's with.

Jay

[sutz12]

56. Meh. I hope they both lose.

<<<<<----
What can I say? I'm a Seahawks fan. Since they canceled the Lingerie Bowl, what's to watch?


:shrug:

[pipi_k]

143. hahahahaaah

What a game that would be, huh?

Four quarters of football...no score....

overtime lasting till the next day...still no score...


do they both win, or does nobody win?


:7

[Seen the light]

57. To all the reasons you listed: Who gives a shit?

Cardinals are massive underdogs and haven't won a thing ever. The Steelers have an abundance of Lombardi trophies.

People that root for the Steelers for any other reason than the fact that they're Steeler fans have no souls.

[taterguy]

64. People that cheer for teams that play in domed stadiums have no soul

Although I'll concede it's occasionally helpful when Minnesota has home games in January

[Waiting For Everyman]

58. Steeler Nation +1 here.

From a Ravens fan. :) The Steelers are my 2nd favorite team.

[Berry Cool]

146. Hmm. The Ravens are your favorite team...the Steelers your second favorite...

I would suggest you wear heavy armor if you ever visit Cleveland.

[Waiting For Everyman]

153. :)

It is what it is, can't help it.

And I'll never forgive Indianapolis for stealing the Colts (so I guess I shouldn't be going there either).

[Blue_Tires]

59. most importantly, their head coach is a Virginian...

[KamaAina]

60. 8. Cards QB Kurt Warner is a fundie jagoff who makes Tim Tebow look positively sane

if he ends up going to Disney World, he will miss no opportunity to tell each and every one of us about three brazillion times how great Jeebuss is for plucking him from years of second-string mediocrity. Think Sarah Palin with shoulder pads... oh, wait a minute... :scared:

[Raskolnik]

69. Well that's kind of an ugly thing to say about someone.

Kurt Warner is an evangelical Christian, but I don't think he's done anything to hurt you or yours, has he?

[KamaAina]

73. Not directly, no.

But he now has a platform from which to warp brazillions of impressionable young minds, years after his prior fifteen minutes ended at the hands of an upstart team called the New England Patriots. As a cantankerous old (okay, middle-aged) New Englander (raised, anyway), I believe that what you do at 11:00 on Sunday morning is your own doggone business, and not a sound bite.

Also, take ten percent of whatever humongous bonus he'd get for winning, and place it directly in the hands of some gay- and woman-hating church, 'cause that's what he'll likely do.

[Raskolnik]

77. So he hasn't done anything to hurt you or anyone else, but you just don't approve of his beliefs

of which you know little about other than the fact that he is an evangelical Christian.

I see.

[KamaAina]

85. truebrit makes a nice point below

he supports stem cell bans.

Again, I really don't give a flying banana about what he personally believes; I am concerned that he turns each and every post-game show into a televangelist show, of which we already have four or five at any given time, even out here. :eyes:

[Raskolnik]

90. Looking for retroactive reasons to dislike him isn't terribly intellectually honest. n/t

[KamaAina]

92. Retroactive?

I've never liked him. 'Specially not when he played against the Pats.

edit: that was before DU even existed, and he faded into obscurity so quickly after that, that it was never an issue until now. No one gives nationwide postgame interviews to the guy holding the clipboard and picking splinters out of his butt.

[Raskolnik]

105. Yeah, the only thing you knew about him is that you disliked him.

and now you're looking for reasons.

That's fine, I guess, it just doesn't seem like deciding you hate someone, *then* looking for the justification is a pleasant way to go through life. But that's your business, not mine.

Take care.

[spoony]

110. Yet these same people

would join the rest of us in loathing the type of freeper who thinks badly of all Muslims because of terrorists, not realising they are the other side of that coin.

[truebrit71]

83. Support the stem cell ban in Missouri? Yeah, I think he's a douchebag too...

...

[Raskolnik]

91. If that's what it takes to hate someone, I think your days must be filled with a lot of anger.

[truebrit71]

111. How do you figure? I think condemning people to a life of pain and suffering is contemptible..

...and that is why that particular douchebag gets my scorn...Along with everyone else that thinks a blob in a petri dish is more valuable and 'precious' than finding a cure for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's or a myriad of other ailments...

[fascisthunter]

150. you'll have to get over it

[Tommy_Carcetti]

70. Is there something wrong with being a "fundie" in and of itself?

I mean, if he uses his platform to talk about how God hates gay people, that's a totally different story. But if he wants to thank God for his victory, who really cares? Seriously?

[KamaAina]

72. But please, think of the children!

Seriesly. How many young boys and girls will listen to these effusive speeches, decide they want to be just like Kurt, and become lifelong fundies, thus, likely repukes?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

76. Seriesly?

As a kid I worshiped Cal Ripken but even back then I could have cared less what his opinion was on anything other than baseball. Kids are not nearly as dumb as you think them to be.

As I said before, unless he's actively expressing hate towards other people under the guise of his religion, he's perfectly fine believing what he believes and stating as such.

[KamaAina]

86. Did Ripken push his RW views in public?

He certainly would have had every opportunity to do so as he approached The Streak. Yet I don't recall that being Topic No. 1 with him.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

120. He had RW views?

FWIW, Ripken never professed any political views, right wing or left wing. I think he did agree to be something stupid like "baseball ambassador to China" for President Bush in a lame attempt by the latter to try to be popular but never actually talked politics himself.

But even if he had, he's an athlete, and a damn good one at that, and one can divorce one's political viewpoints from the enjoyment you get in watching a skilled artisan pull his trade. That's one thing I never understood about conservatives who vowed never to watch a movie with a big liberal actor in it, or buy an album with a big liberal singer. In the end, you're just depriving yourself of good, talented entertainment and it's your own darn fault for it.

[KamaAina]

122. Well, then, there's really no comparison between the two

I think that China thing must have been what I was thinking of.

[truebrit71]

84. God, as everyone knows, is a BEARS fan so it is actually blasphemy everytime Kurt opens his...

...sanctimonious pie-hole...

PLUS he campaigned AGAINST stem-cell research, so he gets to go take a flying fuck at the moon as far as I'm concerned...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

109. I may disagree with him on that issue, but I'm not going to hate him.

From everything I've heard, he seems like a decent enough person who happens to have a strong religious belief. Unless he starts spouting some serious Fred Phelps hate crap about God hating gay people or something of the like, I'm not going to hold the fact he is a "fundie" against him as a human being.

He has certain viewpoints on the stem cell issue that I certainly disagree with, but unless he takes those positions because he's some sort of sadist who gets kicks off of seeing human suffering, then that's not going to make me think less of him as a human being.

[truebrit71]

112. Yeah, actively preventing the cure of disease isn't enough anymore...

..you have to be REALLY bad to get that level of scorn... :sarcasm:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

117. Yes, because Kurt Warner is the reason people still suffer from disease.

Damn you Kurt Warner!

:sarcasm:

[truebrit71]

121. Nope, he just wants people to continue to suffer because embryonic stem cells are more important...

...than finding cures...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

125. Framing the issue that people of unlike mind "want" people to suffer....

...will get you very little in terms of convincing them to see things differently.

I never got that. Insulting a person first thing off the bat, and then wondering why they don't see things your way. It makes no sense to me.

[truebrit71]

135. Kurt Warner is a fundie asshole as witnessed by his belief that a blob in a petri dish..

...is more valuable than saving hundreds of thousands of people...Not looking to convince anyone...least of all the fundie asshole that thinks that an emryonic stem cell is more important than finding a cure to Parkinson's, or helping people with spinal injuries....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

142. Yes, because when trying to build public opinion, it is never important to convince anyone.

Calling them "fundie assholes" and claiming they enjoy people suffering does just the same exact thing. Sure. Okay. Whatever you say.

[truebrit71]

158. Kurt? Is that you?

No?

Then what's your point?

Kurt Warner = Fundie asshole. End of story.

[jayfish]

113. Then You Should Love This...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-06-haugh-chicagojan06,0,6908029.column ;-)

Jay

[truebrit71]

115. Wouldn't put it past them to pick up a soon to be has-been at QB...

...for some unfathomable reason the Bears simply can NOT seem to pick a QB...very other position, no problem, QB? Forget it...

[jayfish]

130. You Took A Real Good One From Us And Didn't Do Squat...

with him. "Has-Been" huh? Playing for a second Super Bowl ring and MVP though aint he?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Kramer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Warner#Career_stats

Jay

[truebrit71]

136. ....did you miss the "soon to be" part of that statement...

Kramer was rubbish, and Warner will be past his sell-by date come Monday morning next week...


GO STEELERS!!!!

[jayfish]

138. Rubbish!? He Was The Best Passer You Ever Had.

Plus if Detroit got rid of him he had to be good.

Jay

In 1994, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears, and spent the next five years with the club, starting for most of 1995 and 1997, passing for over 3,000 yards in each of those seasons.

Kramer holds the Bears' record for highest career passer rating (80.7), and owns their single-season records for attempts, completions and yards.

[KamaAina]

61. The guys in black win, the guys from Arizona lose.

It worked on Nov. 4, and it'll work on Sunday. :-)

[wryter2000]

62. You convinced me.

Actually, I hated the Steelers with the heat of a thousand white-hot suns when they used to keep the Raiders out of the Superbowl year after year in the 70s. Then, Al Davis (may a camel poop on his Rolls) moved the team out of Oaktown. Now, I'm a Niners fan.

Gooo Steelers.

[Lugnut]

65. GO STEELERS!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

67. I'm a Ravens fan, no thanks. Go Cards!

Plus I do believe Rooney has a nephew who is a Republican congressman.

[TZ]

80. I don't mix politics and sports.

Goodness gracious I'm certainly aware that my beloved Skins are run by a big repuke that the current coach and previous coach are christian fundies. But that doesn't stop me for having the highest respect for Coach Gibbs (who did talk about his faith alot) but who was also a very nice and classy person.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

114. Well, especially when your sports teams you root for never amount to a hill of beans.

Pffffftttt. :P

Love you, TZ. You know that.

[kiranon]

81. Steelers it is then. Enjoy the analysis of the commercials the next day.

[bvar22]

82. I will be pulling for the Cards....

As a Democrat, I have a thing for the underdogs.
The athletic performance of Warner, Fitzgerald, and the team performance of the Cardinals during the playoffs has been inspiring.
Other than that, I have no political or geographical allegiance to either team.
You could say that my choice is completely non-partisan.

On Sunday, I will be joining the Redbirds.

[dysfunctional press]

87. isn't rush limbaugh a bigtime steelers fan?

:shrug:

go cards!

[demodonkey]

166. Yikes don't hold that against us!

Dumbfatass used to work on some dinky radio station in McKeesport PA (10 mi s of Pittsburgh.)

GO STEELERS!

[Missy Vixen]

88. Seahawks fan here. No, thanks

I'm not cheering for the Cards, either, so it'll be an interesting game.

I'll be tuning in to see Springsteen.

[ohtransplant]

89. Here we go Stillers, Here we go!

Sing it loud and sing it long.

Stiller Nation travels wherever the team goes rain or shine. There will be lots of yinzers in Tampa not at the game. Many are also making the trek back to the 'burg just for the game.

edit:sp

[On the Road]

95. So I Guess

Obama moved to Chicago after the Cards moved to St. Louis?

[Political Heretic]

96. No real support for this, but when I think Steelers I think blue collar....

...union, all that.

Which immediately makes me a fan. There's really nothing to that I guess, but whatever... I'm rooting for Pitt though I wish the Bears would get to the super bowl again soon.

[TornadoTN]

97. I normally pull for the underdog, but I can't pull for Kurt Warner in this one

Steelers it is for me, if only to keep Kurt Warner away from the mic and his mouth shut. The guy takes any opportunity he can to turn a sports moment into a Sunday sermon and to throw some political spin onto his whole religion schtick.

I'm sorry Larry Fitzgerald, I hope you understand.

[livetohike]

98. K & R &.......................

GO STEELERS!!!

[Bill McBlueState]

102. I don't get all these Warner defenders

"Wahh, you're ripping on someone because of his beliefs"

Yep, criticizing beliefs you disagree with is a pretty big national pastime in most democracies.

[RamboLiberal]

106. Cardinal player disses Obama when told Prez rooting for Steelers

It's not actually a quote because I don't have it written down word for word. But my favorite thing I heard all day was from defensive tackle Darnell Dockett. A reporter told him President Barack Obama will be rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. To sum up Darnell's comments, he said he would like to physically injury President Obama's face in a game of one on one basketball. Dockett also went on to say that he would easily beat the President in a pick up game. Whether you like our new President or not I think you have to appreciate those comments by Darnell, especially if you're a Cardinals fan. That one just made me laugh because it was unexpected.

http://mvn.com/thecardinalsreport/2009/01/the-cardinals-at-media-day-and-pathetic-steelers-fans.html

Go Steelers! I want to see my team meeting my President!

[Occam Bandage]

116. "Steeler Nation is unrivaled by any other fan base in America"

[citation needed]

[scheming daemons]

123. Self-evident

;-)

[Occam Bandage]

126. How many Steelers jerseys do you see on the streets of America, as compared to Red Sox/Yankees hats?

I mean, sure, most of those people are fuckwit bandwagoners who watch annoying teams because ESPN tells them to, but I'd count them as fans, even if they're the type of fans that ought embarrass teams.

[scheming daemons]

129. Actually... there are two things

1. Steelers merchandise is the highest selling in the NFL... even last year, it was higher than Patriots or Giants merchandise

2. 4 of the 5 highest rated football games this past season were Steelers games.



Those facts are despite the fact that Pittsburgh is the 23rd largest market in the NFL.

[scheming daemons]

124. Obama and Biden both rooting for Steelers (link)

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0109/go_steelers_caf49070-1887-410c-8317-dcbb7be8123a.html

[Fire1]

127. #3 is enough for me. eom

[democracy1st]

128. Tomlin family meets the President (pic)

[RamboLiberal]

134. BTW KO is interviewing Tomlin tonight on Countdown

And though the Steelers had a Monday night game against the Skins in D.C. election eve, Tomlin after getting into Pittsburgh at 3am stayed up so he could be in line at the polls election morning to make sure he got to vote for Obama.

Also Tomlin walks the walk. He didn't settle in some ritzy Pittsburgh suburb, but instead moved in to the city and sends his kids to Pittsburgh public schools.

He reminds me in ways of Obama. He certainly has that No drama Obama approach coaching his team.

[democracy1st]

137. ESPN today showed him playing reciever in college the guy was awesome

he was a teammate of Darren Sharper

[calico1]

131. We are Giants fans in my house.

I am indifferent as to who wins.

I will probably watch on and off.

May the best team win. It really does not matter to me.

Besides, the Puppy Bowl is on!

:)

[DS1]

132. really

[Berry Cool]

147. Now THAT is a picture to make a Clevelander laugh. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

133. woot! Go STILLERS!!!!

[pipi_k]

139. All pretty good reasons..however...

The Steelers already have a few SB trophies.

If my beloved Patriots couldn't be in the SB this year, I'd rather see the underdog win

(sour grapes)


:7

[appleannie1]

141. Just heard on news. BO is thinking about naming Dan Rooney his ambassador to Ireland.

[globalvillage]

144. #11 (I think)

The mayor of Pittsburgh changed his name from Ravenstahl to Steelerstahl before the Ravens' game.

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/09014/941656-100.stm

Here's a site with Steeler songs to put you in the mood.

http://www.steelergridiron.com/fanzone/audio/songs.html

[Berry Cool]

148. Yeah, which means "Steelersteel."

Real smart.

[globalvillage]

151. Even better. n/t.

[ChazII]

149. Cheering for my home team which just happens to be the . . .

Cards.

AZ was purple. Don't blame the Cards that our gov was selected to go to DC with Pres. Obama. Also, 4 out of our 8 reps are members of the Democratic party.;)

[byrok]

155. Being previously from the Buffalo area,

I have my own tears to shed. So I really had no preference on who wins, until my wife said one thing... John McCain is from Arizona.

Oh, who the hell am I kidding. I live in Florida. I can not, in good conscience, dismiss any state for it's shit heads. Just hope it is a good game.

[MellowDem]

157. I'm an alumni of Miami University...

where Big Ben hales from, so I guess I'll root for the Steelers.

[barbtries]

159. personally i couldn't care less

but my 16-year-old son is a fanatic for the cardinals. i don't want to be around him if they lose so i must root for arizona.

[Hugabear]

161. Bread and circuses for the masses

Professional and major collegiate sports have become our society's bread and circuses.

[Occam Bandage]

165. Not really.

The "bread-and-circuses" phenomenon was a form of social bribery, in which Roman nobles, leaders, and political aspirants attempted to harness the all-powerful and fickle plebian mob by offering free feasts and enormous sporting extravaganzas, paid for out of their pockets, sometimes in hopes the mob would remember their generosity during a later power play, sometimes for the adulation as its own end, and sometimes as a display of wealth and one-upsmanship.

Modern sports, on the other hand, are very profitable, and are held purely for that profit. They are not backed by politicians nor are they attempts by billionaires to buy affection at personal cost. They are not held to appease a mob that effectively controls the keys to an empire. Really, the one and only thing that modern sporting events and Roman circuses have in common is that some form of competition is enjoyed by some viewers.

[Uzybone]

162. I'm already in

Go Steelers on Sunday.

[demodonkey]

167. Rooney is a HUGE Dem supporter here in Western PA. He spoke @ our county banquet...

...and many other events in Westmoreland County (and other counties in PA.)

He's a good guy and the Steelers are a good team.

GO STEELERS!

[begin_within]

169. So just give it to the Steelers and don't bother with silly formalities such as "playing the game"

[JAbuchan08]

170. Cards have better uniforms.

n/t

[KamaAina]

174. 7A. The Terrible Towel(TM) supports a program for people with disabilities

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/01/30/steelers-terrible-towel/1929

The golden glow of towels waving in the stands at the Super Bowl this Sunday will be supporting far more than the Pittsburgh Steelers playing on the field. Proceeds from the $7 towels go to support people with developmental disabilities.

The so-called Terrible Towels are icons of Steelers games hailing from the 1970s when the team’s radio announcer encouraged fans to bring gold and black towels to wave at games as a way to up the excitement level. The towels quickly became a staple at games and soon were trademarked and sold.

In 1996, Myron Cope, the (iconic, now sadly deceased -Ed.) radio announcer, gave the trademark for the Terrible Towel to the Allegheny Valley School, a group of schools and group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania. Cope’s son Danny has mental retardation and autism and lives in a group home the organization operates.

Since then, the Allegheny Valley School has received more than $2.5 million from the towels, about a $1 million of which came from the 2005 season when the Steelers won the Super Bowl. So hopes are high for this year. The funds are used to purchase high-end wheelchairs, sensory programs, adaptive communication devices and other items for residents, reports The New York Times. To read more click here.