Posted on 01/24/2006 1:59:09 PM PST by Perdogg
PITTSBURGH Jan 24, 2006 — To coach Bill Cowher, the Pittsburgh Steelers simply look right in white.
The Steelers will buck years of tradition and wear their white away uniforms in the Super Bowl against Seattle, even though they are designated by the NFL as the home team and could wear their more imposing black jersey tops.
The black jerseys and gold pants are the Steelers' traditional look, and numerous sports teams have switched to black uniforms in recent years because they believe it creates a more intimidating presence.
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Overall, I've actually been most impressed with both the Steelers' and Seahawks' O-line play almost more than their QB/Athletes' play.
Walter Jones might be the best run-blocking tackle ever to play the game before he's done and the Pittsburgh line has worked together well enough to - get to the Super Bowl.
I believe the difference in this game could very well be the one turnover in the 2nd half or the one could return in the 2nd half.
It will certainly be an excellent game into the 4th Qtr IMO.
He'll be in bondage on Feb.5.
I'm no Steelers fan but I wish they'g go back to the style of numbers they had during the Bradshaw era. The style they've had for the last several years looks so Mickey Mouse and not very Steeler-ish. Please go back the old numbers.
Superstitions......... oh yes, that's why I have to watch these big games in solitude, in a room by myself ....... because my superstition is that I always wear the same underwear ............ on my head.
My wife says it's like torture walking by the room seeing me with underwear on my head, but it seems to work.
I gotta get my penant out. Been working more an more mojo every game. Had the towel out for the Cinci game, towel and Steeler Christmas stocking for Indy, added my Steeler coat last week (luckily it was kind of cold in the house Sunday and I'd been wearing a sweater up until game time anyway). And of course my black cat that loves to crash on the couch during football games (also love Doritos, a real guy's cat) has a yellow collar.
Couldn't hurt.
LOL............. sounds like you have it pretty much covered!
Excellent........... may I pass that along to Myron Cope.
Nice photo, thanks for posting.
Jack Splat went to Kent State.
Ben Roethlisberger --- VII
Smartass!
Oh yeh?!
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"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." -- Don Schula
"The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -- Joe Theisman
A coach was asked after a horrible game:
"What do you think of the execution of your offense today?"
And he replied:
"It sounds like a good idea."
I don't remember who it was, but I swear I saw it on TV.
John McKay when he coached Tampa Bay.......Reporter: "What do you think of your team's execution?" .......... "I'm in favor of it."
McKay was one bright man.
I remembered it well enough.
That's the single funniest thing I've ever heard a sports coach/manager say.
What does it mean to be USC's football coach, with a couple of national championships under your belt, living in the entertainment capital of the world?
J.K. McKay learned early.
He remembers having dinner as a kid at Chasen's in Beverly Hills with his dad, the late Trojan coach John McKay, and legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. The waiter approached with a request.
"Coach McKay," he said. "Mr. Sinatra has a table in back and wants you to stop by."
McKay, who already had won two of his four national titles, didn't budge.
"You tell him to come up and see us," he said.
And Sinatra did, proving that even the Chairman of the Board couldn't always do it his way, not when he was dealing with the coach who poured the foundation for one of the most successful programs in the history of college football.
"That's when I realized my dad was big," recalled J.K., who also goes by John and is an attorney in L.A. He played receiver for his father and, along with quarterback Pat Haden, was co-most valuable player of the 1975 Rose Bowl.
You can only wear white if you're a Super Bowl virgin and the Stillers have been at the altar 5 times.
LOL.
I agree. I can still see his face and hear his voice saying it. He was not pleased!
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