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Big Ben Building a Legacy
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 1/30/2006 | Joe Rutter

Posted on 01/30/2006 5:48:37 AM PST by serendepitylives

Big Ben building a legacy

By Joe Rutter TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, January 30, 2006

In just two seasons, Ben Roethlisberger already has stamped his ticket as one of the NFL's top young quarterbacks. He has won 26 of 30 career starts -- including a 4-1 record in the postseason. He has appeared in two conference championship games, and he's about to become the second-youngest quarterback to start in the Super Bowl.

What would leading the Steelers to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL do to his already lofty stature?

Likely send it skyrocketing higher than the USX Tower.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; US: Pennsylvania; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: nfl; seahawks; steelers; superbowl
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1 posted on 01/30/2006 5:48:39 AM PST by serendepitylives
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To: serendepitylives

For the sake of the Steelers, we will have to win. If this quarterback were to win the big one now, you couldn't find a helmet for him next year. On top of that, you couldn't afford his price once he becomes available. So, on your behalf, we, the SEAHAWKS, will have to win.


2 posted on 01/30/2006 5:52:21 AM PST by irishtenor (At 270 pounds, I am twice the bike rider Lance is.)
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Riiiiiiiight......


3 posted on 01/30/2006 5:56:43 AM PST by NRA1995 (GOOOOOOO STEELERS!!!)
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To: NRA1995

:>)


4 posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:04 AM PST by irishtenor (At 270 pounds, I am twice the bike rider Lance is.)
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To: irishtenor

:) interesting logic but I still have to say go steelers


5 posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:05 AM PST by serendepitylives
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To: serendepitylives

Just doing you guys a favor :>)


6 posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:36 AM PST by irishtenor (At 270 pounds, I am twice the bike rider Lance is.)
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To: irishtenor

I think the Steelers need to win just so that the Vince Lombardi trophy doesn't rust in all of the Seattle rain.


7 posted on 01/30/2006 6:00:10 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: irishtenor

It's a little early in the day to start hitting the bottle so hard, unless you just never stopped last night... ;)


8 posted on 01/30/2006 6:02:28 AM PST by WV Mountain Mama (Here we go Steelers, here we go!!! One for the thumb!!!)
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To: irishtenor
SuperBowl coverage has been extremely poor this year. I realize that they have to fill two weeks, but all we get are the same three stories over and over again:

  1. Jerome Bettis is going home
  2. Big Ben is an incredible quarterback
  3. Seattle city planners penciled in a victory parade
That would be fine for one day's coverage. Here we are 8 days after the championship games and its still just those three stories.
9 posted on 01/30/2006 6:03:12 AM PST by ChewedGum (aka King of Fools)
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www.pittsburghlive.com go to the front page and sports there are about a trillion different stories, ok, maybe a little less... :)


10 posted on 01/30/2006 6:05:58 AM PST by serendepitylives
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Roethlisberger, arguably the greatest QB Iowa's ever beaten 3 times. Fortunately for him he does better when the Black and Gold are on HIS sideline.


11 posted on 01/30/2006 6:06:55 AM PST by JohnBovenmyer
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Roethlisberger, arguably the greatest QB Iowa's ever beaten 3 times.

Huh? Roethlisberger only started one year at Miami (OH), and won all those starts. Are you thinking of Randle-El, who played at Indiana?

12 posted on 01/30/2006 6:09:08 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: kevkrom

Never mind my previous, I must have been confused with someone else...


13 posted on 01/30/2006 6:14:40 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: serendepitylives

I am not cheering for a team whose city has a statue of Vladmir Lenin. Go Steelers.


14 posted on 01/30/2006 6:33:41 AM PST by JackDanielsOldNo7 (If it wasn't for marriage, I would not have this screenname.)
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To: serendepitylives
He still ain't no Tom Brady.

Maybe someday, but not yet, and not even if he wins Sunday.

15 posted on 01/30/2006 6:48:53 AM PST by bikepacker67
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He still ain't no Tom Brady.

To Ben's credit, he is the first to say that. When asked, he will tell anyone listening that in his opinion Brady is the best QB playing. So far, he seems to be a fairly well-grounded young man.

16 posted on 01/30/2006 7:02:14 AM PST by jdsteel (Go Steelers!)
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To: ChewedGum

I've always hated the extra week before the Super Bowl. It might have made sense many, many years ago, but today the game has no need at all of the overblown extra media hype. It should just be one week.


17 posted on 01/30/2006 7:18:13 AM PST by jpl ("We don't negotiate with terrorists, we put them out of business." - Scott McClellan)
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3. Seattle city planners penciled in a victory parade

LOL! I missed that one!

GO STILLERS!

18 posted on 01/30/2006 7:28:14 AM PST by meowmeow (Meow! Meow!)
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To: ChewedGum

If both teams are smart and don't say anything stupid during interviews that's about all the story you ever get. A couple of old timers seeking redemption/ completion and a couple of newbies seeking immortality early.


19 posted on 01/30/2006 7:31:28 AM PST by discostu (a time when families gather together, don't talk, and watch football... good times)
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To: irishtenor

Have you ever seen what a Hawk looks like after its been slammed by a BUS? It's not a pretty sight! GO STEELERS!!!!


20 posted on 01/30/2006 7:34:44 AM PST by 41Thunder (The truth will set you free...)
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