Psyche of City Hanging in the Balance Tonight (Steelers - Patriots Clash)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 1/23/05 | Gene Collier

[Wristpin]

"Cowher's not leaving, but that Hall of Fame portfolio he's been putting together for 13 years could certainly do without a fourth loss in the AFC Championship Game, all of them at home."

The author obviously has Steelers on the brain mentioning Cowher and the HOF in the same sentence. Is there a special section in the Hall for losing big games at home? Levy got in but he at won four AFC Championships.

[bikepacker67]

I curse Kerry, because now when I see Heinz Field, I think of other things than football.

Shouldn't you be blaming H. John Heinz III for his crappy taste in women?

[Petronski]

I learned a few years ago that Myron Cope (Steeler color man, inventor of the thing) has a son who is mentally retarded. Terrible Towel profits go that school where his son has been learning his adjustment to our cynical, adult world.


Pittsburgh: it's a beautiful thing.

[bert]

While standing in line to be admitted to the Green Area Inagural viewing area, while not moving for at least 45 minutes, crushed against hundreds of others , the woman almost next to me found her towel in her pocket and began yelling and waving......Here We Go Steelers, Here we Go.....Here We Go Steelers, Here we Go.....!!!.

Her teenage son was mortified but the various fan factions in the crowd reacted with appropriate remarks.

[airborne]

Who is on the under card before the real game? ;^)

GO STEELERS!!

[normy]

Oh, well... don't I feel a little bit stupid. I guess i am cynical though, but surely you can understand where I was coming from. Someone starts something cool and unique and someone has to sponsor it. Remember Jack Murphy Stadium or Candlestick Park, Three Rivers or the Rose Bowl.

[normy]

Oh, well... don't I feel a little bit stupid. I guess i am cynical though, but surely you can understand where I was coming from. Someone starts something cool and unique and someone has to sponsor it. Remember Jack Murphy Stadium or Candlestick Park, Three Rivers or the Rose Bowl.

[Petronski]

I never got my check, therefore, I continue to refer to the 'Stick as "the 'Stick."


Don't feel stupid. I had to be told these things too. Plus, Cope (rightfully) keeps his charitable things quiet. Publicity about the donation would bring publicity to his son...not good. Cope's son is doing very well, but who can say how that would continue if the press swarmed?

[beyond the sea]

Remember back in the old days when the "terrible towel" was just a yellow towel? Whats next "Pepsi's Terrible Towl", "Farmers Insurance's terrible Towel".

No. Myron would not allow it. It's a charity thing...... except for the bootlegs.

[beyond the sea]

See here:

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Why?

See here:

http://sportsforum.ws/showthread.html?t=11949

[beyond the sea]

Cowher better keep his playbook simple

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As I understand it this year, Cowher will have next to nothing to say about the play calling. He's designated authority 'liberally' for the first time in his career -- a good thing!

[Petronski]

He's designated authority 'liberally' for the first time in his career...

He has never had better coordinators, nor has 'he' had so great a winning percentage.

[beyond the sea]

The author obviously has Steelers on the brain mentioning Cowher and the HOF in the same sentence.

LOL!

Let me know what you have to say on that after Cowher finishes his career with the Steelers in another decade or so! I know he seems to have had trouble in the big games in the past, but it hasn't been always about him.

And he has matured a great deal in the past couple of years. Take it from someone who know him.

;-)

[martin_fierro]

Wish I had a Terrible Towel graphic and HTML schooling

GIVE a man a graphic, and he can annoy his fellow FReepers for a day.

TEACH a man HTML, and he can annoy his fellow FReepers FOR LIFE.

Herein endeth the lesson. < |:)~

[hershey]

We in the Red Sox Nation had 84 years of The Curse. Pittsburgh will survive when they lose...again.

[beyond the sea]

Shouldn't you be blaming H. John Heinz III for his crappy taste in women?

She was a pretty damn nice girl back when John Heinz met her and married her in 1966. She was kind, very beautiful, and considerate to others. She changed in the past decade or so (look what living with a whacko liberal can do to you).

Do some reading, or maybe it would have been better if you had known Teresa and John Heinz back then like some of us here in The Burgh. It wasn't "crappy taste" John Heinz had back then.

[beyond the sea]

I learned a few years ago that Myron Cope (Steeler color man, inventor of the thing) has a son who is mentally retarded. Terrible Towel profits go that school where his son has been learning

Correctamundo and no garganzola!

[sd-joe]

>> Shouldn't you be blaming H. John Heinz III for his crappy taste in women? <<

Well, there is plenty of blame to go around. And John Heinz sure did mess up on that one.

[beyond the sea]

Who is on the under card before the real game?

Atlanta beating the spread (5) against Philly or winning outrightly, imo.

[beyond the sea]

He has never had better coordinators

Oh man, I agree. And Russ Grimm is the best.