I’ve always admired Mr. Rooney and the life he’s lived. Mr. Rooney lives life and teaches life skills by example, not mere words. My broadcast partner and former teammate Tunch Ilkin related this story the other day. On the Friday morning before the Super Bowl Tunch…
Maurkice Pouncey is off the crutches and hoofing around the hotel in a ski-boot like contraption to support his ankle. Whether he will or won’t lock n load on Super Bowl sunday is still officially up in the air. But i believe that the…
There is considerable talk coming out of Green Bay that the Packers are watching film on how “not” to tackle Ben Roethlisberger. Just as Rex Ryan put together a hi-lite reel of some of Hines Wards biggest hits to “anger up the blood” in the…
Steelers Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians after the Jets game; “Coach said ‘Win the game.’ We had a play set thursday night, that that’s the play we would use and Ben made an unbelievable throw and Antonio got open. You can always play safe and…
I took my position at “Ice Station Zebra” on the sidelines for the Steelers-Jets AFC Championship game. I had so many layers of clothing on that if i fell, i’d be like the kid in “Christmas Story” and not be able to get up….
After the 10-play 80-yard drive gave the Steelers a 7-0 lead against the Ravens, i watched intently from the sidelines as Flozell Adams lurched, jerked, shuddered and barely made his way to the bench area. Great googly-moogly i thought, The Hotel must’a caught one to…
The Mojo was in full Mojination this past Saturday at Heinz Field, in the pubs, the eateries and homes of Steeler nation far and wide. This week has brought many stories of how fans changed the mojo of their normal routine at halftime of…
Steelers v. Ravens part three did not disappoint and was the best of the 2010-11 trilogy. The renegade struck twice and the second time was a charm that shook the seats in the upper bowl at Heinz Field. Today we wrap up the Ravens…
I can’t help myself but play Mr. Obvious here and point out that the Steelers beat the Ravens by…c’mon…you know it, by “7.” Guess how many AFC title games the Steelers have lost since the AFL-NFL merger? Yep…7 is the number. You know how many AFC…
In the immortal words of Gandalph the Grey from Lord of the Rings, “And so it begins.” The Steelers take to Heinz Field tomorrow to begin their run at another Super Bowl. In facing the Ravens they square off against a team that is such a…
Speaking of crack-back blocks, during the Cleveland game while on the sidelines, i watched a Steelers play run towards the Browns sidelines. Big o’l 6-4 275 pounds of outside linebacker Matt Roth for the Browns attempted to gain outside leverage on a Rashard Mendenhall…
