Rooting for the Steelers: A Cleveland Native's Story

[jtbell]

When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland Browns territory, about halfway towards Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steelers were our mortal enemies. Then when I went to grad school, I shared an apartment with a guy from Pittsburgh, and we had a lot of fun when Browns/Steelers games turned up on TV. Now I'm happy to root for Pittsburgh, except when they play the Browns, of course.

 

[lisab]

Maybe I'll watch the puppies.

 

[Pengwuino]

I'm not sure, I hate them both.

 

[russ_watters]

Meh, Green Bay...

...But I predict Betty White will be the real winner.

 

[Jack21222]

Lets see if the refs play favorites with the Stealers, again.

 

[turbo]

Maybe I'll watch the puppies.

Me too! What channel are they on?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Hatin' on the Packers...

 

[Norman]

Packers through and through. I grew up in GB. Wasn't a big fan growing up, but not having the crazy green and gold EVERYWHERE makes me miss home. So I watch and root for them now. Plus, if I rooted for another team, my family may never speak to me again.

 

[hypatia]

I'm excited for Puppy Bowl! I have all kinds of special food prepared, mostly featuring the hot dog and kibble type foods.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Anyone who picks the steelers will be banned :D

 

[DR13]

Steelers will win. Their defense is relentless. Rodgers is great but he just isn't the same after he takes a big hit (which will happen early and often). And Ben is a winner. 24-20 Steelers. Ben hits Mike Wallace with :49 left. You heard it here first.

 

[DR13]

Crap. I am sorry greg! I typed that before you posted. I swear! Well I guess this is goodbye...

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Did you know Chase Blackburn, the linebacker for the NY Giants has a degree in Mathematics?

 

[DR13]

Did you know Chase Blackburn, the linebacker for the NY Giants has a degree in Mathematics?

It's probably not a good thing to be able to calculate your odds of getting a concussion on any specific play

 

[jtbell]

When I was a kid in the 1960s, my parents and I took a vacation road trip up through Michigan and the U.P., and down through Wisconsin to Chicago where my father had an army reunion. My father and I thought it worth stopping in Green Bay to get a picture of the stadium.

 

[Char. Limit]

Lets see if the refs play favorites with the Stealers, again.

This is the reason I'm rooting for the Packers. I'm a Seahawks fan, and watching the refs hate on the Hawks just turned me against the Stealers.

 

[Jack21222]

This is the reason I'm rooting for the Packers. I'm a Seahawks fan, and watching the refs hate on the Hawks just turned me against the Stealers.

The refs did a number on the Ravens against the Steelers their last meeting. A phantom holding call on a punt return for a touchdown, and then calling a defensive holding on what would have been a failed 3rd down attempt by Pittsburgh when it was the offense that was holding resulted in an 8 point swing in what ended up as a 7 point game.

 

[Char. Limit]

The refs did a number on the Ravens against the Steelers their last meeting. A phantom holding call on a punt return for a touchdown, and then calling a defensive holding on what would have been a failed 3rd down attempt by Pittsburgh when it was the offense that was holding resulted in an 8 point swing in what ended up as a 7 point game.

Good, the Steelers deserved it.

 

[fillipeano]

I'm not a Big Ben fan and I like Aaron Rodgers. Go cheeseheads!

 

[BobG]

My stepmom and step brothers and sisters used to live next door to Bob Skoronski, so I have to root for the Packers.

Well, except when they played the Broncos.

 

[lisab]

Me too! What channel are they on?

Actually I don't have a TV anymore, I'm hoping to catch it online.

Ah I see it's on Animal Planet (of course!).

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/puppy-bowl/

 

[Jack21222]

Good, the Steelers deserved it.

The Steelers deserved the win and the calls in their favor, and you have a Green Bay helmet as your icon? You confuse me.

 

[Char. Limit]

The Steelers deserved the win and the calls in their favor, and you have a Green Bay helmet as your icon? You confuse me.

Oops. I misread that to mean the exact opposite.

 

[fillipeano]

Unfortunately I am a hardcore Dolphins fan...One day we will reach the Super Bowl again. One day...

 

[G01]

I live in Patriots territory these days, but I'm a Pennsylvania native, so that makes my choice pretty easy!

My best friend is a Packers girl though...shes not talking to me today...

 

[nobahar]

I have never liked any sports, but I found that American Football is the only sport I can watch. I 'chose' to be a Jets fan, as it is the one place I'd like to visit in the United States (that and Emily Dickinson's house). I didn't know when I chose them that they were pretty rubbish.
I don't care who wins out of the two teams. But I hope to watch the game.

 

[dlgoff]

I guess the Pittsburgh Steelers since they beat KC. But I really don't care. But I see the poll is closed.

I only care about watching to see the "Blackeye Peas".

 

[Char. Limit]

21-10 Packers at halftime!

 

[Kevin_Axion]

GOOOOOO PACKERS !

 

[Astronuc]

:zzz:

 

[jtbell]

For a while, it looked like this was going to be a blowout for the Packers. But the Steelers came back! Now it's do or die time for them: they're down six points, and they get the ball with two minutes to go and only one time-out left...

[added] Nope, no miracle this time. Good game anyway. Those three turnovers killed the Steelers.

 

[Char. Limit]

PACKERS WIN! PACKERS WIN! THANK god ALMIGHTY, the PACKERS WIN!

 

[Kevin_Axion]

, I'm so happy!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Go packers! Yay!

 

[Gokul43201]

Wooooo! Go pack, go!