Was the Steelers Game Fixed?

• Author: BallGirl
• Filed under: NFL
• Date: Nov 17,2008

I love a good conspiracy theory. And this morning the NFL and media are all buzzing with the latest. Here’s the scenario:

Fact: The Pittsburgh Steelers’ owners have long been involved in gambling of different kinds, which has contributed to the current sell-off by some of the Rooney family members.

Fact: The Steelers were penalized 13 to 1 in the game against the Chargers yesterday.

Fact: The Vegas line on the game was reported in most places to be Steelers by 4.5.

Fact: The game ended on a play which would have resulted in the Steelers winning by at least 7, beating the spread. The Steelers were given the touchdown and then it was taken away. This caused the Steelers to win but not beat the spread.

Fact: The officials acknowledged right after the game that they should have given the Steelers the touchdown.

What other possible conclusion could be drawn except that gambling was involved and the fix was in to not let the Steelers beat the spread from the beginning. Could it have been sloppy or overzealous play by the Steelers? Nah. Some bad officiating? Certainly not. The only possible explanation is that the officials were paid off by someone (or someones) who had a lot of money riding on the game.

You’ve gotta love the NFL and its fans. When no one is being arrested for drugs or busted for cheating, we’ll find a way to create some kind of scandal.

Roethlisberger likes coleslaw on his women?

• Author: I Love Balls
• Filed under: NFL
• Date: Nov 6,2008

The biggest question mark for the Steelers heading into the Colts game is who will start at quarterback.

Ben Roethlisberger sat out of practice on Wednesday after he aggravated his shoulder against the Redskins. Byron Leftwich got the snaps with the first team, something that has been commonplace on Wednesdays this season as Roethlisberger has been given a rest here and there.

Either way there is one thing that is 100%, Pittsburgh is a place of it’s own!!!

The food: Usually something that involves lots of meat and eggs and cheese and onions. And when it all comes off the grill - which was last cleaned some time around the Steelers’s 2nd Super Bowl win - they cover it with coleslaw and french fries and slap it on sourdough bread, just dripping with grease and fat and sauce and holy shit it’s so good.

The Language:
Allegheny Whitefish - Condom floating down the river. Look at the Allegheny whitefish!

Blinkers - Turn Signals. It is rumored that in some cities, people use these devices on their cars to warn other drivers that they are about to make a turn. Why anybody would want to do this is unknown.

Face Rag - Wash cloth. Yinz better get a clean face rag from the cubbard and worsh your faces!!!!

Grasscutter - Lawn mower. Yinz get a new grasscutter??

Gumband - Rubber bands. Da gumband snapped.

Haus - Your place of residence. Are yinz comin dahn my haus to watch the Stiller’s game?

Hunnert - The number after 99.

Jag off - One who jags around. Jerk. Introduced to the world by Michael Keaton on David Letterman.

Worshin Macheen - Clothes washer. That thing that takes an occasional noisy walk dahn the cellar.

The Ladies: Need I say more!