--A reader/Steeler fan named
"G" in Canada came up with this illustration from my favorite UPS pitchman (as mentioned in Monday's Steeler wrapup). I never realized that he drew my logo. Maybe he's not so bad. On second thought....yeah, he's still pretty annoying.
--105 The X's Bob McLaughlin judged the recent
Layla Kiffin Caption Contest, and the winner is
Josh, with this one-liner: "My God... I didn't know hot chicks farted that bad!"
So Josh, if you're out there, email me at mondesishouse@gmail.com with your mailing information and we'll have the prize headed your way ASAP.
--Here's some
early coach talk on the Oregon State-Pitt Sun Bowl on December 31. I don't know about you, but I'm always up for some Wannstache quotes. [PG]
--
Meet Visanthe Shiancoe. You were probably already introduced to his weiner during the Fox postgame, but now he speaks! [Deadspin]
--Mark Madden
discusses the recent Sean Avery suspension. Oh yes, this is good. [Beaver County Times]
--Double M also says that
Tony Romo vs. Ben Roethlisberger is no contest. [Mark Madden/105.9 The X]
--Cowboys-Steelers was the
highest-rated NFL game of the year. I can see one guy is definitely excited. [Awful Announcing]
--Looks like
Detroit is out of the Jack Wilson sweepstakes, and Minnesota is in. I'm sure Jack is thrilled that LA was not mentioned in that sentence. No one would want to play in sunny California when the opportunity for Detroit or Minnesota is on the table. [PG]
--I'm predicting this is the most-clicked article of the day: "
A Tale of Two Sweaters", pitting Jim Tressel against the USC Song Girls.
--Here's a great YouTube video tribute to the
late, great Craig "Ironhead" Heyward. I can proudly say that I was in the stands the day that he ran all over the Miami Hurricanes (
literally) in 1987, one of my earliest in-person football memories. [YouTube]
--Peter King says the Vikings have the
best run defense in football. If you're wondering, no, Peter never tried to run on the Steelers. [SI.com]
--King's not the only one giving the Steelers bulletin board material, in case they missed an article from Friday's Dallas Morning News which outlined
why the Steelers don't have the league's best defense. [Dallas Cowboys Blog]
--More breaking news from the New York Giants...Eli Manning
accidentally shot himself with a water gun at Chuck E. Cheese. When will these football players learn? [Sports Pickle]
--I was asked to ask you to vote for Dustin Colquitt's
Super Ad submission, which talks at length about Art Rooney and the Steelers. Arnold Harrison and Skippy Reed are also in the running [NFL.com]
--
Nice article on Mike Tomlin from Mike Florio, who's right on in his analysis of the second-year coach. [Sporting News]
--The Steelers win
made some guy $1 million. Sadly, it wasn't me. [ESPN]
--Forgot to post this a few days ago, but
Geno Malkin bought a house in the Burgh. Your turn, Sid. [NHL.com]
--And more belated news, for those interested: that Nittany Lion DUI mascot is
suspended until next year. No Rose Bowl. [ESPN]
--
Bill Simmons on the Ryan Clark hit: "In other news, I am now actively rooting against the Steelers after Ryan Clark's Jack Tatum-esque cheap shot on Wes Welker. If that had been done to a quarterback, he would have been handcuffed on the spot, thrown in jail and banned from professional football. The Karma Police are coming for you, Ryan Clark. You just wait."
Kind of like how The Karma Police came for your Patriots this year, huh? [ESPN]
--Example #9.712 that Seattle is still dwelling on Super Bowl XL: this eBay auction for a phantom
Seahawks Champions t-shirt, which includes this as part of the description: "This would have been given out to the players or sold to the public if they wouldn't have got robbed by the refs in the game." [eBay]
--14 years after its heyday,
Zima is finally at peace. You will be missed. [Slate]
--It's the
15 funniest Family Guy moments of all time. Although narrowing it down to 15 is quite a task. [Manofest.com]
--Time to clear up all the gray areas:
tip these 10 people this Christmas season. I love how bartender is #1. Does no one tip the barkeep anymore? For shame! [Yahoo! HotJobs]
--In this instance, Bear Grylls
lost to the wild. [TMZ]
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Seen this yet? It supposedly started circulating as a photo of Lane Kiffin "partying with coeds" while at Tennessee. A Larry Eustachy Take Two, I suppose. Except there was one problem: one of the "co-eds" was Lane's wife Layla, and the other people in the picture include Kiffin's brother-in-law and a certain Pittsburgh Steeler head coach who was in town at the time helping at a coaching clinic. So I guess that's the end of that. Stick to writing on rocks in bashing your former coach, Vol fan, because you've struck out with your sleuthing work so far.
