This weekend...

I am a Steelers fan.

I'm not a fan of a particular football team. Baseball is another story (Cubs, A's, then everyone else). That was not always the case because I was trying to figure out who I liked way back in the 1970's. After jumping from bandwagon to bandwagon (Steelers to Raiders to Redskins to 49ers), I just got tired of the whole mess and decided it was too much emotional exercise and that I'll just sit back and enjoy the games for themselves.

But this weekend is different. I will be a Pittsburgh fan. I like their heart and the class and history of the franchise, and I want Jerome Bettis to get his ring as he rides off into the sunset of his professional playing career. There were many times last weekend the Steelers could have folded over and died, especially after the ill-fated fumble, but they kept it together and played as a team. So I'm rooting for them tomorrow.

(Hell, I even like Bill Cowher's chin. Have you seen that thing? It sticks out into the playing field when he stands on the sideline.)

If you watched last weekend's game, did you see how Jerome's sideline reacted to his fumble? Often, teammates are treated like outcasts during game-changing incidents like that, but everyone in the gold and black were going to the man and showing their love and respect. That's how you play the game

Go Steelers!

Distance: 5.05 miles
Time: 20:00 minutes
342 calories burned