A lot of countries have embassies in the US. All of those embassies hang their flag. If a US citizen were to take down that flag and stomp on it, the relations between the US and that country would be damaged. The citizens of the country that were disrespected would hold a grudge against the citizens of the US for a very long time.

Now imagine if a government official of the US took down that flag and stomped on it.

You may think this analogy is overblown, but that is because you are a titans fan and can’t possibly understand.

Lets be honest, You wanna say your D didnt show up but is was the Titans that had 2 starters on the sidelines and you have no O line. I actually have no issues with you guys buying tickets to our house(Big believer in capitalism). If all you want to compare us to is start up punks go ahead and bring it. I hope they will come with more emotion next time cause it will make for a much better game.

It’s all about RESPECT and PRINCIPLE more than anything. If you don’t get that than move along…………………….,

You cannot compare the Terrible Towel and the American Flag.

Yall are pissed about the towel. We are pissed about the way yall brought it into our house. You wanna talk about respect and pride but refuse to think about the ramifications of your opponent having pride and respect. Hate to break it to you but the Steelers are not the only team with attitude.

In the long run, it doesn’t matter what the fans think. The bottom line is that LenDale White showed the same level of class as TJ Houshmanzadeh a few years ago. You can argue that it was disrespectful to bring terrible towels into the Titans’ stadium, but please . . . . An NFL stadium allows anyone who pays for their ticket to come in. This is not “sovereign Titans territory” or something as big as all that.

In the end, White provided possible bulletin board material to another team. Period. It’s now up to the Titans to back it up should they meet again. Defend it if you want.

“if” as in: If you can’t handle it than you aren’t that professional.

Just so we’re on the same page that everyone can see what a respectful and classy athelete like White would say if he got :03 seconds of time on television to say something. Hmmm… I bet he says that he’s really glad to be a part of this football team and will continue to do what he does best. Let’s watch and see!

Oohp! no he chose to trash the buckeye’s from an NFL locker room. What a class act guy.

Cause LenDale is a regular on SB nation. He has no idea. I’ll enjoy the holiday season. But what I’ll enjoy more is when Troy knocks him back into the 90’s come playoff time. As long as Ray Ray doesn’t get to him before us.

Wes Welker…i mean Ryan Clark hit him HARD…i enjoyed that hit. :)

Titans and their fans don’t give a shit about your towels or your traditions. If we did, we’d be Steelers fans.

Congratulations on managing to locate so many tickets to LP Field and making your presence felt. It was unbelievably obnoxious to see a sea of yellow rags in our house; the players didn’t enjoy playing a road game in Nashville, so they taught you a lesson. Can’t say that I blame them.

I’m sure it sucked to drive 8 hours, wave your towel around, get your asses handed to you and the get your towel “disrespected”. Sorry about your luck.

If you don’t want to see your towels stomped again, you have two options – win the game, or keep those foul rags away from our field. The choice is yours.

You could state that it was a harmless act but thats just ignorance. I’m not saying tis worth crying over or anything but it is clearly an insult.

Heres the thing: the Towel is a symbol of the organization. Its like TO celebrating on the Dallas star (or whatever he did back in the day). It is designed to be an insult to the other team. You can deny that all you want but its true. Its kind of like saying “in your face!”

I like the American Flag reference someone used. Sure they are on different levels but its the same basic principle. The American Flag is a symbol of the United States and stomping on it is an insult towards the country. The Terrible Towel is a symbol of the Steeler Nation and stomping on that is an insult to the organization. Its that simple, an action of disrespect.

Now, I’m not saying that White and Bullock were thinking “hey, F you Steelers” or anything like that, they were simply excited about the win. However, that doesn’t make it not an insult. So while they look at it as harmless the Steelers look at it as insult, and thats that. So, by stomping the towel they simply gave the Steelers something to be angry about (other than an ass stomping on the field), which i think is foolish.

And to say that it is disrespectful by Steelers fans to show up at the Titans stadium is asinine. How dare they go see their favorite team in person. How dare they live in Tennessee. How dare they were their Steelers gear. Cmon, seriously……………….

If I were a Titans fan I’d be mad seeing them doing this. Like I said earlier, why would you want to give a team another reason to wanna beat you? You just beat them in the field then you take it off the field and keep on insulting them……I just don’t get it. But also like i said, i don’t think they were intentionally trying to attack Steeler fans, they were living in the moment……………..(though I wouldn’t put it past Lendale “I don’t care” White).

It’s a representation of the great Steeler teams of old; of the players that our parents grew up watching and cheering. Its a representation of the Rooney family, who has meant so much the city of Pittsburgh over the last 70+ years. Its a representation of 5 Super Bowl rings, countless Hall of Famers, and great coaches. It represents Myron Cope, his years of being a part of the Steelers family, and his philanthopic work that has touched the lives of so many men, women, and children. And, lastly, it represents the city of Pittsburgh…a city that deeply depended on the Steelers in the 70’s, and has been emotionally entrenched ever since.

Do I expect Tennessee fans (or any other fans) to understand? No, not really. But, to us fans, who support the Steelers, who identify with them and what they mean to the city of Pittsburgh (and for some fans, what they have meant to our families), it is an insult. And it does piss us off.

So, while I don’t have any analogies (funny, realistic, or otherwise) that’s how I see it. I just hope that you Titans fans can understand that. There’s no way for me (or any Steelers fans) to make you guys respect the Towel, but that’s not what I’m trying to do. I’m just trying to help you understand why it’s a big deal to us.

As soon as the AFCC game is over. Titans or no titans.

The Terrible Towels are the domain of fans. Our players (not that I have ever noticed) don’t go around waving them in the game. Players should keep their activities on the field of play versus other players and be professional in interactions with fans. I see this as players goading and insulting fans, not to mention the fact that the Towels represent charity as well (your guys are probably our there stomping on Salvation Army buckets as we speak). It was a classless and dipshit thing to do – especially after winning on the field. It cheapens your victory and brings you on par with the bengals – congratulations.

Are we gonna cry over it….no. Will it motivate our team – you betcha.

…is a misnomer.

If you don’t want the fans of opposing teams coming to “your house”, the NFL won’t send “their teams” to play you. Have fun bashing pads against your practice squad. Like most any other sport, NFL football is a contest between two teams that is held for the enjoyment of the fans of both teams. It is not a sport held for the enjoyment of the home team only. Stadiums are open to fans of both teams.

A certain level of decorum and civility must be maintained for the crowd’s safety and their ability to enjoy the game. That’s why stadiums have security. To the best of my knowledge, no stadium has outlawed waving towels. If they were to do so, what would come next? No jerseys? No foam fingers? No signs? No face paint? Waving a terrible towel is a respectable method to cheer for a team. When cheering for your team is outlawed, the game should cease to be played.

The Steelers have a great deal of support outside Pittsburgh for several reasons. First, they have been a very successful and charismatic franchise. Second, as the steel industry declined and the economic picture in and around Pittsburgh suffered, some people elected to move away in search of job opportunities. They took their towels with them and show up when their old team plays. If you find that kind of support “disrespectful”, you are just a fanboy blinded by by your own team’s colors.