Terrible Towel

by blackngold27 on Oct 12, 2009 11:23 PM EDT

I have always checked this site every week, have never posted so here's my first.

I was at the game this last Sunday where as I'm sure everyone here is aware the crowd was overwhelmingly filled with black and gold and many a Terrible Towel.

Well on the Lions' last drive of the game, they started to drive down to about the Steeler 20 or so and called timeout. During this timeout (I'm not sure what was shown on TV), the Lions mascot had acquired a Terrible Towel and stomped on it, wiped his butt with it, and "ate" it, while they displayed this on the Jumbotron.

What happened the next three plays after this incident?

Sack, Sack, Sack.

I feel, more proof that if you mess with the Towel, the Towel will mess with you.

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just ask the Bengals, Titans, Cards, or any other team that has disrespected the Towel

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by WVPiratesfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

Unrelated

I saw the video on ESPN today of that guy hitting himself with his helmet. What an idiot.

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by John Stephens on Oct 13, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Owen Schmitt...

Born to be a Steeler. You tell me a guy that tough at FB would suck. Bashing yourself is dumb, but bashing defenders similarly… very nice.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Oct 13, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Its not the first time

he did hit himself with his helemt his senior year after he shanked a punt didn’t bring blood but it was manly. Also unrelated Owen Schmitt has broken somewhere between 15-18 facemasks in his carrer at WVU includiong a year spent at Wisconsin riverfalls he was stoped behind the LOS 4 times and did a clean jerk lift of somewhere between 450-475 it might of been more I can’t remeber but Ray Lewis was at the game and the Guys calling the Game for ESPN told RAy that and he said “Wow” so why we didn’t draft him I don’t know

by WVPiratesfan on Oct 13, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Breathe

by worldtrip on Oct 13, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

wiped and then ate

Is their mascot french?

"Now that I'm here, I don't want to just be here, I want to be here for a long time." Hines Ward, 1998 4th round draft pick.

by kick him in the head on Oct 12, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

+1

Bring a towel to the game. Black or gold or yellow. If you don't have one buy one, If you can't buy one, dye one!!!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Oct 13, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions

This Just In!

The Detroit Lions Mascot has been severely injured in a car accident leaving the Sunday morning game. His airbag did deploy but only a terrible towel came out of the steering wheel. It was not soft enough to dampen the impact resulting in whiplash.

Bring a towel to the game. Black or gold or yellow. If you don't have one buy one, If you can't buy one, dye one!!!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Oct 13, 2009 2:31 AM EDT reply actions

The Towel is now Green

Gotta admire the jealousy.

I truly love how every single fan of every other team hates the Terrible Towel with such a passion. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard, “I hate that stupid damn towel” I would be set for life. True enough, although born and raised in Butler I now live in Cleveland so I get this on a daily basis.

And yet as much hatred as the Terrible Towel has garnished, almost every other team has had several games where they issue white towels with the team logo to the fans at the gate to wave. Of all the hundreds of things that could be handed out, they imitate the Steelers and do towels.

If you root for Pittsburgh you love it with a passion. If you are not a member of SteelerNation you despise it, yet you secretly wish you team had one. Almost sounds like I am talking about Hines Ward.

by Cannon36 on Oct 13, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions