BTSC Steelers Sick Pack: Is It Sunday Yet Edition?

by Michael Bean on Sep 16, 2011 9:01 AM EDT in BTSC Steelers Six Packs

IX - Here's your Week 2 TV Distribution Map for both CBS and FOX. Sorry to say it, but looks like this telecast is fairly limited to those not in the Pacific Northwest or the Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia/Ohio area.

X - Which leads me to my next topic: streaming games. I know many of you will be looking for a feed this weekend, and though I won't endorse doing so by posting links for you all personally, I'd still point those of you who do stream games to this article about watching NFL games online. Even if you don't have any idea what I'm talking about or are able to purchase Sunday Ticket without having to think twice about the cost, it's still an interesting read (and subsequent discussion in comments section) about the present and future of NFL broadcasting online.

XII - A $15,000 fine for that horse tackle on Ray Rice? Are you kidding me. I know Troy Polamalu recently inked a contract that cements his incredible financial standing for life, but sheesh, that;s ridiculous and got to be hard to stomach for even the wealthiest of players. I suppose I shouldn't take Polamalu's financial health for granted. Chris McAlister Three-time Pro Bowl cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens is, after all, broke and living with his parents.

XIV - Hines Ward and James Farrior took the high road in terms of biting their tongue about Warren Sapp's dramatic remarks about the Steelers' chances in 2011. Listen to the two veterans' Thursday appearance on The Fan to hear how they handled those questions, as well as talk about the Week 1 disappointment and how they're approaching their Week 2 matchup against Seattle.

XL - It may be two and a half years old almost, but I think the crux of the question still pertains: 'Is Joe Flacco's Unibrow the Reason for the Ravens' Success This Year?' Sorry, had too many nice things to say about Baltimore all week. Needed to resort to something less dignified and objective. Thanks.

XLIII - Open floor here. If everyone shares a link, we'll be plenty well-read heading into the weekend. Can be news-y, editorial, not Steelers related necessarily provided you think a number of us would enjoy reading it. Fire away. Happy Friday. Catch y'all in a bit.

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Another nice link

Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin posted an interview with our own maryrose (Tim Gleason) on their Email newsletter yesterday. Great read!

Also, I absolutely think Flacco’s unibrow is the reason for his success. Really, if you think about it it gives him an unfair advantage – it blocks the glair from the light (sun or otherwise), who else can say that? I think all Steelers should grow unibrows to catch up with Flacco’s newest technology.

by Simonsen on Sep 16, 2011 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

Can you imagine Keisel's own unibrow?

"Play hard. Eat well. And don't forget to share."

Slogan that can be found at Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant in Tampa Bay. R.I.P. no. 63

by Flying Polamalus on Sep 16, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

XII

Wasn’t there a horsecollar tackle on the first kick return by the steelers? Did that get fined? Oh yeah, Troy is a Steeler. The comish is a hater.

by Larrybob8187 on Sep 16, 2011 9:30 AM EDT reply actions

Yes there was and no they did not get fined

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by seton hall and steelers on Sep 16, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Ahh man, as a college student living in Cleveland I don’t understand how the Steelers are not the FOX game. Why would they think people in Cleveland would rather watch Dallas-SF over a divisional team in the Steelers?

by Akshay R on Sep 16, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

Fox traditionally carries NFC games while CBS shows the AFC.

by big_jay71 on Sep 16, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he was referring to the Seahawks

Being an NFC team.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Sep 16, 2011 7:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Fox can only show

NFC home team games. Therefore Steelers-Seahawks is still a CBS game.

by Steely McBeem on Sep 17, 2011 5:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Ahh, I was unaware of that, I thought that FOX pretty much picked and chose whichever games with NFC teams it wanted, while CBS got all the rest. I retract my anger towards Fox in cleveland then, though I remain upset at the fact that I have to find a stream of the game here week after week.

by Akshay R on Sep 17, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Streams

I watch every game not on TV via stream. High quality and HD picture and rarely any problems with the feed. Best thing ever.

Direct TV and their “free” Sunday Ticket is a scam. You have to buy a deluxe package and the price climbs every three months until you are paying like $90-$120 a month by the end instead of the $35 bucks they advertise.

The need to come out with a option that allows fans just to receive the 1 team they want to watch every week for a resonable price. Guess what Direct TV, I can’t/don’t have time to watch EVERY game every week. I just want to see my Steelers every week.

by Deuce Blue on Sep 16, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

another option

If they aren’t on local tv is to head over to a sports bar and watch the game. One positive of the sports bar scene is meeting other local Steeler fans.

by steeler fever on Sep 17, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Michael....ya boy went deep!

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2011/9/16/2428641/ross-ohlendorfs-bizarro-land-home-run-keys-pirates-victory

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill

by PixburghArn on Sep 16, 2011 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

Always nice to start Fridays off with a six pack.

Thanks Mike, great links.

"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler."

-- Jack Lambert --

by Steeleraero on Sep 16, 2011 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

11k a month in child support?

Chris McAlister Three-time Pro Bowl cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens is, after all, broke and living with his parents.

No wonder he’s “broke”. I think he’s hidden all his money (if any is left) and is trying to establish a paper trail that shows he is financially despondent in order to get that child support amount down. 11k monthly is a gravy train, sheesh.

by SteelersVT on Sep 16, 2011 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Don't have a link but,

The Post-Gazette reported today that TE Dorin Dickerson was a no-show at Thursday’s practice. The Steelers re-signed FB/TE Jamie McCoy in his absence and now it has been reported that Dickerson is injured.

by Billy52 on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 AM EDT reply actions

Excited to be home for the game

I have a link, but it’s not Steelers-y.
http://thf2.wordpress.com

As many of you guys knew, I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (from Mexico to Canada) to raise awareness & funds for a humanitarian cause. I left May 2nd, and after 2,000 miles I’m home. I didn’t quite complete it, just 650 more miles left, but it was ‘time’ to get back home.

A few tidbits:

- Weighed myself today; I lost 30 pounds on the hike (195 to 164.6)
- Started slow due to early injuries, but the last 3-4 weeks I was averaging 30 miles a day.
- Saw 2 bear, 9 rattlesnakes, 1 scorpion, and was visited one night (for 8 1/2 hours) by two cougars. The kind with four legs.
- The last 1,000 miles I hiked alone. Most people drop out of the hike attempt about 1,000 miles into it.
— My Terrible Towel went every mile, even up to Mt. Whitney.

Anyway, thanks to all that were following my journey, and those that donated to the cause or kept me in your thoughts & prayers.

Now…finally…football. :)

I'll be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from May, 2011 to Sept., 2011, to raise money for charity. For more info, please visit: http://thf2.wordpress.com

by Fifty-Eight on Sep 16, 2011 3:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs

cool stuff

way to go Dug… blessings.

by lloyd95 on Sep 17, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Broadcast TV

I am a Direct TV subscriber (for now) outside of the USA and I got it for the sole reason of being able to see the Steelers. Actually, my (Argentine) wife got it for me as an anniversary present – how many other married men can say that!

Although they’ve improved their offering, Direct TV does not offer the entire slate of NFL games each Sunday. They show six early games and six late games. And there is no rhyme or reason behind what they show. (I think it is just some fool taking a list in alphabetical order.) So you might wind up not being able to watch the Steelers vs. the Patriots, but they’ll do make sure you can see the Rams-Bengals (no lie.)

However, one can arrange to see games via NFL.com.

At the moment I am too heavily invested in Direct TV to give the service up, but now that we can connect the laptop to the TV and suffer no loss in quality, if I had to do this again, I would do it that way.

We’re in the middle of a radical change in the way the NFL’s “Product” is distributed. I suspect a generation from now things will be radically different.

by Hombre de Acero on Sep 16, 2011 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmm

I thought the NFL.com service was only in the USA.

"Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one – a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity." Jack Layton (R.I.P.)

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by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Sep 18, 2011 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Who Said 'No' to Who?

Most of Steelers Nation is of course most interested in who plays RT for the Steelers and how they play. The mechanics of how they learn this news are of little interest. But to those who are interested….

…Ed Bouchette, as well as others, all reported that the Steelers didn’t sign Flozell after talking with him, and the general conclusion was that it was because Flozell was asking for too much money and/or the Steelers had salary cap limitations.

However, as it turns out the opposite was the case. Click here (and scroll down) to read the full story behind the story.

by Hombre de Acero on Sep 16, 2011 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

Good job to the reporter

For figuring out what’s what.

And I think Gilbert at RT IS the solution, at least for this season, if not beyond then.

What I don’t get is why they think Scott is solid at LT. Gilbert will be fine; my prediction is that in a couple weeks, the team will reach for the phone for the left side.

"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will

by lottwasgangsta on Sep 16, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ditto

“my prediction is that in a couple weeks, the team will reach for the phone for the left side.”

I was thinking about this as I was hiking through Oregon this last week. Unless Scott starts playing less like Scott bathroom tissue and more like how Bon Scott’s voice sounds, then the front office has a decision to make.

I'll be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from May, 2011 to Sept., 2011, to raise money for charity. For more info, please visit: http://thf2.wordpress.com

by Fifty-Eight on Sep 16, 2011 7:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions