A guy I work with is a die hard Steelers fan. Every time Miami and Pittsburgh play we make a bet. If Dolphins lose, I wear his Steelers tie to work. If Dolphins win he wears my Dolphins tie. Anyway, he comes into my cubicle this morning and says, "Don't worry about it, you don't have to wear the tie." I told him I would, and that I don't back out on my bets, but he insisted that I wouldn't wear the tie. Because of the call. I know it doesn't take the sting out of the royal screw job that was yesterday's game, but it did make my Monday morning a little better to hear a hard core Steelers fan admit we got raped by the refs.
Yeah, instead of a Miami Tie, you could buy him a Mai Tai Good to know there are some out there that actually "Get it". I had several people at work try to console me as well. One guy that is a die hard Stillers fan, and likes to rub everybody's face in it, indeed saw me coming down a hall today, and I swear to you, he ducked into the mens room real quick. He's actually always pretty cool with me, I wouldnt have said a word
Our accountant at work is a die-hard Steelers fan (surprising since I work for a former Bengals player) and even he admitted that we probably should've come away with a W from that game. Not much you can do about it now though. We were what, 2-4 in 2008 and still made the playoffs? Anything can happen, but if it's going to happen, we need a W this week in Cincinnati!
Looks just like this one - I wear it every Monday morning after a win. Hope to wear it again real soon...
Another black eye for NFL officiating, and they should be embarrased by it. I believe they will down play it though and come up with a dozen excuses. Maybe Miami would not have won it anyway but we will never know thanks to biased officiating. That sheepish grin on Big Bens face should have said everything, He knows he fumbled before the goal line and the Steelers know that Francis recovered it even if the referees refused to acknowledge it. Maybe the next game they work a couple of those officials should wear Steeler's jerseys instead of the zebra shirts.
I work with a Steelers fan. He walked up to me, put out his hand while saying, "Man, you guys were robbed! I can't believe that call. I feel for ya." I then gave him a fake handshake and punched him in the nuts. I felt a little better after that. I can't wait to dress my kids up in referee costumes this weekend for Halloween and then lock them in the basement and not allow them to go trick-or-treating. I think after that I'll be ready for the Dolphins-Bengals game.
