it’s derived from “and that”... said like “uh-NAT” (but the first syllable is barely spoken; it’s more like a nasalized glottal stop)

literally impossible that it wasn’t MM

Yeah as a Steelers fan I was reading this through narrowing eyelids...

I felt similarly about the Penguins and the opportunity for Evgeni Malkin to exert heavy influence over policy decisions.

Yeah this isn’t even a regional food defense thing. What’s weird about that?

god I love this it brings me so much joy hahahahahaha

hahahaha the haters only make it all the sweeter

Pittsburgh, because they suck and are generally unreasonable people.

Re: cockroaches, typically the *big* ones don’t actually live indoors; they’re outside bugs that found their way in. It’s the little buggers that establish colonies in coffeemakers usually. So you might be fine, and the ones you’ve seen are just attracted to the smell of hot trash. Maybe seal up the vents or something.

WELL, THE LOSSES START COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’
AND THEY DON’T STOP COMIN’

Drew, I know we love to clown on you, but if I can be sincere for a moment, today’s preamble was a damn fine piece of writing. Happy birthday.

(a) Counterpoint: Dinosaurs are awesome.

WHEREAS the Game of Football being a Serious Sport, it shall hereby occur only under such conditions as befit the Solemn Occasion of the Game, and any and all actions by the Players that may be construed to provide Fun or Enjoyment shall be banished forthwith.

Haha, noticed this too. A rare moment of actual humanity allowed on the broadcast.

Taylor Swift is asked to sing the national anthem at SB 51. She comes out in a “Black Lives Matter” shirt and stands in complete silence while the backing track plays. Does this change everything?

What take-generating event would lead to the biggest self-immolation of your hometown sports media? For Pittsburgh, I imagine a scenario in which Mike Tomlin organizes a team anthem protest and only Ben Roethlisberger stands in defiance.

What is the ideal career arc for Cam Newton from this point? I say he has a few disaster seasons (with the caveat I don’t want him to be brutally injured), gets benched and ignominiously traded to Cleveland, then leads them to a championship. The takeverse would implode.

Have you seen them race?

What was the question? Do you remember?

If you could change the national anthem to any song, what would it be?