teegre
10-14-2015, 10:08 AM
Here is my article (on The Point of Pittsburgh) about the Steelers-Chargers game. It encapsulates my entire evening... but, mostly, it's about Vick.
Up Close & Personal
by Tiger Rowan
What an ending. Man alive, there is nothing better than a “walk-off touchdown” to finish a game. Of course, in order to truly appreciate the impact of Le’Veon Bell’s game-winning touchdown run, you needed to have watched every single heart-attack-inducing second of the Steelers-Chargers game. Likewise, you will need to read this entire article, in order to entirely understand the emotional roller coaster which I experienced during that game.
Let’s start at the beginning.
As I got out of my car in Qualcomm Stadium’s parking lot, I did a double-take, because I could have sworn that it was a Steelers’ home game. There was a disproportionate ratio of Steelers jersey to Chargers jerseys… something around twenty Steelers jerseys to every Chargers jersey. I shrugged that off, thinking that Chargers fans were probably still at work, and would be arriving right before game time. Indeed, by kickoff the ratio had dwindled down towards a fifty-fifty split, which is still amazing for a road game.
Fast-forward to when I arrived at my seat on the Chargers side of the stadium (note: that is the only side to sit on in Qualcomm Stadium, because the visitor side is routinely bathed in harsh, blinding sunlight). Being on the home side meant that I was sitting amidst a good many Chargers fans. I greeted everyone around me, ascertaining the “sportsmanship level” of those who may or may not throw beer on me. The Chargers fan to my immediate right was attending the game alone, and due to that circumstance and due to his friendly nature, we struck an accord. (Let’s give him the pseudonym: Joe.)
As the game was about to commence, Joe informed me that he had attended Virginia Tech at the same time that Michael Vick was playing there; hence, Joe was secretly rooting for Vick to have a good game. With that common denominator in place, Vick became the focal point of most of our conversations throughout the evening. Alas, for three quarters, it was a painful experience.
Read more:
http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/up-close-and-personal-tpop-at-steelers-chargers/
Feel free to pass it along to anyone & everyone that you think may enjoy reading it.
Up Close & Personal
by Tiger Rowan
What an ending. Man alive, there is nothing better than a “walk-off touchdown” to finish a game. Of course, in order to truly appreciate the impact of Le’Veon Bell’s game-winning touchdown run, you needed to have watched every single heart-attack-inducing second of the Steelers-Chargers game. Likewise, you will need to read this entire article, in order to entirely understand the emotional roller coaster which I experienced during that game.
Let’s start at the beginning.
As I got out of my car in Qualcomm Stadium’s parking lot, I did a double-take, because I could have sworn that it was a Steelers’ home game. There was a disproportionate ratio of Steelers jersey to Chargers jerseys… something around twenty Steelers jerseys to every Chargers jersey. I shrugged that off, thinking that Chargers fans were probably still at work, and would be arriving right before game time. Indeed, by kickoff the ratio had dwindled down towards a fifty-fifty split, which is still amazing for a road game.
Fast-forward to when I arrived at my seat on the Chargers side of the stadium (note: that is the only side to sit on in Qualcomm Stadium, because the visitor side is routinely bathed in harsh, blinding sunlight). Being on the home side meant that I was sitting amidst a good many Chargers fans. I greeted everyone around me, ascertaining the “sportsmanship level” of those who may or may not throw beer on me. The Chargers fan to my immediate right was attending the game alone, and due to that circumstance and due to his friendly nature, we struck an accord. (Let’s give him the pseudonym: Joe.)
As the game was about to commence, Joe informed me that he had attended Virginia Tech at the same time that Michael Vick was playing there; hence, Joe was secretly rooting for Vick to have a good game. With that common denominator in place, Vick became the focal point of most of our conversations throughout the evening. Alas, for three quarters, it was a painful experience.
Read more:
http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/up-close-and-personal-tpop-at-steelers-chargers/
Feel free to pass it along to anyone & everyone that you think may enjoy reading it.