My obligatory Superbowl blog entry:
“You can’t believe how seriously these people take their football.â€
—overheard, “Gridiron Cityâ€
The quote above comes from an op-ed in today’s New York Times. The answer is, “Yes, I can believe,†because, like Holly, I grew up in Pittsburgh, and they do take their football seriously there.
The article does a great job explaining why: the rise of the perennially bad Steelers came during the middle of the decline of the Pittsburgh steel industry.Continue reading