Steelers Report To Camp - It Just Got Real

As I was perusing around on my Facebook page I saw this little post and I had to laugh because it's so true, not just about me, but literally all female Steeler fans:

I guess we could say the same about our male counterparts but they have been focused on the triumphant season our Pirates are having and some aren't ready (including my husband) to admit football season has begun.  I have even found myself watching old football games on TV because I missed football.  I get excited when I see commercials like Under Armour and PlayStation's NCAA '13 come on. 

Ladies and Gents, it's time to break out the Polamalu and Roethlisberger jerseys in black, white or pink... bedazzle it, tie it up, or put on a collard shirt under it to make it fancy.  It's football season in Pittsburgh.  It's time for us to brush up on our stats and learn about our new guys and fight about whether or not they will make it.  We will also declare our love for our team by facebooking pictures of our sweetest gear, Steeler tattoos and newest slogans for the season.  We will start trash talking on twitter to fans of other teams and try to get our tweets noticed by our favorite players.  Our jersey's will be worn on Fridays at the office and of course we will wear our white jerseys for special occasions where we need to dress up.  The tailgate gear will be brought out of the garage with the flags, car magnets and face paint.  Whispers of fantasy football team names flutter around groups of colleagues and friends.  It's a beautiful time of year. 

As I write this, I am listening to the season's inaugural show from my dad and Tunch Ilkin broadcasting live from St. Vincent in Latrobe, PA as training camp opens.  They interviewed Max Starks and Brett Keisel today and apparently Keisel has a new t shirt campaign out and my dad already made Brett's fears come alive.  Last night, Brett was wearing his new shirt and my dad said how much he loved the shirt, "The Hunt For VII".  Unfortunately, what my dad said (and saw on the shirt) was "The Hunt For Eight".  Keisel said he knew then that no matter how many people said that nobody would screw it up, somebody would.  And that was Wolf.  So my dad came up with his own slogan, he's skipping the "The Hunt for VII" and "Going Straight For 8".  Keepin it simple.  Welcome to Steelers Season!!!