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The 2006 NFL season will be my first chance to enjoy a season of the black and gold defending their Lombardi Trophy. I'm so excited, I decided to share my enthusiasm and give you an advance preview of each game. Because if there's a topic that doesn't get the attention it deserves, it's the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Week One:
Sept 7 (Thursday Night)- Miami at Pittsburgh
Lots of storylines here...the Steelers' first game in their title defense, the first regular season game for the new NBC team, and the Steelers' home opener, all wrapped into one. Plus, this may be the most colorful NFL game in regular season history. Where else could you see Bob Costas, John Madden, Ben Roethlisberger, Peter King, Bill Cowher, Zach Thomas, Cris Collinsworth, Nick Saban, Jerome Bettis, Marcus Vick, Joey Harrington, Daunte Culpepper, Troy Polamalu, Sterling Sharpe, AND Hines Ward?
Pittsburgh-area McDonald's should get extra security when New Mexico rolls into town
Week Two:
Sept 18 (Monday Night) Steelers at Jacksonville
This just in: Fred Taylor is already questionable for this game. For those of you watching at home, do note that Tony Kornheiser, Joe Theismann, and Mike Tirico are the new voices of Monday Night Football. Might be a good night to turn down the TV and turn up the radio
I can't wait to hear Mr. Tony complain about staying up past his bedtime
Week Three:
Sept 24 - Cincinnati at Steelers
QB Anthony Wright and the 0-2 Bengals face a crucial matchup at Heinz Field. After injuries to Rudi Johnson, Chad Johnson, and running back coach Jim Anderson in week one, Coach Marvin Lewis signs Lawrence Phillips, Rae Carruth, and O.J. Simpson as replacements.
Phillips, Carruth, and OJ: future Bengals all
Week Four:
Bye Week
I can only hope someone follows Santonio Holmes around with a camcorder this week.
Santonio Holmes shares a smile with Mr. Laura Quinn
Week Five:
Oct 8 (Sunday Night)- Steelers at San Diego
The greatest 9-7 team in the history of organized team sports gets a prime-time rematch with the Steelers to try and avenge their 2005 Monday Night loss. The San Diego front office uses this game to reflect on the wisdom of choosing Philip Rivers over Ben Roethlisberger.
Is it me, or is this bobblehead cross-eyed?
Week Six:
Oct 15- Kansas City at Steelers
Larry Johnson returns to the state of Pennsylvania, where he ran for 2,143 yards as a senior in 2002 at Penn State. Johnson was never given the ball more than 75 times in a season previous to '02 by coaching legend Joe Paterno, who decided he would rather take his chances with studs like Eric McCoo and Rashard Casey.
Joe Paterno and long lost brother Elmer of Crank Yankers Week Seven:
Oct 22- Steelers at Atlanta
The Steelers try to avenge their 2002 tie against Ron Mexico and Team Blank. Steeler fans get a first-hand look at Falcons running back T.J. Duckett, who's been close to joining the Steelers for four consecutive offseasons.
Say "corporate synergy"!
Week Eight:
Oct 29-Steelers at Oakland
Al Davis vs. Dan Rooney. Aaron Brooks vs. Ben Roethlisberger. Art Shell vs. Bill Cowher. Jarod Cooper vs. Troy Polamalu. Yep, I think the Steelers are looking good in every possible matchup for this one. Except for wide receiver. And I don't mean Randy Moss. Jerry Porter may be a clown, but check out those abs (and Million Dollar Man belt)!
Al Davis loves receivers from West Virginia
Week Nine:
Nov 5- Denver at Steelers
Mad running back scientist Mike Shanahan brings his AFC West-leading Broncos to Heinz Field, led by new starting RB Nick Lachey, who is on pace for over 1,800 yards.
Shanahan is hoping the Lachey Experiment turns out better than the Clarett Experiment
Week 10:
Nov 12- New Orleans at Steelers
A highly anticipated game in Pittsburgh, it will be the first Heinz Field appearance of heralded rookie Reggie Bush. In other news, the NFL has announced that proceeds from this game will go to the New York Giants
It's about time the Giants get a break from the NFL
Week 11:
Nov 19- Steelers at Cleveland
The game will be a blowout, that's not even a question. The real story will be the NFL photographers hoping for the next great James Harrison Photo Op.
Greatest part of this photo? The Browns' fan's orange socks
Week 12:
Nov 26- Steelers at Baltimore
The Steelers get their first look at Steve McNair in a Ravens uniform. I'm guessing it won't look much different than McNair in a Titans uniform. Which means you can enjoy one or more choices from the McNair Injury Buffet of: Sternum, back, pecs, ankle, calf, finger, ribs, toe, shoulder, elbow, or thumb on this Sunday afternoon.
Try and guess where McNair will be injured
Week 13:
Dec 3- Tampa Bay at Steelers
Jon Gruden and Bill Cowher square off to see who can get more annoyed, sneering, spitting face-time. The final score will be of no consequence.
Might want to Tivo this one
Week 14:
Dec 7 (Thursday Night)- Cleveland at Steelers
The city of Pittsburgh nearly burns to the ground when most Steeler fans realize they don't get the NFL network. Steeler fans are joyous when they find out it will be broadcast locally, but become upset once again when they find out they'll have to sit through another pregame hosted by Sally Wiggin.
This all could have been averted if you upgraded your cable package
Week 15:
Dec 17- Steelers at Carolina
A possible Super Bowl matchup, and a good chance for Bill Cowher to check out the team he'll be coaching in 2008.
Hank Williams Jr. displays the sign Bill Cowher made for him
Week 16:
Dec 24- Baltimore at Steelers
The absence of Kordell Stewart on the Ravens' roster ruins Christmas for thousands of drunken Steeler fans who fear there will be no one to jeer. Fortunately, the presence of Ray Lewis, Brian Billick, and Jamal Lewis gives the fans plenty of worthy alternatives.
Yes, Brian Billick was really on the Match Game
Week 17:
Dec 31- Steelers at Cincinnati
Bengal fans get their long-awaited revenge on the Steelers. But in the first quarter, Brett Keisel tears Carson Palmer's other ACL, thus sending the Bengals into a second consecutive offseason of chaos that they can blame on the Steelers.
Get him, Kimo! Get him!
Feb 4, 2007: Super Bowl XLI, Miami-
Book your hotels and buy your tickets now. The Steelers only win Super Bowls in increments of two.
I was recently exposed to the idea that the Denver International Aiport is part of an intergalactic plot to take over the world. You can find a summary of these ideas here on Wikepedia. I know this sounds bizarre, but the idea is that when the airport was constructed, a secret base for aliens was built under the airport that you and I see. For some strange reason, the aliens constructors of what is called the New World Order left all sorts of clues that they had taken over the world using the DIA as their base. If I haven't already lost your interest, you can read more about this here and here and here, and here you can read the perfectly reasonable explanations of airport officials brushed aside like they were nothing.
Of course I think this is hog wash, but that's not what I want to talk about. Instead, I want to address the issue of what all of this says about what a conspiracy theory is and how one gets spread. My contention is that conspiracy theories are just bad journalism. If the investigation is done correctly, then the conspiracy disappears and becomes news. When a conspiracy theory exists for more than a little while, it is because the logical investigative leads that should be followed have not been. Let's look at what's being said about the Denver International Airport and try to get my meaning.
One of the more interesting aspects of the Denver International Airport is its murals. The airport provides this information on the murals, but this site has better pictures of some of the more controversial portions. I'm not sure what the mural evidence is supposed to prove, but they are a part of the theory that attracts a great deal of attention. While I agree that they are "pretty freaky", I also think their role in a conspiracy of any sort could be handled by talking to the people who painted them. I've had it suggested to me that the painters were impossible to find investigators had attempted this. This is not true. In fact, based solely on the names provided by the airport and an Internet search, I was able to find extensive information about all of the painters, and I'll send it to anyone interested in it.
The most controversial of the murals involves figures that appear as stormtroopers. This mural was painted by Leo Tanguma. Mr. Tanguma is a well-known artist in the Colorado area. His granddaughter is also an artist. He has taught at School of Education and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and a number of websites describe him as a "professor" at the University of Northern Colorado, although I looked through the school's site and could not find him listed. There are a number of photos of him on the Internet, including this and this. Apparently, you can view an interview with him here, but I can't view it on my computer, so I can't verify this. Interestingly, the racist organization Stormfront has not commented on Mr. Tanguma's alien connections, but members of its forum have expressed their outrage at the anti-White statement's of his murals.
The point of this is that if someone wanted to find out why Leo Taguma painted what he did, it would be easy. I bet that if you really wanted to talk to him, all you'd have to do is walk into a high school anywhere in Denver and ask one of the art teachers where you could find him.
And if I really thought there were aliens living under the Denver International Airport controlling the Earth, you can bet I'd be down in Denver doing this as fast as I could.
Another problem is this claim by Steve Snyder who is Public Affairs Office at the Denver International Airport. Steve states that
It is important to keep in mind that this airport was the largest, most scrutinized Public Works project in American history. There were cameras and reporters here documenting every single inch of dirt ever moved. If something strange was going on out here, hundreds of media outlets would have been all over it by now.This is problematic because the interview published on this website states AC: Well, we think that area is one that leads to deeper levels underground at the airport. But, it is surrounded by a chain-link fence and you can't get in there. We think this is the area that one of the electricians kind of stumbled into that went down about six levels below the fourth level, and ran into some really weird stuff. He won't talk about any of it now. But this should be pretty easy to solve. The airport is really big and it would take a large number of people to have constructed and to maintain the underground portion. Either that, or it's being maintained by alien workers and then a lack of accountable maintance would be just as suspicious.
Returning back to the letter from Public Affairs Officer Steve Snyder, Steve claims another one of aspects of the airport's construction that attracts attention is just a coincidence. Why is the airport called "New world" if it's not part of the alien-run New World Order? Steve tell us that As for the "new world" designation, the New World Airport Commission was simply a group consisting of local business and political leaders who sponsored and organized a number of pre-opening events at Denver International Airport. The airport was to usher in a new era making Denver a world-class city, thus the New World name.Is this true, though? It should be easy enough to confirm. All we need to do is, once again, locate those businessmen and ask them what's going on. And since they're local Denver guys, I figure they'd be pretty easy to find.
In fact, there should be vast numbers of people with little pieces to this puzzle. The hundreds of baggage workers who Steve claims work down in the tunnels should have seen something. They should know that there are areas that no one has ever been in; they should know all kinds of strange things about the deeper levels of the airport just by having been around there. For example, has anyone ever died or disappeared?
And it's just not good enough to say that people keep quiet. Groom Lake and Area 51 are another installation rumoured to be associated with space aliens. I doubt this is true and believe that the area is a test facility for new military aircraft. Regardless, I can still tell you all kinds of stuff about the place. The Internet is full of photos of the place. I know the names of some of the civilian contractors who have worked there because they have tried to sue the US Air Force. Investigators have followed civilian contractors and identified all kinds of interesting things about them. Code names for the flights they take to and from the base have been identified and are regularly watched. I even recall reading news naming the hotels stayed at by Groom Lake contractors.
While there is something going on at Groom Lake that I don't know anything about, at least I know who's doing it.
So let's compare this with Denver International Airport. I know the names of countless officials and artists associated with the place. I know how to find them if I wanted to. I know an endless amount of information about the layout and organization and official story about the airport. On the other hand, I have not seen one piece of real evidence that would counter this explanation. All I see is pictures of strange art in the airport waiting areas. No one knows anything about the aliens. I do not know the name of anyone who has reported strange things. I do not know any of the strange things that anonymous people have reported. That's it.
There are real voices that should be speaking about this and they could be easily identified, yet no one even knows their names. Great reporting that is. And just think about how powerful the claim is. Aliens right in downtown Denver. Wouldn't you want to be the reporter breaking that one?
But then, think of what the real claim is because it's not just about aliens. The real claim is about what you need to do to find out what's really going on and what the news that's affecting your life really is. It doesn't matter that the Republicans mismanaged Hurricane Katrina. It doesn't matter that almost half of American has no health insurance. In fact, it doesn't matter where you live or who you vote for. No sir, you don't need to excuse the fact that you're lazy and would rather surf porn than read the paper. The real stories aren't in the news. The real news is badly researched, two-bit claims that no one can verify. And so little is know about them, because no one talks, that it takes about 5 minutes to read everything there is about the most important news ever written.
Wow, the world really is simple, isn't it. And that's what a conspiracy theory is.
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