Couple things:
So at 11 years old you knew what this play meant to the city of Pittsburgh and their football team while living in north Carolina? Ok
Ya, the thing is, you fellas from Pittsburgh don't get to give us guys from other states **** about being fans. We love the team just as well as you. Your geographic proximity doesn't make you "better fans". It just makes it easier for you to attend games. Some of us grew up in economically depressed communities too. Some of us have dealt with **** in our lives as well. We have leaned on the Steelers for comfort, for joy, and we've dealt with heartache when they've lost just as you have. So no **** please because we didn't grow up 4 miles from one of the stadiums. When WE come to a game, we spend THOUSANDS. We save for YEARS to get over there just ONCE OR TWICE. You get to go several times a year. We envy your tailgates and your photos from the stadium. So please, no **** about us not being "real fans". Ok?
Uhh, first it was Northern California.
Second, my dad was attending Steelers games when he and maybe 10,000 others were. He is Pittsburgh born-and-raised, and a Duquesne graduate (1948). Art Rooney used to come to the campus on Fridays and hand out tickets to try and boost attendance and generate interest.
I knew a ****-ton about the Steelers as of 1970. I knew how bad they had been. I knew their new coach was improving the team. I knew that they had two Terry's battling for the QB position.
So if you want to question how much I knew about the Steelers, go right ahead.
Harrisons play was much more impressive than Ben to Holmes.
You don't have to justify a ******* thing. It's called Steeler Nation. Not Steeler Pittsburgh. Not Steeler Statisticians. I'm offended at the very thought of somebody questioning a guy on the
other side of the ******* country who's pledged himself as a lifelong Steeler fan. Be grateful that when the Steelers go to Oakland or Seattle or San Francisco this guy may just be ONE of the terrible towels waving in the stands.
in other news...
Harrisons play was much more impressive than Ben to Holmes.
I respectfully disagree. Harrison made a great play on the ball, no question. Then he ran a really long way,
with blockers. He even hurdled a guy or two. Buy by and large he had a relatively unimpeded route to the end-zone until the last yard where he was tumbled into the end-zone. It was a great play and absolutely a game-changing play. But the Ben to Holmes TD was perfect. The throw was perfect, the catch was perfect and the toes down were perfect. The fact that the ball was thrown over 3 Cardinal defenders to a place where ONLY Holmes had a play on it (and a really tough ******* play at that), and the fact that Holmes was able to make the catch, control the ball and get his toes down was absolutely ridiculous.
The question was, what play had a greater impact on Steeler history.
The Immaculate Reception won a playoff game against the Raiders. The 2nd ever playoff win for the franchise. The following week the Steelers lost and were out of the playoffs.
The Catch won an NFL leading 6th SB title for the Steelers. Who had come from behind in the waning seconds of the game to engineer a 90 yard drive down the field to take the lead.
Now I suppose you can argue that the FANS appreciate the fact that the Steelers finally won a playoff game. But that wasn't the question. The question was what was the greater play for Steeler Franchise History. Objectively, the 6th Superbowl victory catch would be the call rather than a catch that lead to the teams 2nd ever playoff victory in an otherwise forgettable season. Harsh, sure. But true.
