Stay Classy Lendale...

PITTSBURGH — The stomping their Terrible Towel took on the Tennessee Titans' sideline last December was nothing compared to the trampling the Pittsburgh Steelers took on the field........


To the Steelers, the most indelible image of that Titans rout was running back LenDale White and several teammates tromping on Terrible Towels. The sideline stomp has been replayed countless times in Pittsburgh, where the towel is as much a source of civic pride as it is a symbol of the six-time Super Bowl-winning team it represents.

In Pittsburgh, one doesn't dare tread on the Terrible Towel, but White said he would gladly do it again if he gets the chance.

“If it happens to be there, I'm going to stomp all over that, man,” White said. “If there's a towel in the stands, I will stomp on it. I don't care who gets mad. ... If they throw a towel at me, I'm going to kick it and stomp all over it. If they don't want their towel stomped on, keep it out of my face.”

White's words weren't especially well-received in his own locker room — why agitate the champions, after all? Coach Jeff Fisher quickly moved to end such talk.

“It was something that took place in an emotional moment,” Fisher said. “The players now understand ... the tradition behind the towel and the organization. They're certainly not going to carry their own towels out there and stomp on them before kickoff.”

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he's got more important matters to worry about, such as making sure his players don't turn over the ball four times again.

“There's a lot of things that pump fans up that got nothing to do with playing and winning and losing,” Tomlin said. “This is going to be two top-quality teams. They're going to play because it's opening night ... both teams need to get off to a great start. Those are going to be the things that motivate these teams.”

Still, that didn't prevent offensive tackle Willie Colon from saying, “We'll talk about it (with the Titans) Thursday night.”

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Porky said:

Lenwhale opens mouth inserts bigmac

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Lendale White said:

"I really got to be honest,'' White said. "It wasn't a lot of major diet changes. (It was) watching what I drink. I was a big Patron consumer. ... That's what it was.

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Mr. White said:

"Thunder and Lightning?"

More like "Dumb and Dumber."

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TimeKiller said:

I've never known this so I'll ask, were the towels they stomped on a preconceived attack, fully planned out with terrible towels they obtained or were the towels just hucked at them while they were playing on the field?

Frankly, if it's the latter LW's actions are totally warranted and if the same were to happen again I hope he does it again. Or uses it to wipe the ketchup off his face...

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gtexan02 said:

What do you expect from a guy that lost 30 pounds by cutting out the Patron? I mean seriously, how much tequila do you have to drink per day to have 30 pounds of tequila weight?


http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/08/03/lendale-white-weight-loss-i-cut-patron-out-of-my-diet-all-th/

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Texan_Bill said:

New Terrible Towel just for the Tinnbreds?

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El Tejano said:

I hate to say it since it is a Titan but since it is against the Steelers I don't mind. But if a terrible towel ever gets put in my face I am totally disrespecting it. Except I wont stomp on it. I'll wipe my butt with it!

That being said I am "rooting for the titans to loose" because I can't ever root for the steelers.

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Vinny said:

I prefer Herv's moniker of "lard and tard". Perhaps it should be tard n tard

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Porky said:

Why? Are the Titans too tight?

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BigBull17 said:

Or Tard and Tard w/lard.

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El Tejano said:

Because I hate the Titans and want the too lose but I will always hate The Steelers. So the way I look at it, like another poster put it, I'm rooting for the titans to lose.

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