Super Bowl Preview or simply Keystone dreaming

 College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football PA Sports Pittsburgh Sports

If Pittsburgh and Philadelphia was a Super Bowl preview, the Steelers have some significant ground to make up if we want an entertaining rematch.Sunday proved two things.One, the Eagles are undeniably Super Bowl contenders and, dare I say, NFC favorites…

Misstep after misstep

 College College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

College football is such a great sport. It is the number one thing that gets me past summer ending. I arrange our Saturdays around all the big games each week. Heck, I will eat something I don’t even want just so I don’t have to leave the house in the…

Will it matter who you play?

 College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

For years, college basketball would arrive at March parsing all the numbers, particularly schedule strength. College basketball has the benefit of a 30 game schedule and a 68 team field for their postseason tournament. That aside, time and time again the…

A Black and Gold midseason report

 Penn State Football Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

The Steelers had the week off to basque in the glory of a 6-2 start to the season, first place in the AFC North, and most importantly the uncovering of an actual professional quarterback. With the schedule the Steelers were dealt by the NFL, who must…

A game to silence the critics

 College Penn State Football Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

I live in Penn State country. Right in the heart. Ninety percent of my friends are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my co-workers are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my neighbors are Penn State fans. Ninety percent of those friends, neighbors…

Can Unconventional Win?

 Football Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Unconventional. In the NFL that could describe a team in 2024 that tries to win with a defense first mentality. The Steelers continue to attempt winning in this unconventional manner. Pittsburgh has always prided itself on its “Steel Curtain” defense…

Ah, Saturdays have meaning again

 College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

In the spring and summer Saturdays feel like Wednesdays and Thursdays and, truly, any other day of the week. Well, except for the whole go to work thing. Then September hits. Now Saturdays have meaning again. It is time to plan your day accordingly.…

Golden

 Basketball - NBA Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Okay, so I know what I wrote in my Final Thought a week ago. I still stand by those words. I liked the Olympics far better when it was pure(or as close as we get) amateurism. No NBA players. No NHL players. No PGA or LPGA players. Just amateurs. That…

Pirates prove a point

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

The Pittsburgh Pirates proved my point this past week. I didn’t want them to do any such thing. I wish they wouldn’t have done that thing. As one of the exasperated, frustrated, irritated longstanding fans of the Pittsburgh baseball club, I desperately…

Time for midterm grades in MLB

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Fireworks. Cookouts. Red. White. Blue. Baseball’s halfway point. Oh, and my Two Cent midseason analysis. All tremendous traditions for summer. My focus is the tragedy that is the Pittsburgh Pirates, so I will do my midseason review and analysis…