LenDale White Stomps On Terrible Towel
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12/21/2008 8:40 PM ET By JJ Cooper
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There is no doubt that the Titans handed the Steelers an embarrassing loss on Sunday. But LenDale White's exclamation point on the victory may have been a dumb move considering the two teams could face each other in the AFC Championship.
Ideally you don't want to give another team any kind of ammunition to fire them up. The Titans' convincing win will likely fuel both teams for a potential rematch, but you can count on Mike Tomlin to show the Steelers the video of White stomping on the towel multiple times if they do have an AFC Championship rematch.
This isn't the first time that an opposing player has "desecrated" a Terrible Towel.
The last time was back in 2005, when T.J. Houshmandzadeh used a Terrible Towel as a shoe rag. That didn't turn out too well for the Bengals. Pittsburgh beat them in the first round of the playoffs on its way to the Super Bowl title that year.
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That was BUSH LEAGUE!! That was such a show of poor sportsmanship that I can't believe it would come from a Jeff Fischer coached team. And don't come back at me saying I'm a patsy or worse. Have some class. Act like you've been there son.
Oh wait. You never HAVE been there have you? I hope the Stellars stomp your asses in the playoffs. And this is coming from a JETS fan. You douche....
It shouldn't be surprising that this comes form a Jeff Fisher coached team. His teams have always acted like like thugs and arrogant jerks. He encourages it.
Anyone who thinks the Titans dominated that game wasn't watching it. Take away three silly Steeler mistakes (33 yd FG miss, Aaron Smith's penalty that led to a touchdown, and Ben fumble at the 1 and you have a very different outcome. The Steelers easily outgained. When it matters, I think you'll see a different outcome.
I agree 100%! I am a proud Steeler fan who was HORRIFIED at such a display of ignorance! It felt like he was pissing on the flag! That moron deserves to have his can handed to him! That towel is symbolic and means EVERYTHING to Pittsburgh! Karma's a bitch! And Kearse wiping his nose on the towel... we'll really give you something to sniffle over!
Lendale White is a classless idiot who really isn't even worth the time I'm spending typing this message. What a lame and immature gesture. There are so many guys in the NFL and other pro sports that have been pampered and catered to because of their athletic abilities. This type of behavior is just one of the byproducts. Guys disrespecting whoever they want whenever they want without any consequences. (Pacman Jones) I mean who's going to step to a superstar caliber player (if he happens to be an fool) and hold him accountable for his antics? I love the game but we the fans are partly to blame for creating these monsters.
I know this idiot is one of the exceptions and not all players are this way but it's frustrating to see this.
Not suprising coming from a thug like White. No wonder the Steelers passed him up in the draft. This not only disrespects the Steelers and the Steeler fans, but it disrespects the history of the game as the towel has dated back to the 1970s with the greates dynasty of all time. It also disrespects the creator of the terrible towel, the late Myron Cope who has contributed so much to the game. White is obviously too much of a thug to even know what the towel stands for. To a Steeler fan this is almost as bad as stepping on the American flag. I now have a new team which I hate the most, even more than the Ravens or Cowboys, the Tennessee Titans. Let the rivalry begin, and I hope that they meet again in the playoffs.
I dont want to hear this crap! This was the Titans home field, and if they want to do that, they can, it wasnt the American flag, it was a stupid towel that can now be used to wipe away the Steelers tears! It's probably unlikely we'll play them again, but if we do it's fine, we'll probably be the underdogs again, and we'll kick ass and take name later again as we did today! You want some, come get some! And i find it hilarious that the media has to come up with some crap again to take away from how good the Titans really are, i find that absolutely absurd!
You're right CJ. They CAN do what they want. And they displayed the lack of class and sportsmanship to do exactly that. It wasn't the Flag but if you know anything of the history and tradtion of the Steelers and the inventor of "The Terrible Towel", Myron Cope. Who happened to have passed away this year. A complete gentleman, a class individual and major loss to the world of sports journalism, you might realize some spec of signifigance of it. But I shall bow to the greater knowledge of DrDeath and agree that you sir are in fact a punk. You Douche.
Dude, I'm all for fans of the road team showing up and supporting their team. Most of the towel stomping and stuff like that is just for the fans entertainment and not to show and disrespect against the Steelers. I'm quite confident there is a lot of respect amongst these two teams' players. But you have to admit, that with so many - and I mean SO MANY - terrible towels being waved in the stands, and in the faces of so many Titans fans, it kinda felt like a little bit of payback for a lot of us Titans' fans in the stands. If the darn thing is so sacred, then why did some Steelers fan so eagerly part with his to me for $10 so I could go tear it and shred it right in front of the tv cameras and photographers? Is that all Myron Cope's memory is worth to a Steelers fan - $10??? I sure hope it's worth more than that!!! I've never heard of the guy until today, but from the mentions he's gotten, he sounds like a really good guy. I hate to hear about the passing of someone who is obviously so loved and respected by so many in Pittsburgh, but if the 'terrible towel' is so synonymous with his name and memory, you should be disappointed that a fellow Steeler's fan parted with his so quickly just to make a fast buck. By the way, the $10 I gave him for the towel so I could shred it and rip it to pieces in front of the tv cameras and photographers was WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! I even bought another one outside the stadium so I could do it again!!! When the Steelers return to Nashville in 4 weeks if they both make it that far, I'll do it again!!! If the Steelers win and make it to another Super Bowl, I'll definately cheer for them in Tampa.
As for the towel stunt today I am very much against that kind of stuff. Yes I am a Titans fan, and I do not believe for a min. that Coach Fisher tells them to do this kind of stuff. It looks bad for the whole team, coaches, players and our town. Don't blame all of us for something that this player did.
Get a life. Worry about your O-line and not a stupid towel.
Geez, I guess it's safer to pee on a Quran in Kabul than stomp on a towel in Pittsburgh.
Gimmie a break. More boo hoo from Squealer fans when the TRUE THUGS from Pittsburgh get a taste of their own medicine. Sack up, take it like men Squealer fans!
TRUE THUGS? What the hell are you talking about?
micmclaugh is funny.
Uh, if it weren't for the 31 points, we would've soooo won this game.
Hey, jvs, i dont really give a damn who invented or came up with your lousy tradition, we won, it's our field, and if we want to do that, we will. I agree if it was Hines Field, that would be uncalled for, but i had to hear you and the media idiots drone on and on how without Haynesworth and Vandenbosch this week how we were going to get our ass handed to us, and we shut all of you jackasses up and if it's salt in the wound, that's fine with me. And if you come back, we will hand your team their ass again, except this time we'll make sure you get it back to wipe your ass with it from the soarness from where we kick the hell out of it!
Actually I'm a Jets fan. And if WE beat you at home you sure don't deserve to win a Super Bowl. And won't. It just shows how Lendale and you agreeing with him are completely classless. But hey. We can't all be raised as trash. And if the Steelers had scored more than the Titans they DEFINITELY would've won.
Learn how to spell while you're at it. Fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son.
Thank you Dean Wormer.
ummm did v really just say if they scored more they would have won... no S*** lol isnt that the point of the game to score on offense and force turnovers and defend against scores on defense which we did. and for the towel incident i agree he shouldn't have stomped it but rather stuck it up ur a** for being such an idiot.
JVS,
HMMMMMM and did I see the jets in the playoffs???
HECK NO!!
yes you beat us and along with the texans and the colts (if you can call that a lost since either team didn't play their starters for very long)BUT those teams are at home right now and guess what they are doing?watching the BEST team in the NFL this season (13-3 BABY!!)
Do the jets having a crying towel too? If not I'm sure Keith still has that steelers one he would glady give you that one ....lol
GO TITANS!!
This is about respect for the opponent.......stepping on the Terrible Towel was disrespectful. Maybe the Titans are too young of a team to know any better. Maybe they will mature in time. The Steelers are still in the playoffs and have (5) Super Bowls........Until The Titans win a Super Bowl, they should learn how to behave and act as if they have been there before. Titans also played opponents bongos earlier in season.........Again, no class.
I guess beating them by three scores was disrespectful. I mean, shouldn't everybody just kiss the feet of the Steelers since they've won 5 Super Bowls?
I'll never NEVER forget Bill Coward running off the field when the Titans beat them in the playoffs...refusing to shake Fisher's hand. Take the plank out of thine own eye, Steeler fans.
Perhaps the Titans had that billboard material today to inspire them to spank Big Dumb Ben.