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WAS COWHER’S DEPARTURE INFLUENCED BY OWNERSHIP TROUBLES?
With the Rooney family potentially losing its grip on the football franchise that the patriarch, Art Rooney, Sr., founded more than 75 years ago, there’s an interesting question on the minds of some league insiders. Did former coach Bill Cowher know about the looming problems in ownership, and did it affect his decision to leave the [...]
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Bill Cowher Hates Brett Farve 4 Life...
One For The Other Thumb — ... While searching these here interwebs I came across an awfully interesting article. What made it interesting is that it talked about the possibility that former head coach/head chin in charge, Bill Cowher, might have been influenced to step down because the Steelers ownership was going to change hands outside the Rooney family. I guess this is what happens when there is no news besides Brett Farve choosing which Wrangler jeans to wear or how many painkillers he is going to take with his beer...d-bag! ...

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Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies - Pittsburgh Sports Videos, Humor and Crack Analysis. And Ridiculously Small Horses — [image] Baaaaaaa! Sorry, that's the first thing that came to mind. According to this , the horse's name is Tonto. I can't even formulate a cognitive response to group mini ponies and The Lone Ranger together. Hi-yo links? Bill Cowher left because he knew about the impending ownership struggles? [ OFTOT and PFT ] Are you ready for the NHL schedule to be released? [ The Pensblog ] FJM with the much-anticipated response to Murray Chass's stupid new website . Right on. [ Fire Joe Morgan ] ESPN the Mag. Quit it with the shirtless dudes. [ ...

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