Comments on: Steelers chairman Dan Rooney leaving post in Ireland

By: mitchitized

mitchitized — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:06:01 +0000

I became a Steelers fan somewhere around 1972. Over the years I became a Rooney fan as well, and for good reason.

The Rooney family are American icons. If you let your fandom of a rival team fool you into thinking otherwise, then I feel sorry for you.

The NFL has been accumulating “new money” owners that have turned the league into a disastrous mix of self-importance, greed, and arrogance. That is one of the main reasons we get to look at creeps like Roger Goodell now. You *do* understand that the owners are his bosses, right? He’s just doing what he’s told.

Glad to see Dan coming back to the States, and hopeful he will get involved in NFL matters again. Everyone that truly loves our game should be hoping for that, too.

As for my loyalty to the Steelers, I’ve never set foot in the state of Pennsylvania, let alone the city of Pittsburgh. I’m a fan because of the history, and yes the ownership.

And I’m most definitely a Rooney fan.

By: sallust99

sallust99 — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:02:34 +0000

U2 at heinz is one of the best nights of my life. There is no organization in sports close to the black and gold. Tomlin has very little room for error

By: crosberries

crosberries — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:53:43 +0000

Haha it is true they are penny pinchers that stadium is terrible

By: raji1824

raji1824 — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:52:14 +0000

It’s not ronney it’s Rooney

By: wvucolumbus

wvucolumbus — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:18:27 +0000

Sam Von Schamm-

You aren’t from Pittsburgh. If you were, you’d be a fan of the Steelers.

You see, you don’t really have a choice if you’re from Pittsburgh, you’re born into Steeler Nation.

Nice try.

By: sirsupersouthern

sirsupersouthern — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:09:16 +0000

Save football from Roger Goodell and the bad owners, please! If Mr. Rooney can’t do it nobody can…

By: Sam Von Schamm

Sam Von Schamm — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:08:29 +0000

Having been raised in Pittsburgh, and having put up with Brister, O’Donnell, Maddox, Miller, etc, not to mention the cheap collection of oversized high school bleachers known as Heinz Field (which guarantees almost no home-field noise advantage for 30 years since the sound bleeds out to the river and parking lots), it’s amusing to read Rooney’s remark “I would rather not have the money”.

Your track record says otherwise, Dan.

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:39:33 +0000

Need more proof Steelers are the “World’s Team”?

Their owner is the friggin’ U.S. Ambassador to Ireland!

Meanwhile Jerry Jones is in the locker room after games getting into fights with his players.

By: trojanwarrior007

trojanwarrior007 — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:19:37 +0000

I can see why he’s coming back. The Steelers are reeling and need to get back on track.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:06:35 +0000

I love that he got U2 to add a date at Heinz Field at the end of the tour when it wasn’t going to be routed through Pittsburgh. Kudos Dan.

By: westclaims

westclaims — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:06:18 +0000

Ronney is a class act

By: irishnativeson

irishnativeson — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:03:56 +0000

Not sure how being opposed to an 18-game season qualifies one as being “hailed as a voice of reason within the league.” or why eschewing profit because “I would rather not have the money” endears you to your fellows or makes much sense at all really.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:45 +0000

After his longtime support of the Irish peace process, I’m glad Rooney could apply his level-headed approach in a more hands-on role as the American Ambassador. But I’m also glad he’s now returning home where he can be a voice of reason on NFL issues. He seems to have some influence with Commissioner Goodell, who certainly needs rational guidance in his decisionmaking.

By: mikeypanic

mikeypanic — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:47:51 +0000

LIVING LEGEND

By: irishgiant

irishgiant — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:33:34 +0000

Cheers Dan, Shame you couldn’t get an NFL in Ireland but at least we had Notre Dame. Thanks for all the good work you done here best of luck!