# The Khadaji Memorial Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 5, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126 "2013-09-05T23:39:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/421 "2014-01-02T21:57:38Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > So you’re saying that it’s impossible? If so, it’s your mental capacity that should be questioned. Impossible? Well no, I mean I assume Roger Goodell has a phone and the refs have phones and they both speak English and therefore it is entirely a possible thing that could happen. The idea that it is anything more than a theoretical possibility based on these two facts is stupid. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/422 "2014-01-02T23:00:33Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I don’t really know of any conspiracy,\*\* but the botched field goal non-call was really easy and trained refs don’t ever blow a call like that.\*\* HA! Just thought you Yinzers might like to see this tweet from Mark Kaboly, Steelers beat writer for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review … [“NFL refs couldn’t count Week 1 either”](https://twitter.com/MarkKaboly_Trib/status/418421131872182272/photo/1) ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/423 "2014-01-03T02:09:48Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > What, you aren’t going to root for our division to win it all? > 😃 I would rather have someone rip my arm off and beat me to death with it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/424 "2014-01-03T03:47:57Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > I would rather have someone rip my arm off and beat me to death with it. That was an Asimov robot story. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/425 "2014-01-03T05:29:17Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > I would rather have someone rip my arm off and beat me to death with it. > [@NoClueBoy](#): > > That was an Asimov robot story. Leave me out of this, guys. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/426 "2014-01-03T06:52:03Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > I would rather have someone rip my arm off and beat me to death with it. James Harrison would be happy to oblige…and then his pit bulls would eat the remains of your body along with any miniature horses that may be in the area… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/427 "2014-01-03T06:55:39Z")
This thread has become lamentable and also hilarious. I had a dog, the dog had a shoe … ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/428 "2014-01-03T06:58:50Z")
> [@For You](#): > > This thread has become lamentable and also hilarious. I had a dog, the dog had a shoe … …and then your dog got eaten by James Harrison’s dogs. Back when he was with Pittsburgh. He only employs angel dogs now. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/429 "2014-01-03T07:16:00Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > …and then your dog got eaten by James Harrison’s dogs. Back when he was with Pittsburgh. He only employs angel dogs now. _gnarr gnarrr gnagnagnarr gnarrl gnarr_ wharrgarbl ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/430 "2014-01-06T20:49:50Z")
So [Todd Haley will be back next season](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000308864/article/todd-haley-to-keep-his-job-as-pittsburgh-steelers-oc). All things considered, I’d rather have seen Haley go. But it’s clear that the offense performed better when Ben was calling the plays in the no-huddle offense. The plays themselves seem well-designed, it’s just that Haley’s play-calling was atrocious. If the no-huddle remains the standard Steelers offense, I won’t be too upset about Haley remaining. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/431 "2014-01-10T13:34:06Z")
Some Pittsburgh fans haven’t [given up](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1917624-pennsylvania-man-sues-nfl-after-chargers-make-playoffs-on-missed-call?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t3) on the Steelers winning the Super Bowl this year! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/432 "2014-01-10T16:44:53Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Some Pittsburgh fans haven’t [given up](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1917624-pennsylvania-man-sues-nfl-after-chargers-make-playoffs-on-missed-call?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t3) on the Steelers winning the Super Bowl this year! For those who don’t feel like clicking the link, the story is about a man named Daniel Spuck, who filed a legal motion to stop the playoffs in order to give Ryan Succop another chance to kick the field goal against San Diego which, if successful, would put Pittsburgh into the playoffs. What that linked story fails to mention is that, exemplifying all the attributes of a good Steeler fan, Spuck filed his motion using the inmate mail service of a Pennsylvania correctional facility. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/433 "2014-01-11T07:09:30Z")
I thought that was like a rite-of-passage for them? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/434 "2014-01-12T04:03:37Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > What that linked story fails to mention is that, exemplifying all the attributes of a good Steeler fan, Spuck filed his motion using the inmate mail service of a Pennsylvania correctional facility. Who would know that better than a fan of Charm City, represented by a killer who rolled over on his friends and formerly represented by a smack trafficker? Or perhaps we could compare [per capita crime rates](http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-09/news/bs-md-hermann-jail-incarceration-20100609_1_city-jail-arrests-booking)? Nah, let’s just stick with football. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/435 "2014-01-12T07:43:23Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Who would know that better than a fan of Charm City, represented by a killer who rolled over on his friends and formerly represented by a smack trafficker? Or perhaps we could compare [per capita crime rates](http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-09/news/bs-md-hermann-jail-incarceration-20100609_1_city-jail-arrests-booking)? Nah, let’s just stick with football. Dude, for a guy who spends half his life talking smack about other teams’ football fans, you need to get better at identifying a joke and learning to take the same shit that you dish out. I understand this is your thread, but if the rules are that you get to crap on other fans, but can’t take it in return, then you can keep your little circle-jerk to yourself. I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/436 "2014-01-12T17:34:24Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Who would know that better than a fan of Charm City, represented by a killer who rolled over on his friends and formerly represented by a smack trafficker? Or perhaps we could compare [per capita crime rates](http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-09/news/bs-md-hermann-jail-incarceration-20100609_1_city-jail-arrests-booking)? Nah, let’s just stick with football. Yeah, but most of the violence in Baltimore is due to ex-patriot Steelers fans. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126/437 "2014-01-12T18:02:28Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Dude, for a guy who spends half his life talking smack about other teams’ football fans, you need to get better at identifying a joke and learning to take the same shit that you dish out. > > I understand this is your thread, but if the rules are that you get to crap on other fans, but can’t take it in return, then you can keep your little circle-jerk to yourself. I’m out. I retorted in kind. You won’t be missed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126.md?page=21)