There's something oddly addicting about Pittsburgh, and I didn't really recognize it until I was gone. I spent just over 5 years there as I slowly lumbered my way through undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University. By the time I was out of school, I just wanted to get away and continue getting my life back on track, after the turns it had taken through my early college career.

It wasn't until about a year after having moved to the Boston area that I wished I could find some reasonable way to go back. I never did. Now it's pretty unlikely I ever will. But I still like Pittsburgh. And somehow, through it all, and with just a little help from Jerry Jones, I really started to like the Steelers, too.

During my time in Boston, I never could like the Patriots. The fans and players were whiney and seemed fair-weather, to boot. They were never any good (while I was there.) And Drew Bledsoe was just... I don't know. Couldn't stand him.

The Steelers were never that way for me. The fans are so in love its contagious. They don't make excuses, and they never criticized in the same way other fans can. And then there's the consistency and attitide the Rooneys have brought, keeping the coaches around, letting them do their things, etc.

It's high time the Steelers got another one. They've earned it. Pittsburgh fans have earned it. I sure hope they get it.