RAY SWANSON | Keystoner Steelers dancing to a familiar tune

It's time to break out and dust off Jimmy Pol's famed Steeler fight song, the one about the Super Bowl champions of past years.
Pol's "masterpiece" was a prized possession for Steelers fans during their Super Bowl days. Nearly all Steeler fans owned one. I remember some of the words: "Franco and Rocky and all of the rest ..." Seems like it was only yesterday that Pol's tune was No. 1 on the Steelers' Hit Parade.
It was so popular that our daughter, Jenean, even had it played at her wedding reception. Great night. Even the old-timers in attendance hit the dance floor for that one.
It may be a little early to break out the champagne, but a 12-2 record and the AFC Central Division championship isn't too shabby.
We'll have to see what can be dubbed in to change some of the names now, like "Jerome and Kordell and all of the rest" ... Go Steelers!!
Coaching vacancies: The Mercer County Athletic Conference was hard hit by retirement following the conclusion of the 2001 football season. Terry Verrelli stepped down as head coach of the Wilmington Greyhounds, Phil Annarella called it quits at Hickory and Brendan Smith resigned at Slippery Rock.
Verrelli cited health reasons (in part) for his decision, while Annarella stepped down due to personal reasons.
And there had been rumors floating around that Jim Wildman, long-time pilot at Sharon High and the winningest coach in Mercer County football history, was possibly thinking of stepping down.
The MCAC is one of the most competitive leagues in the state, with Sharon and Wilmington dominating the scene for a number of years now. And with the addition of Greenville (joining the league in 2002), the league should be even more competitive.
Last season, Reynolds also enjoyed a banner year, while Sharpsville, under head coach Paul Piccirilli, has been enjoying immeasurable success.
We're sure the schools will do some shopping around to get the top coaches available.
Short term coach: It was Mrs. O'Leary's cow that started the big fire in Chicago, according to history books. Well, it was another O'Leary that started a big fire recently at Notre Dame.
George O'Leary, named head football coach of the Fighting Irish, lasted only five days in his new position, resigning after he had admitted to falsifying his academic and athletic credentials.
O'Leary claimed to have a master's degree in education, which he did not have, and to have played college football for three years, which he did not do.
Needless to say, it was quite an embarrassment for O'Leary as well as the famed university. The former Georgia Tech coach had signed a six-year contract with the Irish and was to have taken over for Bob Davie, who was fired in early December after a 5-6 season.
Maybe Notre Dame officials will take a little more time and do a little more checking before they name their next coach.
A new wrinkle: I was listening to the radio the other day and a sports reporter said some things that caught me off guard.
Seems this minor league baseball club (in Florida) was selling season tickets to the 2002 season. Those fans, however, who secured team logo tattoos would be permitted to attend all of the team's home games free of charge. All the fan had to do was show his tattoo at the gate.
This could prove to be very embarrassing. Enough said.