'Burgh deserves Super crown

Things have started to settle down a little following Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle in the Super Bowl.
My headache is only a bit of a thump now.
What caused the terrible pain?
I think it was a combination of the Steelers' less-than-normal style of play coupled with the halftime show of the Rolling Stones.
The Steelers' quest for the One-for-the-Thumb, however, certainly wasn't one of their better outings (like the victories over Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Denver).
Maybe it was the week's layoff that took a little polish off the Steelers' attack.
Whatever it was, the Steelers definitely lost some of the momentum they had possessed in earlier meetings this season.
They peaked at the right time but nearly de-peaked in the Super Bowl.
Worth the wait
We'll take the win however it came. It was a long time coming but well worth the wait. The Steelers were supposedly the favorite (a heavy one in some places) and give or take for a few breaks, the outcome may have been a little closer.
If ever a team received some frustrating calls, it had to be the Seahawks. Mike Holmgren must have felt like he was snakebitten.
There were a number of devastating calls that went against the Seahawks, including the "push-off" in the end zone that nullified a Seattle six-pointer.
Then there was the one where a Ben Roethlisberger bid for the end zone was ruled a TD when he appeared to be stopped short. I guess it was one of those calls that could have gone either way.
There were others, too, that went against Seattle. One Seahawk reception to the Steelers' 1 yard line was called back due to another penalty.
The One-for-the-Thumb had to be extra special for Jerome Bettis. It was an ending that was ever so sweet for "The Bus" who played his final game for the Steelers in Detroit, his other hometown.
Encore
What will the Steelers do for an encore?
They have to win next year's Super Bowl, as history points out. They win their Super Bowls back-to-back. This time, however, they will have to do it without Bettis.
No city in these United States deserves a Super Bowl title more than Pittsburgh. The fans love their team and it shows.
It truly is a City of Champions, one that supports and follows its teams to the ends of the earth. As Hines Ward put it, "We didn't have any away games this year, they were all home games."
The Super Bowl champs are in great demand as the love affair between the Steelers and their fans continues to flourish.
You can tell by the Steelers ticket sales. Their stadium is sold out for the next 10 years.
PAC expands
Pittsburgh's Chatham College will become the 10th member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference beginning in 2007-08.
The PAC Presidents Council recently voted unanimously to accept Chatham's application for membership.
A bit of history will be created with Chatham's entrance into the league.
It marks the first time in the 50-year history of the conference that a single-gender institution has been accepted for league membership.
Chatham, founded in 1869, is one of the nation's oldest colleges awarding degrees solely to women. The Cougars, an NCAA Division III active member, compete in the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference.
The PAC has been growing by leaps and bounds. Four new members have joined the league in the past nine months, resulting in conference membership growing from six schools to 10.
Thomas More is one of the newest members, Saint Vincent has been accepted as the league's eighth member and Geneva will begin playing a full schedule in 2007-08.
Council is tops
Brandon Council, 174-pound sophomore wrestler for Thiel, was the top PAC finisher recently at the John Summa Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace.
Council posted a 2-1 record to finish second at 174 pounds, improving to 15-9 on the season.
Earlier that week, he recorded a 15-6 major decision over Tyler Allen of Waynesburg as the Tomcats rolled to a 45-6 victory.
For his efforts, Council was named the PAC wrestler of the week.