Football In Pittsburgh -- In March!

Our beloved city of Pittsburgh will have football in 2011!

Sadly, I'm not speaking from insider knowledge of the NFL CBA negotiations, or pretending to be psychic.  But I am speaking of something fabout which we should all be excited -- or mildly enthused, at the very least.

It's the Pittsburgh Power!

No, the Pittsburgh Passion didn't change their name to something, well, less chickish (personally, I think it's a great name that is quite representative of the people of The 'Burgh, but it's not something I would recommend if the Steelers ever decided to -- God forbid! -- change their name).  The Power are the city's new Arena Football League, owned by some guy named Lynn Swann.  You may have heard of him as a former Pennsylvania Gubernatorial candidate for the Republican Party.

Or maybe you know him from one if his several acting gigs.

Or maybe -- just maybe -- you remember him as a Professional Football Hall of Famer who played for the Steelers and was one of a handful of people who made Terry Bradshaw look awesome on a weekly basis.

Before I continue, I wish to point out that I will use any possible opportunity to use the word "gubernatorial" in a post.  Count on it.

But, I digress...

Anyway.  The bad news is that it's not the NFL.  The good news is that any football is good football (the XFL notwithstanding) as long as said football isn't futbol.  And, in this case, the football kicks off (pun intended) tomorrow night (Friday, March 11, 2011) at 8:00 p.m. -- on the NFL Network!

I know almost nothing about Arena Football, and even less about the men on the Power roster, so I won't waste your time.  But I recommend getting your football fix tomorrow night.  If negotiations sour, it may be the only football game in town this year.