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Show '! "If ! THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sports Extra, Friday, January 26, 1996 Page 4 ;;rl. "' i wner rower: Boys' talk won 'f bend St By PAUL NEEDELL New York Daily News PITTSBURGH already content. "Winning is paramount," he said. "People don't remember the losing teams. People remember championships." "We're not going to go in there with our heads down, just happy to be there," right tackle Leon Searcy said. "Big-tim- e players have to e show up in games.. The AFC hasn't won the Super Bowl in 1 1 years, but we haven't been teams." among those Of course, Pittsburgh has a proud Super Bowl tradition, having won four titles in the '70s, two against the including Not Cowboys. very relevant this time around, although the Steelers cling to any hope they can muster, "They've set a precedent we have to live up to," Cowher said. "Getting there isn't enough." "We need to keep that streak alive," defensive end Brentson Buckner said. "People think it will be a Cakewalk for Dallas, but we'll see how wrong they are." Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin has pro- claimed the Super Bowl "our house,", and it's difficult for anyone to argue. But the Steelers, coming off their "Immaculate Redemption" in the AFC Championship Game against the Colts, feel compelled to defend themselves. Because nobody else will. "It's not their house yet," running back Erric Pegram said. "They have to earn the right to that, too. The lease is still up for grabs." "We'll let them talk," line- -, backer Kevin Greene said. "Let them be the Deions and the Irvins. But it's going to be a flat-ofight. It will probably take about a month to heal up from this one." For the next couple of days, the Steelers can huff and puff and try to blow the house down leading up to Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, but why should anyone believe they aren't just the latest in a dirty dozen of AFC frauds? The NFC has won 11 straight Super Bowls by a cumulative score an average of 39-1of 428-18Now the sounds emanating from Pittsburgh's locker room have a familiar ring. The Chargers were pretty brave last year and were slaughtered, 49-2by the 49ers. No wonder the Cowboys are so cocky as they seek. their third ring in four years. "Yeah, they are, and they have every reason to be," Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher said. "They've certainly backed up their talk in recent years. This is our first time, but we want to finish this thing off right." Then Cowher had a message for those who figure the Steelers are big-tim- 1 ut . The oddsmakers don't "None whatsoever," Cowher said. "This football team won't be Cities and the number of times they have hosted the Super Bowl. 1 Pontiac MinneaDoiisZ 1 rAngeles2 y 9 San Dieqo ' 1 lempe 4 A ' '3F 1 ) XXX W I K Tampa Orleans 7 2 X V handle coin toss Three-tim- e TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Joe Montana MVP Bowl Super will handle the coin toss for the Super Bowl on Jan. 28. Joining Montana for the pre-gaceremony at Sun Devil Stadium will be the 25 MVPs from the other Super Bowls, including e winner Bart Starr. two-tim- - S! t MIMTI1I 7 APEd Source: National Football League Joe Montana to o ..'Attwita K 9j&m&; New Super Bowl Xj( ) Houston Ttwy I f .... 1 r.t 7 De Gasero J S i: X7 zrxn AP Photo Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Bill Cowher and quarterback Neil O'Donnell congratulate each other in the final minutes of their game against vow from Cowher "This is a busi- ness trip, and we're going to take care of business. We' ll have a lot of PITTSBURGH (AP) Greg Lloyd didn't intend national television viewers to hear the expletive he uttered in the Pittsburgh Steelers' locker room after the AFC championship game Sunday. Steelers coach Bill Cowher said technical difficulties interrupted a trophy presentation ceremony, and Lloyd and the other players did not know they were on TV. "I asked the camera crew to pause," Lloyd said. "I didn't expect it to go out over national television. What's said in the locker room should be in the locker room. It was meant to be heard only there, in an emotional moment. Nobody in the room had a problem with it." Lloyd spoke the( obscenity after he was handed the AFC champi time to enjoy it when it's all over. I'll enjoy the heck out of it on Jan. 29." Cowher would be to well-advis- onship trophy, the first won by the Steelers in 6 years. "This thing belongs to Mr. Rooney," Lloyd said, referring to Steelers president Dan Rooney. "It belongs here, and let's see if we can bring this damn thing back here next year, along with the (expletive) Super Bowl." Lloyd was widely criticized for his lack of discretion, but Cowher said there was considerable'confu-sio- n in the locker room immediately following the Steelers' 20-1- 6 victory over the Colts. He said the 1 I I I I "Call for a free "test drive" 226-395- 0 OLDEST ll have fun while he can. The day after the Super Bowl has not been a party for AFC coaches in a very long time. UP TO ...Wcon, Z. ALL QUALITY GLASS deductible INSURANCE -- "fCTOTpb APPROVED c. far 1 - off YOUR insurance lIuI COMPANY I UTAH WITH CENTRAL fed &&fk 91 xJlIll SPA 4 POOL DEALER 235 S. State - OREM players had no way of knowing when they were on TV and when they weren't. Most NFL players are accustomed to having inadvertently uttered obscenities edited out of TV interviews. "Greg Lloyd is always news when he says something." Lloyd said. "They jump on any little thing I do. I can't go back now on TV and say, 'Hey, kids, don't say that.' I'm a human being. It was said, it was done and I can't go back and apologize for it now." I V! USE THIS 1 UTAH COUNTY'S ll COUPON FOR 1 &r - Oakland Dec. 10. The Steelers are undefeated in Super Bowl play, including two wins against the Cowboys in the 1970s. Lloyd unaware camera on during profanity Ml FBBl Good t 9 w . - 1 intimidated by anybody." Promises, promises. Another Super Bowl cities Stanford - 12-poi- nt 6, ...... r-- see much hope, establishing underPittsburgh as 12 the Steelers dogs. Again, say all the same things as their recent AFC predecessors. "Everybody here knew the Colts deserved more than that crap," Greene said, "and I think it's unjustified for us, too." "People won't give us any chance," safety Darren Perry said, "but we' II do more than just sliow up." " The AFC always talks tough. Someone asked Cowher if there was any concern his players would be intimidated. 6. 1, 1 I J j ...! mFwM |