No, you CAN'T root in the damn press box

I wish. If it were 10 or 15 years later I'm sure there would've been all kinds of video of it. Back in 2002, not so much.
The whole thing was beyond surreal. I was standing there watching the players come out, and suddenly one of the cheerleaders' flags fell over my head. It took a second to pull it off, and when I did the cheerleaders were fighting right in front of me in hilariously futile fashion. Future MMA stars they were not.

 

I was in the box for the divisional round and the AFC Championship Game in 1997. I managed to keep my professional dignity through the Steelers' one-point victory over the Patriots, then the three-point loss to the Broncos. I still have no idea how I managed it.

 

None of us do either.

 

I bet you had an idea, but like other things, it lasted only eight seconds.

(I know. Not great. My A material sounded mean, so I dusted that one off.)

 

I'm gonna' sound like grumpy old man here for a minute (which I am at this point anyways) but I'm not digging the trend of reporters (or maybe its "reporters"), male or female, behaving like social media influencers. And its everywhere -- news, sports, weather. One of the local TeeVee people who hosts a weekly Penn State "Yay Go Team" pregame show went to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl and used Twitter to post posed photos more than for, you know, actual coverage. I need interviews, analysis and information, not you doing your finest Kardashian imitation.

 

OK, did someone say earlier that she was previously a Denver Broncos cheerleader -- twice, in fact?

 

I brought it up here at the beginning, but she seriously got famous in Colorado and got her shot by wearing one of those blow-up T-rex costumes during a Halloween game when all the cheerleaders dressed up for a performance. I honestly don't think we know who Romi Bean is if it wasn't for that.

Edit, after finding this -- T-rex fun -- it appears she already worked for Channel 4 at the time. But this still honestly gave her the popularity to get that boost. It seriously was the talk of the town. I guess it doesn't take much to make it if you figure out how to go viral.

 

Seems she got the "show your tits" memo.

 

Her whole thing is depressing. There are some spectacular idiots doing sports on TV in Boston, but none of the men shake their ass on Instagram.

 

Got one of the backside as well. Not as in your face, but certainly knew what she was doing with that.

 

Cheering in the press box is an actual problem at the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament.

International Sports Press Association condemns journalists’ 'deplorable' behavior at Africa Cup