Thursday, January 8, 2009

Titans Watch: Ravens Fans Trash-Talking, Headed to Nashville in Droves

Posted by Jack Silverman on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:17 AM

Despite the fact that this die-hard Ravens fan calls us "dumb b*#ches" and "some banjo-playin' motherf@#kers," he's got a certain charm that's hard to resist. (Warning: NSFW, unless you have headphones on, or work at the Scene.) According to the Maryland Daily Record and Baltimore's WJZ-TV, expect to see lots of purple at LP Field Saturday when the Titans take on the Baltimore Ravens. Southwest flights between Baltimore and Nashville (and there are a lot of them) are pretty much sold out this weekend, and there are still plenty of tickets available online--as this blog post is being written, on eBay alone there are 670 separate auctions for tickets to the game. Tony Lombardi, founder of the blog ProFootball24x7 and co-host of a Ravens talk show on Baltimore's Fox Sports Radio, estimates that as many as 8,000 Ravens fans will make it to the game. A Baltimore radio station owner is running bus trips that include tickets and hotel, and he's already sold out two busloads. The WJZ-TV report notes that the 11-hour drive to Nashville should cost about $70 each way in gas, much cheaper than airfare, so expect to see a lot of purple flags flying from cars heading west on I-40. (Note to TDOT: How about a little impromptu weekend construction project around Cookeville, taking westbound traffic down to one lane?) This site offers "A Ravens' fan guide to Nashville budget travel." Among the suggestions: staying in Lebanon and taking the Music City Star commuter train to the game, which offers the added bonus of "spending some time in Cracker Barrel Restaurant's home town." Hell yeah! Sign me up. The Titans are currently 3-point favorites, and though I'm far from a die-hard Titans fan, I hope they pummel the Ravens like Foreman on Frazier in the Sunshine Showdown. Why, you ask? As a long-suffering Browns fan, the Ravens will always be the girl who ditched me at the dance. Even though it's been 12 years since world-class ass-wipe Art Modell moved the Browns out of Cleveland to Baltimore and renamed them, he's still the most hated owner in all of professional sports, even though he only owns a 1 percent share these days. (Incidentally, Modell, who will quite likely burn in hell for all of eternity, still won't go to Cleveland out of fear for his safety, and Modell haters the world over can keep tabs on his status here at the Modell Death Watch.) This li'l fella predicts the Ravens will win 17-13. Of course, he also thinks Vince Young is still our starting QB, and notes that The Titans "have that running back, I don't know his name, but he seems to be OK." Still, give him bonus cred for his poignant use of Boston's "More Than a Feeling."

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As a Ravens fan, I'm sorry for the imposition. But think of this - every time the Yankees or the Sox play the Os, Camden Yards turns into a pathetic den for the out-of-towners. We feel your pain. As for your Art Modell pain, we feel that too. If you mention the name John Irsay to my uncle, he is likely to have a heart attack (please don't, by the way, because he is headed to Nashville on Saturday with his five kids). Just remember, Baltimore fans are NOT Philly fans, so there is always the hope that they will be reasonably well behaved. Best of luck to the Titans. Go Ravens. Should be a blood bath.

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Posted by Dan on January 8, 2009 at 8:57 AM

I don't care who wins, they'll just get pummelled by Pittsburgh the following week. STEELER NATION BITCHES!

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Posted by burrito on January 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM

So burrito, are the Steelers going to pummel us like they were so widely expected to do in Week 16, because so many of our starters were injured?

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Posted by GoldnI on January 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM

That was a meaningless game and we were tuckered out from those steal-a-wins in the weeks before. If you can make it past Baltimore (I have my doubts but I'm pulling for you) then you'll see the full fury of the best defense ever. I don't even mind the game being here. We don't seem to capitalize on home field as much as we used to (perhaps because our turf is the worst in the NFL) and I'd much rather drive across town than have to traverse Ohio again to see the AFC Championship.
Gotta get to Flacco, he ain't bad and he can hurt you if you let him stand there.

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Posted by burrito on January 8, 2009 at 10:46 AM

Well, first of all I can't understand how anyone can compare Art Modell to Irsay. Modell did NOT sneak out of town under cover of nightfall, taking the team name, uniform, and history with him. He left Cleveland the name, colors, everything, and Cleveland got a replacement team within 2 years. Far better than Baltimore fared. Oh, and burrito...seriously, best defense ever? Compare your stats to the 2000 Ravens my friend. See you in Pittsburgh.

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Posted by Bryan on January 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM

lenDULL white keith bulluck the terible towels are still twirling b*tches

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Posted by steeler4show on January 11, 2009 at 8:40 PM

Karma is a bitch my friends. You weren't even on our radar screens during week 16 and now you see why! Don't worry, we'll be sure and bust up Baltimore for you next week, but perhaps you'll think twice about messing with the big boys, especially during meaningless games.
STEELERS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!

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