 The Drive w/ Paulsen, Logan, and CrowHost(s): Scott Paulsen, Mike Logan and Eddy CrowTime: Weekdays 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. E-mail Show Show recap from TuesdayClick here to listen to Logan's Advantage 3- Scott, Mike, and Eddy are excited and honored by the fact that an e-mailer saw an autographed Mike Logan Steelers jersey hanging at the ESPN Zone in Disney. Apparently this happened when the company invited Mike and his family down there and people ask Mike about his jersey all the time. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on the South Side today. The guys replay a couple of clips from the conference dealing with the injury situation and this week's opponents, the Dallas Cowboys. 310- In most sports, teams have captains and they stay captains until they do something stupid or leave the team. Penguins coach Michael Therrien is doing it differently this year. He is naming two different alternate captains every month. For December, forwards Matt Cooke and Jordan Staal get to wear the A on their jersey. The guys replay an interview with Cooke about how the team is playing right now and the New York Rangers, who are the next opponent on Wednesday. Sidney Crosby is playing great right now. 325- ESPN.com and The Magazine college football expert Bruce Feldman with his thoughts on the confusing BCS situation and where he thinks Pitt will go Bowling. Bruce can't figure out a scenario in which Penn State can play for the national title. Bruce makes fun of the Big Twelve conference for having the BCS rankings as their second tiebreaker. Bruce likes Alabama's chances against Florida in the SEC championship game this week. The champions of the SEC and Big Twelve will play for the national title. 340- Sports teams make a great deal of money around the holidays with all the merchandise sold. The Steelers used to be number one, but have fallen to number three in the list of professional sports teams. The Green Bay Packers and Boston Red Sox are numbers one and two. Ben Roethlisberger and Troy Polamalu jerseys are in the top ten of players merchandise sold. Eddy found where a company is selling Red Sox themed caskets and urns. A caller feels that Ike Taylor is playing poorly and Mike disagrees. 355- The man portraying the Penn State mascot was arrested for driving under the influence. 4- Scott, Mike, and Eddy still have a problem with the BCS no matter how many e-mails they get defending the process. Another e-mailer defends the skills and play of Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor. Ed Bouchette has figured out how the Steelers can clench a playoff spot this week. The guys replay a clip from coach Tomlin's press conference in which Tomlin talks about some aspects of the Steelers' game that the team needs to work on. Eddy agrees with Tomlin that the offense needs to take advantage of turnovers. 410- The new ESPN NFL Power Rankings have been released today. The New York Giants are still first followed by the Tennessee Titans, the Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers. The Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Detroit Lions reside at the bottom of the league. The high draft picks have to be dreading ending up on one of these awful teams. It's time for another frightening episode of Eddy Goes Off! Eddy rips the Pirates for their new Indian pitchers. 425- Former Steelers wide receiver and current New York Giant Plaxico Burress will be charged with several felonies involving shooting himself in the leg at a club early Saturday morning. The NYPD is becoming frustrated with several other players and the New York Giants over a perceived lack of cooperation. The mayor of the Big Apple is taking a tough stand on this case. Plaxico showed up for treatment today. Another Giants wide receiver, Steve Smith was robbed for his bling last week. 440- During this installment of the Sid Report, the guys replay an interview with Crosby done after today's practice concerning his recent magnificent play and tomorrow's foe, the New York Rangers. New alternate captain Jordan Staal will face a couple of his brothers during the upcoming week. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are first and second in the NHL scoring race. The last time this happened was '95-'96 when Mario and Jaromir Jagr accomplished the feat. But it does happen more often than you might think. 455- Fans at a British soccer match stole an on-field microphone and a player danced naked on camera. 5- Scott and Eddy always enjoy listening to the eloquent stylings of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin every week. Tomlin held his weekly press conference on the South Side today. The guys replay a couple of clips from the conference dealing with the injury situation and this week's opponents, the Dallas Cowboys. According to Tomlin, the Cowboys merit a myriad a superlatives to describe their players and abilities. Apparently the Steelers can clench a playoff spot if they win this week and several other teams lose. 510- In most sports, teams have captains and they stay captains until they do something stupid or leave the team. Penguins coach Michael Therrien is doing it differently this year. He is naming two different alternate captains every month. For December, forwards Matt Cooke and Jordan Staal get to wear the A on their jersey. The guys replay an interview with Staal about how the team is playing right now and the New York Rangers, who are the next opponent on Wednesday. Scott loves the city of New York. 525- Sports teams make a great deal of money around the holidays with all the merchandise sold. The Steelers used to be number one, but have fallen to number three in the list of professional sports teams. The Green Bay Packers and Boston Red Sox are numbers one and two. Ben Roethlisberger and Troy Polamalu jerseys are in the top ten of players merchandise sold. Eddy found where a company is selling Red Sox themed caskets and urns. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in 90th place. Super-Sonics are last. 540- University of Pittsburgh Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Bennett joins the show after the dominant performance of his defense against the Mountaineers and his strategy about how to derail Connecticut's Donald Brown who is the nation's leading college rusher. Coach Bennett commends the concentration and dedication of his guys, particularly after the loss to Cincinnati. West Virginia was a challenge and Connecticut will demand an equal effort. Phil says that good players make good coaches. 555- The Pittsburgh Pirates are apparently interested in free agent veteran infielder Mark Loretta. 6- Scott and Eddy report that the New York Giants have announced that receiver Plaxico Burress is done for the year. Burress will be charged with several felonies involving shooting himself in the leg at a club early Saturday morning. The NYPD is frustrated with several other players and the New York Giants over a perceived lack of cooperation. The mayor of the Big Apple is taking a tough stand on this case. Plaxico showed up for treatment today. Giants wide receiver, Steve Smith was robbed for his bling last week. 610- Pacman is coming to town. When the Dallas Cowboys come to town, Adam "Pacman" Jones will be returning punts in addition to his defensive back duties. Eddy thinks that the only reason that Dallas went after Pacman was to stoke owner Jerry Jones' ego. Both Scott and Eddy are made physically ill by any discussion of the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Flyers. Better athletes get cut slack in life, but Pacman has not proven that he is an elite athlete. The Steelers need to pressure Romo like they did Cassel. 625- The guys encourage listeners to register for the Black Gold and Green contest this week when the prize money will be doubled. The guys replay a clip from coach Tomlin's press conference in which Tomlin talks about some aspects of the Steelers' game that the team needs to work on. Eddy agrees with Tomlin that the offense needs to take advantage of turnovers. Flozell Adams is an intimidating name, but it seems more like a woman's name. Coach Tomlin has been paying attention to his team's problems. 640- Eddy's favorite part of this media driven Plaxico Burress story was when agent Drew Rosenhaus sang for his supper during half-time of the Monday night game. The agent bent over backwards to compliment the Giants' handling of the situation. Although the Giants gave a medical reason for shutting Plaxico down, it is obvious that the league wouldn't have let him play. Several callers have low opinions of Plaxico as a person. Eddy feels sorry for Plaxico since he knows about the temptations of celebrity. 655- The Drive-by is a brief recap of the highlights of the show.
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