Pittsburgh is a pretty boring town. That is, except for about 17 weeks a year.

What was once one of the nation’s busiest industrial cities is now run by banks and law firms. Two of the city’s three stadiums, PNC Park and Mellon Arena, are named after financial institutions. While the reality may be that Pittsburgh is a white-collar town, go out to the bars on a Sunday and you would think you were drinking with a bunch of rowdy mill workers, not lawyers and accountants.

Asking someone in Pittsburgh if they’re a Steelers fan is kind of like asking Loyola’s female students if they like Lady’s Night drink specials; it’s pretty much understood. This is probably why when you find yourself watching the Steelers play in the playoffs in Cincinnati, Denver and Indianapolis you see as much black and gold, as the home team’s colors. The Steelers have always traveled extremely well, whether it be to the West Coast, to playoff games, or to the Super Bowl. People from Pittsburgh love their team.

The question, then, is who is going to win the Super Bowl? Not that I’m biased or anything (that’s a downright lie), but I have to go with the Steelers. They destroyed the top three seeded teams in the AFC during the playoffs, as well as embarrassed the NFC’s second ranked Chicago Bears in the regular season. It’s true that the Seahawks had the better record during the regular season, but obviously records don’t mean squat, because the sixth seed is going to the Super Bowl.

Let’s compare Super Bowl histories for these two teams. The Steelers Super Bowl record stands at 4-1. The Seahawks record is … oh yeah, that’s right, this is their first trip. Not only will the Seahawks lose this game, but their offense will be completely baffled by the blitz schemes that the crafty Dick Lebeau will throw at them. But for once, the vaunted Steel Curtain defense is not the only threat. Even if (and it’s a big if) they can stop the running game, they still have to watch out for Ben Roethlisberger to go deep to Cedrick Wilson, Hines Ward, Antwaan Randle El and rookie tight end Heath Miller.

But forget about the passing game for a second, let’s go back to what is turning out to be the NFL’s best feel good story. Who doesn’t want to see Jerome “The Bus” Bettis win a Super Bowl ring in his hometown?

In an era of loud-mouthed, overpaid celebrity football players like Terrell Owens, Bettis has quietly climbed to fifth place on the NFL’s career rushing list. In my humble opinion, “The Bus” makes his last stop in Detroit and leaves with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Steelers already have one Super Bowl ring for each finger; “The Bus” is going to drive Pittsburgh to that one for the thumb.

Evan Lieberman is a history and pre-law senior from Pittsburgh.