Ryan Clark only hates the Ravens twice a year

**Justlovemybirds** · 08-22-2012, 02:09 PM

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/b...tory?track=rss

. “I was working out with Terrell Suggs this summer before his injury and he’s a really cool dude. He said it himself that people don’t understand that we only hate you two or three weeks out of the year.

I have an idle hate for them when we don't play them but a very active one when we do

**Captain Silver** · 08-22-2012, 02:11 PM

I read that too. In the end, people forget that even though they compete, they all work for the same company essentially. There are people I like and people I don't like at work, same in the NFL.

If anything fans get carried away with the "hate". I mean, I hate the Steelers, but would never stoop to the shit I hear happen at stadiums around the NFL when you wear another teams colors.

**bensmotorcyclehelmt** · 08-22-2012, 02:52 PM

Cool.
Is Ryan Clark still in the NFL?
Good for him!

**The Excellector** · 08-22-2012, 03:16 PM

I noticed the little bad-door jab he took about the gatorade bath and the championships.

**Stealthbirds80** · 08-22-2012, 03:21 PM

Yeah fans should be the same about this rivalry, but their not.

And who I really don't like now that Hines is retired is Woodley. My new #1 hated up there in "yinzburgh". He rubbed me the wrong way with his comments about Joe before last season. Ironically since Joe destroyed them twice last year, you haven't heard a peep from the turd.

That being said, I hope that Upshaw can become like him in playstyle. They remind me of each other in size and ability IMO.

**festivus** · 08-22-2012, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Stealthbirds80

Yeah fans should be the same about this rivalry, but their not.

I couldn't disagree more.

For the players it's personal. These are the guys in the trenches with them. Tomorrow they may be teammates; they are all brothers-in-arms.

For the fans it's all about the uniforms. Players and coaches and sometimes owners come and go from my team and from theirs, but it doesn't matter (much) to me. I'm still here, and the colors of my team are purple and black, and the colors of our division rival, a team that's pissed me off over and over, is piss yellow and black.

Hell with the Steelers. Fifty two weeks a year, hell with the Steelers.

**ccoolahan14** · 08-22-2012, 03:55 PM

I'm so sick of hearing about Ryan Clark. I swear he gets more media attention than Ed Reed, solely because he plays for one of the media's favorite teams (the guy wasn't good enough for the Redskins for crying out loud...now he's a pro bowler? Meanwhile, Chris Hope was a "pro bowler" with the Steelers, he goes to the Titans and we never hear about him again...Because like Clark, he was all media hype because he played for the Steelers).

He always says he doesn't care about the Ravens, that the hatred is one-sided...while simultaneously constantly talking about the Ravens! Remember last offseason when he talked about the Ravens saying that they were "bridesmaids?" And then after the week one beatdown he's crying about how the Ravens celebrated too much and the Steelers wouldn't forget it when they played again? And now he's talking about them again?

Meanwhile, Mike Tomlin literally spent the next 5 postgame press conferences after week 1 mentioning how upset he still was about his team got embarrassed by the Ravens. And then of course there was Woodley saying that Flacco wouldn't win a Super Bowl "in his lifetime." What have the Ravens said about the Steelers recently? The Ravens have obviously been MUCH more on the Steelers' minds the last year and a half than the Steelers have been on the Ravens.

**Stealthbirds80** · 08-22-2012, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by festivus

I couldn't disagree more.

For the players it's personal. These are the guys in the trenches with them. Tomorrow they may be teammates; they are all brothers-in-arms.

For the fans it's all about the uniforms. Players and coaches and sometimes owners come and go from my team and from theirs, but it doesn't matter (much) to me. I'm still here, and the colors of my team are purple and black, and the colors of our division rival, a team that's pissed me off over and over, is piss yellow and black.

Hell with the Steelers. Fifty two weeks a year, hell with the Steelers.

My comment were in response to Captain Silver's comments. I just didn't quote him.

Anyway I razz Steeler fans all year long, especially at work, so I'm doing my part bro.

**ravensnhokies** · 08-22-2012, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by The Excellector

I noticed the little bad-door jab he took about the gatorade bath and the championships.

You know what... he is right. The Ravens shouldnt give Gatorade baths after regular season victories over the Steelers. Sure the fistpumping or screams are gonna be a little stronger with a Steeler win, but these over the top victory celebrations like Baths should be saved for the ultimate goal... A SB win.

**TtlPkg17** · 08-22-2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by ravensnhokies

You know what... he is right. The Ravens shouldnt give Gatorade baths after regular season victories over the Steelers. Sure the fistpumping or screams are gonna be a little stronger with a Steeler win, but these over the top victory celebrations like Baths should be saved for the ultimate goal... A SB win.

I disagree. I would much rather see my team showing a lot of emotion after a hard fought win. They work their tails off all wek for one goal. To beat the team that they are facing. This is the NFL. Every game is imoportant. Especially division games. The Steelers have been our toughest division rivals for years. You are not going to beat the steelers or most teams in the NFL without building up a enormous amount of emotion. You have to play this game with heart and emotion. Thus, at the end of the game if they as a team choose to release that emotion by dumping gatoraid on their coach then I say more power to them. I know as a fan how elated I was with the wins over the Steelers both times last year. I was going crazy after the win in Pittsburgh. LOL I think I would have dumped a gatoraid bucket on the bouncer at the bar I was at if I had one. All I am saying is, remember how happy and excited you were and we did not even play in the game. Both those games were very very important. If Clark doesnt like how we celebrated I guess he should have played better to win the game.

So.... To hell with Clark and his Steelers !

**The Excellector** · 08-22-2012, 06:53 PM

Translation: 'You really think that I have been thinking about getting swept by the Ravens all off-season, don't you? I know that's what you're thinking and nothing could be farther from the truth (Eye twitches). It's been the last thing on my mind, even though they piss me off at every turn'.

**The Excellector** · 08-22-2012, 06:55 PM

I seem to remember Tony Siragusa suggesting that Ravens fans should fight incoming Steelers fans. I happen to remember Joey Porter ready to fight in the parking lot. I happen to remember Chris McAlister wanting to kill Hines Ward for the tricks he used on the field (Pulling down McAlister's facemask while the ref couldn't see, to get separation).

Even as recently as last year, I seem to remember a darn near brawl on the field between the two teams, as if Pittsburgh just randomly loses their cool like that. We didn't see a brawl when New England lit them up a few years ago.

**leachisabeast** · 08-22-2012, 07:06 PM

Ahh the good old days of Jamal Lewis beating up their linebackers, and rubbing it in their faces every time he ran their ass over. That's the thing with Rice, as good as he is, he isn't a mean nasty RB who wants to hurt other players like Jamal did.

**Ravens75** · 08-22-2012, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by ravensnhokies

You know what... he is right. The Ravens shouldnt give Gatorade baths after regular season victories over the Steelers. Sure the fistpumping or screams are gonna be a little stronger with a Steeler win, but these over the top victory celebrations like Baths should be saved for the ultimate goal... A SB win.

Fuck the Steelers.

This is the same team in 2007 that celebrated like they won the SB with all of their roided up gezzers from yesteryear when they ran up the score on the Ravens in Pittsburgh.

As for the gatorade bath, Tomlin acts like he just shot a load whenever the Steelers rush for three yards against the Ravens and damn near does a back flip when they score.

Ryan Clark along with the rest of his over the hill defense is realizing that they can't stop Ray and Joe and the more they talk the more futile it is to think they can still stay with the Ravens.

Next off season he won't be able to say shit after the Ravens win their second Lombardi.

Eat a dick Ryan and remember to stay classy.

**mrfactoid** · 08-22-2012, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Ravens75

Fuck the Steelers.

This is the same team in 2007 that celebrated like they won the SB with all of their roided up gezzers from yesteryear when they ran up the score on the Ravens in Pittsburgh.

As for the gatorade bath, Tomlin acts like he just shot a load whenever the Steelers rush for three yards against the Ravens and damn near does a back flip when they score.

Ryan Clark along with the rest of his over the hill defense is realizing that they can't stop Ray and Joe and the more they talk the more futile it is to think they can still stay with the Ravens.

Next off season he won't be able to say shit after the Ravens win their second Lombardi.

Eat a dick Ryan and remember to stay classy.

Well Said

**festivus** · 08-22-2012, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Stealthbirds80

My comment were in response to Captain Silver's comments. I just didn't quote him.

Anyway I razz Steeler fans all year long, especially at work, so I'm doing my part bro.

Fight the power.

**Complex** · 08-22-2012, 08:45 PM

Tomlin show emotion? You guys have been smoking. Harbaugh and Tomlin are extreme opposites. Ravens accusing Tomlin of overreacting? That is silly! Not that showing emotion is bad, it can be good. So can keeping one's calm. Sometimes I wish Tomlin would show some emotion. Harbaugh looks like he wants to explode half of the time.

Nothing wrong with celebrating a well earned victory by either team. But some fans acts like the other is fan base is dirty while the other says the same. Players from both teams have their moments. For one stupid thing done by one by a player on one team there are two others that can be pointed out by the other.

I still don't understand the Steelers are "old" argument. I don't know there average age, but I bet it is not much older if at all than the Ravens. They were "old" last year and look how far they went. And, they had a top ranked defense. Just think if they were just a little younger - they could have done even better.

No matter what happens on the field some fans will accuse the other team of starting it all. Human nature I guess.

There were some very accurate comments regarding how the players don't hate each other for the most part. That is true. Fans hate each other by far more than the players do. After, we have more to lose, no?

**Corey** · 08-22-2012, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by ravensnhokies

You know what... he is right. The Ravens shouldnt give Gatorade baths after regular season victories over the Steelers. Sure the fistpumping or screams are gonna be a little stronger with a Steeler win, but these over the top victory celebrations like Baths should be saved for the ultimate goal... A SB win.

I would agree if it was something they did only when they beat the Steelers but its not. Harbaugh has been doing gatorade showers for his players and coaches since he came here. In 2008, I can remember atleast 3 different gatorade baths that went to three different people. It's really not that serious. IMO, the Steelers are just a bunch of whiny bitches and the heart of their issues isnt that the Ravens did gatorade showers, its that they got their assess whooped by the team that they spent all offseason claiming they owned and thumping their chests at. They were embarrassed, plain and simple. And now they want to fake humility and act like the Ravens did something wrong for embarrassing them. Trust me. The Ravens could have all walked right off the field after that game and the Steelers and their fans would still be bitching,

**Sgt CouchPotato** · 08-23-2012, 05:34 AM

yay logo loyalty!!! fuck the steelers!!!

am i the only ravens fan who appreciates the steelers organization? they are basically the ravens organization with a longer tradition of winning and playing the style of football the ravens play...

the only thing i dislike about pittsburgh is their droves of clueless/fairweather fans who have "been a fan since the 70's" and brag about 6 rings, yet only watch a handful of regular season games....but the ravens have picked up their fair share of bandwagon fans since 08

if ryan clark played on the ravens everyone would love him...but he wears a different logo on his helmet so he's an asshole.....makes so much sense...

**lobachevsky** · 08-23-2012, 06:34 AM

Speaking for myself, I'm like Clark: I only hate the Steelers twice a year.

Once for five months, and once for seven months.

Although I basically agree with this:

Originally Posted by Sgt CouchPotato

they are basically the ravens organization with a longer tradition of winning and playing the style of football the ravens play...

Of course, it took 'em something like 40 years & a whole shitpile of better-playing-through-chemistry crap to stumble their way into that "tradition of winning".

And I definitely agree (mutatis mutandis) with this:

the main thing i dislike about pittsburgh is their droves of clueless/fairweather fans who have "been a fan since the 70's" and brag about 6 rings, yet only watch a handful of regular season games....

Some of my favorite relatives are bred-in-the-bone Yankees (ptui!) fans, but they live in Nort Joyzee, so they get a pass--it's their hometown team. Likewise, I have no problem with the yinzers supporting theirs. (I have a problem with their general lack of couth, weight control or personal hygiene