Way, way (waaaaay) back in the day, before Chuck Noll and Mean Joe Greene and Terry Bradshaw led the Steelers to Super Bowl glory, if you asked a local football fan about the team’s chances they’d have likely replied “S.O.S.”
Short for Same Old Steelers.
I confess, I didn’t see much of the Penguins’ 3-2 exhibition loss to a scaled-down Sabres squad last night at PPG Paints Arena. Only snippets and highlights. However, it was enough to make me wonder if we’re S.O.P.—as in Same Old Penguins.
I was especially alarmed by the lack of fire and intensity on display.