Jerramy Spoke in Class Today

Well, to be technically accurate, it was yesterday, but how could I pass up that lyrical reference for this topic?

To hear the media pundits tell it, Stevens "guaranteed" a Seahawks victory, and in doing so, stuck the collective head of the Seahawks into the Lion's mouth.

To hear Joey Porter's reaction, you'd think that Stevens raped their cattle and rustled their women.

Here's what our brash and outspoken tight end had to say:

"It's a great story that he's coming back home. But it's going to be sad when he leaves without that trophy."

That's it.

No trash talk. No guarantees. No disrespect.

He just refused to genuflect at the alter that his Jerome Bettis in the temple of Detroit.

No, if I'm not mistaken, at the Steelers pep rally before leaving for Detroit, Mr. Bettis himself said something to the effect of "..and when we come back, we'll have one for the thumb!"

Putting aside the obvious fact that with this being Mr. Bettis' FIRST appearance in a Super Bowl, he seems to be under the impression that he'll be receiving FIVE rings should they prevail, but how is THAT not a "guarantee" of a victory?

Where's all the media outrage and coverage over those remarks?

Personally, I don't have a problem with what Stevens said, as he's got to be twice as sick about all the Jerome Bettis Homecoming hoopla as we are. And I like the fact that he's not backing down.

"If he still wants to act like he doesn't know who I am, then I guess it's going to be a big surprise to him on game day," Stevens said. "I wasn't trying to rile them up, I was just telling the truth."

So while everyone in the media is going to use this as additional fuel to prove why the Steelers will win this game, I like the fact that Stevens now has just a little extra incentive to raise up his level of play and take it to Joey Porter and the rest of the babbling bumble bees.