Mike Tomlin or Russ Grimm? Depends on who you believe
One would be forced to assume there is always anxiety for reporters the day of a championship game.
Making deadlines, getting good quotes, and talking to Bill Belichick are bound to raise the blood pressure.
But for many in the sports media, today's stress had nothing to do with what was going on on the field.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported today that Steelers' assistant coach Russ Grimm was to be promoted to head coach, to replace Bill Cowher.
At the same time, ESPN and Sports Illustrated reported the Steelers had settled on Vikings' assistant Mike Tomlin for the job. I passed along the news from the ESPN site, and as of 12:02 a.m. Monday morning, the story still appeared on the site's front page.
Another reliable source -- Fox's Jay Glazer -- is reporting Tomlin is the man.
I don't know who's right, but I do know someone is wrong. And whichever side is wrong will likely hear about it for a long time.
Whichever side is right might be telling people about it for just as long.
Needless to say, a number of people have their reputations riding on what the Steelers' leadership -- the Rooneys -- decide.
Or, rather, what they will say.
Update
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting it's Tomlin. The one thing that made the Tribune-Review's report appear credible was its location. Now that another local newspaper has reported what everyone else in the country has reported, Tomlin does appear to be the choice.