Hello everyone,

        Although I missed much of last year's drama due to the fact that I traveled for two and half months straight, when I returned for a game towards the end of the season I was very disappointed in what the Depot had done. Goodbye Depot and good riddance!!
        The place down the street from the Depot is named the Common Ground. There has been a Steelers group that has met there for a long time. Although not as big and as friendly, they are loyal fans. The Common Ground has much better food and service than the Depot. Additionally, it just added another big screen. The downside is that it is smaller and when a Partriots game is on, it always gets the sound. However, the Steelers always have top priority when the Patriots are not on.
        I do have another idea which I would be happy to explore. The Big Ten pulled their business out of the Depot last year during college football season due to the fact that they were experiencing a lot of the same unfriendliness that we were. As a result, Atlas, a bar/club near Fenway, offered to divide its establishment up and provide viewing for each alumni association's respected game and therefore won a lot of business. (I am a Penn State alum.) I was thinking of contacting Atlas and seeing if they would accommodate our group on Sundays. I think location-wise, this would work out much better for our group as everyone would not have to go downtown. Please let me know what you think.

        Go Steelers!!

                Scott Love

At 01:22 PM 5/12/03 +0000, Tim wrote:

I was at the Sports Depot just yesterday for the first time since
the last Steelers game.  The manager was not there, but I asked the
female bartender about what would be happening.  It was confirmed to
me that they are changing it into a seafood restaurant, but they are
keeping the current menu and simply adding some seafood dishes.  
The renovations are to begin after the Celtics season is over (which
I guess is tonight :)...I never liked them) or sometime around June
15th.  She asked me if we would be moving to another establishment
and I told her I certainly didn't have the time to go around to find
another place if we should decide this.  Plus with the trouble we
had with numerous individuals, it certainly tends to wear on me.  So
in essence, my enthusiasm just isn't what it used to be and some
others are going to have to step up to find a potential new place. 
I was approached prior to the 1st game last year by a former Sports
Depot bartender and native Pittsburgher who worked up the street and
offered to cut a deal between us and them.  We had already worked
things out with the Depot so I saw no need to pursue this avenue,
but now maybe the time for this is at hand.  I don't know the name
of the place, but it's very near the Sports Depot.
The Sports Depot also told me they were not sure what would be
happening to the back room.  It may still be in tact after
remodeling, but this would have to be asked to the Sports Depot
management.
Tim



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