Collinsworth’s sorry sexism ‘controversy’

ENOUGH already! It not only was harmless, it caused no harm!

Can’t we find something or someone more worthy of demolishing than NBC’s Cris Collinsworth for complimenting two Pittsburgh women for their knowledge of football — as if, realistically, as opposed to the wishful sociopoliticization of everything, women are supposed to be as into football as men?

I think I knew what Collinsworth was talking about decades before he said it. I went to college near Pittsburgh and was stunned and fascinated to see small coal and steel mill towns, every Friday night, pack in 10,000 under the lights for high school football.

And the most devoted and knowing fans included women. My friend’s mom, after she was married, never missed a Monessen High School home game — never!

Here, among friends and family, today, I’m not sure there’s even one ardent female NFL fan. And if that’s a sexist thing to write, you win: I’m a sexist. And, along with Collinsworth, I’m in need of having my social sensitivities retrained or being fired.

Of course, Collinsworth offered his humble apologies for nothing. Of course, his network didn’t stand behind him or do the smartest thing: ignore it.

➤ More Collinsworth: Wednesday, early fourth quarter, Steelers have a first-and-goal from the Ravens’ 2. Collinsworth: “I’m gonna guess they won’t do anything except run it in from here. They’ve had their shots with the passing game and I think Pittsburgh Steeler football is about to take over.”

The ball was snapped and Ben Roethlisberger threw a short TD pass to JuJu SmithSchuster.

Collinsworth: “Well, if they do throw, this was what I thought they were going to do earlier.” Collinsworth then diagrammed SmithSchuster’s TD route. He knew it all the time.

➤ ESPN’s Brian Griese is among the latest to catch Route 9 Diner Disease. His mouth stays open all night.

In its last installment of “Monday Night Football,” a Russell Wilson throw inspired Griese to say, “That’s next-level quarterbacking!” Wilson plays in the NFL. What level comes next?

When Wilson threw a ball far from any receiver in sight, Griese praised him with, “Russell Wilson doesn’t get enough credit for ingenuity for getting rid of the football. ... When he’s in trouble he knows exactly what he can and can’t do.”

The ref then announced that Wilson had been penalized for intentional grounding.