Posted on 02/07/2006 4:55:05 PM PST by bikepacker67
I'm not a steelers fan but I sure don't like crybabies.
The refs didn't steal the games, the seahawks LOST it.
No Seattle fan has a right to complain til they've sat in the seat of a Lions fan for forty years.
You can search my posts about me hoping that Pitt wins so that Bettis (a class act) can get his ring.
It's just too bad that it was bought.
Exactly, look at the tape. He did not slide feet first and his elbow touched the ground first...which is where the first ref indicated...but when the ball was moved and spotted, the other ref he tossed it to moved it back at least a foot.
That having been said, the poor officiating (and it went both ways in the Super Bowl) did not effect the ultimate outcome of SB XL. The better team definitely won, and years from now the final scoreboard count will be the only thing that true NFL fans remember.
No, it's delicious! I love it.
Your pain--your fury--is the most satisfying aspect of this victory. To defeat an unworthy adversary is one thing, but to defeat an adversary who CRIES about it endlessly, well, that's a dream come true.
I think you and the New York Times and The Nation should form an independent commission to recount the points from the game.
Meanwhile, we Steelers fans will savor the World Championship, and the schadenfreudische joy of your lamentations.
BS.
You are talking about the run in the 1st Quarter correct?
Or are you talking about the play were the ground caused the fumble?
In that case, the ball was spotted after a review.
Except games don't last "another five minutes". We had bad calls against Indy and STILL WON.
Speaking of Brokeback... I saw several not-called penalties by Seattle's offense that were so blatant it looked like some kind of love scene from BM!!! The only way Seattle got some of their best plays completed was due to holding. And another thing....If the Seahawks would have put more points on the board the Steelers would not have called as many running plays to chew clock. We did pretty well putting points on the board against the best in the NFL during the playoffs, if you happened to notice.
IMO the first call reversing the touchdown because of offensive interference was correct - the pushoff gave the receiver a clear advantage and therefore should have been flagged. Even though it wasn't much of a pushoff, it gave the receiver the room to make the catch.
The call over Roethlisberger's touchdown could have gone either way, it was so close, and if it had been called the other way, as not being a touchdown, it would also have not been reversed, because there was not conclusive evidence either way. That stuff happens.
IMO the only really bad call was the holding call that took away first and goal. I didn't see the hold.
But, then again, the flag was thrown before the catch, so it wasn't as if the ref realized he was making a game-changing call.
My advice to the Seahawks fans - quit griping.
LOL! More like my ridulcule and disrespect!
AFAIC my Pats are still the rightful champions!
OH PLEASE, no cares TODAY who lost the superbowl.
Seahawks have been losers, are losers and will remain losers.
They had one chance and didn't show up to play.
The "EMERALD CITY" is just Detroit covered with MOLD.
Right. History is truth. Who else said that?
Reminds me of the Conan quote about what is good in life:
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.
If the polls had been kept open for two more hours in Ohio, John Kerry would have won! Form a commission!
I thought it was a great game, especially since I took the under for $100.
Many years ago, a rather tough character told me it's almost impossible to pay off a player. If you want a game thrown, do it through a ref. I'm not saying that's what happened, but the IRS needs to take a long hard look at how ref's are living...
It's over.
In a few years folks will care as much about this as they do about the 1999 Superbowl....which most folks cannot quickly remember the winner of....or the loser of...or anything about whatsoever.
Time heals and time reveals.
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