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NFL investigating if Patriots used deflated footballs in AFC Championship game
FoxNews.com ^ | 1-19-2015 | Fox News

Posted on 01/19/2015 7:48:57 AM PST by servo1969

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To: wildbill

Colts.


161 posted on 01/19/2015 9:21:41 AM PST by Boston Blackie
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To: kjam22
I’m off to go play golf. I gotta find a way to use illegal equipment that my buddy won’t recognize. I need all the help I can get there

Green life savers and winter rules.

162 posted on 01/19/2015 9:22:17 AM PST by par4
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

thx


163 posted on 01/19/2015 9:22:40 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Pats fan here. My understanding was the difference was everyone else was videotaping from the first row of the stands, which was legal. The Patriots were doing it from the sidelines, which was illegal.
Every team was doing it. Why do you think the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator cover over their mouths with a plastic sheet. It is to keep the other team from reading his lips as he speaks into his microphone. All teams employ lip readers for just this purpose.


164 posted on 01/19/2015 9:23:37 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: servo1969

I know in college ball the officials take possession of the balls before the game starts. They take them and examine them. From that point forward the balls are handled on the sidelines from the “ball boys” who are standing next to the line judge. The refs then take possession of the balls during half time.

I can only imagine that the pro refs have people in control of the balls at all time.

If there was BS going on with the balls, the refs are at fault. It is there responsibility to make sure the proper balls are in play at all time.

This is just sour grapes.


165 posted on 01/19/2015 9:24:51 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

My understanding is that after the refs check them out, the balls are handed back to the home team ball manager. I suppose theoretically that they would be able to give the rigged balls for plays to their team, and regulation balls to the visiting team.


166 posted on 01/19/2015 9:27:54 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Cowboy Bob

No. Each team provides the refs with THEIR balls.

This prevents any crap between the teams. “Your” balls are given to the refs prior to the game for inspection and they are not in the control of the teams until after the game.

This is a stupid allegation. The Pats will simply say, “we gave you the balls prior to the game. We did not touch them. FU.”


167 posted on 01/19/2015 9:28:03 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: discostu

I think we both agree that whatever the league does has to hurt enough to curb the behavior. I still don’t think the NFL goes far enough with their punishment. I still maintain for every time you are “caught”, there are at least one or two times you have not been caught. It has to hurt to the point of not even trying it. It’s like dealing with children. ..


168 posted on 01/19/2015 9:30:29 AM PST by copaliscrossing (Comparison is the beginning of discontent.)
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To: chris37

Actually...what I read is that both teams bring their OWN footballs to play with and that they have to give samples of their footballs to be inspected by the NFL officials.

Have no idea if they used deflated balls. I’m not a Pat’s fan (Go Seahawks!). But the Pat’s looked pretty dang good on defense and offense. Don’t think any deflated football impacted the game.


169 posted on 01/19/2015 9:36:36 AM PST by conservaKate
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To: servo1969
And unsubstantiated accusations of cheating have long dogged the team, stemming from their Super Bowl wins in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Their cheating goes way back to the 70s.
Recall playoff game vs the Dolphins on a snowy field,
Pats go to kick a field goal, a tractor powered brush comes out, clears the holder spot. Pats win. Clearing the spot was/is illegal.

I'd root for the Red Chinese team to beat the Patriots.

170 posted on 01/19/2015 9:37:47 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: Vinnie

Oh, forgot to mention QB Tom Brady ravaging my girl, Bridget Moynahan. :)


171 posted on 01/19/2015 9:44:08 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: woodbutcher1963
Why do you think the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator cover over their mouths with a plastic sheet. It is to keep the other team from reading his lips as he speaks into his microphone. All teams employ lip readers for just this purpose.

It is amazing what teams will go through to gain an edge in the NFL. You might have noticed that teams now issue their players tablets (such as the iPad) to store their game plans and game films. In the past, teams were paranoid about their playbooks being copied and given to another team. Especially when players got traded.

With the tablets, the teams now have the ability to remote erase them if they are lost. These tablets are locked down so tight that players are unable to backup the data or print it out. And if they try, every keystroke is recorded so that the team's security will immediately find out. I believe players have been fined severely for even the slightest misuse of their tablets.

172 posted on 01/19/2015 9:45:45 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Vinnie
Clearing the spot was/is illegal.

Clearing the spot was not illegal at that until the following season.

173 posted on 01/19/2015 9:47:14 AM PST by Boston Blackie
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To: edzo4
Wouldn’t a deflated football weigh the same as an inflated football [...]?

Is air matter? Does it have mass?

174 posted on 01/19/2015 9:50:02 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: servo1969

“I think I’ve heard it all at this point,” Brady laughed. “That’s the last of my worries. I don’t even respond to stuff like this.”

Everyone want it to be a cheat. It’s just not.


175 posted on 01/19/2015 9:56:29 AM PST by sigzero
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To: Vinnie

This thread is reminding me of Smokey Yunick’s antic in NASCAR. The rules would say you could only have a fuel tank that could hold so many gallons. Smokey would put about 30 feet of fuel line under the car to add an extra couple gallons of fuel! Off topic, but similar.


176 posted on 01/19/2015 9:59:32 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Bucky14

I think the only deflated balls this past weekend were those of Packers fans.


177 posted on 01/19/2015 10:02:26 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: servo1969

What balls did the Colts use?


178 posted on 01/19/2015 10:04:29 AM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Adder

Ha!! That is an excellent point!

I truly enjoyed watching them get owned several times last season. :^)


179 posted on 01/19/2015 10:06:20 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Looked at it. Typical FUD. I’ve grown to ignore stupid accusations.


180 posted on 01/19/2015 10:06:32 AM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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