We are through the looking glass here, people!
These things are easy if we think like the men
who walk the corridors of power in this nation...
LBJ? Bell Helicopter? The Mafia? They're ALL in on it!
Posted on 02/07/2006 6:58:40 PM PST by bikepacker67
As fans continued to weigh in on calls by officials during the Super Bowl, a group has set up an online petition claiming the "NFL is fixed."
The petition, at http://new.petitiononline.com/nfl12006/petition.html, says "We, the fans of the NFL, will no longer stand by and allow our pure game to be corrupted by blatant bias."
The petitions ask fans for suggestions on how the problem can be fixed.
Seahawks fans are voicing outrage over what they say were game-robbing calls by officials in the Super Bowl.
In one, Darrell Jackson was called for pushing Chris Hope away as he broke to catch Matt Hasselbeck's pass in the back of the end zone. Replays showed Jackson extended his arm, but Jackson argued vainly there was no push involved. Seattle settled for a 47-yard field goal and a 3-0 lead -- instead of a 7-0 one.
Later, referees ruled that Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger got the ball to touch the goal-line plane on his 1-yard score with 1:55 left, which put the Seahawks behind for good, 7-3.
Referee Bill Leavy upheld the call after a replay review. Holmgren then upbraided Leavy on his way off the field at halftime.
Holmgren walked over to Leavy, a fifth-year referee calling his first Super Bowl, and could be seen angrily telling him, "It wasn't even close."
The second half brought more Seahawks frustration.
Officials flagged first-year starting right tackle Sean Locklear for holding when Stevens did finally catch a pass, a 17-yard grab at the Steelers 2 with 12:11 left and Seattle trailing 14-10. On the next play, Casey Hampton bowled through Pro Bowl blockers Robbie Tobeck and Steve Hutchinson for a sack.
One play after that, Hasselbeck threw his game-breaking interception to doom Seattle's last chance of the game and of a suddenly lost season.
At a welcome home celebration at Qwest Field on Monday, Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren took a shot at the Super Bowl officials, saying he knew the game was going to be tough, but he didn't know the Hawks were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well.
Is this the same bunch of poeple who are runnign the petition to ask Bush to vacate the WH because of the STOLEN ELECTION??
This is not an election for Mayor guys! Stuff it.
Oh, please. The officials suck due to the availability of Instant Replay, but the games aren't fixed. How can it be, if the refs are screwing the Steelers one game, and screwing their opposition the next?
I guess that implies that it ain't broken.
They're just now figuring this out? All pro sports are "fixed". Until recently, I could've cared less. Nowadays, my tax dollars are involved.
pix pls
http://www.petitiononline.com/paris0h/petition.html
How old are you? This is childish.
They couldn't capitalize on the Dolt merchandise, so they settled on Squeeler sales.
http://www.petitiononline.com/fanwar/petition.html
What was fixed was that Rolling Fossils show at half time. Terrible production, vocals mashed over with loud bang-bang. Like there are no domestic, patriotic zzzzingerss???
Bad calls always have happened and always will happen. Bad calls do not equal intentional fixing.
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