Now that's clear thinking!
Tagliabue was just a patsy...
...it's your big East Coast Syndicates
that called the real shots. Oh, and LBJ.
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.
Seriously. I'm a Giants Fan.
To say the reffing in the game was bad is one thing. To suggest that the game was "fixed" is ludicrous. Anyone who seriously believes the game was "fixed" does not have a firm grip on reality. I mean, do people really think the NFL got together with the refs before the game and told them to make sure Pittsburgh won? And for what purpose? Because the league could sell more Steeler jerseys than Seahawk jerseys? Riiiiiiiiight.
I lived in Seattle for a number of years and love the area, but the continued whining is making them look like pathetic sore losers. They had PLENTY of chances and couldn't come through. If Pittsburgh had brought their "A" game, they would have blown Seattle off the field. "Big Ben" probably had the worst SB game ever for a winning QB. As badly as Pitt played, Seattle was worse. Yet, the Seahawks seem to want to remain in denial. Holmgren was yelling at refs "It wasn't even close!" in reference to the Steelers first TD. The ball was either barely across the line or barely short. As I said, it could have gone either way, but to say it wasn't close is to be living in a false reality. Then Hasselbeck admitted that the team didn't play up to its potential but that Pittsburgh did. Laughable. Again, if the same Steeler team showed up as the one who played in their 3 previous games, they win by 3 TDs.
comparing this game to an election is idiotic at best. You do know that John Kerry and Terasah were rooting for the Steelers . :D
EVERY talk show, EVERY sportscenter, EVERY message board is FILLED with folks that want attention.
Nope, not getting under my skin.
The filthy Seagulls are untainted LOSERS!
You'll see what I mean when the Steelers repeat in Super Bowl XLI. We have a habit of doing that in Pittsburgh you know...repeat championships....it's probably the only thing we are good at anymore.
Mike Holmgren should rename himself Mike Gregoire and demand recounts, replays, and the like. Maybe, just maybe after two or three of these bitch sessions the scores will be reveresed and Seattle will be "elected" winner.
I'm not comparing this game to an election.
I'm comparing your nutty reaction to the game with the left's nutty reaction to an election. It's a perfect match.
Its not the same, the liberals have NO proof for what they say. Where we have video evidence.
Hope you enjoy your tainted "victory"
Sports is about all that't left that isn't political, so I'll ignore your DU reference.
I just wish the refs would let the teams on the field decide the game.
That was one of the worst Super Bowls ever, and the refs had everything to do with it.
Normally I'd agree.
But that Polamalu call in Indy - when the NFL honchos were pimping Manning like a $1000 whore - set the stage.
I figure they reverted to the next cash cows - Bettis and Ben.
No, there aren't "serious" questions regarding its legitimacy. Questions? Perhaps, but not "serious" questions by "serious" people.
lol
Whereas, you have NO proof for what you say.
See, perfect match.
No taint on the victory, just on the vanquished.
It's damned entertaining though, I gotta give you that.
yea, we dont have video evidence of the horrible pass interference call or the bad holding call, or the bad holding call on the punt return, or the horrible call on Hasslebecks tackle.
When was that? And why wasn't it videotaped?
ROTFLMAO!
I wouldn't go so far as to say the NFL is fixed. I do think it has a serious problem with officiating competence, however, and that leads to a credibility problem in my eyes.
They are two different things.
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