Posted on 02/06/2006 6:50:28 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
This is the space where I get to crow about the frightening precision of my Super Bowl prediction.
Where I get to remind everyone that I guaranteed the Steelers would win the title after they beat the Colts. That they were the only championship-caliber team among the final four. That they would dismantle the Broncos in Denver and waylay whomever the NFC sent at them.
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I've never felt so empty being right. I feel dirty. I wish I'd been wrong. The Steelers did not deserve to win this game. They were not the better team. O'Connor was right. Seattle was the better team.
So, Paul Tagliabue, how does a team lose when it outgains an opponent by 57 yards, controls time of possession and wins the turnover battle?
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Every single questionable, marginal or outright bad call went against the Seahawks....
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And Seattle scored after being aided by not calling a clip on the INT return. Your point?
I am overcome by your argument.
You are a moron.
Excuse me? There were an awful lot of non-calls that went against the Steelers. I think the bad calls evened out, it's just that most of the ones against Seattle were sins of commission, and those against Pittsburgh were sins of omission.
Wasnt a clip.
OH, AND, that was the worst sung National Anthem at a Super Bowl in a long time.
Could be...
A friend of mine has always stated that it's not just the bad calls. It's when they happen and what they affect. Take for instance that "holding" call that wiped out a first and goal for the Seahawks. There was holding all game long by both teams. Why did the the refs choose to call it then? To take away the momentum Seattle was gaining and wiping out a potential scoring oppurtunity? Had Seattle scored, they may have had mo on their side and held off Pittsburgh. We'll never know. In any game one team could have four or five penalties, but some of those could have wiped out big gains or scores. While in the same game, the other team could pick up eight, ten, twelve calls, but they are of the five yard variety and made late in the game just to "balance" out the tally sheet. And those eight to twelve penalties wouldn't be the back-breaking, game-changing types. I hope that NFL takes a long hard look at this travesty this offseason. Officiating has gotten progressively worse for the last ten years. Sometimes, you can't help but feel the fix was in on some games. And yes, the refs should be held accountable for their actions.
That doesn't fly unless the refs threw the flag after the pass was complete.
I see, the refs were OK when you agreed with them, and if anyone else questions them, then they're the ones who are wrong, not the refs.
But when you disagree with the refs, those who do agree with them are still wrong. Must be nice to have it both ways...
That angle is worthless to try to determine if the ball was over the goal line. The cameras that were at the goal line did not show the ball breaking the plane.
And if Hasselbeck had bounced back up & continued running (instead of fumbling) the Steelers fans would be screaming about him being touched on the way down. You see, either way the "ground" should be allowed to cause a fumble. You have to take the "ref-factor" out of this common event on a football field.
No i go by the rules, I have played football for 8 years, and watched it for over 25 years. here is the rule
2. Clipping: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
3. Close Line Play: The area between the positions normally occupied by the offensive tackles, extending three yards on each side of the line of scrimmage.
You seem to be crossing from "naked eye" to "replay", yourself.
It may not be clear to the naked eye, but it IS clear in the replay.
I am not "seeing what I want to see". I couldn't really care less, although I'm OK w/the Steelers and my husband is a big fan. I've disagreed w/him MANY times as it is; if anything I'm a Ravens fan. And I have no problem w/the Seahawks and it's nice that they've "broken the mold" sorta speak and are at this level, finally. I'd be happy for them if they won - I always sort of feel for the "underdog". Although, not as much as for a historically Good team who can't seem to bring it home in the end (and hence, I can finally stop cheering for the Red Sox) - which would be the Steelers.
Thats something we could probably all agree on.
Yup. Esp. by AaAAAAaaaAAAAAaaaaAAAAAaaaaron NEHehEHehEHville. His style is irritating anyway, and he couldn't handle the *low* notes!
Ok, not clipping. But it was an illegal block in the back, above the waist. Still a spot foul penalty that was missed.
I'll check the tape of that as to when the catch was made and the flag thrown.
Thats something we could probably all agree on.
AMEN!!! Aaron Neville could have been strangling a cat, for all I know. Wow.
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