Posted on 02/06/2006 7:43:25 PM PST by pissant
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Josh in Boise, Idaho. Josh, I'm glad you waited. You're up today. Nice to have you on the program.
CALLER: Mega dittos, Rush, from the Gem State.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: First of all I want to say congrats for your Pittsburgh Steelers last night.
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: And I myself rooted for Seattle. The Super Bowl is what I wanted to talk to you about, actually. I wanted to beat some of those whiners from the e-mails that were going to read to the punch on this. You still there, Rush?
RUSH: Yeah, I'm still here.
CALLER: Oh, okay. All right. You know, I watched the game last night and I disagreed with a lot of calls but there is no way that the referees in any away influenced the outcome of the game -- and, you know, if I were Holmgren, I would be really insulted as a coach of the Seattle Seahawks that the fans would whine about the referee calling, and the reason why is I would say that the Seahawks didn't have any power to come back to the game, which I thought they put a up a really good fight -- and you know, the bottom line, Rush, is that Pittsburgh deserved to win. As a coach, I've always told my players and my parents to shut up to the referee; don't talk to the referee, and after the game I've never told them to come up with excuses leading to the idea that the referees had something to do with the outcome of the game.
RUSH: Here's the thing, though. I do think the NFL has an officiating problem. This post- season did feature some pretty disastrous calls that the league admitted to a day or two after games were played. But, you know, the old theory is they even out over the course of a season or over the course of two or three seasons, the human element and so forth. It's just I have never seen it before. E-mail today was just loaded with whining Seahawks fans about the officiating. I mean, every fan of every team can cite a big game that you've lost and the officiating didn't go your way, and it's the way of the world. It just the way it is.
I don't want to get into an in-depth game analysis here but I'll just say one thing. I saw some of the worst clock management on behalf of a professional football team in my life in that game last night by the Seattle Seahawks. I was stunned. They just seemed out of control, and when the game started, it looked like the Seahawks were going to own that game in the first quarter. I was really biting the nails.
Josh, I appreciate the phone call.
I'll give you a dollar if you call Porter a pansy to his face.
It really was not a pretty sight. Then again, most superbowls aren't.
They did not whistel it because they thought NO ONE touched him. Replay proved someone did. Therefore he was down and could not have got up to run. That too would have been overturned.
And if not for Parker's run, the stats for Pittsburgh would have been awful.
It simply allows them to make the safe (non-controversial) call, and if they get it wrong, replay will save their ass.
My ass, it will.
I know, i have been thinking about how to fix it and really cant come up with an answer. I think its broken, not sure how to fix it, some ideas put a couple more refs on the field(but that could be a negative also!), make them full time refs(basketball isnt much better and they have that system), Make MORE calls reviewable(including Down-by-contact) and make {a timeout=a review} meaning you can exchange a timeout for a review(this would mean more reviews but they go to commercial anyhow for a timeout)
You're cool, 'ant. I told you before, nothing wrong with rooting for your team.
Some have a problem admitting they lost. They blame the officials. Seahawks would have gotten beat if no bad calls were made on either side. And there were bad calls made on both sides.
Ooooh, non-scientific, self-selecting internet polls. How impressive.
Has Zogby weighed in yet?
No, that was the blown call - He was clearly not touched when he was on the ground. He was barely touched two steps before hitting the ground. That would be like saying a CB hand-checks a WR at the line of scrimmage and then the WR catches a pass and slips down...(is he down because he had already been touched "prior" to falling down....Of course not...you have to be touched when a knee is on the ground).
And I just can't say enough that Offensive Pass interference call in the end zone was a terrific call. WR continually push off and that shouldn't be allowed. Again, within a few years I think both QB's and WR's will be wearing little pink skirts (if the NFL rule makers have their way).
That wasn't Stevens. That guy actually caught the ball. ;o)
Trophy envy , I think. LOL
By the way, why the punt at midfield with 6 minutes left? The gave up then?
ROFLMAO. It's a tossup for worst drama queen.
Hopefully, for his sake, he doesn't fight like a pansy like Jermaine O'Neill.
Exactly.
Oh, the hawks screwed themselves. Lotsa chances, few conversions. REMATCH in 2007!!!
i would rather lose the Sb than have one like this. Everytime they go to brag about their ring everyone will be like... umm keep it real.
I'm a Pats fan. The officials were awful and made obscene calls. They cost Seattle at least one touchdown.
How the heck do you call a 15 yard penalty for an obviously legal tackle? Answer: Stupidity.
I think a rematch is in order. With an entirely different officiating crew, of course!
See you at the big dance next year, I hope.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.