Online Petition Says 'NFL Is Fixed'

http://www.kirotv.com/sports/6810514/detail.html ^

[beezdotcom]

The well is tainted.

Naw, it's just flavored with Seahawk whine and tears...EXcellent.

[bikepacker67]

So I'm not sure the Steelers won as much as the Seahawks lost to the referees.

Yup... and if the Steelers had lost that Divisional game the Colts would have won by cheating by the Refs as well.

I will restate:

The NFL better CLEAN UP ITS ACT.

[68 grunt]

... And that is a death knell for competitive sport.

You're mistaken there, I believe. If you replaced 'high priced professional' for 'competitive' I might be inclined to hope you're right, but there are a multitude of competitive sports where true athletism occurs. Who needs overpaid primadonnas at outrageous prices when there are so many different, and cheap, alternatives. You like racing? BMX starts at 5 years old, and by their mid-teens they'll either have loved it, or left it. High School sports? Awesome competing! Street hockey? Paintball? Girls softball? Winter sports? Water sports? The list is endless and each are rewarding and gratifying. My nickel's worth ...

[SkyPilot]

Childish eh? I'm a lifelong Patriots fan (I sat on the aluminum benches at Shaefer Stadium) and I think the '01 Pats were fixed to give America a nice warm feeling after 9/11

I absolutely agree! This conspiracy is huge! The refs favoring the Steelers is only the tip of the iceburg. And the refs actually thought they could fool us by making it appear they were favoring the Colts over the Steelers just a few weeks ago, and all that controversy. They sure are clever, but they don't fool us.

Your 9/11 input is one I missed, so I'll add it to this massive conspiracy map soon. Thanks!

[Unicorn]

And there still crying.

[bikepacker67]

Anyone who can not acknowledge that the refs in the Super Bowl made error after error in favor of Pittsburgh is either lying, blind or simply clueless about football.

I vote for #1 regarding Petronski - He's too smart to not know better.

[Reagan Man]

There were two calls by the officials that appeared from my unbiased point of view, to be certain bad calls. The Roethlisberger TD was not a TD and the Jackson TD catch should not have been nullified by a penalty not worthy of a Super Bowl.

Here's one of the two. See for yourself.

[Newtoidaho]

Seattle dominated the game; more yards, more first downs, led in time of possession, led in the turnover department, quarterback had better numbers. Able to move the ball nearly at will agains Pittsburg the whole game. Pittsburg had 3 big plays, other than that were basically stopped. About the only thing Pittsburg led in was final score, which the refs had a huge impact on. They took at least 11 points away from Seattle; add 11 to Seahawks final total, and it's a tie game late in the 4th, where anything could have happened. Refs ruined that game.

[paguch]

You can tell Seattle is a liberal haven. It is a wonder they support a team and game where they keep score.

[Petronski]

Secondly, who would benefit from this conspiracy?

The military-industrial complex!


And LBJ, of course...

[bikepacker67]

Seattle dominated the game; more yards, more first downs, led in time of possession, led in the turnover department, quarterback had better numbers. Able to move the ball nearly at will agains Pittsburg the whole game. Pittsburg had 3 big plays, other than that were basically stopped. About the only thing Pittsburg led in was final score, which the refs had a huge impact on. They took at least 11 points away from Seattle; add 11 to Seahawks final total, and it's a tie game late in the 4th, where anything could have happened. Refs ruined that game.

That about sums it up.

XL*

[catfish1957]

Texans' fan here (objective with no preference of winner)....

From my vantage point it did seem that the calls were excessively on the side of the Steelers.

But as far as a fix...can anone say 1919 BlackSox scandal? I don't think the NFL would risk it.

[Petronski]

...from my unbiased point of view...

LOL

[Echo Talon]

I agree with post #68 100%

[Newtoidaho]

The ref's fixing it is different from the "NFL" fixing. If the NFL fixed it, they told the refs what to do rather than the ref's doing it on their own, for profit.
Most of the people posting are thinking the NFL controlled it from the top, like Tagliabue ordering it, and refs are following orders.
I think the refs acted alone, and as part-time employees had the motive and means to carry it out.

[TheForceOfOne]

I don't care if its fixed, but tell me who I'm supposed to be betting on dang it!

[68 grunt]

Dang man, sure looks like a td to me ...

[Petronski]

NFL Crybaby: About the only thing Pittsburgh led in was final score, which the refs had a huge impact on.

DU Crybaby: About the only thing George Bush won was the Electoral Vote, handed to him by the Supreme Court.

[birbear]

I think this one sums it up the best: http://www.petitiononline.com/11112006/petition.html

[bikepacker67]

All I know is that this is gonna be a BIG MF'n headache for the NFL honchos.

They better clarify the rule book and hire some zebras that aren't on the take, elsewise we are seeing the slow slide into illegitimacy.