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To: fso301

are you seriously that stupid? The article doesn’t say they cheated by changing the weather, it says they cheated by changing balls when they were on offense.


4 posted on 01/19/2015 4:18:55 AM PST by babble-on
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To: babble-on

I’d take it the OP’s suggestion that making it easier to grip ball in the poor weather would have helped the two teams equally—as they were both playing in cold weather. (And actually presumably Indy more, since they threw the ball for a far greater portion of their offense.)


15 posted on 01/19/2015 4:28:58 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: babble-on

Does anyone have a link to rules online. My old rule book says that the officials take possession of the balls supplied by home team two hours before kickoff.


37 posted on 01/19/2015 5:16:20 AM PST by HapaxLegamenon
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To: babble-on

You, babble-on, are clearly the one who is seriously that stupid. How would any person change the air content of the ball, while on national television, during a game and not be challenged by the referees?


76 posted on 01/19/2015 7:10:44 AM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: babble-on

Wouldn’t be the first time that the Patriots have ‘cheated’ for a win, however by logic 45-7 just says they played a better game.


109 posted on 01/19/2015 10:17:39 AM PST by JSDude1 ( .)
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To: babble-on

” it says they cheated by changing balls when they were on offense.”

I seem to have missed that point. Are we reading the same article?


111 posted on 01/19/2015 10:48:35 AM PST by TexasGator (")
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