I also found this:
For all of you who think the Patriots cheated, a reminder: the genesis of this entire “scandal” was ESPN’s story by Chris Mortensen that an intercepted Brady pass led one of the Indy Colts players to believe that the ball was noticeably underinflated. That player then allegedly turned the ball over to the officials for inspection. Mortensen then claimed that the officials found 11 of the 12 Patriot balls to be underinflated.
Problem: Mortensen’s story that 11 of 12 balls were underinflated has proven to be false (CNN interview with Mike Pierra).
Problem: Mortensen’s story that D’Qwell Jackson, who was the Colts linebacker who intercepted Brady’s pass and allegedly said the ball was underinflated has also proven to be false as it has been categorically denied by Jackson himself. Jackson said there was nothing wrong with the ball and he turned it over to Indy personnel only to keep it as a souvenir. (See the ABC story on this)
Problem: as of right now there is still no proof that any football was under inflated,
intentional or otherwise.
I find that very interesting.
We know the Patriots beat the Ravens the week before playing the Colts. Part of that win was an offensive line set that Belichick had seen several times over the years in both college and professional football, with usually ineligible receivers reporting in a "eligible."
Harbaugh and the Ravens were very slow to react, and it cost them. Belichick and the Patriots were playing chess while Harbaugh and the rest of the NFL were playing checkers, and Harbaugh was incensed. See his irrational rants about "league intervention" in several post-game interviews.
We know that Harbaugh then called the Colts coach to discuss "catching the Patriots cheating." This was reported on ABC, CNN, FOX, NBC, etc.
It was initially reported that D'Quell Jackson "turned in" the ball proving the Patty's "cheating." This is now known to be not true.
So, who told the refs to check the balls? Might it have been the person (or an agent thereof) who actually did the deed? It sure wasn't the Patriots who asked the refs to check.
Brad Johnson, QB for the Tampa Bay Bucs, has admitted to paying a League employee $7,500 to "fix" all the balls in the Super Bowl that year! Now if a normal guy like Brad Johnson would do that, what might an irrational hothead like Harbaugh be capable of?
He was already humiliated by the Patriots. Something tells me he'll be even moreso when the facts of this are known.