I was at a Steeler party and every one of us thought it was damn inappropriate for anyone to be shown holding the trophy before the game had ended, and that there at least should have been balance.
There was a Disney commercial that showed all Steelers practicing "I'm going to Disney World." Unless there was a Seattle version I didn't see, that was wrong too.
"There was a Disney commercial that showed all Steelers practicing "I'm going to Disney World." Unless there was a Seattle version I didn't see, that was wrong too."
That's what makes this seem so preordained by the league. The Bus and Cowher finally "winning" one is a nice fairy tale ending.
I don't want to be a sour grapes Seahawks fan, but sports commentaries around the Nation are saying the same thing about the lousy officiating that pretty obviously affected the outcome of the game, and only began after Seattle was dominating the quarter. The officiating should be looked at as well as the obvious Steeler favoritism of the TV coverage, which showed countless clips of Steelers holding the trophy. Even the Steeler fans noticed this lopsided favoritism. Someone high up in the NFL and the broadcast station needs to provide an answer and some apologies to Seahawks fans and football fans everywhere who expected to tune in and see a hard hitting fair and honest championship game. They seem to be spending more time monitoring the Half time shows and commercials for embarrassing content than making sure they are giving equal respect to both teams that have one their own divisions.
That being said, none of the players in the locker room were placing the blame on the officials. They blamed them selves for not getting the job done. That shows class. The dropped passes, the missed field goals, the beautiful passes caught just out of bounds, If you are not at the top of your game bad calls are going to haunt you big time. But when neither team was playing at their best but one of them is getting help from the officials you can’t help to be angry if you are a fan.
I forgot about the Disneyland shots until you just mentioned that - it was mentioned at our party as well.
I agree w what you say about the shots w the trophy - both on balance and holding it before the end of the game - - I don't recall that ever being done before.