Oregon Vikings off topic.... free for all thread!

[Oregon Viking]

NFL is saying the patriots probably cheated!! I thought them footballs looked a little soft.
Nuh Nuh..cheating is bad Mkay!
NFL investigating if Patriots used deflated footballs in AFC Championship game | Fox News

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Well, they have been caught cheating before.....intercepting radio signals or something. I don't know if it helped them win a game or not.

 

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[Peyton Manning]

That was just a good old fashion butt-whuppin... Both teams used the same balls.

actually each team 'prepares' its own balls. supposed to be a specified weight

 

[BigWaveDave]

ok...here we go

 

[Peyton Manning]

nope Dave, no matter what the balls weighed the colts would have lost
that's why it's odd, why cheat in that game?

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yea, I noticed the balls didn't bounce as high after they got spiked.....6 times!:

 

[BigWaveDave]

no chance anything comes of this

 

[BigWaveDave]

media bs

 

[Oregon Viking]

Yes head coach was fined 500K, and team 250K for "spy game" A few years back. I don't think it helped them.
Deflated footballs? ehhhh I don't think it really would helped ....not 45 points of help!

 

[Peyton Manning]

enjoy bud, the coaches did not have the colts ready for that game

 

[BigWaveDave]

and as for spygate....all teams have been up to shenanigans as technology improved through the 80's and 90's....dummy pats only ones who got busted in 06....busted using technology perfected in 1983....ok, yea, that was a fail

 

[Peyton Manning]

and still the league covered for them by destroying that tapes... hmm

 

[Peyton Manning]

come come Dave, cheatichek does nothing that doesn't help his team

 

[BigWaveDave]

"Congrats Dave on the butt-whoopin your team gave the Colts, and good luck in the Superbowl"


thanks Jeff, it means alot.

 

[Oregon Viking]

"Congrats Dave on the butt-whoopin your team gave the Colts, and good luck in the Superbowl"


thanks Jeff, it means alot.

Yeh, congrats! I hope the Patriots don't have a game like the Broncos did last year.

 

[Limitool]

actually each team 'prepares' its own balls. supposed to be a specified weight

I might be wrong but I thought the home team was responsible for supplying game balls for the game. Not each team supplying its own... ANYBODY know for sure? I'm not saying your wrong Jeff but I just don't see how the refs could/would keep all of those balls separated after awhile.

 

[Oregon Viking]

I might be wrong but I thought the home team was responsible for supplying game balls for the game. Not each team supplying its own... ANYBODY know for sure? I'm not saying your wrong Jeff but I just don't see how the refs could/would keep all of those balls separated after awhile.

Keep 'em separated? That's easy........The flat ones are the Patriot's!

 

[BigWaveDave]

I might be wrong but I thought the home team was responsible for supplying game balls for the game. Not each team supplying its own... ANYBODY know for sure? I'm not saying your wrong Jeff but I just don't see how the refs could/would keep all of those balls separated after awhile.

From what I understand, each team provides its offense with like a dozen game balls, not to mention, the kickers have their own balls to play with.

 

[BigWaveDave]

It takes a lot of balls to play as well as the Pats do.

 

[Oregon Viking]

I played football, was a quarterback. In the rain, deflating the ball is just gonna piss you off! Having a strong hand and being able have good ball control...in the rain, is tough. Trust me. Our average rainfall here is 80 inches.

 

[BC1969]

An NFL investigation reportedly has determined that 11 of the 12 game footballs used by the New England Patriots during Sunday's AFC Championship game were under-inflated by two pounds per square inch below the required minimum.

In an NFL letter about the investigation that was shared with the Boston Globe, the Patriots were informed that initial findings indicated their game balls did not meet requirements, the newspaper reports.

ESPN reported late Tuesday that the league had made the determination earlier in the day and described NFL officials as "disappointed", "angry", and "distraught." However, it is not known how the balls became under-inflated.

Under NFL rules, each team is provided with 12 balls to use on offense during the game. The balls are required to made available for inspection and approval by the game referee two hours and fifteen minutes before kickoff. The balls are required to be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces. Teams are not allowed to alter the balls in any way once they are approved by the officiating crew.

The Boston Globe reported late Tuesday that the officiating crew for Sunday's game, led by referee Walt Anderson, discovered at halftime that the game balls were under-inflated after testing them with two different gauges.

Side story unrelated but admitted cheating..

Former Bucs QB reportedly admits modifying footballs ahead of Super Bowl victory | Fox News

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