"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #11
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Originally Posted by typoon
I don't think it was "FIXED" as many conspiracy theorists suspect. ONe of the reasons is firstly bad calls happen you still have to make play…
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"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #12
Yah the guys in dorm were complaining like crazy about half the calls that were being made. Several of them did seem a little silly.
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #13
Officials are compensated, although it is only like $25,000/year for a 1st year official. Like SpaceMonkey said, most (if not all) NFL officials have other full-time jobs and only…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #14
in fact the officials for the Super Bowl are well compensated. Heard an interview just last Friday regarding this . . . EACH member of the officials team get $25K for the Super Bo…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #15
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Originally Posted by typoon
I don't think it was "FIXED" as many conspiracy theorists suspect. One of the reasons is bad calls WILL happen you still have to make plays.
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"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #16
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Originally Posted by Weezer
The most BS call was when they gave Ben the TD. Theres no way the line judge saw that well enough to call it.
Absoloutly. I rooted for …
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #17
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Originally Posted by Weezer
The most BS call was when they gave Ben the TD. Theres no way the line judge saw that well enough to call it. Had the ruling on the field be…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #18
You wanna seee fixed games? How about Dallas v Sharks in 2001, last game for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Argh!!! I still can't stand it. I hate Dallas with a passion, those frigg…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #19
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Originally Posted by wolfen
Anyone else here think the calls were suspect?
yes there were some shitty calls but that doesnt mean the game was fixed - seattle did …
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #20
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Originally Posted by nredman
yes there were some shitty calls but that doesnt mean the game was fixed - seattle did plenty to help lose that game.
Yes, but this is a…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #21
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Originally Posted by nredman
seattle did plenty to help lose that game.
They must have been in on the conspiracy too!
This goes deeper than I thought....
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #22
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Originally Posted by nredman
yes there were some shitty calls but that doesnt mean the game was fixed - seattle did plenty to help lose that game.
The point though …
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #23
Right on, excalibur... the NFL doesn't fix games, that's just another way to pass the blame for losing
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #24
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Originally Posted by teney7
Right on, excalibur... the NFL doesn't fix games,
Are you asserting that the only possible agent for game-fixing here would be the NFL? …
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #25
Well there was some missed calls but the seahawks didn't play well enough to win anyways...... this super bowl was a yawner........ not much excitement this year...... the semi fin…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #26
Frankly I think that MOST games are full of bad calls. In spite of all the technology available to them, refs, umps and judges have to say they're still in charge, and one way the…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #27
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Originally Posted by production_coordinator
I don't agree. Regardless of weather Roethlisberger did or did not break the plane of the goal line, it was only the 2nd down…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #28
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Originally Posted by finboy
[tinfoil hat]
Consider this: the Vegas spread was 4 points. Look at how long that was the actual margin in the game. Also, note that 4 poin…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #29
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Originally Posted by kcmac
It was 3rd down. Bettis ran the first two attempts.
Sorry, you are correct, it was 3rd down... regardless, I feel everyone simply thinks "…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #30
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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey
Also, re officials' compensation: IIRC they are compensated, but it is not a full-time gig. Most officials are very successful profess…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #31
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Originally Posted by kcmac
I also liked the supposed incomplete pass where Stevens caught the ball, made his turn took a step, got hit and lost the ball. It rolled toward…
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #32
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Originally Posted by production_coordinator
I don't agree. Regardless of weather Roethlisberger did or did not break the plane of the goal line...
What hasn't been …
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #33
Bad reffing doesn't mean it's fixed. A fix would only occur in connection with the betting line.
"The Superbowl was fixed" conspiracy thread — #34
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Originally Posted by Randman
Bad reffing doesn't mean it's fixed. A fix would only occur in connection with the betting line.
That't why some say it was because of t…
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