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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…
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…
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…
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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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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 …
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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…
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…
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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 …
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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…
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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....
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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 …
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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? …
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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 "…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
I just got my Agent 18 Video Shield and I like it so far but, there are a couple of concerns I have.
1. For some reason there seems to be a little bit of moisture trapped under th…