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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 10:47pm
Nice to see a man own up to fucking this game up. I could never understand Steeler fans not admitting that that game was gift wrapped and probably fixed.
The holding penalty the article cited was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Number one, the Steeler d end was off side and number 2, there was no holding at all. Cost the Seahawks a first and goal at the one yard line...down only 4 points in the 4th quarter. Just one of several blown calls against Seattle.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5444048
The holding penalty the article cited was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Number one, the Steeler d end was off side and number 2, there was no holding at all. Cost the Seahawks a first and goal at the one yard line...down only 4 points in the 4th quarter. Just one of several blown calls against Seattle.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5444048
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Aug 6, 2010 11:08pm
Yes, as a Steeler fan I'll admit it's true. The League just wants the Steelers to win. Matter of fact, the other 5 SB's we're given to the Steelers by the refs too.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 6, 2010 11:09pm
I would have put $1000000 on footwedge starting this thread. He probably had to type it out with 1 hand.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Aug 6, 2010 11:09pm
As a Browns fan, I'll admit that this was 5 years ago and I just don't give a shit.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 6, 2010 11:11pm
This is huge!
Funny how the refs cheated Pittsburgh just as bad if not worse against the Colts in Indy that same year....yet the Steelers found a way to win.
Funny how the refs cheated Pittsburgh just as bad if not worse against the Colts in Indy that same year....yet the Steelers found a way to win.
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Aug 6, 2010 11:14pm
Ironman92;444258 wrote:This is huge!
Funny how the refs cheated Pittsburgh just as bad if not worse against the Colts in Indy that same year....yet the Steelers found a way to win.
This game is always conveniently forgotten by the haters.
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purple_rein
Posts: 349
Aug 6, 2010 11:33pm
Even if those controversial calls go the other way, I still think the Steelers win that game.
If you think the Seahawks were the better team, you were high that night.
If you think the Seahawks were the better team, you were high that night.
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Prescott
Posts: 2,569
Aug 6, 2010 11:46pm
Holmgren cost the Seahawks that game. He tried long field goals instead of playing field position and his clock management at the end of the half and the end of the game was horrible.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 11:47pm
LJ;444256 wrote:I would have put $1000000 on footwedge starting this thread. He probably had to type it out with 1 hand.
I also don't understand how someone could be born and raised 20 minutes from Columbus Ohio, and somehow root for Pittsburgh.
I'm surprised you're not a Michigan fan as well.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Aug 6, 2010 11:48pm
Footwedge;444270 wrote:I also don't understand how someone could be born and raised 20 minutes from Columbus Ohio, and somehow root for Pittsburgh.
I'm surprised you're not a Michigan fan as well.
+1. No I am sure he is conveniently a Buckeye fan since they have been doing well in recent years.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 6, 2010 11:50pm
Footwedge;444270 wrote:I also don't understand how someone could be born and raised 20 minutes from Columbus Ohio, and somehow root for Pittsburgh.
I'm surprised you're not a Michigan fan as well.
Because Columbus doesn't have a pro team????
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 6, 2010 11:51pm
like_that;444271 wrote:+1. No I am sure he is conveniently a Buckeye fan since they have been doing well in recent years.
doing graduate classes at OSU, fiancee has her DVM from OSU, Buckeye games are the first football games I can remember watching. I don't pull that whole "bleed scarlet and grey" crap though. Interesting try.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 11:52pm
Really? You might want to check the stats....the better team lost that day. My guess is that there won't be even one Steeler fan here acknowledging that this game was silver plattered. It's called the Black and God syndrome.purple_rein;444264 wrote:Even if those controversial calls go the other way, I still think the Steelers win that game.
If you think the Seahawks were the better team, you were high that night.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 11:54pm
And yet...not a logical explanation why a central Ohio kid roots for Pittsburgh. The population for gay people is probably higher than Central Ohioans rooting for Pittsburgh.LJ;444275 wrote:doing graduate classes at OSU, fiancee has her DVM from OSU, Buckeye games are the first football games I can remember watching. I don't pull that whole "bleed scarlet and grey" crap though. Interesting try.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 6, 2010 11:56pm
Footwedge;444279 wrote:And yet...not a logical explanation why a central Ohio kid roots for Pittsburgh. The population for gay people is probably higher than Central Ohioans rooting for Pittsburgh.
2.5 hours to cleveland, 2 hours to Cincy, 2.75 hours to Pittsburgh, does it really fucking matter who I root for?
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 11:57pm
Yeah that was it...Holmgren should have punted once....no mention at how the Seahawks got fucked 4 or 5 times that game. This ref finally has come clean. Probably wants to enter heaven one day. A clean conscience is a happy conscience.Prescott;444269 wrote:Holmgren cost the Seahawks that game. He tried long field goals instead of playing field position and his clock management at the end of the half and the end of the game was horrible.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 6, 2010 11:58pm
Footwedge;444276 wrote:Really? You might want to check the stats....the better team lost that day. My guess is that there won't be even one Steeler fan here acknowledging that this game was silver plattered. It's called the Black and God syndrome.
You will find plenty of fans who think the refs sucked, you will find very very very few people in general who think the game was fixed. Only people like yourself who like to dwell over things that don't even concern you 5 years later.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 6, 2010 11:59pm
I don't give a shit who you root for. It's just really strange to grow up in central Ohio, and root for a hated rival.LJ;444280 wrote:2.5 hours to cleveland, 2 hours to Cincy, 2.75 hours to Pittsburgh, does it really fucking matter who I root for?
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 7, 2010 12:00am
Footwedge;444283 wrote:I don't give a shit who you root for. It's just really strange to grow up in central Ohio, and root for a hated rival.
A hated rival of who? Clevelanders? Newsflash, this is Columbus, not Cleveland. There is no hated rival to Columbus in the NFL.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 7, 2010 12:03am
LJ;444282 wrote:You will find plenty of fans who think the refs sucked, you will find very very very few people in general who think the game was fixed. Only people like yourself who like to dwell over things that don't even concern you 5 years later.
And yet not one Steeler fan will ever acknowledge how the refs handed them the Lombardi trophy that season.Not one. This, inspite of the fact that the national audience voted 63% that the game was decided by poor officiating. Like I said...it's the Black and God syndrome. But what's really annoying, Steeler fans still think the refs are trying to fuck them. Every Steeler thread...every week.... is laced with blind douche bags. Truly remarkable.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 7, 2010 12:04am
LJ;444285 wrote:A hated rival of who? Clevelanders? Newsflash, this is Columbus, not Cleveland. There is no hated rival to Columbus in the NFL.
Like I said...the percentage of gay people is higher in Columbus, then people who root for Pittsburgh.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 7, 2010 12:05am
Footwedge;444287 wrote:And yet not one Steeler fan will ever acknowledge how the refs handed them the Lombardi trophy that season.Not one. This, inspite of the fact that the national audience voted 63% that the game was decided by poor officiating. Like I said...it's the Black and God syndrome. But what's really annoying, Steeler fans still think the refs are trying to fuck them. Every Steeler thread...every week.... is laced with blind douche bags. Truly remarkable.
Every fan of every team will complain about refs trying to screw them. I bet you this year that the amount of posts in Browns threads claiming the refs are trying to screw them vs the amount in steelers threads will not differ by more than 5%.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 7, 2010 12:07am
What does that have to do with Seattle getting completely screwed? Look up the phrase "mutually exclusive". Or maybe a better explanation...a make up call...er game.GoPens;444261 wrote:This game is always conveniently forgotten by the haters.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Aug 7, 2010 12:07am
Footwedge;444288 wrote:Like I said...the percentage of gay people is higher in Columbus, then people who root for Pittsburgh.
Not at all, I'll try to find it but in the Dispatch last year a survey showed that the Browns and Steelers had the same percentage of fans in central ohio and the bengals came in last. That is, unless you can back up your stupid statement?
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 7, 2010 12:11am
"It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that," said the veteran of 15 NFL seasons and two Super Bowls.
"It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly," Leavy said of the game in February 2006. "I'll go to my grave wishing that I'd been better."
Good job Bill. It takes a man to admit his mistake. It takes a genuine pussy to live in denial. My guess is that this ref took a listen to the MLB ump that who admitted screwing Gallaraga out of a perfect game.
"It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly," Leavy said of the game in February 2006. "I'll go to my grave wishing that I'd been better."
Good job Bill. It takes a man to admit his mistake. It takes a genuine pussy to live in denial. My guess is that this ref took a listen to the MLB ump that who admitted screwing Gallaraga out of a perfect game.