Bear Down Wildcats

Longhorned wrote:My word I hate the Patriots.

So does the league. So much so that . . .

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/r ... 2dd37a1efa

Just listen to those crickets. A conspicuous hush is emanating from the NFL office on the subject of those soft footballs the New York Giants retrieved from the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. Where was the outrage, the treating of ball-inflation and pounds-per-square-inch as more serious than a hijacking? Compare the screams of scandal NFL executives emitted toward Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to this smothered, pillow-over-the-face reaction.

It’s a guilty silence, and it leaves NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell beached and exposed. Goodell has always struggled with the demands of speech, but his wordlessness in this instance has nothing to do with competence but rather dishonesty. Any serious examination of those footballs from the Giants-Steelers game might well show that Goodell owes the Patriots and Brady an apology and material recompense. Which is exactly why the league is shutting the matter down and shutting it down now.

When the Giants tested air pressure on two footballs they captured against the Steelers and reported them to be below the permissible range of 12.5 PSI, league officials should have leaped into action. They should have told Steelers officials, “You’re in big f------ trouble” and then leaked erroneous amateur-hour data that poisoned the public understanding. They should have triggered a massive multimillion-dollar investigation, complete with footnoted junk science, that tarred a future Hall of Famer and resulted in fines, a forfeited draft pick and a four-game suspension. They should have invoked the words “scheme” and “tamper” and “cheating” and “competitive integrity,” even compared the offense to “performance-enhancing drugs.”

Pete Carrol runs a fake punt up three touchdowns late in the fourth and gets his punter destroyed. And Pete's all smiles and laughing it up as the medical team makes sure the punter is still breathing.

I guess that USC lack of class never goes away...

Is there video?

What a dick move.

Brock Osweiler gets benched and the home crowd in Houston goes apeshit with unmitigated joy.

Another way to "Live Life to It's Fullest."

Although this was a catchable ball, but still love to rip ASU QBs.

It's a Christmas Miracle! Browns win! Browns win!

Chicat wrote:Pete Carrol runs a fake punt up three touchdowns late in the fourth and gets his punter destroyed. And Pete's all smiles and laughing it up as the medical team makes sure the punter is still breathing.

I guess that USC lack of class never goes away...

I get that him going limp was a scary moment, but knowing hes alright makes me laugh my ass off every time i see that damn clip. Only a punter would fumble the ball the air running in a straight line.

Rams better hurry the fuck up and hire a coach.

NFL players not known for being members of MENSA.

Could also read: "Dad, what's winning with integrity?"

Plus they played in the wildcard game 7 times losing 3 of them.

I'm kinda rooting for raider nation and the cowboys...

what has happened to me?

Feel bad for the Raiders. Not only are they starting their #3 QB they also lost their left tackle.

If the Texans lose this game O'Brien may be gone.

Thanks for the heads up ECC, I really don't follow the NFL during the season, so i didn't know that.

Tons of my patients are Raiders fans, and I know if teams does well, they'll be happy. one of my best friends (the most feminine sports loving girl you'll ever meet) is a diehard cowboys fan (born in Dallas, lives in Boston now), and I know she'll be elated if the Cowboys win.

Thats the where my interests lie this playoffs.

Peace out Seahawks

That was one of the best games I've ever seen. Let's see what Dallas Cowboys fan Skip Bayless has to say...

Agree Chi. That was a hell of a game.

That was a fun game.

I thought that FG were much tougher to hit than they used to be. Didn't they modify the tee? The distances seem crazy at time. That 56 yard FG could have gone another 10 yards easy.

Catintheheat wrote:I thought that FG were much tougher to hit than they used to be. Didn't they modify the tee? The distances seem crazy at time. That 56 yard FG could have gone another 10 yards easy.

There is no tee. But they do now use a stiffer ball.

You may be thinking of extra points which were moved back to make them more difficult.

Congrats Brooks Reed!

Tucson kid, Wildcat for life, and Super Bowl bound!

Now go win the championship!

ANGCatFan wrote:Congrats Brooks Reed!

Tucson kid, Wildcat for life, and Super Bowl bound!

Now go win the championship!

Amen. What ever happened to his dad? (tucsonpaint)

He used to post at TOS. Did he ever make it over here?

Fuck Atlanta looks good.

Like him or hate him, Brady has to go down as the best qb. The guy is 39 years old and does not seem to be slowing down.

Tucsonpaint!

He did make it over here but hasn't visited in over two years.

Falcons taking the Patriots out behind the woodshed.

Hoping for a sack by Brooks.

Looks like the patriots were tired of the woodshed. All the way back to tie it up.would love to see the Falcons and Atlanta get a win

This is turning out to be one of the best Super Bowls of all time.

That fourth was something else. When was the last OT super bowl?

CalStateTempe wrote:That fourth was something else. When was the last OT super bowl?

I believe this is the first

Biggest choke in SB history.

Just wow

In football, the bad guys that everybody hates always win.

Still can't believe Atlanta didn't run the ball around the 25 with 3:30 left. Sack, holding, out of field goal range. Unbelievable comeback

Not a fan, but have to give credit where credit is due.

Lady Gaga is an artist, entertainer, and performer all in one. Big ups to her half time show.

Roger Goodell is pissed.

My issue with the Pats goes deep. I have a friend who works for the NFL who told me that the spy gate thing went so deep that Belicheck's cheating had to be swept under the rug to not shake the NFL to its core. This is a guy who works for the league, not some Alex Jones type.

I watched one NFL game this season, next year...zero.

CalStateTempe wrote:Not a fan, but have to give credit where credit is due.

Lady Gaga is an artist, entertainer, and performer all in one. Big ups to her half time show.

Agreed on all counts

UAEebs86 wrote:Biggest choke in SB history.

Hey man this has been the worst sports year for me. First the Arizona baseball team choked away the college World Series, then my Cleveland Indians(I used to go the there spring training games as a child so they became my team then) choked away a 3-1 series lead against the Cubs and now my Atlanta Falcons choked away a super bowl. What can a guy do to get a god damn Championship Hat. This weekend was the worst sports weekend of my life!

3goggles wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Biggest choke in SB history.

Hey man this has been the worst sports year for me. First the Arizona baseball team choked away the college World Series, then my Cleveland Indians(I used to go the there spring training games as a child so they became my team then) choked away a 3-1 series lead against the Cubs and now my Atlanta Falcons choked away a super bowl. What can a guy do to get a god damn Championship Hat. This weekend was the worst sports weekend of my life!

Ok, what about the NBA championship?

Irish27 wrote:Roger Goodell is pissed.

Why?

Geez wyo that's crazy, can you share anymore? Like paying off refs?

Longhorned wrote:

3goggles wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Biggest choke in SB history.

Hey man this has been the worst sports year for me. First the Arizona baseball team choked away the college World Series, then my Cleveland Indians(I used to go the there spring training games as a child so they became my team then) choked away a 3-1 series lead against the Cubs and now my Atlanta Falcons choked away a super bowl. What can a guy do to get a god damn Championship Hat. This weekend was the worst sports weekend of my life!

Ok, what about the NBA championship?

Well I don't have a NBA team but I wanted Steve Kerr to win and they chocked it away aswell

CalStateTempe wrote:Geez wyo that's crazy, can you share anymore? Like paying off refs?

I don't doubt the Pats have their dirty little secrets, but I think it is extremely naive to believe that they are much different than any other franchise. They are just a helluva lot better at what they do. (Same goes with any major successful BB or FB program that is wildly successful... that's right - ALL of them).

But if the organization that Roger Goodell runs says one of its constituents is dirty, then it must be true.

He hates anyone or anything that challenges the League's authority and grabs the spotlight. But he can laugh his way all the way to the bank because his $34M per trumps all of them.

This Belichick era Patriot franchise is the greatest sports Dynasty in NFL history, and Brady is the GoAT.

I am no Patriots fan, but you have to give mad props to what they have accomplished in this millenium with an ever-evolving roster.