Fishy Super Bowl?...

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Posted By: Anson

Nope, I wouldn't strip the title over bad calls. If anything, I just wish that playoff and Superbowl games would have more consistent and decisive officiating.

The game was terrible and will go down as one of the more boring Superbowls ever. No offense to the Steelers or Seahawks but they both looked very mediocre. Even the commercials weren't that great.

I'm looking forward to the Stanley Cup and MLB!

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

I won't take it away from the Steelers, just pointing out that IMO, they are the least deserving champion ever to hoist the trophy--at least in terms of their Super Bowl performance, not their other playoff victories.

<So basically the Seahawks got hosed on two plays. Did anyone remember the fumble that the refs called an incomplete pass? Did anyone think he (was it Stevens?) didn't have possession and it should have been the Steelers ball. That could have been a big play too, in the Steelers favor.>

I remember- it was a bad call. But it was 3rd down, and one play later the idiot punter kicked it into the endzone, like he did all day, giving Pitt the ball at the 20, which is better field position than where they recovered what should have been called a fumble. Hardly a big play.

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Posted By: PC

Yeah, the refs made some ticky-tack calls that went against Seattle, but here's some advice for the Seahawks for the next Super Bowl (assuming they make another appearance in our lifetimes) ...

Try playing by the rules, catching the football, covering the other team's receivers, tackling guys running free in the secondary, and scoring more points than your opponent. If you do that, you'll get a nice shiny trophy, just like one of the five the Steelers have.

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Posted By: Anson

4 of which were certainly impressive.

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Posted By: Frank Evanov

Key penalty on JACKSON. Back-up Seattle punter is FELSCH. One of the refs was named GANDIL. Hmm....

Frank

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Posted By: Rhys

All you can ask for in ANY major sporting event from officials is Consistency. In baseball, the strike zone is established in early in a game and all players ask for is that referees are consistent with the established zone. In ANY Sport, this is all that is asked for from Referees. This has been lacking ALL YEAR in Football. The Steelers just about got shafted in Indianapolis because of this, and Seattle got shafted in the Super Bowl. If the Referees had been consistent with the calls on both ends then nobody would care.

What would have happened in the game had it been called correctly? Who knows. Seattle may have lost by MORE points had the referees done a better job. But what makes me feel cheated as a fan is that regardless of what team you are rooting for, we were all robbed of a well played and well officiated game and that is wrong when so much money and fan attention is on the line.

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Posted By: JMcKenna

There is not a weaker rule in football than breaking the plane for a TD. Look man, the player and the ball should end up in the "end zone". Little Ben's TD has to be the lamest post season touchdown ever. The breaking the plane interpretation should be reversed. I've seen touchdowns where a player fully extends his arm a good yard, yard and a half, from the goal line. The instant the ball "breaks" the plane, it's swatted away for an apparent fumble, maybe even rolling out of the end zone for a touchback. But wait, some ref saw the nose of the ball break the plane. TD. Football blows.

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Posted By: Chris

Ok , let's assume that Ben didn't cross the plane. Is anyone psychic to know whether they would not have scored on 4th and an inch. You can't hold onto that fact, considering they would have went on 4th down. Also seattle was 5 for 17 on third down conversions. Hardly executing when it counts. Seattle showed nothing, and do not give me this bull about changing their momentum. Good teams, dare I say championship teams, overcome adversity. They didn't make the plays. What you fail to realize is that Seattle had more than the 3 controversial plays to do something w/ the football, and they did nothing. They were LUCKY to intercept Ben when it should have been a sure touchdown for Pitt if you want to play the should have game(that's a 14 point swing-more than enough to make up for the bad calls). Pitt may have shown little, but Seattle showed less. I hate when people make excuses. It was a bad game, but the least bad team won. While you guys continue to make excuses, I will gladly enjoy the well deserved victory by the Superbowl champion Steelers.

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Posted By: Anson

I agree with a lot of your points. However, I wouldn't say that the Seahawks were LUCKY to intercept Ben. That was a horrible, underthrown pass. I might have even been able to come up with that one.

Steelers won and may have deserved it. Both teams looked like crap; it was a huge letdown either way. End of story.

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Posted By: DJ

Original post was a rant about how I disagree with a lot of what is said on this thread and decided to simply erase it as I know it will bring dozen's of more threads and this thread should die before the Pro Bowl so we can talk about Baseball cards again.

To quote NHL goon Todd Bertuzzi: "It is what it is".

DJ

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Posted By: Anonymous

As to the holding call on the tackle against an oncoming Haggans.....Upon further review, Yes! It was clearly a hold.