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Deflate-gate

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:37 pm
by flopstock
I guess they can't very well disqualify them because seriously, what happens to all the money won/lost on that game?

And to be frank with you , I've suspected the fix was in all season to get these two teams to the Superbowl... how else to explain the miserable and unexpected performance of my chicago bears?:sneaky:

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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:12 am
by LarsMac
Unexpected? :sneaky:

Though after viewing the sudden deflation of my Broncos, I have to wonder that you might be correct.

We had such high expectations in September, did we not?

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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:42 pm
by tazzy
i think they should disqualify them are make them play the game over to see if they really did win. my team stunk this year go giants

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:45 am
by Bruv
This made the UK news today, but how is it an advantage for one team over the other ?

One team's coach or somebody else associated with them supposedly deflated the game ball, both teams use the same ball don't they ?

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:51 am
by flopstock
Bruv;1472968 wrote: This made the UK news today, but how is it an advantage for one team over the other ?

One team's coach or somebody else associated with them supposedly deflated the game ball, both teams use the same ball don't they ?


Nope, they each have their own set.

The other teams were just fine when they checked them later.

From what I hear, being underinflated makes them easier to throw and catch.

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:04 am
by Bruv
flopstock;1472971 wrote: Nope, they each have their own set.

The other teams were just fine when they checked them later.

From what I hear, being underinflated makes them easier to throw and catch.


Woweee It didn't have ALL that content when I clicked reply. You have been editing haven't you ?

This is what you call American Football ?

Where teams dress up with crash helmets and padding all over themselves and then throw an oval ball about chased by big fellows dressed the same, with advert breaks every few minutes, and they only play with their own balls ?

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:09 am
by flopstock
Bruv;1472973 wrote: Woweee It didn't have ALL that content when I clicked reply. You have been editing haven't you ?

This is what you call American Football ?

Where teams dress up with crash helmets and padding all over themselves and then throw an oval ball about chased by big fellows dressed the same, with advert breaks every few minutes, and they only play with their own balls ?
I hit reply and then thought I'd add the bit I learned on the sports shows this week so you'd see why they think it matters.. :)

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:32 am
by YZGI
I'm about sick of hearing about this. I did hear this morning that in the last 8 years the Patriots fumbled every 180 something possessions and the NFL average is around one fumble every 90 some possessions. An under inflated ball may very well be less likely to be fumbled. They have probably been doing this for years. If the NFL has theses rules they should have a representative that checks these things before, during and after games to be sure of compliance.

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:14 pm
by FourPart
Bruv;1472973 wrote: This is what you call American Football ?

Where teams dress up with crash helmets and padding all over themselves and then throw an oval ball about chased by big fellows dressed the same, with advert breaks every few minutes, and they only play with their own balls ?
Yeah - Let them have a go at proper Rugger, with no more protective clothing than a Jockstrap.

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:25 pm
by flopstock
YZGI;1472978 wrote: I'm about sick of hearing about this. I did hear this morning that in the last 8 years the Patriots fumbled every 180 something possessions and the NFL average is around one fumble every 90 some possessions. An under inflated ball may very well be less likely to be fumbled. They have probably been doing this for years. If the NFL has theses rules they should have a representative that checks these things before, during and after games to be sure of compliance.


I read somewhere that there had been a complaint from the team that lost to them the previous week and so they did check them before and at halftime. They just didn't do anything about what they found apparently.