Superbowl Sunday

carbsy

Mother of God! Time to take some valium.

Chicago

Watching from my home in Chicago. Loaded w/ flu -sob sob poor me.

Cheering on Steelers - just scored again!

Winning Hand

Somebody put glue on that receivers hands and give that kicker new shoes

neacy69

in case anybodys interested heres the american ads from halftime

Chicago

WOW! #36 Bettis "the Bus" has same moves as Mick Jagger.

The Free Man

nice interception!
woo and a touchdown!!

go seahawks

neacy69

bout time he caught somethin'

Winning Hand

Gonna be a close one

The Free Man

ah well.

next year will be the seahawks year..

Kinetic^

The Free Man wrote:

ah well.

next year will be the seahawks year..

Nah

coyote6

Congrats to the Bus... nice end to a career bro!

Colts...Next Year!

TheDoc

decent enough game.

That Steelrs QB TD was nvr a touchdown, clearly evedent from the ball being in his gloved hand, and his glove nvr reached the white line, poor call, even with the video footage.

Trampas

[DM]-TheDOC- wrote:

That Steelrs QB TD was nvr a touchdown, clearly evedent from the ball being in his gloved hand, and his glove nvr reached the white line, poor call, even with the video footage.

You have to remember the TD was given and to reverse a play there needs to be conclusion evidence that the ball didn't cross the line.

If there is any doubt in the ref mind then the play stands.

When he was in mid air it was touch and go if he had crossed the line.

galactus

carbsy wrote:

This game is fixed.Seattle should have scored a td earlier and that cheat move by the pitts was no td. God I'm fuming!

Not a great day at the office for head official Bill Leavy.

OK - the Seahawks made mistakes but Leavy is responsible for a 14-point swing in the game.

"Controversial", my arse. If this was any other sport there would be an inquiry.

The jock

Steelers!!!!!

ButcherOfNog

The steelers first touchdown never broke the goalline, pretty easy to see. Shouldn't have been given, I was amazed it was. The Seattle TD brought back for offense pass interference was a good call, as the two players began to change direction the wide receiver straight-armed the defender, doesn't matter if it was just a small touch, it was enough to stop him in his tracks as he was changing direction with the receiver, good call.

J.R.HARTLEY

exactly it's just like reina in the soccer yesterday hardly touched robben but did lift his hand, letter of the law.
it wasn't much of a push from the seahawk but it was enough to stop the momentum of the defender.
the officiating wasn't great but then the rules on the td are that the ball just has to go over the white line the officials obviously slowed the replay and were able to see it clear the line, it doesn't need to be grounded, the qb was pushed back by the collision so it's impossible for us to know if he got over before he was pushed back, the technology they have in the booth is way superior to ours.
but i guess it's like a fate swingback for the polamalou interception.

chicken_food

I agree with the above. The cancelled TD for offensive straight arm-was a brave call but a very fair one. In my opinion the refs did a good job of the whole match. When the games are that big,they have to be feeling under immense pressure to NOT get it wrong. Therefore, the 'questionable' touchdown would've been heavily scrutinized by the refs. Although his helmet did clear the goal line in mid air-there must have been something else to make the refs not change their original decision.
Seattle were much better and clinical in their ten yard passes, and gaining the 1st down again-however they were not able to pass above ten yards without hitting dead air.
The steelers took risks and long passes-which inevitably paid off. There were many times when the seahawks didnt know what was going on.
I thought it was a great superbowl-worth staying up till 4 to watch it. Same time next year!!

Mushy

Well done to the Steelers but i thought it was robbery in the first half. Rothlisbergers "TD" wasnt one and the Seahawks one should have been allowed. Bit annoyin to see after stayin up so long. But the second and third TD's were great play. that damn gadget play. Always works. What at throw for the running back aswell. on his back foot and all. Was very impressed with it. Ah well, Redskins for '07

Colonel Angus

First post chaps!!!

For the Seattle crybabies and other excuse makers...print this out and give
it to them, no need to say anything.

1. The Refs didn't give up the longest run in SB history...Seattle's defense
did.
2. The Refs didn't bite on a 43 yd trick play, Randle to Ward for a
TD...Seattle's defense did.
3. The Refs didn't allow Ben to scramble around on a 3rd and 28 and complete
a long pass to the 2 yd. line...Seattle's defense did.
4. The Refs didn't miss two field goals - that was Seattle.
5. The Refs didn't fail to step out of bounds late in the 1st half to stop
the clock in Pitt territory in a crunch time situation...Seattle's offense
did.
6. The Refs didn't let the 1st half clock tick down from 48 seconds all the
way down to 13 seconds before finally running their next play at Pitt's 36
yd line...Seattle's offense did.
7. And on this play, 3rd down, 53 yes. away from a FIG, it wasn't the Refs
who tried and failed to go deep for a TD rather than a safer 5-7 yd play and
timeout setting up a much easier FG attempt....that, again, would be
Seattle's offense.
8. The Refs didn't get confused by Pitt's zone defense and throw an
INT...that would be Seattle's QB.
9. The Refs didn't let a little physical contact intimidate them from
catching 4 very catchable passes...that would be the Seattle TE Jeremy
Stevens.
10. With approx. 20 seconds left in the game, knowing they need a TD and FG,
in no particular order, and in easy FG range on 4th down, it wasn't the Refs
who ignored the FG and elected to throw up a prayer trying for a TD...that
AGAIN would be Seattle.

And Seattle if you're Steel salty and steel reaching for excuses...

11. The Refs didn't constantly punt deep into the end zone, repeatedly
giving Pitt the ball at the 20 yd line...that of course was Seattle.
12. It wasn't the Refs who received a Christmas gift wrapped easy INT lobbed
in perfect position to return deep into Pitt territory...the lucky
beneficiary of that break would be Seattle.
13. It wasn't the Refs who got a break when a Steeler DB dropped an easy
interception early in the game...that too would be a break for Seattle.
14. It wasn't the Refs who caught a break when a Steeler WR dropped a very
catchable TD pass...that break again would go to Seattle.
15. It wasn't the scapegoat Refs that received a break when a WR caught the
ball, turned, stepped, was hit hard enough to cause a fumble, and then ruled
INCOMPLETE...that would be of course, another chance for Seattle.
(this was an interesting call considering that after Troy's famous overruled
Int, the NFL stated that it WAS a catch. If so, than this definitely WAS a
catch)
16. The Refs weren't the ones who caught a break when at the conclusion of a
2nd qtr play, as a Pitt DE was walking away, the Seattle Center blindsided
the defenseless player, leveling him to the ground. This mysteriously unseen
crime was again another break for Seattle.
17. It wasn't the Refs who got a break when Pitt QB Big Ben was blocked in
the back as he pursued the DB who he'd tossed an interception to...that
again would go to Seattle.
18. It wasn't the Refs who stopped Seattle RB Alexander in a few key
situations. That would be the Pittsburgh Steelers.
19. It wasn't the Refs who converted many of their 3rd downs yet stopped
their opponent on 3rd down often...that would be the Pittsburgh Steelers.
20. And the very bottom line is this...On plays when there weren't any
penalties...One team made plays and one team didn't. The end result was the
final score. Seattle was outcoached and outplayed.

Get over it Seattle, lose with a little dignity.

Congratulations to the World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. WE STEEL
BELIEVE!!

The Free Man

its not really a good impression for a first post if you just copied and pasted an email....... an email from somebody that is obviously 12, and cant admit a bad call if it is for their benifit.

Kinetic^

The Free Man wrote:

its not really a good impression for a first post if you just copied and pasted an email....... an email from somebody that is obviously 12, and cant admit a bad call if it is for their benifit.

Quiet you fool The Bus Rules!!!!

Colonel Angus

The Free Man wrote:

its not really a good impression for a first post if you just copied and pasted an email....... an email from somebody that is obviously 12, and cant admit a bad call if it is for their benifit.

pffffttt!!!