Originally Posted by Scrum Pats fans are the last people who should be crying foul over something like this. who's complaining? we still won. -if- they were doing this, we still came out on top after crappy call, crappy call and crappy call. it was like the refs had money ...
11-05-2007, 01:07 PM
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| no es mi culpa  Independent Beantown 
| Originally Posted by Scrum who's complaining? we still won.
-if- they were doing this, we still came out on top after crappy call, crappy call and crappy call. it was like the refs had money on the colts winning last night or something....
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11-05-2007, 01:08 PM
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| Ignore list is for pussies.  Realist
| Originally Posted by Linzyhop not winning, just not covering the spread
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11-05-2007, 01:09 PM
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| no es mi culpa Independent Beantown
| Originally Posted by 7960
true. i even said we had it by 10. we would have easily had it by that much if those calls were fair.... | ||||
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11-05-2007, 01:10 PM
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| no es mi culpa Independent Beantown
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11-05-2007, 01:21 PM
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| Ignore list is for pussies. Realist
| so does the Pats "tape-gate" earlier this year mean they have to put up with other teams cheating against them? | ||||
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11-05-2007, 01:27 PM
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| no es mi culpa Independent Beantown
| Originally Posted by 7960
is it sad to anyone else that even with the colts cheating and the refs with shitty calls, the pats still beat them? | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:14 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by 7960 Yes
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11-05-2007, 02:16 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by WickedLou9
 Not all teams were taping illegally on the sidelines and I don't hate the Pats. I consider myself a football fan. I hold no allegiance to any team so I tend to see these things more realistically than rabid fans. | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:18 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by Linzyhop Refs make errors in every game and for/against any team.
And the Vikings have been piping sound into the Metrodome for decades. People complain and the NFL looks into it and find nothing. | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:23 PM
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| Political Genius  Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by Linzyhop
Congratulation on your Victory!  But it does sound like you are in fact complaining....... 
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11-05-2007, 02:25 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by Scrum
I am sick of these last second time outs before a game winning Field Goal attempt. I think that is very unsportsmanlike and needs to be thrown out.  | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:28 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by RMNIXON They shouldn't have started allowing timeouts to be called from the sideline.
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11-05-2007, 02:34 PM
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| Dirty Liberal  Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Scrum I think they all do it.
1) it's ok for them to record the game with video cameras 2) it's ok for them to stand there and visually steal signs. are you telling me that if they, oops, accidentally catch some signs on video camera that they won't capitalize on that? BS. they all do it. The pats were made an example of. | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:39 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by WickedLou9 Are you telling me the Pats "accidentally" had that camera set-up to record the other teams sideline?
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11-05-2007, 02:40 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Oh and Adrian Peterson may be the love child of Walter Peyton and Jesus. | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:40 PM
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| Ignore list is for pussies. Realist
| Originally Posted by Scrum No.
But are you telling me that other teams don't have cameras in the stands stealing signs? | ||||
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11-05-2007, 02:41 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by 7960 Are you telling me that they do?
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11-05-2007, 02:42 PM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Scrum I think the use of quotes there is appropriate. For the pats and all other teams.
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11-05-2007, 02:42 PM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Scrum You're crazy if you think they arent. Stealing signs has been a staple of the NFL going back decades. They used to hire lip readers for gods sake. It's up to each team to hide thier signs. If they get stolen, shame on you for being sloppy. It's part of the game.
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11-05-2007, 03:08 PM
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| Ignore list is for pussies. Realist
| Originally Posted by Scrum Yes.
#1 SI.com - Writers - Don Banks: Cheating in the NFL a matter of mind over matter - Wednesday July 25, 2007 2:02PM | ||||
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