and Super Bowl XL MVP is .................

[luistwentyone]

THE OFFICIALS.

and why don't these announcers have the balls to say it like it really is ?

the Seahawks clearly outplayed the steelers but had to be held back by the steelers defense (the officials)

one or two controversial calls I can live with, but a whole games worth ?

[swissfish]

AFC won and the refs really sucked. on the seahawks TD and on the first Steelers TD the refs wanted to signal the right thing and then they seemed to remember to signal something else.

[Reefer Addict]

Yep, the officials sucked!!

[bigdog]

Made me so mad!!!!! **** I hate games that are ruled by the REF to be honest I went into the game going for either team but by the time if was over I feel like I witnessed a robbery!

[mmoore0803]

I'll admit there were some questionable calls but c'mon....what calls determined the outcome of the game?

[reef]

the Seahawks clearly outplayed the steelers but had to be held back by the steelers defense (the officials)

Maybe in the first half. I think they really pulled it together in the second half.

[kaisersoza]

I'll admit there were some questionable calls but c'mon....what calls determined the outcome of the game?

I don't like either team but here are the three most glaring missed/incorrect calls that directly affected the outcome..

#1- taking away the Seattle touchdown for supposed pass interference
#2- giving Rothlisberger the touchdown when he clearly did not break the plane of the goal
#3- Holding call in the third quarter to negate a substantial gain to the 1 or 2 yard line- announcers mentioned that they didn't see any holding. The penalty yardage led to a 50 yard field goal attempt that was missed.

This would be change the outcome from 21-10 to 14-17 Seattle or if Pittsbugh scored a field goal 17-17
There were probably 3 other missed or blown calls that went Pittsburghs way. I felt sorry for the Seattle fans.

[mmoore0803]

okay....and I'm sure this is biased (huge Pitt fan) but...

#1 He pushed off....if anything was controversial about that play it was the PI before the push...watch the replay on the push...he impeded the coverage

#2 That one was extremely questionable...but...does the edge of the ball cross the edge of the goal line...personally I couldn't tell...but like I said I am biased....It went up to the replay and they saw nothing that would overturn the call...now if it had gone the other way and he was ruled down...would that call hve been overturned...I doubt it...too close to call

#3 That was holding...you can't take a lineman down by grabbing his shoulder pads and call it good blocking...I have no idea what Madden and Michael's saw.

[Little Luey]

okay....and I'm sure this is biased (huge Pitt fan) but...

#1 He pushed off....if anything was controversial about that play it was the PI before the push...watch the replay on the push...he impeded the coverage

#2 That one was extremely questionable...but...does the edge of the ball cross the edge of the goal line...personally I couldn't tell...but like I said I am biased....It went up to the replay and they saw nothing that would overturn the call...now if it had gone the other way and he was ruled down...would that call hve been overturned...I doubt it...too close to call

#3 That was holding...you can't take a lineman down by grabbing his shoulder pads and call it good blocking...I have no idea what Madden and Michael's saw.

#1 Before the supposed pushoff, the DB held the WR so if anything it should have been a Holding penalty. Watch that reply again just as the Wr is entering the end zone.

#2 I guess it could have gone either way but it sure did not look like it made it to the line.

#3 There are holding penalties on every play on every game but it only counts if the refs call them. Very inconsistent, called some but not others.

I do have one question:

Where was the leage MVP? he was a no show. If he had a good game things would heve been different.

[Reefer Addict]

I don't like either team but here are the three most glaring missed/incorrect calls that directly affected the outcome..

#1- taking away the Seattle touchdown for supposed pass interference
#2- giving Rothlisberger the touchdown when he clearly did not break the plane of the goal
#3- Holding call in the third quarter to negate a substantial gain to the 1 or 2 yard line- announcers mentioned that they didn't see any holding. The penalty yardage led to a 50 yard field goal attempt that was missed.

This would be change the outcome from 21-10 to 14-17 Seattle or if Pittsbugh scored a field goal 17-17
There were probably 3 other missed or blown calls that went Pittsburghs way. I felt sorry for the Seattle fans.
You forgot the one where Ike Taylor intercepted Hasselbeck deep in Pittsburgh territory. Hasselbeck stopped Taylor at the Pittsburgh 29 with a perfectly executed form tackle across Taylor’s knees. The refs flagged Hasselbeck for illegally “blocking” Taylor across his knees and gave the Steelers 15 additional yards. He was tackling the guy not blocking!

I am not a fan of either team. I would be saying the exact thing if the teams were reversed.

[luistwentyone]

"okay....and I'm sure this is biased (huge Pitt fan) but"

ok, this killed yoru argument.

FACT is the officials (missed) calls DID have an effect on the outcome, PERIOD.

rothlis...... clearly did NOT make it in. no doubt.

anybody see a horse-collar tackle in the game ? why was it not called ?

[mmoore0803]

rothlis...... clearly did NOT make it in. no doubt.

anybody see a horse-collar tackle in the game ? why was it not called ?


Clearly? I have yet to find anyone say he was "clearly" not in.

[luistwentyone]

"I have yet to find anyone say he was "clearly" not in"

ME !!!!!

as well as John Madden and the other goober announcing the game.

[mmoore0803]

Madden and his sidekick (Michaels...the goober) didn't say he "clearly" didn't make it in....although you did say 'clearly'...okay 1 guy ;)

And how many points did the officials take off the board?

Oh, and to admit one's biases does not negate an argument...as you are clearly biased towards the other side of said argument

[Limbo]

This is coming from a die-hard Charger fan with NO preference on who won yesterday.....

If the crappy officiating wasn't a factor in the game's outcome......

....EVERYONE wouldn't be talking about it today (not only locally, but nationally).

A few bad calls are expected in each game, but it was obvious that the officiating was one-sided.


I hate games that are decided by the officials. Feel bad for the Seahawks, and what might have been.

J

[swissfish]

Well I wanted the steelers to win but how can you be happy with a win like that?

This was clearly the worst officiated superbowl ever.

[SDFISHMAN]

Anyone lose any money on this game???

[swissfish]

I wasen't exided about the superbowl at all and diden't bet one cent:)

[luistwentyone]

"And how many points did the officials take off the board?"

6

[kaisersoza]

"And how many points did the officials take off the board?"

6


At the least

[Limbo]

It's not all about points,....but pressure and momentum....

..if the score was closer at the end of the game, the game would have played out MUCH differently....each team would have called different offenses and defenses,.....


..and Seattle wouldn't have been pressured to score twice at the end of the game, but possibly only once.

There is no way to predict alternate outcomes of a game when the officials F it up so bad. That is why poor officiating is so frustrating.


Anyway,...who cares,.....GO BOLTS in '06 !


Jim

[GoTakuF1]

Anyway,...who cares,.....GO BOLTS in '06 !


Jim


Amen brother Jim!

[mmoore0803]

6? When did 6 go up on the board and then were taken off? It was an ugly game...but what's a superbowl without some controversy?

I won $$$....time to go get a controller...BTW Premium Aquatics has their special on the ACjr with temp probe, pH probe, and DC 8 for $275.....it is a board dedicated to reefs after all ;)

[luistwentyone]

if you missed the TD called back, you drank too much.

and as my thread is titled, someone else agrees with me, check it out:

http://www.patsfans.com/bob/display_story.php?story_id=2933

[mmoore0803]

No....I saw a ball caught after the player pushed off the defender and a flag thrown on the play....no points were taken away....it was a penalty

He's still mad his Patriots lost and isn't seeing or thinking clearly ;)

and to quote from your own article: "but back judge Bob Waggoner threw a flag and never signaled touchdown."

[sacredfire]

Sooooo,




How bout them Padres?

[mmoore0803]

Mike Piazza baby.....maybe this year they can do it

[swissfish]

unless the empires screw them:D :eek: ;) :D :mad:

[mmoore0803]

ok....where r the starwars emotes?

[luistwentyone]

Piazza !!!!!

Towers signed an over-the-hill, way past his prime body, an even filled out his social security benefits form for him during the signing ceremony.

[mmoore0803]

Piazza !!!!!

Towers signed an over-the-hill, way past his prime body, an even filled out his social security benefits form for him during the signing ceremony.

:D :D :D :D :D :D That's funny

[MrKrispy]

Candice Michelle should be the MVP