It wasn't a "meaningless" call. WTF these guys are getting paid to get it right, and with all the camera angles there is no excuse. It just sends a message that officials don't give a fuk as long as they admit it. Another thing is why don't they post who will be officiatng games like MLB. I bet these officials will be under the radar the next game they call
If ANYONE watched this whole scenario play out live you would not have ANY doubt in your in your mind that the game was fixed. Forget the replays and what the offficials say it doesnt do it justice if you watched the WHOLE scenario play out live. It was the most ridiciulous thing I have EVER seen in professional sports.
As for people calling others idiots for thinking something stunk.....let's look how the refs left their fingerprints all over this game.......13 to 1 in penalties favoring SD meaning 115 yards given to SD.....The only SD TD was on a phantom PI call.....So up until the last play of the game the refs had the game playing out a certain way.....Now an unexpected last second monkeywrench by Polamalu...and panic sets in...again NO REASON TO TAKE POINTS OFF THE BOARD AT THAT POINT...Especially when it was ruled a TD twice.....I mean even the announcers found it bizarre....So yes, I think it is fair to ask questions at this point and it should be up for discussion...There have been officials implicated in gambing in the past in pro sports....to not ask questions and blindly believe all things are on the up and up makes one appear an idiot.....
You shoulda seen his other avatar...what a fucktard.
This guy just screams for attention and I think he gets it in the form of cock in the mouth.
Please Ogata, you and Mr. Newlywed, just go away....
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yes games are fixed or swayed from time to time so everyone get over it. it is a part of life and sports. yes it is sad the sport i love is tainted but what are we going to do about it. start a fucking petition. our country was started on greed and always will revolve around greed. lets get them next time.
I like how folks are still using the old "your mad cuz you lost money...." line of reasoning....I would have had the Chargers but chose to take the Lions instead...and the only reason I would have taken the Chargers is because the game was going to be rigged ...and you would have heard it from me 1st....before the Ref's actions revealed it..
i think this thread is hilarious, for one i know sports are fixed because it has been admitted, do i think that game was fixed absolutely not and i will tell you why. Whoever wanted to fix that game would not wait until the final play of the game and hope for a latter roll. also its funny how something like roughly 65percent of the money was on pitt and the same amount thinks its fixed by this poll.
In any event if they wanted to fix it, it wouldnt have been that way
In any event if they wanted to fix it, it wouldnt have been that way
Did you watch the game? If not did you read the box score? The officials did their best throughout the entire game to ensure SD covered. Unless players or coaches are involved (which doubt is the case) the officials only need to call some well timed penalties to fix a game. In this game they did that. They obviously cannot be overly blatant, though they tried in this game, when efficiently fixing a game. If the players and coaches are not involved then there obviously is some risk in ensuring an outcome 100%. If games have been fixed in the past by officials only then guessing in some small cases the fix didn't work. But that would probably be less then 10% of the time so 90% win ratio for whomever may be behind such actions is still gold.
