Let the schadenfreude begin! (Games not over, I know.)
Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-01-15 19:43:52 +0000
One of the best games I have ever seen, that. Wow!
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-01-16 13:09:12 +0000
Except for the officiating.
Can someone tell me how one can reverse the correct call on the field with the instant replay? That interception reversal was ridiculous, and neither Dick Edberg nor Dan Deidorphus said anything. You had to wait till after the game for Boomer and Marino to give officials their tongue lashing.
And after watching the game, yet again the "false start" call makes no sense to me.
Posted by bizquig3000 on 2006-01-16 16:46:13 +0000
Stunning.... If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, that means the Steelers are my friend (as much as that pains me to say that). Win one for the Bus! They'd better win the whole thing after that game.
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-01-16 17:10:34 +0000
It pains you to like the Steelers? They've been one of my favorite AFC teams for a while
Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-01-16 17:13:43 +0000
I feel it- soooo easy to dislike that team b/c of Cowher, because of the Big Ben hype, the Bus, etc.
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-01-16 17:26:55 +0000
What about Pittsburg the city, the uniforms, the helmet, Lynn Swan, Jack Hamm, Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Iron city beer, etc...
Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-01-16 17:39:25 +0000
I hear you on all that. Since the Pats dynasty has started, though, it's been us vs. them. Now that the Pats (AND COLTS!) are out, it's like rooting for the Blue Jays to win the AL East or something.
Posted by tgl on 2006-01-16 17:43:10 +0000
Terry Bradshaw... erm.
Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-01-16 17:51:29 +0000
Please check this guy's column out- arguably funnier than Simmons.
Posted by bizquig3000 on 2006-01-16 18:42:38 +0000
Fun fact: Jerome Bettis is nicknamed "The Bus" because he carries defenders!
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-01-16 20:55:11 +0000
"I can't be positive, but when referee Pete Morelli went under the instant replay hood to look at Troy Polamalu's interception, I bet Paul Tagliabue came on the screen and said: 'Yeah, I'm going to need you to overturn this and call it an incompletion, mmmkay? See, we really want the Colts to make the Super Bowl, mmmkay? So just say he never had possession. Try an explanation with the term 'football move' in it, mmkay? Nobody knows what that means.'"
Exactly what I was thinking. Worst American football instant replay reversal in the playoffs since Jan 19th 2002...
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-01-19 03:38:28 +0000
Simmons!
"We'd like to apologize in advance for the horrible officiating. We swear, these games aren't fixed, it just looks that way. We're just too cheap to make officiating a real priority or hire anyone who's under 40 years old and might still have his reflexes and eyesight. Even instant replay isn't helping -- it just makes these guys look three times more incompetent when they're overruling calls that never should have been made in the first place. These guys are boobs. We're sorry. Anyway, enjoy the game!
-- Sincerely, the NFL"