Super Bowl "rigged"?

[StanleySpadowski]

How does this Super Bowl make you feel about the possibility of NFL games being "fixed"?

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

NFL = National FIXED League

 

[wxcpo]

Ya know it sure does make things look funny when there were many occassions when Seattle was going in to score or coverting a 3rd down only to have a flag thrown to call the play back. I don't know if I'd go as far as saying the game was rigged, but these refs sure looked like they had their own agendas tonight.

Also how come all the commercials showing players holding the superbowl trophy was 90% Steelers?

 

[Qwickdraw]

***?

You've got to be kidding me.

 

[Da Hammer]

gotta admit that these playoffs have got me thinking

 

[Bledsoe4MVP]

How does this Super Bowl make you feel about the possibility of NFL games being "fixed"?

I agree there were some 'questionable' calls that went Pittsburghs way. But no way is this league fixed.

Because if it was golden boy Manning would have won 3 championships by now. They almost gift wrapped the steeler game for him a few weeks ago.

 

[SultanOfSix]

Also how come all the commercials showing players holding the superbowl trophy was 90% Steelers?

Yeah. That was wierd. I thought to myself, wow they're all Steelers players holding the Lombardi trophy in the first half. They probably will show all Seahawks players in the 2nd half. Well, nope. I think they showed Hasselback only and then mostly Steelers again.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

***?

You've got to be kidding me.

I didn't say they were or they weren't, I'm just looking for people's opinions on the possibility.

And before you say that it's impossible, look at the international scandal about fixing soccer results.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Yeah. That was wierd. I thought to myself, wow they're all Steelers players holding the Lombardi trophy in the first half. They probably will show all Seahawks players in the 2nd half. Well, nope. I think they showed Hasselback only and then mostly Steelers again.

Reminds me of the buildup for the NCAA championship game where just about everyone considered the game merely a coronation for USC before Vince Young ripped it from their hands.

 

[Da Hammer]

I agree there were some 'questionable' calls that went Pittsburghs way. But no way is this league fixed.

Because if it was golden boy Manning would have won 3 championships by now. They almost gift wrapped the steeler game for him a few weeks ago.

Well they tried with Manning but he's too big of a choker to take advantage, thats the first NFL game i've ever seen that made me think that maybe refs do try to rig games

 

[JackMagist]

How does this Super Bowl make you feel about the possibility of NFL games being "fixed"?

The NFL should be investigating this game (though there is no way that they will ever admit it) and this entire crew should be fired. Four calls on critical plays all against the Seahawks with Al Michaels and John Madden both calling them “questionable”…as was I.

I am so disgusted about the way this game was officiated that I am going to have to re-think my interest in the NFL game. Maybe College Football is a more pure and uncorrupted form of the game.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I agree there were some 'questionable' calls that went Pittsburghs way. But no way is this league fixed.

Because if it was golden boy Manning would have won 3 championships by now. They almost gift wrapped the steeler game for him a few weeks ago.

Yeh the Officials tried their best to give the SuperBowl to Peyton.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

you just need to buy a few refs. but it felt like all the refs were bought in this game.
this game makes me not want to watch the nfl anymore. i think i am completely wasting my time.
i like the days when it was a blow out and stuff like this didn't matter.

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

I think there is little question that The Seahawks had 2 opponents today...
The Steelers and the zebras

 

[punchnjudy]

I don't think anyone was paid off, but it is unfortunate that so many weeks of football were played only to produce a paper champion. This Pittsburgh team will be the least remembered Super Bowl winner of all time.

 

[Brave]

Wow! You guys spend an entire season railing on Skin fans for whining about the refs (which, admittedly, they have) and then watch the Super Bowl and talk about how bad the reffing has been all year?

 

[Da Hammer]

Wow! You guys spend an entire season railing on Skin fans for whining about the refs (which, admittedly, they have) and then watch the Super Bowl and talk about how bad the reffing has been all year?

go around different message boards and almost everyone is talking about how horrible the refs were, even some Pitt fans admit which is amazing

 

[Rogerthat12]

How does this Super Bowl make you feel about the possibility of NFL games being "fixed"?

not at all

 

[Cbz40]

Sir......if ever there was time for this subject to be discused....the time is now.

 

[Aikmaniac]

I don't think the refs kept the ball away from Shaun Alexander..you know, the NFL MVP?

I don't think the refs punted into the endzone 4 times.

I don't think the refs ran that 2 min offense at the end of both halves.


This loss falls squarely on the shoulders of the Seahawks. They had their chances and really should've won that Super Bowl.