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Marrah_G

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89. I've always thought he was a pretty great guy.

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #45)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 09:33 PM

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This is not so much about a deflated football as it is about the hatred for a team. [View all] ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 OP

A team that has been punished for cheating in the past. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #1

Then we must punish my own team and replay the season. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #2

I only want to see the proper punishment. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #3

There should be no punishment for what amounts to nothing. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #4

Ah, so you don't mind cheating when the rules are clear deflated balls are cheating. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #7

No, I'm asking why we're upset about the Patriots when we're not upset about the Packers...? ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #18

Patriots have been caught red handed with deflated balls. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #22

You aren't answering my question. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #28

What Rodgers does is completely different. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #39

says you Lurker Deluxe Jan 2015 #42

That is not what Rodgers said in his interview. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #58

Your team got their punishment. HappyMe Jan 2015 #63

Incorrect mythology Jan 2015 #68

Then almost everyone in the country has to be punished madokie Jan 2015 #71

A team with a history of cheating? What's to like? GusBob Jan 2015 #5

Didn't see ESPN, but on the basis of Brady's interview on Monday, truebluegreen Jan 2015 #8

He got caught in a lie GusBob Jan 2015 #13

My oldest brother is a Pats fan. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #6

But maybe they needed it to beat the Ravens by only 4 points. pnwmom Jan 2015 #73

Meh. Not my monkey. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #92

For me, the Patriots are the Yankees of football NightWatcher Jan 2015 #9

Symbolic of US problems. Cheating is only a problem if caught. on point Jan 2015 #10

+1 NobodyHere Jan 2015 #17

+1 grntuscarora Jan 2015 #44

I love when shit like this happens. pintobean Jan 2015 #11

I'm pretty okay with my character. I'm just asking where we draw the line? ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #16

it's like that all over sports though hfojvt Jan 2015 #33

So, since rogers is a cheater DiverDave Jan 2015 #85

+1 LittleBlue Jan 2015 #50

Someone cheated on the Patriots and they need to be punished hard. dilby Jan 2015 #12

right Lurker Deluxe Jan 2015 #14

You have two major cheating scandals in your career you shoudl be banned for life. dilby Jan 2015 #15

LOL Lurker Deluxe Jan 2015 #25

Should Pete Carroll be banned? former9thward Jan 2015 #47

If he was handing out drugs to his players or encouraging the use. dilby Jan 2015 #49

You claimed the coach is responsible for the players in post #12. former9thward Jan 2015 #52

That link is from a UCLA Bruin's site, so that's like John Boehner R B Garr Jan 2015 #78

Of course, nothing was "Pete"'s fault. former9thward Jan 2015 #84

Well, actually...Mike Garrett, USC's Athletic Director at the time R B Garr Jan 2015 #86

The players were banned per league policy LittleBlue Jan 2015 #51

"your boy" former9thward Jan 2015 #54

I am a Cleveland fan thank you very much. dilby Jan 2015 #56

No hypocrisy LittleBlue Jan 2015 #60

I wonder where all of Carroll's suspended players from USC former9thward Jan 2015 #64

This is really the tactic you're taking? LittleBlue Jan 2015 #70

not this shit again.. frylock Jan 2015 #57

None. former9thward Jan 2015 #65

where's the hypocrisy? frylock Jan 2015 #97

I think Carroll would stay away from this as far as possible. former9thward Jan 2015 #105

At this point, I welcome the hatred WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #19

Yup. Agschmid Jan 2015 #23

It's embarassing PAProgressive28 Jan 2015 #24

...and the Saints had a program where they paid players to injure players. WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #41

and were heavily, and rightly, sanctioned for that frylock Jan 2015 #59

...and (maybe) deflating footballs is the same WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #62

driving home tonight, i heard somebody likening it to corking a bat.. frylock Jan 2015 #90

I've always considered Belichek to be a piece of shit used car salesman. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #45

When he gets his fourth ring next week WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #46

+millions rbrnmw Jan 2015 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author RiffRandell Jan 2015 #67

I've always thought he was a pretty great guy. Marrah_G Jan 2015 #89

Yup Marrah_G Jan 2015 #88

To paraphrase Tom Brady from post Baltimore-New England "Read the rule book" Johonny Jan 2015 #20

The definitive word on this suibject comes from rabid Pats fan Will lPitt. KamaAina Jan 2015 #21

It could also be broader than that. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #26

Oh please. HappyMe Jan 2015 #27

I can't stand the Pats! zappaman Jan 2015 #29

The OP Sounds Familiar To Me..... global1 Jan 2015 #30

In the words of the famous NFL murderer/accomplice Ray Lewis: RiffRandell Jan 2015 #31

I was waiting ... Lurker Deluxe Jan 2015 #35

Who makes more than him, btw. RiffRandell Jan 2015 #37

oh but to have that problem Lurker Deluxe Jan 2015 #40

what, PDS? grasswire Jan 2015 #32

Much ado about nothing. yallerdawg Jan 2015 #34

Based on the results, if one wanted to be a conspiracy nut onenote Jan 2015 #38

why wouldn't the weather have effected the balls on the Colt's side of the field? frylock Jan 2015 #61

Of course it did. yallerdawg Jan 2015 #69

there is no evidence that the footballs on the Colt's side were under-inflated.. frylock Jan 2015 #91

No one knows any more about Colt's footballs... yallerdawg Jan 2015 #95

mmmm hmmmm frylock Jan 2015 #96

The weather had nothing to do with it. It was 50 degrees -- not cold. pnwmom Jan 2015 #74

50 degrees is cold... yallerdawg Jan 2015 #76

50 degrees isn't cold compared to the usual football conditions. And you haven't explained pnwmom Jan 2015 #80

I don't know what Colts did. yallerdawg Jan 2015 #83

We know that the NFL is saying that the Colts' balls were tested pnwmom Jan 2015 #93

I hope the NFL says... yallerdawg Jan 2015 #98

They won't decide it's trivial. And it wasn't just a one off. pnwmom Jan 2015 #100

Squishy balls? yallerdawg Jan 2015 #101

Why does Brady say he prefers a ball at 12.5 instead of a firmer ball? pnwmom Jan 2015 #102

one thing we can all I agree on napkinz Jan 2015 #36

Well, TBH Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #43

And one of the main reasons people hate them is that they keep cheating, over and over. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #53

I agree workinclasszero Jan 2015 #55

They beat the Ravens by only 4 points, and the Ravens had noticed pnwmom Jan 2015 #75

Not a fan of either team rufus dog Jan 2015 #66

There are reasons this cheating team is disliked. People haven't forgotten pnwmom Jan 2015 #72

Either you have rules or you dont. DiverDave Jan 2015 #77

Still no proof of cheating. Nyc72dem Jan 2015 #79

Yeah, the air just DiverDave Jan 2015 #82

Right. The air just magically departed from 11 out of 12 Patriot balls pnwmom Jan 2015 #94

I have little to no interest in football Bettie Jan 2015 #81

I agree Marrah_G Jan 2015 #87

Go Hawks! flying rabbit Jan 2015 #99

Bill Belichick disagrees with you KMOD Jan 2015 #103

Of course it is AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #104