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bluedigger

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73. Hence the 12th ball.

Reply to dpibel (Reply #72)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:54 AM

Jan 2015

Those devilish Pats had one in reserve for Hail Mary situations, because nobody cheats better than the Patriots!

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OMG - this football thing is out of hand. [View all] NutmegYankee Jan 2015 OP

Someone get the Pats' balls in hand! NuclearDem Jan 2015 #1

Yawn GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #2

And this didn't happen to the Colt's balls why? jberryhill Jan 2015 #3

They didn't inflate them with hot air? NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #4

Same air is used for both. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #6

They were inflated somewhere else? jberryhill Jan 2015 #9

Or they used helium in the Colts balls AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #35

Recalling when Ray Guy�s kicking football was tested for helium Go Vols Jan 2015 #66

Okay, so put this together for me jberryhill Jan 2015 #45

honestly? NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #51

The act of compressing the air heats it dumbcat Jan 2015 #61

Two things jberryhill Jan 2015 #62

Very good dumbcat Jan 2015 #63

"Would not the temp of the air going into the later inflated balls be lower?" jberryhill Jan 2015 #64

It depends, as you say dumbcat Jan 2015 #65

Let's assume a constant volume jberryhill Jan 2015 #68

OK, but don't laugh dumbcat Jan 2015 #69

Can I at least chuckle? jberryhill Jan 2015 #74

Maybe they were inflated at the higher end of the range???? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #34

Your thought is wrong. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #5

I doubt that very much. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #7

The home team provides all 24 balls. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #8

No, each team provides their own 12 balls. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #12

And the NFL HAS ruled out temperature as a factor in the matter. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #14

Yawn. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #16

Heh, can't take the truth. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #17

I'm sure they did a real thorough investigation to state that, just like they did with Peterson... NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #19

Cheatriots are cheaters. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #25

Ah. Now we get to the matter at hand. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #26

Precisely, deflating the balls is the second time the cheaters were caught cheating. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #27

I was thinking more along the lines of hate. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #28

No hate. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #29

Good luck proving that. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #30

The NFL already have. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #32

The fact that Belichick is now pointing fingers at Brady AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #37

Some poor worker at the bottom will get the blame. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #38

Here's the Perpetrator! NBachers Jan 2015 #46

He did not. former9thward Jan 2015 #52

If your theory were true, they would have announced it days ago. pnwmom Jan 2015 #49

Do you have a link to that statement? Justice Jan 2015 #77

here ya go, Nutmeg KMOD Jan 2015 #10

Thanks! That was really interesting... petronius Jan 2015 #18

You are very welcome. KMOD Jan 2015 #31

Agree. Thanks for the link. earthside Jan 2015 #39

yup. KMOD Jan 2015 #40

Next thing you know football players will be taking steroids. B Calm Jan 2015 #11

I think many are confusing PSI with actual weight differences that can be sensed. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2015 #13

I know. Nearly impossible to feel the difference. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #15

The haters remind me of the IRS - guilty until proven innocent. Oh well - makes me laugh. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2015 #20

It's not just that. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #21

lol, ok KMOD Jan 2015 #24

There ya go with that sciencey thing again! AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #43

I know, right? KMOD Jan 2015 #44

And yet Tom Brady, a perfectionist, says the perfect number is 12.5. pnwmom Jan 2015 #50

He's not talking about the weight of the ball pipi_k Jan 2015 #60

If he's so innocent, why isn't he begging for a real investigation to let him off the hook? pnwmom Jan 2015 #67

He's kind of busy this week. bluedigger Jan 2015 #70

The difference is in the hardness of the ball. brush Jan 2015 #78

thanks Lefta Dissenter Jan 2015 #41

pssst KMOD Jan 2015 #48

Well, Lefta Dissenter Jan 2015 #53

Nah, KMOD Jan 2015 #54

The issue is not the weight dpibel Jan 2015 #56

that is indeed the issue, but that is getting lost in much of the coverage NRaleighLiberal Jan 2015 #59

An underinflated ball also flies shorter and slower. bluedigger Jan 2015 #71

Where's the zone? dpibel Jan 2015 #72

Hence the 12th ball. bluedigger Jan 2015 #73

you do realize you are making the case for the prosecution rufus dog Jan 2015 #75

Maybe if kicked but I doubt that with a thrown ball. nt brush Jan 2015 #79

Because the means of propulsion makes a difference... how? bluedigger Jan 2015 #81

The rebound effect when the ball is compressed by being kicked brush Jan 2015 #82

Good answer! bluedigger Jan 2015 #83

Thanks for the video post brush Jan 2015 #84

No problem. bluedigger Jan 2015 #85

I agree. They can't really do anything this close to the Super Bowl. brush Jan 2015 #87

Uhmmm. Brady & Belicheat's wife was breast feeding a baby in an Olive Garden madinmaryland Jan 2015 #22

Yeah, but was the baby circumcised? NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #23

Circumcised by a Pit Bull undeterred Jan 2015 #33

Yes. With an Asian woodcarver!! madinmaryland Jan 2015 #57

Was she smoking? jmowreader Jan 2015 #55

And this strikes me as part of why I loathe sports culture. Care to explain to me why that is Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #80

Interesting information. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #36

I have found this footage, direct from the Commissioner's office... Buns_of_Fire Jan 2015 #42

Go Hawks! flying rabbit Jan 2015 #47

They sound guilty as hell. nilesobek Jan 2015 #58

Heat could also be applied externally. "Conditioning" and "warming up" of balls is... Faryn Balyncd Jan 2015 #76

And in other news, the NFL vows to suspend Marshawn Lynch for the wrong color shoes. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #86