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Arkana

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82. They have evidence of underinflated footballs.

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 07:25 PM

Jan 2015

Underinflated footballs that were CLEARED BY THE OFFICIATING CREW.

So I ask you:

1) Why did the officials clear them?
2) Where is your evidence that anyone in the Patriots organization had anything to do with it?

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What are the chances that the Deflatriots will be kicked out of the Super Bowl? [View all] derby378 Jan 2015 OP

NIL. isobar Jan 2015 #1

ALL NFL teams cheat and we watch it all without complaining Submariner Jan 2015 #72

Comparing regulating rules of the game kwolf68 Jan 2015 #74

Zero...unfortunately...nt shedevil69taz Jan 2015 #2

Never! A little fine and a lost draft pick maybe yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #9

Won't happen. Too much money involved. Avalux Jan 2015 #3

*Colts/Pats game NuclearDem Jan 2015 #4

I am so sorry!!! Avalux Jan 2015 #5

Not really gopiscrap Jan 2015 #54

Oh, I am sooo stealing that nickname "Deflatriots" liberalhistorian Jan 2015 #6

I just wish I thought of it first derby378 Jan 2015 #8

Or simply "Flatriots" n/t IDemo Jan 2015 #35

Except that "Deflatriots" liberalhistorian Jan 2015 #76

Zero to None. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #7

If the NFL had any integrity gopiscrap Jan 2015 #10

The Seahawks would love that. nt hack89 Jan 2015 #32

What a massacre that would be. hifiguy Jan 2015 #48

Slim to none JonLP24 Jan 2015 #11

Not going to happen Marrah_G Jan 2015 #12

None. This is ridiculous. PeteSelman Jan 2015 #13

Not more ridiculous than cheating AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #16

Nobody even knows pipi_k Jan 2015 #24

It doesn't matter if the Colts balls were under inflated AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #28

Each team pipi_k Jan 2015 #44

Yep. Eact team in an NFL game has its own footballs hifiguy Jan 2015 #50

they checked the colts balls sabbat hunter Jan 2015 #59

Do you have any evidence? Arkana Jan 2015 #53

Do I have evidence? AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #69

They have evidence of underinflated footballs. Arkana Jan 2015 #82

So that makes cheating OK? Glad to see such moral relativism here. nt adigal Jan 2015 #33

How about pipi_k Jan 2015 #45

If the Colts won, the Patriots would be sitting at home Super Bowl Sunday adigal Jan 2015 #46

I particularly like the Ravens who decided to jump in Arkana Jan 2015 #55

According to Rule 2 hughee99 Jan 2015 #73

Yah, now every pipi_k Jan 2015 #75

Please don't make assumptions - to me, it's about the integrity adigal Jan 2015 #79

And yet they felt it was necessary to cheat. nt City Lights Jan 2015 #65

This. nt. LeftOfWest Jan 2015 #67

Zero, even if it's proved beyond a shadow of a dooubt they cheated. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #14

They will probably have to pay fines AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #15

About the same as Vince Wilfork riding a Kentucky Derby winner. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #17

I just thought you ought to know LibertyLover Jan 2015 #21

Oh, dear. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #27

Hey, if they are Ravens season's tickets LibertyLover Jan 2015 #70

DUzy!! KamaAina Jan 2015 #30

NFL Investigating Whether Patriots Played Game With Properly Inflated Vince Wilfork hack89 Jan 2015 #31

You never know geomon666 Jan 2015 #90

The look on the horse's face TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #91

Less than Zero and in fact PCIntern Jan 2015 #18

Raise viewership and pipi_k Jan 2015 #40

Fine them, including Belicheck, all money they would receive for making the playoffs and Superbowl stevenleser Jan 2015 #19

I'd like to see the NFL force LibertyLover Jan 2015 #20

Apparently the Patriots aren't the only ones. octoberlib Jan 2015 #22

Not only that, but pipi_k Jan 2015 #41

How is this story not a much bigger deal? Arkana Jan 2015 #56

This is the chance zappaman Jan 2015 #23

hey look it's dean wormer belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #26

Maybe he can put the Patriots on double secret probation. n/t zappaman Jan 2015 #29

it's too bad that people even care about this or football belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #25

You know why I care?? It's more of the same of the powerful and wealthy getting away with everything adigal Jan 2015 #36

Zero. Iggo Jan 2015 #34

With no consequence, why should they?? Why should bankers stop cheating - no one was jailed. adigal Jan 2015 #37

I hear ya. Iggo Jan 2015 #39

Unfortunately zero mythology Jan 2015 #38

They would sort of have to replay the whole post season... seeing as Aaron Rodgers ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #42

They'd also have to go back to the 2002 season and replay that too Arkana Jan 2015 #52

OMG. The Deflatriots. That is too funny. mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #43

Two pounds of air won't make you win by 38 points jmowreader Jan 2015 #47

Not only that, but pipi_k Jan 2015 #60

Too many didn't review other details. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #61

So the Pats played even better after the underinflated balls were replaced. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #77

Zero, considering the league has (so far) found zero evidence Arkana Jan 2015 #49

zero. nada. zilch. onenote Jan 2015 #51

zero sabbat hunter Jan 2015 #57

Not happening, too much money to be made on the Super Bowl. dilby Jan 2015 #58

There is nothing in the rules to disqualify a team. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #62

Zero. nt City Lights Jan 2015 #63

zero - not going to happen DrDan Jan 2015 #64

This is the same team who was caught spying on other teams. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #66

and which went undefeated after they stopped nt. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2015 #84

I couldn't care less they are cheaters. They are onecaliberal Jan 2015 #85

looks like you care a lot, as you've condemned them. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2015 #86

Yup long ago when they revealed themselves to be onecaliberal Jan 2015 #87

Zero LittleBlue Jan 2015 #68

ZERO Stephen Retired Jan 2015 #71

Zero. distantearlywarning Jan 2015 #78

Zero workinclasszero Jan 2015 #80

Zero yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #81

Not a chance OnlinePoker Jan 2015 #83

Approximately the chance I will play in the NFL. former9thward Jan 2015 #88

much lower than the chances of winning the Mega Millions fishwax Jan 2015 #89

I'd say about 75-80% Wounded Bear Jan 2015 #92

As close to zero.. sendero Jan 2015 #93