No doubt, both teams played like crap. I'm willing to cede the Big Ben TD, mainly because they would have just run it in on 4th down anyway. I'm willing to cede the pass interference call in the end zone. But that holding call was BS, hands-down. Fans of either team, and football in general, oughta be upset with the poor officiating - without a doubt, it had an impact on the game. If the tables were turned and the Steelers received the same shitty calls, I have no doubt you'd be the first to complain about them, as would I.
And give it a rest about that Colts game, already (you must mean the 2nd one, right? As I remember in the first Monday night game you got owned). The overturned Polamalu interception was crap, no doubt, but you make it hard for me to sympathize when you still won the freakin' game.
War wrote:It was just like a normal team vs the Steelers. They look good in the first half, then the pain starts to set in.
See, crap like this makes it really difficult to take an argument seriously. As I recall, halfway through the 4th quarter the Seahawks still had a very strong chance of beating you.
And I know it might kill you, but try to have more respect for your freakin' opponents. For some reason, Steeler fans in particular have a rough time with this. NOBODY is as tough as the Steelers, EVERY SINGLE victory is because they are so dominant on the field. As a fan, you should be proud of your team, but be freakin' realistic about it, especially since you barely made into the playoffs to begin with. You'll feel a lot better about your wins when you consider the other team worthy. Continuously calling every other team soft and terrible while proclaiming your own greatness sounds silly.
Excell wrote:I think any team who has a player who mouths off before the game is doomed.
Yeah, I noticed Joey Porter didn't have that great a game either.
Porter wrote:The Super Bowl is always rigged.
My girlfriend's dad thinks the whole NFL is rigged, including Super Bowls past like when the Patriots won for the first time right after 9/11. I'm not nearly so cynical, I think this was due to incompetence . . . but it IS hard when it seemed like all the key calls seemed to break Pittsburgh's way, when they had SUCH a compelling storyline with Bettis going home to Detroit . . . but, nah, I just think it's the dumb refs. You'll have to prove otherwise before I think differently.
So, basically, enjoy the Super Bowl win. I know if the Bengals had went and had won (which I think they will in the next five years) I'd hate to hear all this talk. Just don't expect it to be a yearly occurrence from here on out, though.
