OK, so this post isn’t going to be so much about geeky things as it is about football. I am a huge New England Patriots fan – I grew up outside of Boston after all – so I know this will be a bit bias and that is fine with me. I need to get some things off my chest and I think “FanGirl Friday” is the perfect time to do it – after all, I am a fangirl for the Patriots.
Unless you have lived under a rock this past week, you should know about the “deflated balls” incident. Per regulation, footballs have to be inflated a certain amount during a game. Well, apparently 11 of the 12 Patriots’ balls used during the Patriots vs. Colts AFC Championship game were under-inflated 2 pounds per square inch. Big deal I say. Anyone who is calling for the Patriots to be taken out of the Superbowl is just being….ridiculous.
Here are some reasons why people should stop talking about this:
A referee inspected and approved the balls prior to game time. They were then placed in a ball bag and brought to the sidelines. OK, so they were not guarded by any means but how do we know who messed with them, if anyone. It could have been the referee, it could have been the Colts because they were scared, and yes, it could have been the Patriots. But it could have been ANYONE or NOONE.
The balls were all replaced at half time. The balls were questionable and therefore replaced for the second half. The first half of the game, the Colts intercepted Tom Brady twice. The score was 14-7. In the second half the Patriots scored 28 unanswered points. Sounds like the Colts trying to come up with an excuse as to why they got their butts kicked if you ask me.
Aaron Rodgers admitted to using an overinflated ball. Why is nobody talking about this? If it is such a big deal how inflated the balls are – how did this fact just get breezed over? “‘I like to push the limit to how much air we can put in the football, even go over what they allow you to do and see if the officials take air out of it,’” That is quote from the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. Just sayin’.
Who cares. Come on. We all know that this did not effect the outcome of the game. I know a lot of people hate the Patriots. And I know why. To take a line from The Interview – “They hate us, cuz they ain’t us.” – pure jealousy. This is our 6th Superbowl appearance in 14 years – and we deserve it. Tom Brady is one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Colts tight end, Dwayne Allen, agrees that this had no effect on the game whatsoever. So lets all just move on.
