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[Qwackertoo]

2 pounds under according to the reports.

[PAX]

On 1/21/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

Does it say how under inflated these balls were?

From ESPN

The investigation found the footballs were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below what's required by NFL regulations during the Pats' 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, according to sources.

[Qwackertoo]

On 1/21/2015 Georgie the 5th said:

On 1/21/2015 Pqfan said:

On 1/21/2015 Topaz Gem said:

On 1/21/2015 Pqfan said:

I will try this thread since I got ignored on the other one. They are still going to be allowed to play?

I don't think the investigation is complete yet. We'll know soon, I hope.

Thanks Topaz.

Sorry Pqfan, didn't mean to ignore a fellow yinzer. (You are from Pgh aren't you?) Anywho, the only punishments mentioned so far, are 1. loss of a draft pick - which given their ranking won't be much of a punishment and 2. a fine. Most likely both will be levied and that will be it.

And their reputation. With spy-gate . . . this will add a BIG black eye to the team, coach and the owner.

[Pqfan]

On 1/21/2015 Georgie the 5th said:

On 1/21/2015 Pqfan said:

On 1/21/2015 Topaz Gem said:

On 1/21/2015 Pqfan said:

I will try this thread since I got ignored on the other one. They are still going to be allowed to play?

I don't think the investigation is complete yet. We'll know soon, I hope.

Thanks Topaz.

Sorry Pqfan, didn't mean to ignore a fellow yinzer. (You are from Pgh aren't you?) Anywho, the only punishments mentioned so far, are 1. loss of a draft pick - which given their ranking won't be much of a punishment and 2. a fine. Most likely both will be levied and that will be it.

Thanks Georgie. I was just feeling lonely and wanted to talk. This is really amazing news about these football's. I am from nj close enough.

[PAX]

On 1/21/2015 Qwackertoo said:

And their reputation. With spy-gate . . . this will add a BIG black eye to the team, coach and the owner.

In 2007 after investigating that little dirty trick the NFL [from Wiki] ... the NFL fined Patriots head coach Bill Belichick $500,000 (the maximum allowed by the league and the largest fine ever imposed on a coach in the league's 87-year history) for his role in the incident, fined the Patriots $250,000, and docked the team their original first-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft which would have been the 31st pick of the draft.^[3] The fine garnered significant media attention for being the "maximum amount" an individual could be fined.

[Qwackertoo]

OMGosh I just read an article about Super Bowl XXXVII and the Buccaneers quarterback admitted to paying someone 7500.00 dollars to ""scuff up"" the ONE HUNDRED balls that are used for a Super Bowl game. Apparently he didn't like playing with brand new footballs fresh out of the box.

But one difference . . . both teams play with the same footballs for the Super Bowl vs. swapping out between possessions in regulation season & playoff games.

WOW.

Read it at sportsyahoo.com

[bikerbabe]

On 1/21/2015 straykatz said:

I don't watch football but did hear this on the news.....Weren't these balls used by both teams?...so if the balls were an advantage to one team they should have been an advantage to the other team too...correct?

No. Each offense has their own balls. In cold weather an under inflated ball is easier to throw and easier to catch.

[bikerbabe]

It's also easier for a running back to squeeze harder onto the football and makes a fumble less likely.

[Topaz Gem]

On 1/21/2015 Qwackertoo said:

OMGosh I just read an article about Super Bowl XXXVII and the Buccaneers quarterback admitted to paying someone 7500.00 dollars to "scuff up" the ONE HUNDRED balls that are used for a Super Bowl game. Apparently he didn't like playing with brand new footballs fresh out of the box.

But one difference . . . both teams play with the same footballs for the Super Bowl vs. swapping out between possessions in regulation season & playoff games.

WOW.

Read it at sportsyahoo.com

Not making excuses for the Patriots, but I believe that shady stuff like this goes on in sports all the time. Some sports guys were talking on the radio this a.m. and they said that a player for the Packers prefers OVER-inflated footballs. He has a very strong grip and large hands and he'd rather play with balls that have too much air in them. They didn't say whether he had done anything about it during a game, but it goes to show that the temptation is always there.

[Susan Louise]

Being a 30+ yr NE Pats fan...*Sticks head in sand*...totally embarrassed and ashamed by it all