Yes, it’s another Super Bowl complaint

By colin
February 5th, 2006 @ 8:18 PM sports

First, you must understand that I am not exclusively a Seahawks fan. I was raised on a diet of the Philadelphia Eagles, and while I like and support the Hawks, they do not have the permanent nest for me that the Birds do.

So this is the second year in a row that my team has gotten to the Super Bowl and lost.

Here’s the difference:

Last year, my team lost on merit. The Eagles played well, but they got beaten late by a balanced New England team that just flat out-played them.

This year, there’s no way to know. The officiating was so obviously biased, and the refs blew so many calls, that it looks like the Hawks should have won 17 to 14.

But maybe not. Maybe if Pittsburgh was forced to run another goal-line play they’d have gotten the ball in honestly. Maybe if Seattle had scored that first nullified touchdown they’d have run off another fourteen points in quick succession. There’s no way to know.

The game shouldn’t be about the refs. The game should be about the players and the coaches, and what they can and can’t accomplish. Nothing else.

If I wanted to watch sports events with pre-defined endings, I’d watch professional wrestling.

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9 Comments so far

  1. Ryan (unregistered) February 5th, 2006 9:25 pm

    Did you see the NFL.com headline?

    “Meant to be”

    What a sham - what a horribly officiated game. Just horrible. Makes me want to give up on professional sports entirely.

    (Jerramy Stevens just dropped another pass.)

  2. DR U (unregistered) February 5th, 2006 9:48 pm

    The Seahawks did not manage the game well. They had issues with clock managament and they also were convervative in their play calling. Meanwhile, the Steelers opened things up with the long run by Parker and the reverse option pass from Randle El to Ward. In big games, you have to be willing to take chances. I do not think Seattle took any chances and in turn they played well enough to only lose by 11. It was a great season for Seattle though! If they can resign Alexander, they will likely be back in the Super Bowl for years to come.

  3. wsb (unregistered) February 5th, 2006 9:50 pm

    oh, look on the bright side. if there hadn’t been a few bad calls and we’d lost anyway, there’d be no excuse.

  4. Kelly (unregistered) February 5th, 2006 11:02 pm

    Yeah, that’s the frustrating thing - when it’s so easy to say horrible officiating, and you can’t simply accept your team blew it on their own.

    Welcome to my life as a Packers fan this last year.

  5. Ryan (unregistered) February 5th, 2006 11:05 pm

    http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5310192

  6. Brady (unregistered) February 6th, 2006 8:04 am

    I’m sorry for the Seahawks’ terrible loss to the tandem of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL higher-ups.

    I was hoping for a different outcome as well.

    Brady
    Philadelphia Metroblogs

  7. C Ro (unregistered) February 6th, 2006 8:47 am

    Amen. I wouldn’t have minded the Seahawks losing if only I felt like it was a fair match-up.

    Booo!

  8. joann Landers (unregistered) February 7th, 2006 10:35 am

    Sorry Seattle–read http://joannrides.blogspot.com/

  9. brady (unregistered) February 8th, 2006 11:01 am

    Pop on over to the Philadelphia metblogs subsite, and see my story and follow the link for a hillarious blog on the faux-champion Steelers!


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