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Ok today, I bet on the Steelers..I thought about everything and I put the money on them!

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Originally posted by Rockabye I think the Steelers will win. They defeated the Bengals, Colts and Broncos and have the momentum on their side.

of course, any team can lose momentum when they have a break for TWO WEEKS. Why the hell does the NFL do that anyway?

but yeah, I have a feeling the Steelers will win. It's kinda funny how the Superbowls used to be all blowouts, but the recent ones have been close and exciting, or have had some kind of "feel good" story...like this year and Jerome Bettis for example. I'm not suggesting conspiracy or anything...

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Originally posted by JM i bitchslap all you picking the Steelers. seriously though, the Seahawks have gotten no respect from anyone, especially that one gay ESPN.com editor. Steelers, a #6 seed. How in the fuck did they end up in the superbowl anyways? What happened to the Colts? Anyways...the Hawks have a complete team. And you will see, after they win the superbowl, people will again be coming up with excuses, ah the Steelers were hurt, injured, tired (they didnt have two weeks off) and other bs... We've heard it all before. All i gotta say is that i'm getting ready to watch the Superbowl, and heading out to REI to buy that rain parka to prepare for the big parade that will take place in rain Downtown Seattle the following Tuesday. PS. Alexander will rush for another 100+ yards, and score 2+ TD's against the steelers. And bettis is old, but he will retire losing the superbowl.

So the Steelers are #6 so what ?

Wigan beat Arsenal in the league cup and Wigan wasn't the favourite. I will try to catch the superbowl match if theres nothing on soccer channel

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Originally posted by gouuryella Ok today, I bet on the Steelers..I thought about everything and I put the money on them!

At work I decided against doing the bets on winners. Instead i'll be doing a block pool, where I'll be paying attention more to the scores of each team and hoping my numbers come out.

$2,000 dollar payout each quarter for the big-block playoff. Plus other ways to win smaller cash prizes.

i think this will be the best super bowl since the pats-rams super bowl . i think we will see many surprises.

i pick the steelers. destiny has led them to the super bowl. quite frankly, they wouldn't be in the super bowl right now, if it wasn't for chicken broth's (his new name -- ben roethlisberger. i don't want to spell out his whole name. so i will call him chicken broth . hahaha) tackle against the colts. if he didn't make that tackle, indy would have stolen that game, and bettis would have retired with that knowledge he blew the game for the steelers.

but the steelers are in the super bowl. the seahawks are a different story. seem to love shutting people up, saying they can match up with the elite. they proved they can win without alexander against the skins, and also proved they have a pretty solid defense against the panthers. but guess what ? the "12th man" will not be there @ detroit, so things may be a little different.

steelers - seahawks ! let's get it on !!!


i will foresee my M.V.P. pick. My pick will be Heath Miller, the tight end for the Steelers, because he will score 3 touchdowns.

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Originally posted by getfoul What about having the league high of 50 sacks? What about sending 7 players to the probowl. Including a rookie. What about the seahawks having the best (second best? It's one of the two) redzone defense in the NFL. "During the regular season, they allowed only 3.6 yards per rush, a mere five rushing TDs, only six runs longer than 20 yards, and a single 100-yard rusher (Tiki Barber of the Giants, who did that to a lot of defenses)." You don't hear about any standout receivers and huge playmakers from the seahawks, making you think they don't have that explosive of an offense. That's because when most QB's will throw to one guy the most "Cough/ Steve Smith /cough" Matt is busy throwing to 9 guys in one playoff game. INCLUDING the backup QB!

I agree w/ all the above, ofcourse, theres no arguing that the Seahawks are an elite team. All of those stats aside however, they are still unproven against other elite teams both b/c of their easiest in the league (by win percentage) NFL regular season, and the fact that they played the #5 and #6 NFC seeds at home in the playoffs.
The Steelers beat Cincy #3, Indy #1, and Denver #2 (AFC seeds) to get into the playoffs, and are a battle-tested team that have proved they can play an elite team and win.

That is why they are favored.

Battle tested or worn out by the time the Super Bowl comes around from playing 3 straight games on the road against the top 3 seeds? Hmmmm......

regardless, I don't see pitts winning. They won in denver from a poor performance by plummer. They won in Indy on pure luck that ben was able to make that tackle.

I don't think it will be a very close game, and the pitts offense will have a hard time rushing the ball. And thy will have a hard time stopping the variety that the hawks are able to put up in regards to receivers.

Superbowl = Neutral territory. Homefield and visitors advantages both apply.

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch i will foresee my M.V.P. pick. My pick will be Heath Miller, the tight end for the Steelers, because he will score 3 touchdowns.

speakin of players who dont get much attention...
for my TA fantasy sports homies youll know what im talkin bout, JOE TAFOYA IS IN THE SUPERBOWL!!! yes our hero made a tackle on a Steve Smith return in the NFC championship game and now with our support he has made it to the big game.
We salute you JOE TAFOYA make us proud,and maybe next year some n00b will draft you as their first defensive player again

the face of a champion

Joe Tafoya

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch i pick the steelers. destiny has led them to the super bowl.

What's with the "destiny" bullshit? i hear the analysts on SportsCenter, PTI, Around the Horn, etc keep referring to the Steelers run as "destiny"

why? and please spare me the rattling excuse of "the first #6 team to go all the way in the playoffs" that's not destiny.

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Originally posted by Mebot What's with the "destiny" bullshit? i hear the analysts on SportsCenter, PTI, Around the Horn, etc keep referring to the Steelers run as "destiny" why? and please spare me the rattling excuse of "the first #6 team to go all the way in the playoffs" that's not destiny.

destiny = selling focal point for the super bowl being in a cheesy town like detroit = jerome bettis @ hometown detroit = tears and clapping all around.

also , i see the media "trying to sell" chicken broth as the current tom brady of the past. tom brady is old news to the media now. they want a new darling, and quite frankly, it's chicken broth. i wouldn't be surprised if campbell's chicken soup signs big ben to a fat contract, and he is the focal selling point of chicken broth. move over donovon mcnabb. meet campbell's new sponsor. haha.

A lot of things are just not right with this super bowl. English rock stars performing in the town of techno and motown? Notable "veteran" Tom Brady flipping the coin?

tis chicken broth, ye proclaim correctly sir!

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Originally posted by Mebot A lot of things are just not right with this super bowl. English rock stars performing in the town of techno and motown? Notable "veteran" Tom Brady flipping the coin? tis chicken broth, ye proclaim correctly sir!

i know. what's up with detroit and having the stones perform ? would have been better with aretha franklin , stevie wonder, eminem , and kid rock, since aretha and stevie represent motown , and kid and eminem represent detroit, so they will get the crowd rocking . you know everyone "still goes crazy" hearing bawitdaba . that song gets everyone wild, especially when kid screams , ' my name is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiddddddddddd ...'

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Originally posted by getfoul Superbowl = Neutral territory. Homefield and visitors advantages both apply.

for some reason i think Detroit is going to be overflowing with Steelers fans.

and I worked in Detroit, there are some really nice parts, (there are also A LOT of really shitty parts), but that was in the summer, and this is February.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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Originally posted by getfoul Superbowl = Neutral territory. Homefield and visitors advantages both apply.

Hahaha, neutral territory...good one! I live in the 'burgh and I know firsthand how the fans are. This Superbowl is going to be like a homegame for the Steelers.

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Originally posted by Nou Remember the Hawks are used to noise, Qwest field is the loudest stadium in the league and the Hawks are undefeated at home.

except now it's gonna be deafening when they are on offense and vice versa with defense, so they're not used to those types of scenario, so if anything noise will work to their disadvantage


having said that...seeing that the seahawks have pretty much been ignored during media week...I wouldn't be surprised if they got a huge lead early and then have to fight off a steelers rally

Kick off in a couple of hours!

pre-game show was a monkey fest.

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Originally posted by Spartan for some reason i think Detroit is going to be overflowing with Steelers fans.

it is lol.

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Originally posted by Nou Remember the Hawks are used to noise, Qwest field is the loudest stadium in the league and the Hawks are undefeated at home.

Nou, just a lil 411

you aren't supposed to cheer for your team when they're on offense, b/c it makes it difficult for the lineman to hear the count, which leads to false start penalties.

and you are correct that it is loud in Quest Stadium and as a result opposing teams had more false starts there than anywhere else.

Speaking of the game...
I don't know how Seattle lost it w/ Hasselback as composed as he was. My opinion i sthat Shaun Alexander just didn't create enough w/ his legs, and Seattle got worn down by the physical play of the Steelers, cause they were flying high in the beginning of the game.

Also they managed the clock like high school junior varsity teams.

BTW, was it just me or did this game have a lot of pointless bullshit trash talking after the plays were over?? I can't remember if Superbowls are usually like this, or the players just felt like yappin.

And Jerome Bettis is my hero.

You should take a look at the other super bowl topic "so I watched the super bowl" where stupid soccer fanatics wanna tell me that american football is much more simple than soccer

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Originally posted by Nou But two bullshit calls decided that game, and they were obviously crap calls. The offensive interference in the first half was bullshit, not only was it not an interference but that is one of the stupidest calls in football. Second was the blocking call in the 4th, wtf, even John Madden was like "I didn't see any blocking!" Third, and its debatable, the TD before the half from every angle looked like it never went in. I will put this up as the worst called game, and to prove I am not biased because its my team, we should have gotten called on that fumble earlier, but they didn't.

I completely agree with you about the first offensive interference call. That was a touchdown, and it was complete BS that they ruled that interference. If they called those like that all the time Jerry Rice would never have caught a TD pass in the superbowl. (He used to shove off like crazy)

However I will disagree w/ you on the Roethlisberger TD, as it looked like it crossed the white stripe, and they had the best ref in the NFL look at it up close and personal on the video screen. Although I'm sure Seattle's coach disagrees. Boy did he look PISSED at halftime.

And how about the umpire diving into the pile on that one play?! I've never seen a ref get that physical before.

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Originally posted by Nou Yea, that TD call was close, but it dosnt matter, the call that kills me is the fucking holding call on Seattle in the 4th that could have turned the tide. They showed like 3 replays and there wasnt a holding ANYWHERE!

yah, it was just a block.

You can't go a football game w/o an incorrect holding call though.

I want robot ref's.

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Originally posted by Nou Yea, but you can also not make crappy calls that have no merit like the Hasselback fumble that was overturned. He was grabbed and he was down... and they still called it.

He def. wasn't grabbed was he?

He was barely touched by Porter as he fell on his own.

If a player falls on his own the play can't be ruled dead, and even if the ball comes out by contacting the ground it is a fumble.

The ref didn't see Hasselbeck get touched, which is why they didn't whistle the play dead when the ground knocked the ball loose.

When they did the review they saw that Porter barely touched Hasselbeck w/ his hand as he was falling, so the play became a tackle, in which the ball hitting the ground can't create a fumble.

guess what guys


i won my bet!!! wooo hooo

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