8th Annual Super Bowl Pool (XLIII)

[JBond]

Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

8th year running, it’s time for the JBond Super Bowl Pool.

Simply give a score for both the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers and do it by February 1st.

Scoring-wise, I’m going to be doing this a little bit different this time. It’s looks complicated, but it’s simple in visual terms. Don’t worry about it.

First, in math terms:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/351718909.jpg

CaPS - Cardinals predicted score
CaAS - Cardinals real score
StPS - Steelers predicted score
StAS - Steelers real score

The person with the lowest score (X), wins.

The old way was:

X = |GiPS - GiRS| + |PaPS - PaRS|

The scoring is based on how many points you are off on each score, but THIS TIME, you are rewarded for getting closer to the actual score and not just the individual teams scores.

For a great example, lets look at last years:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/302260839.jpg

Diablo beat Handsome Rob last year because he was 7 points off and Handsome Rob was 8 points off. However, with the new scoring method, Handsome Rob would win for his POINT being CLOSEST to the winning POINT. That’s what I meant my visual.

If your point on the scoring graph is closest to the winning point, YOU WIN

I will not accept any new posts or EDITS to your post during the day of the Super Bowl! (February 1st)

[Diablo]

Who the **** are the Carolina Cardinals?



;)

[DAN!]

haha

cards 27

steelers 21

[JBond]

Who the **** are the Carolina Cardinals?



;)

Ha, oops. I was thinking too much about the abbreviation, "Car," when I was typing it up.

[Diablo]

Ha, oops. I was thinking too much about the abbreviation, "Car," when I was typing it up.

Haha, I know. I was just messin with ya.


I'm gonna give this some thought and then post a score up, and win this for the 2nd year in a row!!

[JBond]

Oh, thanks for reminding me...

(You also got second place a few years back)

[JBond]

Super Bowl Pool History

Super Bowl XLII:

Actual: 14 – 17, Giants over Patriots
Winner: Diablo: 21 – 17, Patriots

Super Bowl XLI:

Actual: 29-17, Colts over Bears
Winner: WupZter: 27-17, Colts

Super Bowl XL:

Actual: 21 – 10, Steelers over Seahawks
Winner: ipecac66: 20-17, Steelers

Super Bowl XXXIX:

Actual: 24 – 21, Patriots over Eagles
Winner: The Moose: 28 – 22, Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII:

Actual: 32 – 29, Patriots over Panthers
Winner: HeadHunter: 32-29, Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVII:

Winner: No record

Super Bowl XXXVI:

Winner: No Record

[MasterChief117]

My Predictions(I don't like posting this....)




Arizona Cardinals-17
Pittsburgh Steelers- 24

[iv3rdawG]

Arizona Cardinals - 20
Pittsburgh Steelers - 31

[bbf2]

Pittsburgh 34
Cards 27

[DAN!]

so far i am the only one picking the cards :waa:

[JBond]

so far i am the only one picking the cards :waa:

Never feel bad about your choice, remember how one sided it was last year...and what happened. ;)

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/302260839.jpg

[DAN!]

yeah, and i picked the giants last year \o/

[FranklinTard]

must hear about wards injuries and other things before i decide my final score... steelers will get the 6th though... mark my words!

[Dracula]

I'm waiting until I hear the weather report, the rain really screwed my prediction over the last time it was held in Florida.

[DAN!]

if it rains i am going to be pissed

[Alien]

2-1 the Reds?

I have no idea how American football works but I think I'll put in a guess just for giggles.

So far it's 3 to 1 for the Arizona Cardinals people to win (even if apparently it was one sided the other way last year) and from past results I think 30 is too high. I'm gonna say.

Arizona Cardinals: 29
Pittsburgh Steelers: 26

Someone remind me on the day and I'll see just how good/crap my guess was.

[Dogbert0228]

Arizona 17
Pittsburgh 13

[Tornado]

Arizona Cardinals - 31
Pittsburgh Steelers - 17

[ZombieMan]

Arizona Cardinals - 28
Pittsburgh Steelers - 17

[ViRUs]

wait, i dont get it. What if your total score is negative. Your predicted score is less than the actual score in both cases. You cant take a square root of a negative can you?

Anyways my pick:

Arizona- 17
Pittsburgh- 14

[JBond]

wait, i dont get it. What if your total score is negative. Your predicted score is less than the actual score in both cases. You cant take a square root of a negative can you?

The total sum could never be a negative because both team differences are first squared, removing the minus. The equation is for the radius of a circle.

Before I only used absolute values, not taking into effect the two scores' relation to each other.

[Boro]

Also, you can take the square root of a negative. http://media.ign.com/boardfaces/44.gif

[JBond]

You couldn't rank that result with other natural and imaginary numbers in a contest :alien:

[Ramplate]

Cards 20
Steelers 16

I actually think the score will be lower but Dogbert took my first guess already

[Steve from Indy]

Steelers - 3 touchdowns, 3 extra points, and 2 field goals.
Cardinals - 2 touchdowns, 3 extra points, and 2 field goals--and a ham sandwich.

[chewie]

The Steelers of Pittsburgh - 23
The Cardinals of Arizona - 17

[saveus1011]

Pittsburgh Steelers - 31
Arizona Cardinals - 24

To all of you who picked 'zona, you have a mortal enemy for two weeks. >=O

[Dhamon22]

I'm a huge Ravens fan, and I hate what I'm about to type:

Pittsburgh Steelers - 27

Arizona Cardinals - 13

I hope I'm wrong though. Go Arizona!

[JBond]

Steelers - 3 touchdowns, 3 extra points, and 2 field goals.
Cardinals - 2 touchdowns, 3 extra points, and 2 field goals--and a ham sandwich.

For the record, are you saying Steelers win, 27 - 21? (As if I don't have to do enough work. ;))

[Freelow]

Pittsburgh Steelers - 30
Arizona Cardinals - 27

As much as I am a Steelers fan, I was happy to see the Cardinals win the NFC championship.

[Tolkien]

Pittsburgh Steelers - 31
Arizona Cardinals - 24

To all of you who picked 'zona, you have a mortal enemy for two weeks. >=O

...I'll see you in two weeks. ;)

Arizona Cardinals - 24
Pittsburgh Steelers - 17

[Big-Lead5]

Cardinals 28

Steelers 21

[Steve from Indy]

For the record, are you saying Steelers win, 27 - 21? (As if I don't have to do enough work. ;))

Don't forget the ham sandwich. It'll take away the sting of the 27 - 21 loss.

[JBond]

Will Ben Roethlisberger be making this ham sandwich for them personally?

[ViRUs]

The total sum could never be a negative because both team differences are first squared, removing the minus. The equation is for the radius of a circle.

Before I only used absolute values, not taking into effect the two scores' relation to each other.

yeah your right, didnt see that my bad.



Also, you can take the square root of a negative. http://media.ign.com/boardfaces/44.gif

my math might be rusty but I thought you cant because the square root is anything times itself will equal that number. Meaning the square root of 100 is 10 (10X10=100). But -100 cant work because to get that you would have to multiply 10X-10. Because (-10)X(-10)=100.

sorry to go all math on anyone, it just all started with my first question and went from there, lol

[FranklinTard]

edit

[Alien]

My math might be rusty but I thought you cant because the square root is anything times itself will equal that number. Meaning the square root of 100 is 10 (10X10=100). But -100 cant work because to get that you would have to multiply 10X-10. Because (-10)X(-10)=100.

sorry to go all math on anyone, it just all started with my first question and went from there, lol
Actually Boro is right you can take a square root of a negative but it involves imaginary numbers or something like that. I never got that at my level of Maths in school so I might be off a wee bit.

[JBond]

Yes, and I have yet to see a contest involving imaginary scores. (Except for with the Lions. Oh snap!)

[Steve from Indy]

Will Ben Roethlisberger be making this ham sandwich for them personally?

Only if they treat him gently; otherwise it'll be the retarded water boy. And you do NOT want the water boy to make you a ham sandwich. :eek:


See how much more fun life can be when you live in your own little fantasy world?? :D

[Steve from Indy]

steelers 27
cardinals 21

No ham sandwich? Or even a coldcut sandwich?

[Steve from Indy]

Yes, and I have yet to see a contest involving imaginary scores. (Except for with the Lions. Oh snap!)

Oh no you di'ent!

[ViRUs]

thats true, i forgot about imaginary numbers. Shows how much use they are in real life......

[Papa]

Arizona - 24

Pittsburgh - 21

[JBond]

steelers 27
cardinals 21

There's no rule against identical guesses, but you should keep in mind that you'd have to share a victory with Steve if you win. ;)

thats true, i forgot about imaginary numbers. Shows how much use they are in real life......

Well of course not. They're imaginary numbers. Only real numbers are important in real life ...this is a wasted joke, isn't it? :(

[DAN!]

imaginary numbers? they didnt teach me that on sesame street

[Ewok Droppings]

Steelers - 24
Cardinals - 21

[ViRUs]

Well of course not. They're imaginary numbers. Only real numbers are important in real life ...this is a wasted joke, isn't it? :(


No man, it was good. I smiled a little bit at it.

[Justin]

Steelers - 28
Cardinals - 24

[FranklinTard]

hmm good call, i will switch it up.

27-17 steelers

[thebtskink]

Cardinals -- 21
Steelers -- 20

[Kitty]

Steelers - 20
Cardinals - 16

[Alien]

imaginary numbers? they didnt teach me that on sesame street
Sure they did, you must've missed it. It was the episode where Elmo finnaly got that guys fist out his ass.

[Danny Rand]

Cards 24

Steelers 20

[Tornado]

No man, it was good. I smiled a little bit at it.

Shhh, don't encourage him. ;)

[JBond]

Cardinals - 20
Steelers - 14

[IanTheCool]

Go Seahawks!

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

Obama already won ;)

but ummmmm

Steelers 3
Cards 56

I just want some huge one sided thing.... the real losers are already the people watching with these two teams.

[FranklinTard]

...?

[Knerys]

I don't think he likes football.....

[Alien]

My guess was he doesn't like the teams playing and is pissed that "his team" isn't playing.

[Knerys]

....I really don't think that's the case.

[Diablo]

He's Canadian. He doesn't have a team... yet;)

[JBond]

He's Canadian, he probably had to look up the teams first.

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

My guess was he doesn't like the teams playing.

We have a winnah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My team (Saints) sucks most of the time so I'm not pissed their not in it but I really don't like both of these teams.

[Knerys]

Then you don't have to watch. :p

[Alien]

He's Canadian, he probably had to look up the teams first.
I should've looked them up before I guessed... If only I cared that much.

[Brock Landers]

Steelers - 35
Cards - 17

[Dracula]

Cardinals - 21
Steelers - 17

[saveus1011]

Oh how wrong a few of you will be.

[JBond]

All but one?

[saveus1011]

We have a winnah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My team (Saints) sucks most of the time so I'm not pissed their not in it but I really don't like both of these teams.

Oh, so you don't know what it feels like to have a winning season. Understandable. ;)

[FranklinTard]

jibbs you did get my score change right?

[JBond]

Yep, I have you down for "27-17, Steelers"

[Dracula]

Edited

Anyway, I'm predicting the Cardinals because I think their underdog status will lead them to play a lot less cautiously. They have nothing to lose and I think they want it more. People have predicted against them every game of the post-season, much like the giants last year, and they've exceeded expectations each time.

[Knerys]

Steelers - 21

Cardinals - 17

[Tolkien]

...figures. ;)


<-- Bam!

[Knerys]

What kind of sick fan would I be if I peg them to lose??? :p


Even objectively I still like the Steelers. Our D against Warner's tendency to turn over the football. Something smells yummy. :hehe:

[Danny Rand]

again people are underestimating Warner and his big game ability along with the sheer bad assness of Fitz and Boldin

I can't wait til the Cards pull the upset

[JBond]

Oh? Because according to my records, more people are betting on the Cardinals than the Steelers.

[bbf2]

We have a winnah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My team (Saints) sucks most of the time so I'm not pissed their not in it but I really don't like both of these teams.

How can anyone hate the Cardinals? Unless you're a fan of a division rival, which you're not. That's like hating the Clippers...

But both of these teams are pretty exciting to watch, the Steelers defense and Cardinals offense both come up with a lot of spectacular plays pretty often...hell I would say the Cardinals are one of the MOST exciting teams in the league, especially since the playoffs began, with all their Warner-to-Fitzgerald goodness and trick plays and whatnot.

[FranklinTard]

do the cardinals have anything as awesome as this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxXaIqO6zs

[DAN!]

haha, nice

[Knerys]

do the cardinals have anything as awesome as this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxXaIqO6zs

:applaud:

[Danny Rand]

do the cardinals have anything as awesome as this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxXaIqO6zs

damn i was hoping it was a new Stellers version of the Superbowl Shuffle

[FranklinTard]

gotta win it before we put that one on the list.

[JBond]

Last year the winner of the pool didn't have the correct team winner. What would people think about having a rule this year where the only elligble winners are those who guessed the correct winning team?

Also, last call for scores if you haven't done so yet.

[Dracula]

How can anyone hate the Cardinals? Unless you're a fan of a division rival, which you're not. That's like hating the Clippers...

But both of these teams are pretty exciting to watch, the Steelers defense and Cardinals offense both come up with a lot of spectacular plays pretty often...hell I would say the Cardinals are one of the MOST exciting teams in the league, especially since the playoffs began, with all their Warner-to-Fitzgerald goodness and trick plays and whatnot.

I've hated the Cardinals ever since they beat the Vikings in the last second of the last game of the 2003 season, killing their playoff oppurtunities.

I'm still predicting the Cards, but I certainly won't be rooting for them

[JBond]

I've hated the Cardinals ever since they beat the Vikings in the last second of the last game of the 2003 season, killing their playoff oppurtunities.

That's funny, because I think that's when I first loved them because that hail mary allowed the Packers to get into the playoffs.


Football's funny.

[Boro]

Cardinals 34
Steelers 31

[Dracula]

That's funny, because I think that's when I first loved them because that hail mary allowed the Packers to get into the playoffs.


Football's funny.

Jibbs, you seem like a nice guy, almost nice enough for me to overlook the fact that you're a goddamn cheesehead, almost...
;)

[Tolkien]

Last year the winner of the pool didn't have the correct team winner. What would people think about having a rule this year where the only elligble winners are those who guessed the correct winning team?
Sounds good to me. I didn't even realize that about last year's pool.

[Diablo]

Cardinals - 20

Steelers - 17

[JBond]

Jibbs, you seem like a nice guy, almost nice enough for me to overlook the fact that you're a goddamn cheesehead, almost...
;)

:meanie:

[JBond]

Cardinals - 20

Steelers - 17

Heh, I was about to tell you that one was taken, but it's the one my sister chose.

[halo7]

Cardinals 23
Steelers 17

[Diablo]

Heh, I was about to tell you that one was taken, but it's the one my sister chose.

Are you saying I predict like a girl? ;)

[JBond]

Hey, my sister knows football. ;)

[DragnFire22]

I'm going radical.

Cardinals - 28
Steelers - 10

[Tolkien]

EDIT: Nevermind... I'm satisfied with my vote... lol.

[Steve from Indy]

Dammit! Stupid center. Thanks for the safety! :angry:

[Tolkien]

I... hate... the Steelers.

[JBond]

JustinW is the winner!!

Actual score: 27 - 23 Steelers
JustinW score: 28 - 24 Steelers

2nd place: Steve From Indy: 27 - 21 Steelers
3rd place: Ewok Droppings: 24 - 21 Steelers

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/353375855.jpg

[Dracula]

WOO HOO! Cardinals lose!

I hate cinderella stories

[JBond]

I wouldn't have guessed.

Way to cover all options by voting for the Cardinals, though.

[Steve from Indy]

JustinW is the winner!!

Actual score: 27 - 23 Steelers
JustinW score: 28 - 24 Steelers

2nd place: Steve From Indy: 27 - 21 Steelers
3rd place: Ewok Droppings: 24 - 21 Steelers

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/353375855.jpg

Boo!!! I was robbed! Damn new math. :mad: Can I still thank Jesus for my 2nd place finish? Actually, I blame Jesus for my 2nd place finish; he hates me. Bastard! :angry:

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3444/crazy1no.gif

[JBond]

Special kudos to Steve From Indy in ALSO being two total points off and all from a single safety that took away his perfect guess otherwise. ;)

Btw, those commercials were about as unfunny as last years'. I laughed a couple times here and there, but mostly it was commercials trying way to hard. (I'm looking at you, Mr. Guy-gets-hit-by-bus-at-end-for-no-reason Doritos.)

The best commercials were the ones that didn't try to be funny, like the Jason Statham Audi commercial and the Coca-Cola commercials where the bugs stole the coke.

[Jack]

Careerbuilder and Quicktrip made me laugh pretty hard. Hulu wasn't bad. Audi was great. The rest...whatever. Fantastic game though.

[halo7]

I liked Conan's Budweiser commercial, Baldwin's Hulu commercial, Statham's Audi commercial, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Pepsi Bob Dylan commercial. Yeah, Doritos definitely takes the "worst ads" prize this year. Well...maybe they tie with GoDaddy.com at least.

[Diablo]

Great, add insult to injury a Steeler fan wins the prediction game.

[JBond]

Yeah, the second Conan one was funny and the Alec Baldwin one was very funny.

[Dracula]

I liked Conan's Budweiser commercial, Baldwin's Hulu commercial, Statham's Audi commercial, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Pepsi Bob Dylan commercial. Yeah, Doritos definitely takes the "worst ads" prize this year. Well...maybe they tie with GoDaddy.com at least.


At least Salesgenie.com was nowhere to be seen

[Diablo]

The commercials were really really weak this year. Oh well, at least we got a great game.

[chewie]

Is it safe to say that Tyross got last? :)


The commercials were kind of weak this year. My favorites were the Coke Zero with ole #43, the MacGruber's Pepsi commercial, and the Careerbuilder.com ad just because you don't see a Koala bear with glasses on and a cup of coffee in its hand get punched everyday.

[bbf2]

Dang, I had 27-21 Steelers in my other pool. I wanted to add more to this one to cover my options, I should have stayed the same.

[JBond]

Is it safe to say that Tyross got last? :)


The commercials were kind of weak this year. My favorites were the Coke Zero with ole #43, the MacGruber's Pepsi commercial, and the Careerbuilder.com ad just because you don't see a Koala bear with glasses on and a cup of coffee in its hand get punched everyday.

It is VERY safe to say Tyross is dead last.

Yeah, the MacGruber thing was pretty good, but mostly because Richard Dean Anderson was in it. And I LOVED the koala bear getting punched in the face.

[Tolkien]

The final minute almost killed me. Had to be the toes. If his toes didn't land in bounds, I would have been a happy man right now.

[DAN!]

there is no way they would go out of bounds. it wasn't even that close.

but if the cards won, Fitz would have won superbowl mvp for sure. he is one the best in the league right now.... probably 2nd or 3rd.

[Ewok Droppings]

Did anyone else find the refs to be really annoying today?

[DAN!]

i think they took too long on some of those reviews. and i think they were better in the first half. that 2nd half they were starting to make me wish they got hit by lightning

[Ewok Droppings]

Isn't it kind of ironic that the last 2 SB's the Steelers have been in have both been against teams that have never been to the SB before and have both had complaints about the refs?

[Carnage Escobar]

Hahahaha, so glad the Cardinals failed epically and won myself $350. As always, I win in the end. I told them, I told those people that the Cardinals may make it to the Super Bowl, but they would not win it. Now I gotta go in tomorrow and say I told you so.


But on the other hand, I wanted the Cardinals to win just cause I can't stand the Steelers and the people here in this city need a winning team badly.

[Tolkien]

there is no way they would go out of bounds. it wasn't even that close.
What? Are you kidding me? His toes were the only thing to tap the ground before he fell out of bounds. If holmes had bent his knees only a little, he would have never made that touchdown. At the speed he was going, he would have passed the boundry and hit just beyond the endzone.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/IslandMovieBuff/Untitled-9.jpg

[Diablo]

That catch was better than last year's overrated David Tyree catch.

[Tolkien]

Did anyone else find the refs to be really annoying today?
The Refs, the Commercials, the Steelers, pretty much everything.

Although, Faith Hill = Amazing. Nuff Said. Good to see Jennifer Hudson out there.

[Alien]

JustinW is the winner!!

Actual score: 27 - 23 Steelers
JustinW score: 28 - 24 Steelers

2nd place: Steve From Indy: 27 - 21 Steelers
3rd place: Ewok Droppings: 24 - 21 Steelers

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/353375855.jpg
:confused:I don't understand that at all. 3rd and 4th are miles away from the middle line.:confused:

[Freelow]

What? Are you kidding me? His toes were the only thing to tap the ground before he fell out of bounds. If holmes had bent his knees only a little, he would have never made that touchdown. At the speed he was going, he would have passed the boundry and hit just beyond the endzone.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/IslandMovieBuff/Untitled-9.jpg

I think Tolkien just provided me my new desktop wallpaper.

[Steve from Indy]

I must have missed the part where Harrison was acting like an a-hole. What happened?

[DAN!]

What? Are you kidding me? His toes were the only thing to tap the ground before he fell out of bounds. If holmes had bent his knees only a little, he would have never made that touchdown. At the speed he was going, he would have passed the boundry and hit just beyond the endzone.


the toes are the only thing that need to be in bounds. and is is very much in bounds. he is like a good foot and a half in bounds. Good Wrs know how to keep their toes in bounds. cmakinhg a catch out of bounds is a rookie mistake, or a mistake made by a bad WR. Holems is a pretty solid WR. It only took me two vieews to know for sure it was

[Tolkien]

Oh I know about his toes, trust me, I've been thinking about the toes all damn night, lol. My friend gave me the same speech you just did as she rubbed her victory in my face before going home, lol. And isn't it so hard to ask for a bad wide reciever in a moment of possible victory on my part? IS IT? ;)

[DAN!]

yeah. it is just that they do it on purpose if they are close to going out. they never bend their knees. they always lock the legs straight to make sure the toes tap. even the bad ones do it. the bad ones just do it when they are over the white line.

[Knerys]

Tolkien....and I mean this in the nicest way possible. Stuff it. :)


Cardies had it up and Steelers marched it down the field when they needed to score. Harrison, while he does have a temper, does not pick a fight just because he feels like it. You would know this if you watched the team. Ike Taylor, on the other hand, still has a lot of growing up to do. Warner, and the Cards, played a great game. It just wasn't enough.


Complain about the refs. Yeah, they annoyed me too, but that's not the Steelers fault. Bottom line, Harrison made a big play, Roethlisberger lead his team on a last minute drive like a veteran. And he, with Holmes, got them the win. You cannot not take that away from the team or the fans. It was a battle and both teams fought with everything they had. Complaints just cheapen it for everyone.

I don't know why I'm bothering to say anything. I know it's only going to be chalked up to my fandom. But I'm proud of this team and everything they have done to get to this point. They have done it with pretty much no one giving a damn. They're not glamour. They're not explosive. They just love the game. And they play like it.

They deserve this just has much as anyone else. Maybe even a little more since they are the ones actually holding the trophy.

[Ewok Droppings]

I don't care who anyone is, what Harrison did to get his personal foul showed a complete lack of class. I don't know much about his personal life, but being a thug on the field shows a lot. Not cool at all.

[Knerys]

You past judgement one push? You played the game. You know how hot headed people get in the moment. Not says he should done that. But he looked hella pissed afterward. Somebody had to have said something.

[Ewok Droppings]

One push? It was several pushes and just being an ass. Even if you get pissed, you have to keep your cool and your professionalism about you. People talk smack on the field EVERY play and I don't see a fight breaking out like that every play. Classless.

[DAN!]

yeah, that did look wrong. but he was the only player that did anything like that, on either team.

[Knerys]

Fine.

They won. I'm happy. I'm not going to debate pointless details anymore.

[DAN!]

haha, i am not taking anything away from the steelers. they were the clear winner. i was just making an observation. it looked "wrong" but it wasn't exactly "bad." i think he just lost a little self control, which i think is understandable.

[Ewok Droppings]

Even Madden said he should have gotten ejected for it. I'm sorry, I know you guys have this thing because it's your team and all, but there comes a point when you have to call a spade a spade. If that was my team and someone did that I would call their ass out on it. Harrison lost a lot of respect on one play. For those who haven't seen the play, here's a crappy clip of it:

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[DAN!]

it looks worse when you watch it sober :hehe:

btw, maddon is still an idiot. but i might have to agree on this one a little bit

[JheyDC]

And.........the Steelers had to win......

[Ramplate]

Yeah he should have gotten tossed for that one

[Knerys]

Even Madden said he should have gotten ejected for it. I'm sorry, I know you guys have this thing because it's your team and all, but there comes a point when you have to call a spade a spade. If that was my team and someone did that I would call their ass out on it. Harrison lost a lot of respect on one play.

Ewok, I'm not saying he was right in pushing him over. I'm saying his reaction was slightly unusual and that there seems to be more to it than what we saw. Should he have been ejected? I don't know, though I have seen others get away with worse. That's not my call to make. Everyone loses a little self-control at one time or another.


He got penalized for it and bears the disdain of millions of bandwagon fans. There. Validation.

[Danny Rand]

Tolkien....and I mean this in the nicest way possible. Stuff it. :)


Cardies had it up and Steelers marched it down the field when they needed to score. Harrison, while he does have a temper, does not pick a fight just because he feels like it. You would know this if you watched the team. Ike Taylor, on the other hand, still has a lot of growing up to do. Warner, and the Cards, played a great game. It just wasn't enough.


Complain about the refs. Yeah, they annoyed me too, but that's not the Steelers fault. Bottom line, Harrison made a big play, Roethlisberger lead his team on a last minute drive like a veteran. And he, with Holmes, got them the win. You cannot not take that away from the team or the fans. It was a battle and both teams fought with everything they had. Complaints just cheapen it for everyone.

I don't know why I'm bothering to say anything. I know it's only going to be chalked up to my fandom. But I'm proud of this team and everything they have done to get to this point. They have done it with pretty much no one giving a damn. They're not glamour. They're not explosive. They just love the game. And they play like it.

They deserve this just has much as anyone else. Maybe even a little more since they are the ones actually holding the trophy.

they deserve mad respect from everyone because they overcame a hell of a lot just to get there and then to put it together when it is all on the line and get it done is what it is all about

he did punch the due outright though which was really odd at that time

[Danny Rand]

Yeah he should have gotten tossed for that one

meh game was basically over by then it didn't matter enough

haha Skip Bayles sis talking about it right now and about how Farrior taken his helmet off on the field before the game was over was a penalty and how they blew calling Holmes for his on field celebration when it is in the rulebook you can't do it lol

[DAN!]

meh game was basically over by then it didn't matter enough

haha Skip Bayles sis talking about it right now and about how Farrior taken his helmet off on the field before the game was over was a penalty and how they blew calling Holmes for his on field celebration when it is in the rulebook you can't do it lol


which is why it didn't matter much. tossing him out would have been a matter of principle, because he deserved to get thrown out. But it didn't effect the score at all. penalty or no, the steelers would have won.

[FranklinTard]

so....

sixburgh?

[DAN!]

haha, was that the headline in the paper or something?

[FranklinTard]

thats what everyone was screaming in the streets.

[DAN!]

it is actually kind of catchy.

[FranklinTard]

drunks are clever. multiple streets were closed down for the celebrations. couches were set ablaze in oakland... it was glorious. no real violence though, just against couches.

[Tolkien]

Tolkien....and I mean this in the nicest way possible. Stuff it. :)


Cardies had it up and Steelers marched it down the field when they needed to score. Harrison, while he does have a temper, does not pick a fight just because he feels like it. You would know this if you watched the team. Ike Taylor, on the other hand, still has a lot of growing up to do. Warner, and the Cards, played a great game. It just wasn't enough.


Complain about the refs. Yeah, they annoyed me too, but that's not the Steelers fault. Bottom line, Harrison made a big play, Roethlisberger lead his team on a last minute drive like a veteran. And he, with Holmes, got them the win. You cannot not take that away from the team or the fans. It was a battle and both teams fought with everything they had. Complaints just cheapen it for everyone.

I don't know why I'm bothering to say anything. I know it's only going to be chalked up to my fandom. But I'm proud of this team and everything they have done to get to this point. They have done it with pretty much no one giving a damn. They're not glamour. They're not explosive. They just love the game. And they play like it.

They deserve this just has much as anyone else. Maybe even a little more since they are the ones actually holding the trophy.
After reading that, I feel... violated. You miss, have violated me. :P

That is all.

[DAN!]

oh yeah. me and my friends created a fraternaty called C PI Rona by being really drunk and messing around with a corona banner we stole from the roof of a bar. It sounded stupid at the time..... but it caught on quickly

[DAN!]

After reading that, I feel... violated. You miss, have violated me. :P

That is all.

you def been violated. you have a heroes avy :P

[Tolkien]

I had to change it. Looking at the Cardinals Avy just kept pissing me off. lol.

[Knerys]

After reading that, I feel... violated. You miss, have violated me. :P

That is all. ;)

[JheyDC]

drunks are clever. multiple streets were closed down for the celebrations. couches were set ablaze in oakland... it was glorious. no real violence though, just against couches.

Are you from Oakland California?

[FranklinTard]

oakland pa. sorry shoulda quantified that one. its where university of pittsburgh is at, where i go to school.

[JheyDC]

ah ok..thought Oakland here...it gets pretty crazy there like you mentioned so I thought I'd ask...

[DAN!]

man, it has rained all day today so far..... it was just one day a way from having crappy weather at the SB

[DragnFire22]

Where was the booth review at the end of the game?

[DAN!]

probably in the booth....

[Knerys]

They said there was and that they ruled it officially a fumble. *shrug*

It was a very anti-climatic way to end the game.

[DAN!]

the steelers final TD was the real ending to the game imo

[Knerys]

Not when there are 35 seconds left and you just watch them piss away a 13 point lead!

[DAN!]

i thought there were only 15 secs? i was pretty sure. when i saw the final TD i couldn't see arizona come back from it. especially when they showed warner's face after the TD.

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

It is VERY safe to say Tyross is dead last.

Go me ;)

[Dhamon22]

so....

sixburgh?

More like sicksburgh...

I hate the Steelers, but they deserve props. Great game.

[Justin]

JustinW is the winner!!

Actual score: 27 - 23 Steelers
JustinW score: 28 - 24 Steelers

2nd place: Steve From Indy: 27 - 21 Steelers
3rd place: Ewok Droppings: 24 - 21 Steelers

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL715/2562261/5091714/353375855.jpg

Hah, that's awesome!

[DAN!]

yeah, but you still were off by one point on each team. dummy ;)