Super Bowl Weekend!!! Who ya Rootin For?!

[ajax18]

Football and basketball are so subjective. It seems you never know which set of rules they plan to enforce. Didn't Kansas City's defense hold a lot through the regular season?

Agreed. What's allowed in one game doesn't necessarily go in another. Get to baseball and the strike zones can really be subjective. If you're a player, you have to adjust to how the game is being called. I'd agree that KC got tagged with some calls that they got away with previously. That's got to be tough if you're a defensive back.

Back in the day, guys like Lester Hayes would cover their bodies in stick-em and drape all over the receiver. It's a lot tougher to cover nowadays.

I don't understand why it can't be more objective. I've heard explanations such as, "People pay money to see a freak of nature like Shaquille O'Neal when they come to the arena. If he's sitting on the bench fouled out, then fans might not come back." Imagine if tennis were to say we need to bend the rules to get Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal through their opening round matches and into the final because that would sell more tickets.

[Lem]

Agreed. What's allowed in one game doesn't necessarily go in another. Get to baseball and the strike zones can really be subjective. If you're a player, you have to adjust to how the game is being called. I'd agree that KC got tagged with some calls that they got away with previously. That's got to be tough if you're a defensive back.

Back in the day, guys like Lester Hayes would cover their bodies in stick-em and drape all over the receiver. It's a lot tougher to cover nowadays.

I'm sensing that caught KC off guard, suddenly the rules changed. Although, the statistical anomaly of 90 penalty yards in SB second quarter to KC really stands out. Is there an explanation?

[Dr Exiled]

KC's db's were holding a lot and got busted. Anyway, their offensive line and the injuries was the difference. KC couldn't run and Mahomes was running for his life the entire game it seemed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breaking ... i-BB1du417

[Gunnar]

As in parallel to and only about a foot off the ground, for 35 yards, after basically running a 50 yard dash to out-dodge two bucks trying to tackle him. Unbelievable, right?

Yeah! That was the incredible part! I was totally gobsmacked seeing that play. What incredible coordination and presence of mind under stress he displayed while executing that pass! It would already have been hard enough completing that pass if he had both feet firmly planted on the ground while trying to evade those two guys at the same time!

[Jersey Girl]

So is it over yet?

[Some Schmo]

I'm sensing that caught KC off guard, suddenly the rules changed. Although, the statistical anomaly of 90 penalty yards in SB second quarter to KC really stands out. Is there an explanation?

I haven't seen such a poorly officiated Super Bowl since the Bettis bowl in 2005. It looked like the entire ref team wanted to hand Brady his 7th. It was obvious and pathetically one-sided.

Oh well. It's only sports.

[Lem]

So is it over yet?

No, honey. We'll let you know. It might be a while.

[Jersey Girl]

So is it over yet?

No, honey. We'll let you know. It might be a while.

Thank ya, sweetie!

[Philo Sofee]

OK, it's over now. Kansas City came close to winning...... in the first minute. Tom Brady won again at the end of the game. Tampa Bay be the champs. Oh and....Tom is coming back next year.

[Bret Ripley]

I'm sensing that caught KC off guard, suddenly the rules changed. Although, the statistical anomaly of 90 penalty yards in SB second quarter to KC really stands out. Is there an explanation?

I haven't seen such a poorly officiated Super Bowl since the Bettis bowl in 2005. It looked like the entire ref team wanted to hand Brady his 7th. It was obvious and pathetically one-sided.

Oh well. It's only sports.

In the end, I started binge-watching "All Creatures Great and Small" and missed the game entirely. Party with me if you dare.