In all the strange sports news that's happened this season, I'd say this may just be at the top of the weird list. I don't quite understand the story, how it's happened and why. The stories say, the Patriots somehow deflated 11 out of the 12 game balls used for the championship game against the Colts. Of the things that I ponder in this story, at the top of the list is why only 11? Why not 12? For some reason, that's the point that loses the thread for me.
Because of the low air in the game balls, the Patriots were supposedly able to keep a hold on the ball better as well as kick them more accurately, which in turn allowed them to beat the Colts (seriously beat the Colts.) But in my head, here's the other question I keep asking - if the lower inflation point on the balls helped the Patriots, wouldn't it have also helped the Colts?
Then there's the question of inspection. Aren't the refs and officials inspecting the balls before the game? Why didn't they pick up on the lower inflation before the game? And in the case that they're not inspecting, why aren't they the ones responsible for bringing the equipment to the games? Wouldn't that be more fair? And lastly, why in the world would any team assume they wouldn't get caught if they tried something as stupid as this?
So as much as I'd like to believe the stupid Patriots (ugh! I'm so not a fan!) cheated and will disqualified from the Super Bowl (thus opening up a spot for the Ravens to play the Colts for a chance, naturally), I just can't believe they did. I'm pretty darn sure, they won that game fair and square (unfortunately.) But I'm also not getting on the "Yay Patriots, you really are a great team!" train either. That'll never happen!
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