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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jan 26, 2015 - 12:11pm PT
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Seahawks being the ones (ML) who thumb their nose at authority
As a very long-suffering Cal fan, and an even longer-suffering critic of sports "journalism," Marshawn's attitude toward the press amuses me. I wish, though, that he'd go back to giving interviews. When he was playing for my Golden Bears, the following colloquy ensued (or words to this effect):
Q: ML, what is your favorite pro team?
ML: The Raiders.
Q: Have you ever sat in the Black Hole?
ML: Look, I said my favorite team is the Raiders. I didn't say I was insane!
John
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Jan 26, 2015 - 01:12pm PT
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SNL nailed it! Duggy Spoons aka the Patriots ballboy tells us we can't
handle the truth.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 02:23pm PT
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Oh yeah, he's soooo innocent! NOT!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 26, 2015 - 02:31pm PT
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YO, BRADY! YOU BEEN TRIED AND CONVICTED ON SUPERTOPO!
LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER AS FAR AS YER CONCERNED, RIGHT?
I'd like to see 'em play a game with 7 psi in the balls.
That would be some old skool radness!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 03:06pm PT
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And no helmets. Or should I say old school leather with no face mask.
My dad played with a leather helmet and no face mask, for the Carlsbad Cavemen!!!
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DanaB
climber
CT
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Jan 26, 2015 - 03:14pm PT
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Who is Tom Brady?
Marcia Brady's brother.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 26, 2015 - 03:34pm PT
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Butt can she cook?
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jan 26, 2015 - 03:45pm PT
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what game?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 03:56pm PT
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What cooking?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Jan 26, 2015 - 04:05pm PT
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My dad played with a leather helmet and no face mask, for the Carlsbad Cavemen!!!
Mine too...for the U. Wisconsin Badgers in 1938.
I player HS ball in the 60's with just one bar and a plastic lid. He thought we were sissies.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 04:07pm PT
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I player HS ball in the 60's with just one bar and a plastic lid. He thought we were sissies.
I'll see if I can find a pic of my dad in that rig. It's priceless!!
He was the quarterback, and had his nose busted a couple few times, yikes!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 26, 2015 - 04:27pm PT
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hey there say, survival and all you guys...
say, i been hearing this on the radio news, a lot, and me, i don't watch the games, no tv channels, etc...
or visiting at homes, that do, but i still get curious how things are going, as i have many friends that DO watch...
well, i have a question...
i do not understand (though of course, i know the issue of dishonesty is serious) well, i do not understand how the ball issue affects the
whole outcome, as to one team over the other??
did the ONE team practice with low inflated footballs, so they would have the advantage, and thus 'plan this out'...
as, otherwise, wouldn't the OTHER team's situation be the SAME?
in action-reaction, with these low-pressured balls??
not sure if i asked this, in a 'understandable way' but what i mean,
were not the teams, equal-equal as to the 'playing with such a situation'??
just curious, and trying to understand...
and well, you know--
you guys always have vast answers to give, when we all
are in need, that
help SHALL arise, here, for me to understand all this...
thus, please explain,
:)
thanks guys, :)
(oh, easier said: i thought they ALL used the same ball, now, i was just reading a link, and it is so? that they have their own footballs that they bring/use??? each team, does?? how does work, through, shouldn't each team use the same ball?? obviously, guys, i don't get it) :(
oh my...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 04:40pm PT
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Hiya neebz!!
An under-inflated ball is easier to pass, catch, and carry.
The defense has a harder time stripping the ball from a carrier.
Each team gets to use "their" balls on offense, thus the controversy over Toms cheating. Get it?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 26, 2015 - 04:42pm PT
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The NFL sure has a lot of balls.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 26, 2015 - 04:43pm PT
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hey there say, survival...
ahhhh, okay, i just got done editing my post and i just saw yours now...
yeah, i do understand, they are easier to hang onto, but i SURE did not
get what was going on, with
each team getting to use their own football...
wow, NEVER did i even suspect that, as, well, you knowwwwwwwww--
you'd 'THINK' it'd make someone try to cheat...
:O
well, SO NOW i see...
and it is in the offense, you say... okay, i begin to see now, and after
reading that link, on 'fumbles and patriats' etc...
i understand now, why all the fuss about what to me,
seemed very odd...
thanks so much, survival,
wow... thought it was just a game about doing your best, under all situations and types of weather, etc...
ooops, i am sure 'out of touch' here, :))
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 26, 2015 - 04:46pm PT
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hey there say, T hocking... wow, say, thanks for all that insight there...
wow, yeah, NEVER knew that...
and seems a proper code like that SHOULD keep
'cheaters' at bay, but it 'so looks' like it sadly had not, and
ruined sportsmanship... (edited, if this SO be the case, of course,
in this situation) ...
:(
say--sure wonder if high-school and college football
gets checked into, on all this stuff, huh??
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rbord
Boulder climber
atlanta
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Jan 26, 2015 - 05:14pm PT
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Interesting sharps analytics article. The patriots have been cheating with the ball from 2010 -2014 and they never got caught doing it during that time. I guess that supports our belief that all the other teams are cheating with the ball and not getting caught at it. Or I guess it supports whatever belief we like best. Confirmation bias is just wildly advantageous!
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climbinginchico
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 26, 2015 - 05:47pm PT
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But if I remember correctly, after the referee supposedly tests the balls for correct inflation, they are then put in the possession of the "ball boys" or whatever the NFL calls them, and neither team would really have the ability to adjust the inflation pressure. Unless they paid off a referee, but I thought that only happens in the NBA?
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