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I just can't believe this.
We have demolished the colts 3 times before, all of them within the rules.
This is bad if the 11 are uniform. The Patriots could have inflated the balls with hot air which increases the PSI before they are measured then they decrease as they cool. This would actually be legal
Doing the math
12.5 PSI at 139 degrees = 10.5 PSI at 45 degrees
If the rule books don't ban it it is legal. As I said I do car racing. F1 is similar as far as how teams deal with rules as Bellicheck does. If the NFL does not want this then they need to explicitly ban it and then test the balls after the game. There would be nothing illegal in filling the balls with hot air before inspection knowing they would decrease after cooled but I doubt this is what they did.
This sucks
Since the measurement was during the game, physics could explain most of the drop. Going from 70F to 50F would be about a 1.5 PSI drop (as people here have calculated), and the balls are reported to have been measured at 11 PSI.
So it could be physics, it could be that the refs didn't do their job pre-game, or it could be that NE cheated. Can't tell from what we know.
This makes a lot of senseI'm convinced now that belichick saw his team put the ball on the ground 3 or 4 times vs bal & decided to have the game balls deflated to be softer to give his players a better grip on the ball....inexcusable
I don't know why you are getting disgreed, you are making me laugh during tough times.Sadly, if anyone is responsible it's probably Brady. Why would belichick under inflate balls without his quarterbacks consent...?
So there goes Bill's.. Hey..I didnt know anything til this morning crap during his interviews.. He knew at the halfBen Volin @BenVolin 32 seconds ago
Globe confirms that game officials discovered at halftime that game balls were underinflated. Tested each ball twice with different gauges
The balls are given to refs on Friday.
it would be funny if they ran the tape and it was actually PEYTON MANNING caught on the sideline deflating the ballswould be ironic if cameras cleared us of all of this.
Just like boxing or mma!I hope they weigh the balls for the SuperBowl live on TV before the game, and then we blow out Seattle.
Its been done and you cant tell.I'd personally like to feel an 11 PSI ball vs. 12.5 PSI ball. I wonder how noticeable the difference would be.