MyDD :: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX & XL results!

NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX & XL results!

by Veteran75, Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:16:55 AM EST

You may have heard the news this week that PA Senator Arlen Specter is considering an inquiry into the New England Patriots 'Spy-Gate' controversy. That NFL story will heading to the back pages after today's big announcement that the results of Super Bowl XXXIX and Super Bowl XL will be reversed.

These Super Bowls were held in Michigan and Florida, and NFL officials were inundated with calls of yard disenfranchisement. The Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks can now claim victory in those Super Bowls, since it was determined that gaining more yards was a better metric in determining victory.

Normally points earned by field goals, touchdowns, safeties, and extra points determine the outcome of professional football games. There was discussion on the fairness of that traditional metric. The NFL Rules Committee considered changing the metric to only count touchdowns in the second half of the game, and ignore all field goals. It was decided to use the "total net yardage" metric to determine victor in all Super Bowls retroactive to 2005.

CONGRATULATIONS to the new Super Bowl champions!

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Tags: metrics, super bowl, nfl, snark, points, yards, michigan, florida (all tags)

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One yard = One vote (1.80 / 5)

snark

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:18:49 AM EST

Re: One yard = One vote (2.00 / 2)

Nice job! We haven't had a good rick roll in a long time.

;o)

Rec'd for that alone.

by McTrollop on Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:37:28 AM EST
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Good piece of snark (2.00 / 2)

Don't forget that special teams scores don't count for as many points because many of them don't play except for punts, field goals and kickoffs.

A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy. - Teddy Roosevelt

by minvis on Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:43:36 AM EST

Re: Good piece of snark (2.00 / 1)

Good point!

I will have to see if punt yardage can be factored in.

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:45:29 AM EST
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Re: Good piece of snark (2.00 / 2)

indeed why should their points count as much as those who have to be on the field, play after play?

Obama said, as Bill beamed. "Thank you, President Clinton."

by TruthMatters on Fri May 16, 2008 at 08:46:01 AM EST
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Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX (2.00 / 3)

Oh, this is BS... everyone knows that the Patriots should have been crowned champions prior to the season! It was their turn!!! They worked so hard and endured so much over the years... playing in crappy foxboro stadium, the 1-15 seasons in the 90's.... It was THEIR TURN! How dare the Giants step in and challenge them this year! It was THEIR TURN!!! I can't believe that the NFL didn't step in and overturn this year's super bowl so that they could have a perfect season. They were entitled to that perfect season! Yes, they were!!!

Anyways, this whole thing disgusts me... Until, they overturn the will of the fans, I've stopped giving the NFL my time and money and am just going to go to the Arena Football League games instead! That'll show 'em!

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:05:23 AM EST

Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX (2.00 / 2)

Nice take!

by FOB92 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:07:16 AM EST
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Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX (2.00 / 2)

The Senate . . . err . . I mean the Arena Football League is fun and exciting. You will be entertained

:-D

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:09:04 AM EST
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Actually... (none / 0)

...don't get me started on XL or I'll go on a long rant about the officiating.

(Why yes I do live in Seattle and I am still pissed at having our best chance of a championship in one of the two sports I care about taken away.)

Beat McCain!

by thezzyzx on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:15:28 AM EST

Re: Actually... (2.00 / 1)

Sorry bro.

I am a Raiders fan that is still 'bitter' about the 'tuck rule' game.

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:17:19 AM EST
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Re: Actually... (none / 0)

Well at least you have other championships there.

Stupid offensive PI call.

Veggieburger did NOT break the plane damnit!

Damn Jerramy Stevens dropping an easy pass.

Damn DJ for not getting that second foot in bounds.

Holding? WHAT holding call.

15 yards for trying to tackle a player!?!?!?

....ok this day is shot now as I spend it on playing the what if game...

Beat McCain!

by thezzyzx on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:28:44 AM EST
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I am a Steelers fan (none / 0)

but in the spirit of party unity I will not flame.

by JJE on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:46:08 AM EST
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Re: I am a Steelers fan (none / 0)

Hey, you still got the parade and all that. All we have is bitterness.

We'll get you in Super Bowl C!

Beat McCain!

by thezzyzx on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:49:21 AM EST
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Re: Actually... (none / 0)

Oh, please... you don't know sports pain until you've lived in Cleveland...

Still, the NBA is screwing you guys royally... blame Starbucks guy, though, for selling the Sonics to a guy whom he KNEW was going to move the team to OKC.

I hope starbucks guy wins his lawsuit, though... That OKC owner is pure scum.

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Fri May 16, 2008 at 12:58:07 PM EST
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Re: Actually... (none / 0)

And the Raiders didn't benefit from some generous officiating in their 1976 playoff win over the Pats? (The Raiders went on to beat the Vikings in the Super Bowl.)

by KTinOhio on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:47:03 AM EST
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Re: Actually... (none / 0)

Ahhh . . . memories!

I guess that was a make-up for the "immaculate reception" dagger.

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:20:16 AM EST
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Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX (none / 0)

just one question regarding the poll:

I would normally answer total points since that seems to be what is in the rulebook but I had best figure out which team is leading in each statistical category first. That will allow me to give an objective answer.

by Rick in Eugene on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:29:45 AM EST

Lets stop being jerks and start acting like adults (none / 0)

Joy!

More snark! Because the bleeping discourse isn't silly enough already!

Guys and gals, Obama won, lets show some grace. Kicking people when they're down is not how we do things.

"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman

by Ernst on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:30:30 AM EST

Re: Lets stop being jerks and start acting like ad (2.00 / 1)

Sorry . . . I just needed a break from the serious crap. Was only intended as a light-hearted break. I was always in the vote for any DEM camp.

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:33:06 AM EST
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Re: Lets stop being jerks (none / 0)

There ought to be more frivolity on this site, not less. It's typically rather tense as compared to some of the others. The diarist is not lampooning Hills herself but rather the "metrics" arguments being tossed around. I think it's well in bounds and pretty funny - especially with the rick roll!

I like baked beans.

by SpideyDem on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:15:42 AM EST
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Re: Lets stop being jerks (none / 0)

I try to bring Rick in once a month!

;-D

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:19:23 AM EST
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Re: Lets stop being jerks (none / 0)

No doubt Rick appreciates it!!

I like baked beans.

by SpideyDem on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:24:00 AM EST
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They need to have a convention (2.00 / 1)

At the convention, they'll decide that neither one won legally, and just give the Super Bowl to Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers as an appealing alternate.

In this avalanche, the pebbles get to vote.

That One/Another Fella '08

by Dracomicron on Fri May 16, 2008 at 09:49:09 AM EST

Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl (2.00 / 1)

I'm interested in where the NBA with determine the 3 point line was during this year's playoffs.

LeBron and Chris Paul are the only marketable young super stars still in, so, you know one or the other will win.

That is unless they hire someone really talented from the Clinton campaign-- then D Wade might get a ring after all.

He is from Florida and so the rules disenfranchised the Florida fans.

I'd say Detroit had a chance but they only have one white guy and he has a funny name and might not be hard working. And Real Americans would never support Rasheed, so the supers must intervene for the good of the league.

McCain just lied again

by wrb on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:14:49 AM EST

NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX & XL result (2.00 / 1)

I hate the Patriots. If this were actually true I would be happy. LOL

by JustJennifer on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:23:51 AM EST

Re: NFL overturns Super Bowl XXXIX & XL (2.00 / 1)

I'm not a Seahawks fan, but they were robbed in that Super Bowl.

by rfahey22 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 10:50:41 AM EST

Another worthless, divisive diary (none / 0)

Another worthless, and divisive diary. However i'm sure the usual crowd will just chalk it up to humor; something like boys will boys, snark will be snark.

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Fri May 16, 2008 at 11:07:35 AM EST

Re: Another worthless, divisive diary (none / 0)

You can take it as divisive.

It does not mention any candidate, and it is fun to have a little sports chat from time to time.

Relax.

NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!

by Veteran75 on Fri May 16, 2008 at 12:48:17 PM EST
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Re: Another worthless, divisive diary (none / 0)

oh I see. It's what passes for humor with some people--kind of what I thought.

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Fri May 16, 2008 at 03:01:12 PM EST
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