HOW IN THE FUCK????

I've always felt like it was rigged but mostly that was just being a fanatic who loves the Steelers and hates the Pats but after this shit right here.. this is just a blatant fuck you to all fans.

How do you change the rule interpretation for the SB? How Sway?

I still think the Pats got every fucking call there way leading up to the SB when it came to "what is a catch" but then to see them rule the opposite way in the SB was lovely.. and shitty, now that they admit they fucked everyone over... except Philly fans, lol.


https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Bolt/NFL-VP-of-officiating-admits-refs-handled-Super-Bowl-catch-rule-differently-116754835

Tim Hasselbeck spoke on ESPN's NFL Live after the league changed the catch rule on Tuesday and said that the NFL's VP of Officiating, Al Riveron, told Chris Mortensen and Sal Paolantonio that catches were handled differently in the Super Bowl then they were over the rest of the season. This will have the rare effect of infuriating multiple fan bases equally. The New England Patriots can argue that the league didn't stick to the letter of the law, and it cost them a championship. Given that organization's history with the league office, most notably in the DeflateGate and SpyGate scandals, this will no doubt light a fire under fans who are still stunned by the loss.

Just as angry, though, would be Pittsburgh Steelers fans. They would argue that if the league was aware of how broken the rule was, they should have been so well before Jesse James ever tried to catch a game-winning touchdown against the Patriots in the regular season. In their eyes, the Dez Bryant catch should have forced change on the league's part, especially if they were willing to enact that change before a formal vote was taken. Essentially, common sense dictated that the league handle catches differently in the Super Bowl because the rule was broken, but that common sense was absent when the Steelers needed it to beat the Patriots.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*