Alas.

[sarea]

Boy am I glad I'm not into professional sports. I was rooting for the Seahawks because hey, at least they have some connection to me. The loss was disappointing to watch, but I'm sure for others around here, was heart wrenching. :( But like I said, I'm glad I didn't have much invested in the game, because if I'd had to watch what happened yesterday to a team I really cared about, I would have burst several blood vessels. Wow, some of those calls. Just, wow. Those refs had no business being so bloody visible in a game like that. It's times like these when you really have to wonder about shady/underhanded dealings that go on behind the scenes. O.o

Let's see what sports geeks experts at ESPN have to say:

This is the TOP STORY on the site currently. Quote: "Here's what referee Bill Leavy's crew did, point blank: It robbed Seattle."

This ESPN sports commentator doesn't even like the Seahawks and yet even he concludes that the officials were frauds. And goes on to say, "I'm not sure they (the Steelers) deserved to win this game."

From the peanut gallery, a poll: Were the Seahawks robbed/was the officiating bad? I was actually surprised by how many people answered YES. Either the Seahawks has more fans than I imagined, or people really are riled up by yesterday's game. Check it out, and vote yourself.

What was most enjoyable was being at romanticalgirl's Super Bowl party, eating the cheesy thingy appetizer and later, building my own chicken fajitas. Laura made so much that following any little Seahawks moment she was like, "Celebrate with FOOD!" Haha.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_____faith/]

I watched the game yesterday and didn't care who won -- but I don't think the officiating would've made that much of a difference, personally.

Oh sports, how debatable you are.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I guess that's the point -- we'll never know. :) I mean, certainly if the Seahawks were a 'better' team, they could/should have overcome all those things that weren't going their way, and won it anyway. But the two teams seemed equally matched -- it would have been a much better game if we could have watched the teams play, instead of the officials officiating.

Pittsburgh definitely made some key plays, so it's not as if they didn't do anything to deserve the win. But in sports one of the most important aspects is momentum, and Seattle got that taken away time and time again. There's only so many times you can beat a guy into the ground before he won't bother to get back up again.

I don't think those sports writers -- nor do I -- think that the Seahawks necessarily would have won the game had the officiating been better. But the bad officiating happened, and one team was unfairly favored over the other (that seems to be almost universally agreed upon), and now we'll NEVER KNOW.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_____faith/]

Yay for the mysteries of the world! X)

Good analysis of the game :O