Interesting SB Video

mr_sunshine · Post #1 » by **mr_sunshine** » Wed Feb 6, 2008 10:40 pm

http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=27384

I don't know if it's been posted elsewhere, so sorry if this isn't new, but I thought it was interesting enough to post here. Not sure how I feel about it, but I noticed this live and thought the whole Coughlin touching the ref and the clock not starting was pretty suspect.

VinnyTheMick · Post #2 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Wed Feb 6, 2008 11:14 pm

Did the spycam record this?

CJ_18 · Post #3 » by **CJ_18** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:17 am

High 5 · Post #4 » by **High 5** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:32 am

The ref was standing over the ball and making a judgment on the first down. Giants could have easily hurried it up there. Not seeing the big deal. It's not like the scored as time expired. If anything the refs gave New England a chance.

holdupstop23 · Post #5 » by **holdupstop23** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:58 am

travis minor · Post #6 » by **travis minor** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 1:04 am

NoSkyy · Post #7 » by **NoSkyy** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 1:25 am

What a terrible video.

Post #8 » by **sunshinekids99** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:46 am

I don't understand why the clock was stopped. But I'm not going to use it as an excuse either.

travis minor · Post #9 » by **travis minor** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:54 am

cameras, etc

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #10 » by **Buck You** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 4:47 am

The clock was messed up all game.

Post #11 » by **Bleeding Green** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:55 am

I noticed this live, but I don't think it really affected anything. I mean, I guess it did, but it doesn't matter.

Pretty interesting stuff.

This stuff happens way too much in sports. Football especially. It's crucial, crucial stuff and the timekeepers just **** it up far too often. Like when a play is run and time ticks off the clock, but the ref whistles the play dead--that time should go back on the clock but it never does.

It appears that Belichick actually did run off the field well after time expired. Hmm.

mr_sunshine · Post #12 » by **mr_sunshine** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:10 am

sunshinekids99 wrote:I don't understand why the clock was stopped. But I'm not going to use it as an excuse either.

I agree, the Giants still deserved to win. It was just a little odd IMO.

And of course my posting this spurs a whole LOL OWNED ROFL GG ROFL thread instead an actual debate. I should have known. :noway:

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #13 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 8:10 am

NoSkyy wrote:What a terrible video.

Kid Vicious · Post #14 » by **Kid Vicious** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:07 pm

It was an 'unofficial' measurement. They had no choice but to stop the clock. If they just gave him the first down, they would have hurried up and snapped the ball.

A nice try by a bitter Patriots fan, however.

WEFFPIM · Post #15 » by **WEFFPIM** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 4:16 pm

NoSkyy wrote:What a terrible video.

hermes · Post #16 » by **hermes** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 8:57 pm

conspiracy theorists :noway:

James_Dolan · Post #17 » by **James_Dolan** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 9:02 pm

That was lame. That dude just needs to admit defeat and move on.

Post #18 » by **sunshinekids99** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 9:11 pm

Kid Vicious wrote:It was an 'unofficial' measurement. They had no choice but to stop the clock. If they just gave him the first down, they would have hurried up and snapped the ball.

A nice try by a bitter Patriots fan, however.

The clock should have been restarted after the first down signal.

gooGD · Post #19 » by **gooGD** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 10:46 pm

sunshinekids99 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

The clock should have been restarted after the first down signal.

This happens in almost EVERY NFL football game where the clock fails to start.

Nothing new.

Kid Vicious · Post #20 » by **Kid Vicious** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:38 am

sunshinekids99 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

The clock should have been restarted after the first down signal.

Even if they did re-start the clock, keep in mind that there was still 40 seconds left when they scored.

If anything, that clock mis-hap gave the Pats a chance at the end of the game they shouldn't have had!!