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1. Of course the refs had a big deal to do with the outcome, as they do every game, to claim otherwise is lunacy. If they do not call roughing the passer on Dansby, if they call Holmes for excessive celebration after his go-ahead TD, if they eject Harrison for punching a Cardinal, if they do not call holding against Pittsburgh for the satefy, then the game would have gone differently. Not reviewing that last play was absolutely ridiculous and giving Arizona another shot with 5 seconds remaining definately could change the outcome. 2. Most seemed to go Pittsburgh's way, this is why people are complaining.
Not true. I don't remember any bad calls in last year's Patriots/Giants game, and considering how hated the Patriots are on this forum, you can bet your butt that those bad calls would have been talked about to death. Bottom line: When bad calls that directly impact a game happened, people are gonna be disappointed and talk about it. Most of us here love the sport and hate seeing the biggest game of the year tainted by bad officiating.
There were Patriot fans complaining about the Manning escape on the famous pass to Tyree. Some claimed in the grasp could have been called, but the bigger complaint was that a Giants lineman was blatantly holding/pulling Wilfork as Manning escaped.Ghost, you and I aren't going to see this game (and in fact many others) the exact same way, and I'm OK with that. However, I think we can agree that in-game and post-game discussion will vary depending on the surrounding circumstances. Some games just happen to have a lot of very close calls while others do not. The Harrison did he get in the end zone or not is a non-issue if he just gets one more foot. He went 300 feet! (plus weaving in and out) but if he goes 301 feet then there's one less potential question about the way the game was called.However, the amount of discussion just about the officiating is also influenced by what other storylines surface during the game. Part of the reason there was less discussion on individual calls last year may have been all the other issues there were to talk about. The Patriots 18-0 to 18-1 leading the way, but there was the Manning escape/Tyree catch, the awesome play of the Giants DL, etc.I think if this game happens without SB XL as a predecessor, there would be far less whining. More specifically, if it's the Ravens vs. the Panthers or something (take out the Steelers and the NFC West team making their first appearance), then I think there's far less discussion about the calls. The Steelers are a lightning rod team to some extent on their own, and to those who think SB XL was unfairly officiated, they clearly need less to get started down the same path again. I've long contended that SB XL officiating surfaced because the game was comparatively uneventful for a few big plays. If SB XL had ended like SB XLIII did, while officiating might still have made it into the media talk circles, it would have been shoved down the pecking order of big stories by the fourth quarter plays, especially the Cardinals punt and safety, Fitz's TD and obviously the final Steelers drive.
Their all crybabies. Get over it guys...ur pathetic. 
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Those poor officials trying to hand the game to the steelers were foiled by that stupid instant replay rule. Gotta give them credit, they tried like heck tho
I agree but the running into the holder call may be the call wakes the conspiracy crowd up. I have never seen that called in 34 years of watching football. Also how is Harrison not ejected? Seriously that was about as low class as I have ever seen in a SB. I just think it is funny that Steeler fans will not even acknowledge that there were some questionable calls.
Well, to be fair some teams or players in all sports get calls. It's just the way it is. And the Steelers are one of those teams and they probably have "earned" it.
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
King of the Wolfies said:
I posted elsewhere that Harrison's shoves were lame and punkish. I saw a little out of Holmes, too, but nothing that noteworthy in today's NFL (unfortunately). What else was there? Personal fouls are not new when a team is physical, and it's impossible not to notice the whining about personal fouls that were called on Arizona in the Shark Pool. It was a chippy game both ways. Harrison's punk moves were a disgrace, Holmes was mildly annoying. That's all that stood out to me. Maybe I'm getting immune.Lord of the Rings said:
I think you nailed it on your last statement. Anyway, my point was that I have seen enough Steeler games the last 20 years to say that was one of the "thuggest" games I've seen them play. Always been a tough team, with some people irked at questionable blocks (Clark, Ward, etc). But even when they had a guy who played with anger or emotion, like Greg Lloyd, they weren't thugs or punks. Noll or Cowher would never allow that. Seems like they're just like other teams now, which is sort of sad to me. Just an observation. I watched with Panthers, Giants and Dolphins fans and we all agreed.
ben4titans said:
Better luck next year.
Voice Of Reason said:
i dont get how saying the last play should have been reviewed further is crying. 
and overall, the steelers definately got the calls. but that happens. the steelers offense had a helluva drive to go ahead in the 4th. i just dont see how the refs concluded that was clearly a fumble as quickly as they did.
