Pats

[beamie]

I figure this is what happened.

Brady gave the refs the balls he prefers. (maybe low)
The refs approved the balls.
At this point the balls are legal if approved.

If no one tampered with balls after being approved there is no violation,

[rphud]

Somebody needs to test the pressure drop due to the temp change. Not sure if the balls are kept warm or not though.

Here is some faulty MIT math....guy isn't smart enough to consider the balls likely to be somewhat elastic and so the volume is not constant. Likely acts like a volumetric spring to maintain some of the pressure. Nice try though.....for a homer.

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology postdoctoral associate, who asked not to be identified, agreed with Naughton’s calculations and even sent the Herald a formula that predicted a change of 1.78 psi by halftime if the balls were filled at room temperature. The temperature on the Gillette Stadium field at kickoff was about 45 degrees.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/p...tball_pressure

[rphud]

Nevermind gage R&R (repeatability and reproducibility). One can only hope some of the official NFL investigation is technical unless they want to end up being the fools. A technical explanation will likely sound pretty hollow to the rest of the world Pats haters though, and make the NFL look pretty foolish for not going there first. I would like to see it though, just to rub the media's face in it for what they have made this into.

I suppose they could always screw up the test design too, and just make a bigger mess.

[5/0]

Originally Posted by rphud

Nevermind gage R&R (repeatability and reproducibility). One can only hope some of the official NFL investigation is technical unless they want to end up being the fools. A technical explanation will likely sound pretty hollow to the rest of the world Pats haters though, and make the NFL look pretty foolish for not going there first. I would like to see it though, just to rub the media's face in it for what they have made this into.

I suppose they could always screw up the test design too, and just make a bigger mess.

At -15° the psi would of dropped only 1.5 psi,but good thinking thou.
I was at the game when the pats played the Titans back 03 and at that point it was the coldest game ever played in NE history.
The game opening drive by Brady he aired out a bomb (40) yrds to Bethal Johnson for a TD.

With the way Sippy is spuing and if we all had sailboats he could blow us all the way to the Azores and the we could do some swordfish fishing.


Two words for ya skippy.


SUCK IT!



Hahahahahahaha!
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[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by beamie

I figure this is what happened.

Brady gave the refs the balls he prefers. (maybe low)
The refs approved the balls.
At this point the balls are legal if approved.

If no one tampered with balls after being approved there is no violation,

My theory as well.
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[buckman]

Originally Posted by beamie

I figure this is what happened.

Brady gave the refs the balls he prefers. (maybe low)
The refs approved the balls.
At this point the balls are legal if approved.

If no one tampered with balls after being approved there is no violation,

Exactly! And it happens and has been happening every football game the NFL has played and Indianapolis knows it
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