Pats

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Mike P

The NFL did release an official statement about 4 PM yesterday. I'm just wondering whether anyone read it, because it sure sounds like maybe only SD did. Had quite a bit of detail. Cliff Notes version:

The balls were individually checked for compliance with inflation standards two hours before the game, and all balls were within the allowed range. They were tested at halftime and an unspecified number of Pats ballwa were below the minimum standard. None of the Colts balls had fallen below the minimum standard. The deflated balls were re-inflated for the second half, and tested again at the end of the game. None of the balls had fallen below standards during the second half.

The NY law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton, and Garrison has been retained to assist the league in the investigation, as well as a forensic consultant. About 40 people had been interviewed at the time of the league's statement. The investigation will also look at video and electronic data.

There was the typical statement about expecting full cooperation from both the Colts and Pats, as well as "other teams". Your guess is as good as mine as to what that means.

Basically, except for the actual number of balls underinflated and how far they had fallen, it confirms what Mortensen leaked on Monday. And adds a bit more.

I can tell you that Paul, Weiss is a mega firm, and they don't come cheap.
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Never trust a lawyer . What a waste of non profit dollars
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[hq2]

deal gas law does not apply. Atmospheric air is nowhere close to an ideal gas. Need to account for humidity and condensation due to temp change. Also ball is elastic so volume is not constant. Sighting ideal gas law is overly simplistic.

Yes, I agree that ideal gas law is over simplistic. However, it is accurate over a fairly wide range of typical conditions. Note that humidity counts as a gas (water vapor is part of the partial pressures). Note also that contraction of the football due to lower pressure would REDUCE the available volume, actually RAISING
the pressure ABOVE what the ideal gas law would predict! Ideal gas law would tend to UNDERPREDICT the pressure!

The point of it is that the actual pressure difference is more than THREE TIMES greater than the ideal gas law would predict. I am familiar with corrections to the ideal gas law, and no way is it that wrong.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by buckman

Never trust a lawyer . What a waste of non profit dollars
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Mike P is one lawyer I would trust, absolutely.

Mike, be certain it is noticed that you are one of the very few who have NOT bashed the Pats, I appreciate that.