Thread: Super Bowl XLIX

i just have a bad feeling that this game is rigged. i can't see the wwfnfl allowing bill belicheat and tom baby to win. but i don't see them rewarding the upstart punk seahawks and lynch's refusal to dance the media brand as a successful strategery either for building a dynasty.

i am still going with patriots. and i'm taking bets. if you are confident seattle will win, i got 1 ounce of tsptalk fine silver that says you're wrong. clink. money is on the table.

Just what are the advantages of having an under inflated FOOTBALL?bigbelly.jpg

Is this it? Was it raining or snowing?
This Is Why Under-Inflated Footballs Could Have Given Tom Brady An Advantage


—By Tim McDonnell
| Fri Jan. 23, 2015 6:20 PM EST


To those of us for whom the nuances of professional football tactics are a bit of a mystery, there was one question looming over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's surreal Ballghazi press conference yesterday that went unanswered: What's so great, in theory, about a deflated football? Seems like, if anything, an under-inflated ball would be less aerodynamic?
Turns out, the potential benefit is all about grippiness. From Fox Sports:

John Eric Goff, professor of physics at Lynchburg College in Virginia and author of “Gold Medal Physics: The Science of Sports,” told FoxNews.com that the league-mandated PSI range is ideal for playing football. “If, however, there’s rain or snow or something else happening, that would make the ball a bit slicker, so having a bit less pressure in the ball makes it easier to squeeze and the grip improves,” he added.

Interesting!
This Is Why Under-Inflated Footballs Could Have Given Tom Brady An Advantage | Mother Jones

We Computer-Simulated The Deflategate Football Scandal

Yes, the balls were under-inflated. But did it really make much of a difference?


By Sarah Fecht Posted January 29, 2015

Deformation In A 12.5 PSI Football

ANSYS

A comparison of deformations in a 12.5psi football versus a 10.5psi football suggest that the under-inflated footballs didn't give the quarterback a stronger grip.

Last week, after the New England Patriots destroyed the Indianapolis Colts by a whopping 38 points, "anonymous league sources" accused the team of under-inflating footballs. Thus "Deflategate" was born.
With the Patriots set to play the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday at the Super Bowl, the Deflategate controversy hangs heavy in the air. So Popular Science partnered with ANSYS, a company that specializes in computer simulations, to provide yet another perspective on the scandal.
Regulations require footballs to be inflated to a pressure of at least 12.5 pounds per square inch, whereas the Patriots' footballs at half-time measured 10.5 psi. That matters because footballs with less air inside are easier for quarterbacks to grip and control, especially during soggy weather. The implication: The Patriots might have tampered with football pressure to give themselves an advantage. Not cool.
Don't worry, we're mostly steering clear of the argument over how the balls got that way. (Patriots coach Bill Belichick blamed it on the weather and the rough handling of the footballs, whereas others have pointed out that the Colts' footballs experienced the same conditions with no major loss of pressure. Even Bill Nye weighed in on national television.) So far the NFL has made no official decision on the matter.
What we wanted to know is, how much of a difference does two pounds of pressure make, anyway? Could the deflated balls explain how the Patriots managed to wipe the floor with their opponents?
ANSYS used a multiphysics model, which incorporates things like fluid forces, thermal effects, and structural integrity. For this simulation, they plugged in data like the temperature inside and outside the football, air pressure, the behavior of the ball's leather and rubber materials, and more. Then they used the simulation to compare the performance of a 12.5 psi football to a 10.5 psi football.
How Much Does It Affect The Grip?

When a quarterback throws a football, having a better grip means the ball will have a tighter spiral. The throw will be more precise and more reliable. So how much does a difference of 2 psi change the strength of the quarterback's grip?
Barry Christenson, ANSYS’s director of product marketing and a Pittsburgh Steeler’s fan, simulated how much more the 10.5 psi ball deforms under a normal grip. He and the rest of the team started by looking at the typical places where the quarterback’s fingers grasp the ball:[more]
We Computer-Simulated The Deflategate Football Scandal | Popular Science

Pulling for Seattle, but I won't be upset if Brady wins one more. He has been a pretty damn good QB during his career, and 3 (maybe 4) rings proves that.

However, it's nice to see cities like Seattle which haven't had much sports luck over the decades to come big and win one (or 2).

I see it being a better game than last year. But I hope Seattle beats Brady and the Pats, which caps off killer back to back Super Bowl wins over the 2 best QB's of all-time.

superbowl exlax. i mean xlix. this is going to be a rigged media sideshow bunch of crap either way. but i hope the patriots start waxing the field with those punk seawacks in about an hour so she has to buy me some silver. all other bets are off the table.

I don't really care who wins since my Bears aren't playing.

But if the final score ends in New England 9, Seattle 4, I might be able to retire a little earlier than planned.

i hope kk has found herself a nice tiki bar with 2 for 1 shots of cuervo. marshawn lynch has such a cwute wittle purple binky.

Seattle Seahawks making halftime adjustments.jpg

Someone please get Mr. Carroll some more cocaine. He is not chewing that gum anywhere fast enough .

ha ha. freak show ran out of tricks. mmm, mmmm. ship my silver cougar.