omg with the "conspiracy theory" B.S.!!

i hate when people who were pulling for the losing team cry about preordained champions. that is just plain crap. if i wanted to play that angle, i would have been saying it about the playoff game in Denver when the Patriots had so many bad calls against them it was ridiculous--but ultimately the play on the field determined the outcome of the game--JUST LIKE IT DID IN THE SUPER BOWL. after all, look at the number of bogus calls made in the Steelers-Colts playoff game! if the officiating was controlling that game, the Steelers would have been eliminated. BUT THEY WEREN'T.

the Super Bowl could have gone either way until the last 90 seconds of that game. the Seahawks had ample opportunity to take that game back. though the Steelers improved in the 2nd half, they still played some sloppy offense. Big Ben handed that ball over twice & the Seahawks didn't take advantage. that game was *not* won based on mediocre officiating. (and yes there were calls that went in favor of both teams.) the Seahawks finally played a team that has a great run defense, making Alexander somewhat less effective. and coming out after halftime, the Steelers made adjustments & played a far more physical game than Seattle did. but in the end that game came down to one thing: coaching. Cowher out-coached Holmgren hands down. that last 90 seconds told the tale. how Holmgren expected to win by passing the ball down the center of the field needing 12 points to win & having no remaining timeouts befuddles me. you're inside the 2-minute warning. you pass to the sides or you take incompletes to stop the clock. and when you're in field goal range you don't go for it on 3rd down when you don't have another down to spike the ball & no way to stop the clock to get your field goal unit on the field!

there was no conspiracy. get over it. that game was lost for the Seahawks by their coaching staff. not by ANY men wearing black & white--not even Pittsburgh.