bryanbruce.net's official response to questions regarding the officiating in Superbowl XL. Below is an excerpt of an email my father wrote. Edited to protect the innocent.
What I like most about the refs was the block that they threw on the play that went for the longest Super Bowl run in the history of the game, 22 seconds after they made the adjustment in the locker room to deal with the Seahawks defensive scheme, did you SEE the other ref just shut down that high profile rookie Tatupu on that play?
Then the pass that the ref threw to Hines Ward, now that was special; especially when the other ref – came back and throw that block that allowed for that perfect pass on the run (someone told me he played quarterback in college)
I couldn’t believe it when I saw the ref walk over to Cowher right before that play and tell him to run one of his trick plays, because the Seahawks were over reacting to the run on every play! I think the league should look into that.
But I think the best move on the refs part was how they continued to drop those first down passes, wasn’t that amazing, and how they held the league MVP to under a hundred yards, especially since the Seahawks had the best offensive line in the league.
I watch the NFL Network Total Access show and before the game they were talking about how important it was for the league to “make sure” at all cost that the Steelers won. That is why they spiked Ben Rothisberger Gatorade (22.5 passer rating) and twisted Troy Palumula ankle, so bad that he was limping after the game. That is why they ran all that time off the clock at the end of the first quarter and that is why they said those two field goals by their kicker were wide, even though they were both right down the middle, but not one of the billion people that watched the game could see that?
The Steelers are the single most revered team in the history of the NFL, I guess no one saw those 65,000 Terrible Towel except Steelers fans.
Our team reflects the values that every one of you wants on your team
We don’t hire a new coach ever twenty minutes
Our players do not go to sex parties on boats after they lose a few games
WE DON’T NEED CHEERLEADERS TO GET OUR FANS PUMPED UP – NEVER DID – NEVER WILL
Our players do not walk off the field before the game is over, and pretend to moon people or take pens out of the socks and sign autographs or pull out cell phones and make pretend phone calls. If Drew Rosenhouse represented a Steelers player and said “next question” to a Pittsburgh media person – he would get punched in the mouth!
We do not trade for one moron to “get us over the hump”, we do not mortgage the future to win one game
We do not threaten to move our team to another city,
We do NOT rip off our ticket holders despite the fact that we have a totally sold out stadium in the one of the worst weather cities in America and have 25,000 people on a waiting list to get tickets.
WE HAVE NEVER PLACED AN AD IN ANOTHER TEAMS CITY TELLING OUR FANS NOT TO SELL TICKETS TO STEELERS FANS, in fact, our fans are responsible for selling out Stadiums across the country!
The Pittsburgh Steelers, the Rooney Family and our NINE HALL OF FAME PLAYERS ARE WHAT THE NFL SHOULD BE
I, AND EVERY STEELER FAN IN THE WORLD, ARE SMILING today BECAUSE WE ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS – AGAIN.
THAT’S FIVE?
THAT’S SIX AFC TITLE GAMES IN EIGHT YEARS
THAT’S 29 AND 8 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
So please just relax, lose with dignity and get ready for next season. We are proud because Pittsburgh people understand hard work, dedication and loyalty.
Strike up the Polka music
And everyone now. . . “we’re from the town with the great football team – we cheer the Pittsburgh Steelers, winnings’ a habit not only a dream go out and get them Steelers. . . .
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