Patriots 2007 Super Bowl champs of Nicaragua MANAGUA - Shirts and caps proclaiming the victory of the New England Patriots ? when the team actually lost the latest Super Bowl ? have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children. Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the Patriots? expected victory over the New York Giants, were handed over to children in the southern city of Diriamba. ?The children are the winners,? said Miriam Diaz, of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization. World Vision has links with the National Football League, or NFL, and every year helps out poor children in Latin America and Africa with the unwanted ?winners? shirts of the team that actually loses the Super Bowl. Winners? shirts and other garments are produced in advance so players and fans can put them on to celebrate immediately after the final whistle of the game. Garments of the losing team are obviously unwanted. The Giants stunned the previously undefeated Patriots 17-14 in this year?s Super Bowl. ------------------------------------ Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
You piss me off with this "nothing bothers me" attitude. GET MAD DAMNIT. Are you devoid of testosterone or something??? I'd be throat-punching puppies if my team choked in the Super Bowl.
:grin: Nah, I'm over it. Growing up as a Red Sox fan, I learned to deal with the "almost" season heartbreakers.
Just illustrating the effect reality has on our expectations. Especially yours when it comes to anything bad happening to the Patriots.
I'm determined to go forward," said Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee. "You have answers and positions where [Goodell] is saying that with the destruction of tapes that, 'We did the right thing. We're absolutely sure. "Well, that is absurd . . . Goodell says things that don't make sense."
...this ain't over yet... from profootballtalk.com FORMER RAMS PLAYER SUES PATS Not long after the Patriots were caught videotaping defensive coaching signals, a class action was filed on behalf of Jets season-ticket holders. (The current status of that action is unknown.) Now, another class action has been filed against the Patriots based on published reports of cheating in connection with Super Bowl XXXVI. And one of the plaintiffs played for the Rams, whose final walk-through practice allegedly was taped secretly by the Patriots. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, former Rams player Willie Gary has joined with a Cincinnati ticket broker who attended the game to file suit against the Patriots in a New Orleans federal court. Super Bowl XXXVI was played at the Louisiana Superdome in February 2002. The action seeks a full refund for all persons who attended the game. At $400 a pop and 72,922 pops, that's $29,168,800. Also, the suit demands payment to all Rams players of the $25,000 difference between the winners' share and the losers' share, and of the value of a Super Bowl ring. The lawsuit alleges that the Patriots engaged in fraud, racketeering, breach of contract, and violation of Louisiana’s unfair trade practices and consumer protection act. At a minimum, the filing of this action means that, one way or another, former Patriots employee Matt Walsh's story will come out. He will be subject to subpoena via the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the subpoena will overcome the terms of any confidentiality agreement.
This is almost funny because it's happening to New England, but really it's just sad. I'm just wondering how deep the rabbit hole goes. Who else was in on it? Weis? More than likely Crennel? More than likely Mangini? Obviously Bill Parcells? Maybe? The last commisioner Paul Tagliabue? This all happened during his tenure so it would be shocking that he hadn't a clue of what was going on. No wonder he bowed out before the blowup because he didn't want to deal with it.
I guess if you're going to be subpoenaed to appear in US District Court, making it in Hawaii is as good as anywhere. Would they pay his travel costs? If not, I'm not sure that they can compel him to appear.
Well, if you believe it goes back to 2000, then add Weis and Crennel. Sure he could have learned it from Parcells, but he wouldn't be implicated with the Patriots organization. The rumors PFT are floating include the idea that Goodell learned more teams were doing this illegally and it could impact TV negotiations due to some clause about the competition being real.
anyone seen my bucket o' asterisks... now where did i put that thing...hmmm, oh here it is! uh, oh...I think I"m gonna need a bigger bucket.....
Interesting... if fraud is demonstrated, that would be a violation of civil and criminal law, as well as grounds to possibly trigger RICO jurisdiction. Her's one definition of fraud: In criminal law, fraud is the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage them ? usually, to obtain property or services unjustly. [1] Fraud can be accomplished through the aid of forged objects. In the criminal law of common law jurisdictions it may be called "theft by deception," "larceny by trick," "larceny by fraud and deception" or something similar.
You seem like a man of many words, but let me ask you this, how about? Since this case is shaping up to be both rich AND smooth -- Do you feel, that from a legal perspective, it should trigger RICO SUAVE jurisdiction instead?
