[CBFF] Sources: Goodell determines Pats broke rules by tapingJets'signals

[Kenny Claxton]

Throw in that some people eventually turn on teams/individual with the
"I'm so tired of them winning, I don't hate them but.." spiel.

On 9/13/07, Westmalle van 't vat <westmalle at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 9/13/07 3:06 AM, "Matt Langschwager" <matthewindc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The amount of vitriol typed against the Patriots here just seems stunning to
> > me, as they're not a normal rival.  It's not like this camera thing directly
> > contributed to all their success over the past six years.  Take away this faux
> > pas, and they're still a formidable bunch.  Don't get me wrong, I hate them
> > too, but many of the group's reactions seem so... kneejerk.
>
> Matt, I think the anger also has to do with the timing.  We are living
> through a season of the debasement and compromising of the integrity of pro
> sports.  Be it Barry Bonds on the juice or Mike Vick torturing dogs to death
> and gambling on it, an NBA official throwing games for book makers or now
> the Pats stealing signals: all of professional sports is showing signs of
> decadence.  The corruption is, yes, probably a result of the gross amounts
> of money involved and the 24/7 media hype but the Pats are another example.
>
> What's more, they were held up as the model franchise, who maximized the
> team concept and minimized ego, who "played the game the way it was meant to
> be played"--and succeeded at it.  Well, now you begin to see that all that
> glitters is not gold, and that maybe, just maybe, some of their winning was
> not really above board (if they did not get some significant benefit from
> stealing signs, why did they continue to do it after they'd already been
> caught at it once?!).  This factor alone angers me a lot.  For though I've
> never been a Patriot fan, I did cheer for them in a couple of Super Bowls
> and respected them all immensely.  Not any more.
>
> Steve
>
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