Andrew Luck admits that when it all boils down to it, the Colts just flat out got beat by the Patriots. But players have asked about it. You’ve thought about it. The NFL has the power to do it. What if…. what if tomorrow, Roger Goodell decides his ruling on the case of the deflated footballs, strolls up to the podium and taps the mike. He looks at his notes, smiles, tosses his notes over his shoulder and says, “You know what guys? Screw it, we’re going to do it over again on Sunday!”
And the crowd goes wild.
That would be the most watched football game in the history of the Western Hemisphere.
It would be unprecedented. Can you remember the last time there was a do-over this epic? Not since the 1972 Olympic Basketball final between the United States and Soviet Union. You know, the Russians get three tries at a buzzer beater and, hey–hey! They win.
But this Colts-Patriots Rodeo this Sunday would be the game of the decade. The Patriots cheat using under-inflated balls in AFC Championship thrashing of Colts, commish says that’s not fair, do it again, Pig Skin Rodeo II, live, Sunday, January 25th, 4:05pm. That’s the best best preliminary name I could think of. Pig Skin Rodeo II. Someone will think of something better, I’m sure.
But the sad truth is that Pig Skin Rodeo II won’t happen. It may or probably may not be the greatest game ever played, but it opens pandora’s box of do-over arguments for the rest of eternity. Penalties, suspensions, anything could be a case for a do-over. So I guess we can stop thinking about it now.
The Patriots will likely get a huge fine, couple draft picks, and Superbowl XLIX rings. But what if Roger Goodell wants to go for the jugular?
Suspend Tom Brady and/or Bill Belichick for one year. Lock those villains up in the Asylum for twelve months, and clean up Gotham, Commish.
The NFL has suspended players and coaches for entire seasons before. Paul Horning for gambling in 1963 for instance, or Sean Payton for Bountygate. If they threw the book the quarterback or the coach, boy that would be a big loss for the Patriots.
We’ll see as the NFL continues to investigate. They have to do something. Isn’t it fun to think of what?
Jake Berent 