That's what makes it super interesting! If the refs didn't notice then they're either a) grossly incompetent (which would surprise nobody), making the NFL look bad or b) paid off by the Patriots (which would be even funnier).

Y'know, I'm starting to think that the North Korean government might be a little irrational.

My guess is that the league told them to knock it off then because each QB likes their balls treated a different way (hehehe), but now that it has happened again they'll take it seriously.

That's more or less their reasoning too. Because Belichick toes the line so much they're saying this is just another instance of that and that he's playing five dimensional chess while we're just playing checkers.

Costanza is a sculpture of a man. A lumpy, hairy, sad sculpture.

I resemble this comment.

I've actually seen theories on a football forum that I post on where people seriously assert that the Patriots could have filled the balls up in a sauna and the cool outside air caused them to contract, meaning that they did not break the rules.

Nah, it just got old and I got tired of looking at blinged out Baggins.

I liked how Belichick threw Brady under the bus at his presser.

This is their best idea in years!