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Super Bowl 49 from A to Z

By Will Osgood

Jan 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 22, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick makes a statement regarding deflated footballs in the AFC Championship game during a press conference at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick makes a statement regarding deflated footballs in the AFC Championship game during a press conference at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports /

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“Deflategate”  

If you’re reading this, I’m assuming you’ve not been stuck under a rock the past two weeks. You’ve likely seen or heard at least one or two articles and/or national news stories (not sports news, but real news) on the Patriots’ allegedly deflating their footballs in the AFC Championship Game (and possibly in the divisional round too, gasp).

ABC News and Fox News to name the most popular news sites have published pieces on the event. I’m not going to get into it, because in my mind it is the most ridiculous controversy in the history of sports, and that’s saying something.

I will make one comment, though, why “deflate-gate”? Aren’t we tired of every controversial/possible conspiracy theory ending in the “gate” suffix? There has been a movement on Twitter to instead refer to this controversy, if you want to call it that, “Ballghazi” (or I should say #Ballghazi). I personally like that better.

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