As the final second ticked off the clock on Super Bowl XLII, Bill Belichick was already off the field.
Admittedly, the game was effectively over. New York simply had to kneel on the ball one time to officially put the upset onto the Wikipedia page, but it's still poor form that the head coach of the losing team couldn't be bothered to wait out the final snap.
Obviously Bill Belichick doesn't care what I, the media, or even every fan in America thinks. He does things his own way, which means lots of wins and also Spygate. But if Patriots fans sometimes wonder why Belichick is the NFL's most hated coach, it's the little touches like leaving the field, even though he knew there was still one play to be played, that stick in everyone else's mind. When Randy Moss did the same thing a couple of years ago, he was rightfully castigated. It's 10 times worse for the head coach to do it.
At least according to the ESPNews broadcast of the postgame press conference, no one asked Belichick about leaving the field (or about SpyGate II). Because of the logistics of covering the Super Bowl, most of the media members in the press conference probably never saw that Belichick had left before the game was over--they were either making their way down to the press conference area or were standing in a hallway waiting for the interviews. So maybe that's why no one asked, or maybe it was because Belichick's glare made it look like he would rip the head off of any reporter with the temerity to ask such a question.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 60)
2-03-2008 @ 11:27PM
americansportsme said...
Perfect Season. Gone...
No more talk of them being the best team ever. Congrats Patriots for being the biggest chokejobs ever...
From Indy... with love.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:28PM
truth said...
He should be fined for pushing aside the ref who was trying to explain the game was not over.
What a bum!!
You Lost!! BooHoo. Good riddance.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:29PM
americansportsme said...
The man is classless and this isn't a surprise it is expected. Way to go Bill for continually proving you are a great coach but a lousy human being...
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2-03-2008 @ 11:34PM
J9 said...
Dude, everyone thought the game was over. Chill.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:41PM
nastynate said...
J9,
yeah everyone thought the game was over, but in reality, there was still 3 seconds left when the ball hit the turf... and what did bill do when a ref tried to tell him it wasnt over? he shoved him outta the way... should end in a major fine
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2-03-2008 @ 11:45PM
bogino said...
Stop COMPLAINING you bunch of useless Crybabies. Who gives acrap about when he walked off the field.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:47PM
Sports Fan said...
Can you imagine being his wife and have to see that coming home? Shudder
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2-03-2008 @ 11:49PM
americansportsme said...
To #6 Colts Blow - Peyton won a Superbowl more recently than Brady. Obviously Brady pulled the biggest choke in the biggest game of his life. Good luck with that.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:50PM
Addie said...
Can you spell loser?
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2-03-2008 @ 11:50PM
jlhj2002 said...
He abondoned his team... the sign of a sore loser of a arrogant cheating team. Great job Giants! Us Colts fans send our congrats from here in Indy!
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2-03-2008 @ 11:50PM
dbernas said...
The Better Team won!
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2-03-2008 @ 11:50PM
Tim T said...
he should be fined. It showed a total lack of respect for the Giants team and organization. I am so glad the New England Cheaters..er I mean Patriots lost!
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2-03-2008 @ 11:51PM
Dennis W. said...
I love the Patriots! ................for losing!
Go COWBOYS!
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2-03-2008 @ 11:51PM
rob said...
he probably wanted to change his ugly sweatshirt before the press conference
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2-03-2008 @ 11:52PM
Sharon said...
Poor Loser, poor sport, lousy human being.
Cheater.
Spy.
He had a 5 year old temper tantrum.
Congrat Giants............YAY to Miami, that remains the ONE Undefeated Team.........I was THERE for that '72 Year!
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2-03-2008 @ 11:52PM
Sean T said...
Hmmm, let me go cry to the Refs that there were 12 Giants on the field (by 1/2 a step, no effect at all on play) but I can leave before the game is over....I guess it proves what a crybaby he really is.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:52PM
kybarbie said...
everyone is whinning over the coach leaving, i mean when the last second came down, he went on the feild to the giants coach, and hugged him, what else you want?? it wasnt like he stompted off the feild.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:53PM
daniellei2781 said...
~Its amazing how Bill Belichick handles a defeat. To be show no class whatsoever. See it when he continued his exit off of the field after refs needed the kneel down from Giants to offically end the game. Also see his bitterness in all of the post game coverage of him I've watched too. He doesn't deserve to win for acting like such a spoil sport in public. Could have at least waited til the cameras were gone. He's such a diva. Also, thats what you get for cheating earlier in the season, cheaters never win!! GO GIANTS!!!~
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2-03-2008 @ 11:53PM
Donnernv said...
Cooper:
Get a real job. Writing about such trivia in "alarmed" terms demonstrates that you have no knowledge, nor sports expertise, to write about one of the greatest Superbowl games ever.
If that is the best you can come up with, get a job you can truly handle.
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2-03-2008 @ 11:53PM
mjoevalenz said...
What a jerk, walked away cause he can't win without cheating.
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