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NYT Sports @NYTSports · 29m29 minutes ago
N.F.L. investigators tried to consult Columbia physicists on Deflategate, according to records obtained by @nytimes. http://nyti.ms/1zWhXU8
This is a joke right ? Lets break down how "bad" this is going to be once the mouth breathers who are convinced they are guilty reads this article. It's almost too perfect right ?
Lorin L. Reisner, a partner in the litigation department of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, called the physics department on Monday, according to notes taken by an administrative manager.
“He would like to consult with a physicist on matters relating to gas physics,” the notes said
I mean what serious lawyer allows a leak with his name explicitly on it to the goddamn NY TImes via administrative notes on the countries latest who dun it ?
Then another non performing name grabbing nerd speculating in legal terms for some excellent yellow journalism
William Zajc, another Columbia physicist who was aware of the request by Reisner, said that he was tempted to field the questions because of all the flawed physics discussions he had seen in news media reports.
“I’m amused,” Zajc said of the query. But in the end, he said, “I didn’t do it.”
Zajc said he believed there was little chance that atmospheric effects alone could account for the discrepancies in the football pressure.
“I think it’s more likely than not that they were manipulated,” Zajc said.
And then just for good measure
The records obtained by The Times show that Reisner followed his phone call with an email to the physics department.
“Just to confirm our call, we represent the N.F.L. in connection with the investigation into the footballs used during the A.F.C. championship game and would like to discuss engaging a professor of physics to consult on matters relating to gas physics and environmental impacts on inflated footballs,” Reisner said. “Please let me know whether there is a Columbia professor who may be interested in and appropriate for this assignment.”
If I'm Kraft I see Roger the Dodger is now trying to assemble a pliant group of "experts" to win over his public mob. I also see his attorneys are complete headline sharks and seem determined to keep this going through to the Super Bowl.
I'm livid if i'm Kraft but what's the next move ?This whole scandal has been ginned up and perpetrated by very little actual information. I also can't fathom how the league can just continue to sit in NY while clearly operating publicly through the press like an overeager DA.