Deflategate was bullshit, Spygate was legit, although the issue wasn't that they were taping, they were just taping from the wrong place. Plenty of teams have been caught doing that over the years and they didn't get the book thrown at them /shrug

I had forgotten about the spying. I did remember the deflate thing though.

Yes and Yes.

This. This is the reason some of the voters didn't vote him in. As much as the Pats and their fans and the media have white-washed the cheatings some still remember what Bill did to get those wins.