Yes, it’s actually come to this. The New York Times reports:
A law firm hired by the N.F.L. to investigate footballs used by the New England Patriots has formally asked the Columbia University physics department for help in understanding how weather and temperature could affect the pressure in footballs, according to a summary of the communication obtained by The New York Times. …
“[An attorney] would like to consult with a physicist on matters relating to gas physics,” the notes said. …
The communication … appears to show that the N.F.L. is taking seriously the question of whether physics could explain the deflation. [The] call to the Columbia physics department first became known when Brian Metzger, a physicist at Columbia, mentioned it in a Facebook post.
In a bit of physics humor, Metzger then asked in the post whether Brian Greene of Columbia — one of the world’s best-known cosmologists — would “step up to the task.”
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