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  • Deltadon
    Deltadon Posts: 94
    edited October 2019
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Discussions about the Patriots is about as exciting as Senior level anatomy class. No offense Joey....

    Tom doesn't mind.

    Steve Harvey made it interesting.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,601
    Deltadon wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Discussions about the Patriots is about as exciting as Senior level anatomy class. No offense Joey....
    Steve Harvey made it interesting.

    Now that's some funny ship !
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  • Mikey081057
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    Vikings lighting up the Iggles in Minny....

    Oops Iggles get a quick EZ TD
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    How bout them Jets!
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,107
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    How bout them Jets!

    *THOSE Jets
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    I was quoting Jimmy Johnson and making fun of the Cowboys at the same time😛
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,107
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    I was quoting Jimmy Johnson and making fun of the Cowboys at the same time😛

    I actually remember him saying that about 25 years ago. :p
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    Damn I don't remember the Steelers moving out to LA. The Steeler fans may outnumber the Charger fans in the late game.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited October 2019
    Anyone else think the officials are still in the tank for Rogers and the Pack? So many penalties called against Detroit when there was no foul, and non-calls when it was plain as day....
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    And the game was just sealed by another crap call in favor of Green Bay.. Flowers had never been called in his career for hands to the face, and tonight twice, and both times replay shows they were bogus calls. One resulted in a touchdown and the last one a game winning FG....

    Sick of watching officials decide games by stupidity. It has to either be that or the league is fixing games by using officials to tailor outcomes.
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  • Viking64
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Those officials cost me twenty bucks, I wonder how much they made?
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    Maybe there was something fishy going on?
    Peace. D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    Found elsewhere on the WWW and it seems to make some sense...

    It wasn't always but now it is a $32 Billion SHARED REVENUE CORPORATION, and outcomes can't be left to chance. The NFL is a corporation with 32 departments. The total league revenues are shared equally so there is no punishment for owning Jacksonville vs Kansas City vs Dallas.

    A few fundamentals need to be established:
    First, the NFL possesses an Anti-Trust Exemption to the law granted to it by President John F. Kennedy, which ultimately allows the NFL to classify itself as "entertainment" rather than sport, as well as incorporate itself as a single entity instead of the 32 separate "franchises" they would want you to believe.

    Second, in a 2004 lawsuit vs the NFL, the NFL argued they are not a collection of 32 teams, but a single entity. They compete as a unit in the entertainment marketplace, and not subject to Anti-Trust laws." Like the WWE.

    Third, NFL Referees are part-time employees of the NFL. NFL refs make less than $75,000 per season. They work for the league, period. Referees are bound by NFL mandated gag orders which prevent them from talking to the media.

    Next:
    The "Patriots" post 9/11 run.
    The Saints 40 years of losing, then winning a title for a Katrina ravaged city.
    The Harbaugh Bowl
    Marketing MAGIC !!!

    Next:
    In 2007 a Jets season ticket holder sued the NFL for $185 million and the case reached the US Supreme Court. The Jets fan argued that, all Jets fans are entitled to refunds because they paid for a ticket to a legitimate sporting event. Had he been aware that the games were not real then we would not have gone.

    The Judge stated that a ticket to a game only provides you access to the stadium. The fan entered the stadium, witnessed a game, therefore he did not suffer any damages. The fan's lawyer disagreed and argued that the NFL committed consumer fraud.

    Judges ruled that fixing a game for entertainment purposes was completely LEGAL.

    Next:
    In 2000 Art Model, a storied and respected owner of the Baltimore Ravens announced he was selling the team. Miraculously, even with one of the worst offenses in NFL history, they won the Super Bowl. And the Ravens were subsequently sold to Steve Busciotti for a record price.

    Robert Kraft and John Mara are two of the most business savvy and highly respected NFL owners. Kraft is in charge of the NFL TV broadcast committee and also leads all television negotiations for the NFL. Kraft also is on the board of Viacom (CBS). Kraft negotiated a record TV deal resulted in $24 Billion in revenue.

    Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was interviewed saying "It is predetermined that these two teams would be here, I wish my team was selected to be in the Super Bowl, but these two gentlemen deserve it".

    There are many more examples, and no one wants this to be true.....But it is. The NFL said it themselves in court. We are entertainment and we can manage outcomes as we see fit. We're EXEMPT. Thanks for reading all of this. It is compiled from many sources
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    edited October 2019
    I thought the same.
    scams were done so certain teams would win. There's just too many stupid play calling done by coaches. When a team needs a couple scores to win, why run running play up the middle time and time again? To make sure you lose? It sure looks that way some times!

    Then there are games that seem to be up in the air dog fights that can't be scripted for either to lose. B)

    BUT, the way the DRAFT is set up is brilliant. ;)

    I'm sure a lot of people made a lot of money betting AGAINST the Chiefs the past two weeks!
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/313959/string-theories-is-the-nfl-broken-because-its-fi.html
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited October 2019
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    This about sums up last nights game this guy deserves MVP for last nights winning team :D
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,300
    So where does the NFL fit into “sports betting”

    Especially the latest deregulation

    Sounds like a class action unless disclosed in the betting industry
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  • audioluvr
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    That does it! I'm starting a thread called " Are you ready for some table tennis!!!!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    audioluvr wrote: »
    That does it! I'm starting a thread called " Are you ready for some table tennis!!!!

    If the NFL is proven to be rigged, it will be as dead as the USFL...
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    The NFL needs to look at all the replays and stoppages of play. Give each coach 2 or 3 challenges a half, review each scoring play, and be done with it. The game itself is being paused to review every damn play and it is killing the game.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    That does it! I'm starting a thread called " Are you ready for some table tennis!!!!

    If the NFL is proven to be rigged, it will be as dead as the USFL...

    As it should be
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    Even if the NFL is not rigged, it LOOKS rigged, which is just as bad. Too many late flags at critical points in the games. It looks as if the refs are seeing how the play develops and then throws or doesn't throw a flag.
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  • afterburnt
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    https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lions-packers-referees-nfl-desmond-howard-investigation
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,300
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    So where does the NFL fit into “sports betting”

    Especially the latest deregulation

    Sounds like a class action unless disclosed in the betting industry

    Something to keep an eye on as things unfold or get buried...

    https://www.totalprosports.com/2019/10/15/rumor-gambler-bet-large-amounts-of-cash-on-multiple-nfl-games-officiated-by-clete-blakemans-crew/
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Ron, it's all about picking the fix to hell with spreads etc.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    Interesting angle TX... refs get paid barely enough for a professional living in many cities, while the league makes billions and the players make millions. It takes decades to earn that zebra shirt, and they get nothing but crap from everybody.

    It’s not hard to imagine why a little extra cash in the pocket could be a strong motivator.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited October 2019
    la2vegas wrote: »
    I don't subscribe to Fake Fox News. >:)

    You prefer your fake news from CNN?
    https://www.projectveritas.com/
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,900
    edited October 2019
    ^^ neither, can you say that?
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    ^^ neither, can you say that?
    Yes.... yes I can.

    I trust no source and prefer to do my own homework, but there are certain voices I do trust.
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