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how shady or legit is the NFL ?
http://spaces.covers.com/blog/Maximu...or-Profit.html
http://thefixisin.net/nfl.html I'm not betting my farm on how true this is but it makes a lot of sense to me. The NFL is an entertainment business and can bend a games outcome when they so choose. Quote:
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08-06-2014, 10:36 PM | #76 |
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it looks like LT let go of it at the 24 and Chambers got it at the 32
man, LT really put some funky spin on that backwards flip |
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08-06-2014, 10:37 PM | #77 |
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No, but you are in before anyone mentions how the NFL fixed it so the Saints won the Super Bowl because of Katrina. 5 years later.
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08-06-2014, 10:37 PM | #78 |
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lmao
17 indifferent CP'ers answered backward TWO (including cosmo who argues against the grain just to argue) answered forward you're right, I'm just attention whoring this one. 17 - 2 |
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I mean 19-2
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I shouldn't have to do this since it is pretty ovious, but I will show you a couple.
1. On page 308 of Dan Moldea's book "Interference" he lists over 70 NFL games that have been fixed and includes the names Dan Moldea has made his living writing conspiracy theory books. To assume it is right because Dan Moldea says so is ridiculous. 2. The 49ers need a new stadium, with the same players as Mike Singletary, and a Alex Smith in a contract year, the 49ers post a 13-3 record and make it to the NFC Championship. But what they don't tell you is how the stadium deal is structured. 80% of the funding comes from Bank of America and US Bank. 20% financed by the State of California using tax dollars. I'm not sure what you even think this proves. Banks finance things. Nothing sinister there. 3. On MNF they found themselves in a blackout. Steelers safety Ryan Clark said "it was to show the league they need a new stadium and the 49ers caused the blackout". Why would he say this if shadiness wasn't common practice? This assumes a. that it proves shadiness is a common practice, and b. that this guy's opinions hold weight. Both baseless assumptions. 4. Ravens players complained that the 2007 Patriots were " being handed games by refs" in their quest for perfection. So rival players are unhappy with the calls? Nothing unusual here. It certainly doesn't prove anything except that they have opinions. 5. Week 1: NFL Announces ESPN will pay $1billion per game of MNF through the 2021 season. In a tribute to 9/11 20 million + viewers tuned in as the Jets mounted a magic 14 point comeback over the Cowboys. Number of penalties called the Jets = 0 This is not proof of anything except that the Jets had no penalties called. When you can prove that the reason no penalties were called is because the game was fixed you'll have something. 6. Week 2: The NFL's rule changes make for a more exciting game as scoring is way up. Much like the AFL days of the 60's, 72% of the games went over the total and TV ratings are now through the roof. The league emphasises "the year of the QB". This proves that the NFL likes ratings. It does not prove anything sinister. I could go on and on, but it would all go over your head anyway because you see only what you want to see. |
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You just couldn't be more wrong. I know what's out there on google. You can google lots of absolute bullshit. The NFL never argued that it was not a sport. Go ahead and show me otherwise. The NFL never directly nor indirectly argued that games could legally be fixed. Go ahead and show me otherwise. Here's your stupid argument: The NFL is entertainment. Pro wrestling is entertainment. Pro wrestling is fixed. NFL is fixed. Lots of things are entertainment, including every sport, TV show, game, game show, contest, blackjack game, etc. You would have to be an absolute moron to come to the conclusion that if something can be described as entertainment, it is legal to fix the outcome. Go stab yourself in face with an ebola knife, you ****ing moron. |
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It's one of my faves, really.
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08-06-2014, 10:58 PM | #84 |
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The plaintiff tried to argue that because the Patriots had cheated (Spygate), he hadn't seen the game he was entitled to but one that was tainted by cheating. The ruling was that a ticket just represents a contract to enter the stadium in order to attend the specified game. It has nothing whatever to do with making fixes legal or if games are fixed or not.
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Always a must post video in these threads
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I won't claim that no one has ever been on the take due to a payoff or the mafia or similar.
But that is much, much different than the ridiculous claim that the NFL owners are fixing the games. It also takes off the table the insane assertions about the NFL claiming it is merely entertainment that can legally be fixed. The nuts make both arguments--it can be legally fixed and the mafia is controlling it. Last edited by cosmo20002; 08-06-2014 at 11:21 PM.. |
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Like I've said many times before if you can't believe that the calls are a little massaged for ratings/vegas then you're a ****ing reerun.
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