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View Poll Results: Is the NFL and its refs out to "get us"? | |||
Yes | 52 | 30.95% | |
No | 72 | 42.86% | |
Maybe | 36 | 21.43% | |
Gaz says your a conspiracy nutcase | 8 | 4.76% | |
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11-20-2018, 03:40 PM | #226 | |
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Could it be possible that the most-profitable teams - as well as the teams like LA with huge leverage for their media market and NFL's desperate desire for Lakers-level fandom to take hold - only go along with it on the basis that they know they're gonna get some help when it matters most? I feel like if they NFL had their way a big-market team would win something like 4 out of 5 superbowls. Same is true for MLB and NBA. Now work backwards and ask, in an era of concern about declining ratings and stadium revenues, if they would actually take steps to try to make that happen. Most people seem to think the NBA did, at least with the Patrick Ewing -> Knicks lottery miracle, if not the fixed Lakers/Kings game and who knows what else. Is it that far-fetched the NFL would try to put their thumb on the scale here and there to do the same thing? |
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11-20-2018, 03:40 PM | #227 |
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I watched the entire game. I saw the LA team, at home, lose the game to a lesser Donkey team. But yeah I supposed that's also part of the conspiracy...
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11-20-2018, 03:41 PM | #228 | |
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I wanna see those Ram mother****ers again down in Atlanta... |
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11-20-2018, 03:45 PM | #229 |
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One thing I'm also curious about. Has anyone confirmed how these "all star" refs were selected? Is this solely up to the commissioner? Is there any transparency?
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11-20-2018, 03:47 PM | #230 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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11-20-2018, 03:49 PM | #231 |
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11-20-2018, 03:50 PM | #232 | |
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11-20-2018, 03:50 PM | #233 |
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Did the ref wink at Goff after ****ing us over? You damn right.
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11-20-2018, 03:53 PM | #234 | |
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I was like, what the heck just happened? |
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11-20-2018, 03:56 PM | #235 | |
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11-20-2018, 04:00 PM | #236 | |
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Supposed top shelf professionals dont make that many blatant mistakes |
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11-20-2018, 04:02 PM | #237 | |
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Did you not see the calls at the end of game that favored the LA team? Bullshit calls? I hate Denver as much as the next guy on here, but that was crazy. Keenun looked like crap and somehow found another gear to overcome it. Some of you remind me of that spoiled 8 year old kid that doesn't want to believe it when he is told there is no Santa Claus or Easter bunny. Reality sucks, but this is a multi billion dollar business with no accountability. It is entertainment. |
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11-20-2018, 04:04 PM | #238 | |
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11-20-2018, 04:05 PM | #239 | |
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2) Goodell and Jerry aren't exactly friendly and this may be part of it. 3) The Cowboys DO get ref help to some degree...do you watch their games? The games aren't totally fixed, just tilted. A team can be good enough to overcome (see Jax last year) or squander the opportunity (like the Rams almost did last night). Posted via Mobile Device |
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11-20-2018, 04:06 PM | #240 |
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