by Wiseguy » Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:28 am
Bklyn21 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:01 pmI agree , In today's world that's not likely to happen with any mob guys getting to a ref or player or whoever , Especially since the Mob has been wiped out on that level where they operated like a 2nd government and nationwide all powerful syndicate , I do think though that some games are scripted in a way or fixed between the ownership and highest levels of the NFL and Casinos/Sportsbooks etc.
How exactly does that play out in your head? Not even counting the entire coaching and training staff, or officiating crews, there are over 50 players on each team. 22 players on the field at any given time. That's a lot of moving parts to "script." Not to mention a lot of potential leaks. If there was regular fixing going on, don't you think something would have slipped out by now and you wouldn't have to go back over half a century for examples?
The most we see, and I think this is more apparent in college football, is ref bias towards a certain team. For example, if two teams are playing in their conference championship, and one has a good enough record to go to the playoffs or a NY6 bowl if they win, you can expect to see more calls going their way. Or, in the NBA, we've seen calls (or no-calls) benefit star players like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James over the years. But there's a big difference between these examples (which aren't really tied to gambling) and high level, systemic game fixing.
[quote=Bklyn21 post_id=136356 time=1579838470 user_id=5431]I agree , In today's world that's not likely to happen with any mob guys getting to a ref or player or whoever , Especially since the Mob has been wiped out on that level where they operated like a 2nd government and nationwide all powerful syndicate , I do think though that some games are scripted in a way or fixed between the ownership and highest levels of the NFL and Casinos/Sportsbooks etc.
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How exactly does that play out in your head? Not even counting the entire coaching and training staff, or officiating crews, there are over 50 players on each team. 22 players on the field at any given time. That's a lot of moving parts to "script." Not to mention a lot of potential leaks. If there was regular fixing going on, don't you think something would have slipped out by now and you wouldn't have to go back over half a century for examples?
The most we see, and I think this is more apparent in college football, is ref bias towards a certain team. For example, if two teams are playing in their conference championship, and one has a good enough record to go to the playoffs or a NY6 bowl if they win, you can expect to see more calls going their way. Or, in the NBA, we've seen calls (or no-calls) benefit star players like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James over the years. But there's a big difference between these examples (which aren't really tied to gambling) and high level, systemic game fixing.