Oh well!

[TheBlackCat]

Nah, I didn't have to fix the Patriots/Broncos game. I fixed the Jets game, you moron.

[SelectSportsSystems]

In my hypothetical opinion it would be very easy to agree with what Clarity and Select Sports Systems are posting......As a matter of fact, about the only public investigation on this matter took place some 20-25 years ago by a reporter named Jessica Savitch for the PBS broadcasiting network......It had to do with the multi-BILLION dollar business that sportsbetting had become (mainly due to Pro Football) and the odd circumstances surrounding some of the outcomes of games, etc........True to form, she ended up in a ditch a short time later (as a matter of fact, the TRUE circumstances surrounding her death were never truthfully revealed either)......Although we're looking at a dark subject here that nobody wants to really acknowledge, there are a few things to ponder........

1. Why does everyone think that the players and coaches would have to fix these games?.......Ever heard of REFEREES?........How many times during a game do you see a flag dropped and then picked up while the Ref states, "There was no fould committed on the play".....Then why throw the flag?........Better yet, how many times during the course of a game do you hear the announcers say, "It all depends on where they spot the ball"......You're damned right it does!!!!

2. Why is instant replay and the challenges that go with it - only allowable on certain plays....and on others it's not?......Hey, don't the pictures speak for themselves?

3. Even though I made money on the Super Bowl, I felt a little guilty at some of those calls that went against the Seahawks (it's all about "integrity" I guess).

4.Baseball has had the same rules for the past 100 years (true, the way the game is played has changed quite a bit, but the rules have pretty much stayed the same), yet the NFL seems to change the rules every year!!!!......Almost to the point where it's hard to keep up with!!!!......What was legal last year-is ILLegal this year and vice-versa.....All of this just gives the Refs the right to negate just about any play they want....or don't want.........You can't touch the QB, your momentum can't continue after the play on a hit or you'll be penalized, etc.......Damn, just let 'em play the game the way they use to......Smash-mouth football...as in the days of Butkus, Nitchke, and Deacon Jones!!!

5. Start keeping track of line-moves (the way I do).....Heck, to me, that's the easiest way to be successful at what we do......Stats are useless to me......The stats aren't doing the betting.....The PUBLIC is....!!!!!!

Oh well, keep the faith and Good Luck.

I just did a search on Jessica Savitch and your corect, the way she died was very strange.

I find it strange the Daniel Moldea didnt bring her up in his book, He obviously was interviewed by her in that PBS Broadcast.