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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I don't really believe that there are "real" flat earthers for the most part. It is an attention grabbing scheme of some kind. Similar to how there are a lot of atheist Pastors who realize that religion is a Billion dollar industry.. ranging all the way from just be a Pastor at a job for a decent life and pay check, all the way up to the really corrupt healer types who live in 20 million dollar mansions. There is actually a pretty cool anonymous on-line "Clergy Project" where Pastors who are active "Shepherds" meet together to talk about the depression of no longer believing in their religion, but married with kids by now, they are stuck in the "job" of it. Sorry, kind of off topic.You realize many people think the world is flat, right? (BTW, with cell phones and air travel one can easily prove longitude by asking "Where is the sun there?" Lattitude needs a sextant. )
Hopefully this is just a joke.I'm surprised that even more Patriots fans do not worry that a deal was done to get back Tom's reputation and in return a defamation suit would be dropped!
No league is rigging actual games, 0%.I think if the NFL was ever involved with fixing games.. I think it would kill the sport. I would stop watching. And I LOVE me some NFL.
OK. So to be clear.. (and honestly I am just interested in the discussion at this point)"Rigging" doesn't have to involve players or referees.
For instance, if you punish one player or one team in a manner that's arbitrary and punitive, that's an attempt to "rig" results.
I believe to this day that Deflategate was used by Roger Goodell and other owners to "rig" the league by denying the Patriots access to their own draft picks and one of their best players for four games.
And no, Deflategate is not "over" because the 1st round pick the Patriots should have had last year should have been on their roster for four or five years, at a minimum.
I respect your opinion, which is clearly well-thought out and reasoned. But, I disagree. I've never been a tin foil hat conspiracy guy. However, the DG ******** when paired up with the lack of commensurate discipline meted out to other teams for repeated, far worse offenses causes me to conclude that the league tried to rig this past season against the Patriots.
Not surprised at all. I would conservatively estimate that 50% of the U.S. population is mentally challenged.
Normally I'd take offense, but you may be right.
Unlike many foreign foes, our internal idiots may bring us down.
Sports fans of all 4 major sports leagues in this country think there is rigging from time to time ... especially the NBA fans.
No league is rigging actual games, 0%.
the black ops you are referring to are always about trying to WIN though. Noone is trying to lose, or following a script to lose, and for what the crazies think to be true so many people would need to be in on the "fake". It's not fake, it's real.I don't think there is actual rigging but I do think from time to time there is stuff going on that would surprise people. I don't mind black ops kinda stuff at the NFL level.. as long as all teams have the same tech to work with.
What I couldn't take is actual players and refs fixing games. Or at least trying too. I don't believe this to be the case, refs are under constant scrutiny especially in the NFL. They might miss calls but I don't see anything to indicate that fixing is going on... it would be very noticeable at the end of games.
I have a bunch of friends (all Giants fans interestingly enough), who believe the league and Vegas are in collusion for every game. The refs are ALL in on it and the owners as well. It may as well be the flat-earth society.
the black ops you are referring to are always about trying to WIN though. Noone is trying to lose, or following a script to lose, and for what the crazies think to be true so many people would need to be in on the "fake". It's not fake, it's real.