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Originally Posted by LongSufferingToady
The refs were atrocious. This has got to be the most incompetent crew in the NFL.
I don't know about rigged games. I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.
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How many decades of "atrocious" one-sided officiating does it take before the fans catch on to the ruse?
NFL has a monopoly product...and the brilliance is it's also inter-woven in the cultural fabric of their local communities....while also being one huge corporate conglomerate....it's no different than having a McDonald's franchise in Miami and one in New Orleans.
The difference is people emotionally attach themselves to one of the local franchises...which doesn't happen with a Taco Bell.
Kansas City - Chiefs + BBQ
Cincinnati - Bengals +Skyline Chili
Online gambling is going to be the downfall of the NFL....it used to be contained to only Vegas and the like. Now it's like a cancer...way too much easy money to make. Shave a few points here...shave a few points there and make 100's of millions.
It's a toxic combination of billion dollar network deals contingent on ratings...and point spreads.
I knew this was ultimately coming the moment the NFL signed on with casinos as a partnership...this is just the first season of it too.
NFL has forgotten that the allure of their product was athletic competition..when this comes into question...nobody will care.
People sitting around wondering how all these top teams keeps losing to dregs..and dont know who is any good anymore. Well get used to it...this is the "New Normal".