I think the thing that I am trying to get at (from the CasteSystem angle) is
that it is far preferable for organized criminals looking to fix games to
have blacks with criminal backgrounds on the field than white suburban
kids without that kind of background, both in college and in the pros.
Those blacks would be much more likely to be corruptable, to be
compromised because of their backgrounds, to be compromised by
gambling problems of their own (like Vick/Mexico) or drug dealing/
addictions.
Just look at how the NFL and colleges are going into inner cities to recruit
these kids and put them at all the skill positions they can--ball handling
positions, or in the defensive secondary. Ideal positions to miss a tackle,
overthrow a receiver, drop a pass, or make a fumble.
After doing a bit more research, I found an author who addressed the
illegal gambling probem in thee NFL--Dan Moldea. I've got to check out
his book "Interference". But I'm beginning to believe that this is a lot
more common than we think.
I think that fans are a lot more accepting of PED use than the idea that
games are fixed, or that players are shaving points. The NFL and
gambling have a long and closely interlinked history. It is highly
important that the NFL hide the idea that games are fixed. All the other
problems are okay as long as that illusion is maintained. Hundreds of
billions are bet on NFL games every eyar--a figure that dwarfs the TV and
gate receipts for the teams. This is big, big business.
I'm beginning to come around to bigureal's viewpoint that a lot of
outcomes are fixed, and that a lot of upsets, bad calls, and funny
circumstances may indeed be a lot more significant than they appear. A
lot of the sports media pass it off as the "increased parity" of the league.
I don't find that convincing anymore.
The New England Patriots winning it all in 2002 (after 911)? The New
Orleans Saints 2006 season? I think that scripting for drama is occuring
in the NFL and other leagues. Things are looking a lot more manipulated
to me than before. That's my main point.
Sean Taylor's murder (not "death", as it is reported in the press--see how
they are downplaying it already?) looks very suspicious to me, and very
much like a gangland hit. I think Whitlock's job is to cover it up by saying
he was robbed by "street" criminals--the official line--instead of really
sifting through the facts. Keep people's eyes on the old "racism" angle,
now polished with a twist--that of a new class of black street "racists"
who are trying to keep the succesful black man down. Anything but
organized crime, and its relation to gambling in the NFL.Edited by: PitBull
that it is far preferable for organized criminals looking to fix games to
have blacks with criminal backgrounds on the field than white suburban
kids without that kind of background, both in college and in the pros.
Those blacks would be much more likely to be corruptable, to be
compromised because of their backgrounds, to be compromised by
gambling problems of their own (like Vick/Mexico) or drug dealing/
addictions.
Just look at how the NFL and colleges are going into inner cities to recruit
these kids and put them at all the skill positions they can--ball handling
positions, or in the defensive secondary. Ideal positions to miss a tackle,
overthrow a receiver, drop a pass, or make a fumble.
After doing a bit more research, I found an author who addressed the
illegal gambling probem in thee NFL--Dan Moldea. I've got to check out
his book "Interference". But I'm beginning to believe that this is a lot
more common than we think.
I think that fans are a lot more accepting of PED use than the idea that
games are fixed, or that players are shaving points. The NFL and
gambling have a long and closely interlinked history. It is highly
important that the NFL hide the idea that games are fixed. All the other
problems are okay as long as that illusion is maintained. Hundreds of
billions are bet on NFL games every eyar--a figure that dwarfs the TV and
gate receipts for the teams. This is big, big business.
I'm beginning to come around to bigureal's viewpoint that a lot of
outcomes are fixed, and that a lot of upsets, bad calls, and funny
circumstances may indeed be a lot more significant than they appear. A
lot of the sports media pass it off as the "increased parity" of the league.
I don't find that convincing anymore.
The New England Patriots winning it all in 2002 (after 911)? The New
Orleans Saints 2006 season? I think that scripting for drama is occuring
in the NFL and other leagues. Things are looking a lot more manipulated
to me than before. That's my main point.
Sean Taylor's murder (not "death", as it is reported in the press--see how
they are downplaying it already?) looks very suspicious to me, and very
much like a gangland hit. I think Whitlock's job is to cover it up by saying
he was robbed by "street" criminals--the official line--instead of really
sifting through the facts. Keep people's eyes on the old "racism" angle,
now polished with a twist--that of a new class of black street "racists"
who are trying to keep the succesful black man down. Anything but
organized crime, and its relation to gambling in the NFL.Edited by: PitBull