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Cowboys v. Lions - January 4th, 2015 - A Game Which Will Live in Infamy

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Thanks for the write up

FYI soccer is the biggest world sport. And had many high profile fix scandals

But in general when awful decisions are made it is viewed as awful refereeing not evidence of a fix conspiracy

An interesting contrast isn't it?
 
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Ya it's happened a lot in euro soccer,hapened in nba with only that one-wink wink-crooked official,has happened to a couple college basketball teams thruout the years,the best baseball player in our generation was gambling on his own sport,but would never had betted on his own team-ya right.Has basically ruined the sport of boxing,with the bs judges decisions.Horse racing is about as crooked as a blinde man cutting lumber.But come on, lets not be crazy and think it could possibly,happen in our beloved NFL,cmon people open your eyes.Im not saying it happens every game,but to belief that its never happened,is insane. 
 
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People, it's rigged because it has to be, it's all about money.
How to have your cake and eat it too
Have cowboys win and that sets up the tv ratings for next week, and make sure they win but don't cover that's for Vegas.
Learn to see outside the box and you will do very well.
 
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Like another poster said it is all about greed. On top of that greed are the j e w s . bank on it.
 
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it didnt change that lions covered line, yes cowboys won but didnt change the majority of betting
 
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Quote Originally Posted by habs1:

Like another poster said it is all about greed. On top of that greed are the j e w s . bank on it.
I didn't know jerry jones was j e w I s h.
 
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Posted: #32
Not 100% sure, but did he grab the defenders facemask? That would be why the defender couldn't turn around.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Julespussy:

Thanks for the write up

FYI soccer is the biggest world sport. And had many high profile fix scandals

But in general when awful decisions are made it is viewed as awful refereeing not evidence of a fix conspiracy

An interesting contrast isn't it?


Yep.  Apples and oranges.

Most soccer fixing in the top leagues is spot-fixing.  A prop bet like first corner, first throw-in, etc.  Single match fixing to make a quick take happens in the very lower leagues in irrelevant countries or in international qualifiers (Africa) where the outcome is not in doubt (going to be a blow-out) but the margin is.  Match-fixing in soccer does not influence who moves on to the top tier of said league or who wins the championship at the end of the season.
 
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NFL has until morning to come up with the story about refs picking up that flag. I can't wait to hear that explanation.
I can say this. I had no bet on the game. I can't stand the Lions, that team is flat out dirty and i was pulling for the cowboys to win the game. But that was the biggest bullshyaaaat i have seen ever in the NFL game. And as much as i hate to say it, the Lions got robbed big time.
 
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[Quote: Originally Posted by Slevin07] Not 100% sure, but did he grab the defenders facemask? That would be why the defender couldn't turn around.
[/QuoteThe NFL called and wants to know if your interested in becoming an official,they like the way you go fishing to try and find a penalty,on a single play.Then when your calling out the penalty on the mike over the PA,you could say,in your best Jon Lovitz Saturday night live voice-.Offensive face mask by the receiver on the defender--Ya-Ya that's the ticket,a offensive face masking,15 yards.
 
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Another inside the box guy...
What a life
 
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Even after picked up flag, Dallas was clearly holding the lions pass rushers on every play! The holding on Dunbar was called, and when you see the replay, the lions de is clearly being held. Also the Dallas go ahead Td there was two miss holding calls on the left side of the line. That entire go ahead drive was a black eye for the nfl 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by 10009:

Football would be a dead sport if it wasn't for gambling.This includes the thousands of pools that take place every week.Millions of people participate in these pools including woman. These are the people who watch these games.Since tv advertising pays the big bucks these pools are what is important.Without people watching the money won't come in.I'm in a few pools myself  and make personal bets.I had Detroit but that's not the point.Next week or next year I may get screwed.The state of Michigan's economy is in the toilet.If they won maybe it would give the state a little financial shot in the arm and give people up there some fun in their life.This was taken away by the owners who wanted Dallas to win so they could make a few more bucks.This is typical huge corporation greed which destroyed this country. I'm seriously considering not watching football next year.What does this mean? Well,I won't be watching the advertising on tv,or reading the advertising in the papers or on the internet,etc.As I'm writing this I see an adverisement on the bottom of this page.So if I don't bet next year or particpate in the pools I won't be on this site ,etc.The greed will slowly destroy this sport.


lol, the owners want dallas to win because its better for the league.....so it takes them 20 years to get the cowboys to win a single playoff game..GO CLOWNS GO!
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Slevin07:

Not 100% sure, but did he grab the defenders facemask? That would be why the defender couldn't turn around.


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a game that will live in infamy??...wat the hell are y'all talking about??........like your sense of justice and dignity has been highly offended and you will want no part of it any longer.....thats the funniest notion ever put forth.


  as a neanderthal-like society we are all raised and conditioned to lap this primal,combative shi.t up as a primary source of entertainment and our own personal "drama show/soap-opera"...thats exactly wat it is-ENTERTAINMENT...thats wat we all want and thats wat we get..the nfl is built to entertain you in the most exciting,drama-filled way possible.....its not a microcosm of real life and example of fairness or morality,its there to entertain and distract all of us brain-dead idiots from wat is actually happening in the real world.the sports business main focus is to draw in viewers,keep them addicted,keep em paying...and business is gooooood!!!

its really comical seeing all these folks in here with their faux outrage and fake indignation wen really there wouldnt be a single one of you out there that hasnt suspected shady goings-on in the past..i mean seriously,ya think that is the first horrible,outrageous,dodgy looking incident in nfl history??get a feckin grip!!!...americans are so feckin self-righteous thinking their own leagues and sports are the only clean ones on the face of the planet.....yea thats right,corruption,cheating,fixing,drug scandals have plagued every single other sport on the face of the planet but your precious nfl is squeeky clean.nothing could be further from the truth.

open your eyes,its wwf,its a circus...put there to amaze and astound you and keep you coming back for more...its not there so that a few guys can run around and get a little healthy exercise.

in a weeks time this "outrageous incident" will be but a distant memory as you all guzzle down gallons of beer and stuff your faces full of potato chips whilst watching the next exciting installment of your favourite "show"...there will be no "boycott"or "protest" of any sort watsoever GUARANTEED...those running the show know that the customer NEEDS their shi.t,cant live without it and will lap up any lame-as.s excuse for said incident 2morrw morning cos you want to con yourself into believing your main focus in life is all above board...and normal transmission will resume.

not that it would matter if sumone felt truly aggrieved anyhow...in this modern age where most have the attention span of a gnat as we are all bombarded with so much data/information/useless gossip etc..the memory wont even allow sumthing like this to be held more than a few weeks or so.

all this fake wailing and gnashing of teeth-this is akin to a crack-head bit.ching about sum bad shi.t that he was sold,then going back for sum more and continuing to get high the very next day.
 
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I'm the first to bash people on here who cry fix but that 4th quarter in the Lions/Cowboys game was extremely difficult to watch.  Refs throwing 2 flags on third down against the lions granting first down each time, picking up the defensive PI call when defender was clearly face-guarding.  Finally, perhaps the most under-discussed factor, was the blatant holding no-call on Dallas on the TD pass. 

Maybe the entire game wasn't scripted or fixed for a Dallas win, but to say Dallas didn't get extremely favorable calls in the 4th Q is asinine.


 
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If its fixed and you still devote time to posting threads .hiding how much your obviously losing , trying to win  money on a fixed game? ,then you have more problems than your admitting to yourself . Imagine how many people would be involved outside the Nfl  let alone every office worker every trainer  ect  in the NFL besides the obvious players owners coaches ,practice squads  ,scouts...for there to be a fix? All these people ,all being quite about the biggest conspiracy ever.  Really? And what is the purpose of this fix ?Why is anyone risking Losing  of billions of dollar a year business that going world wide this year .   Its funny  you never heard a winning player say or think Fix ///////    
 
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Quote Originally Posted by nkmi1984:

Even after picked up flag, Dallas was clearly holding the lions pass rushers on every play! The holding on Dunbar was called, and when you see the replay, the lions de is clearly being held. Also the Dallas go ahead Td there was two miss holding calls on the left side of the line. That entire go ahead drive was a black eye for the nfl 


Two missing holding everyone on the offensive line for the BOYS was holding big time thats why Romo could have had bacon and eggs and a couple of coffees before he actually threw for the TD.
 
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Now that the immediate ire and disgust has faded slightly, and a clearer head is available, I reckon this game will go down as a watershed moment in the history of the League.  No matter how hard the NFL and Goodell will try to fade it from our memories.People have cried "FIX!" or "RIGGED!" for decades and while some believe, a lot of people roll their eyes and shake their head.Now we have a game in which "MANIPULATION" was clear and evident beyond any shadow of a doubt.Inarguable.  As plain as day.  Clear as the sun.I did have any money on this game.  Just hoped for a good, clean game.  But now we know, even those of us who knew of the "manipulation" of games beforehand, that this NFL of today is willing to do anything, in any way, even if that means a blatant and obvious manipulation on live national television to influence outcomes.This makes today's game unforgettable.A game like none other in NFL history.And one none of us who saw it will ever forget.And even though it is just a petty sporting event, a petty sporting league, is is sad and disappointing that the most popular sport in America has fallen to this.


Does someone have a highlight to the play you are referencing?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by snowman76:

it didnt change that lions covered line, yes cowboys won but didnt change the majority of betting
THAT DEBACLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BETTING.  IT HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WHICH TEAM THE NFL WANTS TO CONTINUE ON IN THE PLAYOFFS


I would have to agree. I'd there's any angle its not a wagering angle.
 
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Love the avatar QMICH,classic.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Vicente_:



Does someone have a highlight to the play you are referencing?


Go away, troll.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by QMICH:



THAT DEBACLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BETTING.  IT HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WHICH TEAM THE NFL WANTS TO CONTINUE ON IN THE PLAYOFFS


Yes.  Was all about who advances, not the betting line.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Michfan15:

I'm the first to bash people on here who cry fix but that 4th quarter in the Lions/Cowboys game was extremely difficult to watch.  Refs throwing 2 flags on third down against the lions granting first down each time, picking up the defensive PI call when defender was clearly face-guarding.  Finally, perhaps the most under-discussed factor, was the blatant holding no-call on Dallas on the TD pass. 

Maybe the entire game wasn't scripted or fixed for a Dallas win, but to say Dallas didn't get extremely favorable calls in the 4th Q is asinine.




I finally found someone else on here who noticed the blatant hold by every Cowboy offensive player all of them could have been called for holding.  That is why i have said in many of these threads that Romo on the winning TD pass could have had a bacon and egg breakfast and a couple of steaming hot coffees and probably taken a piece of asss before he threw that pass,  those holds were as blatant if not more than the PI call.  Nice to see someone else on here noticed.
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Michfan15:

I'm the first to bash people on here who cry fix but that 4th quarter in the Lions/Cowboys game was extremely difficult to watch.  Refs throwing 2 flags on third down against the lions granting first down each time, picking up the defensive PI call when defender was clearly face-guarding.  Finally, perhaps the most under-discussed factor, was the blatant holding no-call on Dallas on the TD pass. 

Maybe the entire game wasn't scripted or fixed for a Dallas win, but to say Dallas didn't get extremely favorable calls in the 4th Q is asinine.



watch the TD pass he throws in seattle this year to win the game. that hold is the ugliest worst garbage i have ever seen. then only way seattle loses in the NFC will be refs and flags
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