Notice I didn’t say “scripted.” No, the players aren’t given scripts to rehearse beforehand. Rather, everyone involved, including both refs and players, go along with the showbiz of it all and Vegas makes a killing in the process, all while fixating people on a soap opera. These players make guaranteed money. They’re not paid to win they’re paid to perform just like WWE. It’s the same difference between that and MMA, which is Ronda Rousey went to WWE. Notice how all the biggest games go against where the public bets. It’s eyebrow-raising, at the very least, to see the NFL promoting the very sportsbooks that collect wagers on its games.
This doesn’t even get to the documented facts that the NFL is a revenue-sharing business model where every team is a subsidiary and not a separate franchise, paid by annual TV deals. The Third Circuit court case deeming the NFL is “sports entertainment” and not “sport.” And the handful of former players who have blown the whistle (SB MVP Dwight Smith, Junior Galette, Chris Borland, Earl Campbell, Larry Johnson).
You see people following storylines only tangentially related to the actual games - who’s dating who, what this guy said about another guy, this guy’s legal troubles, etc - and start to think symmetrically to the Roman Circus. Which was there as an outlet for the masses so they stopped questioning what the emperor was doing. No, it’s not scripted. But it’s fixed for Vegas and most certainly exploited to fixate men on their own soap operas.
I’ve had similar thoughts. Ever notice that in prime time games if one team is blowing out another the refs start calling more penalties against the winning team to leave the door open for an exciting comeback or a more entertaining closer game? How about when covid hit why was it that it was such a priority for sports teams to keep playing? It’s because if we aren’t entertained then we’d start uniting against the corporations and governments that are ruining this world and so damaging to everyday people’s lives, mental health, and prosperity! The status quo must be maintained at all costs.
Dude I watched the broncos get beat by 50 as an island game on Christmas. Get out of here with this middle school brain nonsense
I think it’s funny that you reference a case against the patriots alleging they were stealing signs, and this is your proof that the NFL is fixed. If it’s fixed, why do they need to cheat? Lol
“All the biggest games go against where the public bets”
Sounds like you have a foolproof money making system, how’s that working out for you?
The Third Circuit court case deeming the NFL is “sports entertainment” and not “sport.”
This is entirely fictitious. There is no legal distinction between these two terms, nor did any court deem this to be so.
Which was there as an outlet for the masses so they stopped questioning what the emperor was doing
This is entirely fictitious. Roman circuses were race venues the predate the Empire. If you’re talking about gladiator combat, that predates the Empire as well.