Could We Crowdfund Private Investigators Against Corrupt NFL Referees?

AsylumGuido · 09-21-2022, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by leilung

You could do this in an ideal world. But you're talking about investigating a multi-billion $ commercial enterprise with EVERYONE involved (Top to Bottom) with their hands in the pot!

Short of finding game fixing for gambling, I doubt if they could turn up something.

Keep in mind also that in order for a conspiracy to work, you have multiple parties collaborating together toward a single action. (Don't know about you, but I can't even get my family to collaborate on a restaurant decision!)
If history tells us anything, conspiracies inevitably fall apart because SOMEONE ALWAYS TALKS!

And this is precisely why there is no conspiracy. There are over 120 individual refs calling the games. There are a number of individuals overseeing and supporting those refs. Including the other 3,595 paid NFL employees you have over 3,700 individuals that would have to have their stories completely in sync to keep any level of corruption under wraps for any period of time, not to mention years upon years.

It is logistically impossible to maintain any sort of organized fixing of games. And don't bother pointing out where fixes have been discovered elsewhere. That just proves the point that it cannot be accomplished without getting caught.

What we are seeing is a combination of more and more advanced technology which enables better access to what's happening on the field via enhanced camera quality, increased numbers of those cameras, and advancements in replay. What we are seeing has been going on for decades as part time 50 year old officials do their best (which at times is horrible) to keep pace with some of the greatest athletes in the world.

09-21-2022, 10:54 AM	#13
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Could We Crowdfund Private Investigators Against Corrupt NFL Referees? Originally Posted by leilung You could do this in an ideal world. But you're talking about investigating a multi-billion $ commercial enterprise with EVERYONE involved (Top to Bottom) with their hands in the pot! Short of finding game fixing for gambling, I doubt if they could turn up something. Keep in mind also that in order for a conspiracy to work, you have multiple parties collaborating together toward a single action. (Don't know about you, but I can't even get my family to collaborate on a restaurant decision!) If history tells us anything, conspiracies inevitably fall apart because SOMEONE ALWAYS TALKS! And this is precisely why there is no conspiracy. There are over 120 individual refs calling the games. There are a number of individuals overseeing and supporting those refs. Including the other 3,595 paid NFL employees you have over 3,700 individuals that would have to have their stories completely in sync to keep any level of corruption under wraps for any period of time, not to mention years upon years. It is logistically impossible to maintain any sort of organized fixing of games. And don't bother pointing out where fixes have been discovered elsewhere. That just proves the point that it cannot be accomplished without getting caught. What we are seeing is a combination of more and more advanced technology which enables better access to what's happening on the field via enhanced camera quality, increased numbers of those cameras, and advancements in replay. What we are seeing has been going on for decades as part time 50 year old officials do their best (which at times is horrible) to keep pace with some of the greatest athletes in the world.
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